1. Amrita Singh was born on 9 February 1958 and is an Indian actress who mainly works in Hindi films.
22 Facts About Amrita Singh
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Amrita Singh appeared as a leading lady in commercially successful films such as Mard, Chameli Ki Shaadi, Naam, Khudgarz, Thikana, Waaris, Toofan, Dil Aashna Hai, Aaina, and Rang.
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Amrita Singh returned to films with 23rd March 1931: Shaheed, and received praise for her performance in Kalyug, Shootout at Lokhandwala, 2 States, Hindi Medium, and Badla.
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Amrita Singh has starred in the television soap opera Kkavyanjali.
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Amrita Singh was married to actor Saif Ali Khan from 1991 to 2004, with whom she has two children, Bollywood actors Sara Ali Khan and Ibrahim Ali Khan.
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Amrita's aunt Raymon Singh is married to HH Raja Vijayendra Singh, the present Raja Sahib of Nalagarh Princely State.
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Amrita Singh has a half-sister named Aneesa and a half-brother named Jaiveer from her dad's second marriage.
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Amrita Singh's father remarried when Amrita was 11 years old post his divorce with Rukshana Sultana.
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Amrita Singh's mother was a political associate of Sanjay Gandhi during the Indian Emergency in the 1970s, who became known for leading Sanjay Gandhi's sterilisation campaign in the Muslim areas of Old Delhi.
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Amrita Singh attended Modern School in New Delhi and is fluent in Cantonese, Swahili, Punjabi.
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Amrita Singh made her Hindi cinema debut in 1983 with Betaab, a highly successful romantic drama in which she was paired with Sunny Deol.
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Amrita Singh made a successful pair in several films, not only with Sunny Deol, Sanjay Dutt, and Raj Babbar, but with Jeetendra, Vinod Khanna, Anil Kapoor and Amitabh Bachchan, some of the leading actors of the 1980s.
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Amrita Singh decided to retire into family life and quit acting after her appearance in Rang.
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Amrita Singh returned to acting in 2002 with 23rd March 1931: Shaheed, in which she played the mother of Bhagat Amrita Singh.
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Amrita Singh joined the television industry with Ekta Kapoor's family drama Kavyanjali, which aired on StarPlus in 2005.
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In 2007, Amrita Singh played the role of gangster Maya Dolas' mother, Ratnaprabha Dolas, in the Sanjay Gupta film Shootout at Lokhandwala, directed by Apoorva Lakhia.
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Badla and Amrita Singh's performance received widespread critical acclaim upon release.
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The film proved to be a commercial success, and Amrita Singh's performance earned her a third nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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Amrita Singh married actor Saif Ali Khan in January 1991.
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Amrita Singh, who was raised as a Sikh, converted to Islam before marriage and the couple had an Islamic wedding.
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Amrita Singh gave up acting after her marriage to Khan.
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Amrita Singh is regarded as one of the most popular and leading actress of the 80s.