Amrita Puri
Amrita Puri is an Indian actress. She made her film debut with the ensemble romantic comedy-drama Aisha (2010), which earned her Filmfare nominations for Best Female Debut and Best Supporting Actress. Puri had her first commercial success three years later with the male buddy film Kai Po Che! (2013).
Amrita Puri | |
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 Puri at a success party | |
| Born | |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2010–present |
Career
Puri started her career through writing and doing theatre.[1]
Bollywood debut and other roles (2010–2024)
Puri made her Bollywood film debut with Rajshree Ojha's Aisha in 2010. The ensemble romantic comedy-drama, co-starring Sonam Kapoor, Abhay Deol, Ira Dubey, Cyrus Sahukar, Anand Tiwari, Arunoday Singh and Lisa Haydon, saw Puri portray Shefali Thakur, a friend of Kapoor's eponymous lead. The film proved to be a semi-hit at the box-office and earned Puri two nominations at the 56th Filmfare Awards – Best Female Debut and Best Supporting Actress.
After the moderate response of Aisha, Puri appeared opposite Kunal Khemu in Vishal Mahadkar's directorial debut—the crime thriller Blood Money (2012)—in which she portrayed the wife of Khemu's character.
Puri next appeared in Abhishek Kapoor's buddy drama Kai Po Che! (2013) alongside Sushant Singh Rajput, Amit Sadh and Rajkummar Rao. An adaptation of the novel The 3 Mistakes of My Life, she was cast as Vidya Bhatt, a district level cricketer's younger sister who falls in love with his best friend.
In 2021, she played the role of Maeher Saluja in the family drama short film Clean which premiered on Amazon Mini and received critical acclaim for her performance.
In 2023, she will be seeing in Anu Menon's romantic thriller Neeyat which is releasing 7th July 2023 and also she will be playing Ranveer Singh's girlfriend in Karan Johar's romantic comedy Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani which is releasing 28th July 2023.
In 2024, she will be playing Arjun Kapoor's wife in Siddharth Anand's action thriller Maut alongside Arjun Kapoor and Manoj Bajpayee which is a under of Yash Raj Films banner and produced by Aditya Chopra releasing on 1st March 2024.
Television work (2015–2022)
Puri made her television debut with the series Stories by Rabindranath Tagore in 2015 in which she had an episodic role. In 2016, she portrayed the lead role of Harleen Kaur opposite Purab Kohli in the series P.O.W. - Bandi Yuddh Ke that aired on StarPlus and ended in 2017. In 2019, she was a part of two web series – Four More Shots Please! as Kavya Arora and Made In Heaven as Devyani Singh.
In 2022, she played the lead role of Anju Bhatt in the web series Ranjish Hi Sahi on Voot along with Tahir Raj Bhasin and Amala Paul.
Personal life
She is the daughter of Aditya Puri, MD of HDFC Bank.[2]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Aisha | Shefali Thakur | |
| 2012 | Blood Money | Aarzoo Kadam | |
| 2013 | Kai Po Che! | Vidya Bhatt | |
| 2019 | Judgementall Hai Kya | Megha Kumar | |
| 2021 | Clean | Maeher Saluja | Short film |
| 2023 | Neeyat  |
Ayesha Zaidi | Filming |
| Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani |
Amrita Mehra | Filming | |
| 2024 | Maut |
Mallika Desai | with Arjun Kapoor and Manoj Bajpayee |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Four More Shots Please! | Kavya Arora | [3] |
| 2019 | Made in Heaven | Devyani Singh | |
| 2020 | Mentalhood | ||
| 2021 | Jeet Ki Zid | Jaya Singh | [4] |
| 2022 | Ranjish Hi Sahi | Anju Bhatt | [5] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Stories by Rabindranath Tagore | Charulata |
| 2016–2017 | P.O.W. - Bandi Yuddh Ke | Harleen Kaur |
Awards and nominations
| Work | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aisha | Stardust Awards | Breakthrough Performance – Female | Won |
| Filmfare Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |
| Best Female Debut | Nominated | ||
| Zee Cine Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | |
| Screen Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
References
- "Abhay is a fab co-star: Amrita Puri". The Times of India. 7 July 2010. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
- "Life is not all about success & money: Aditya". The Economic Times. 5 September 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
- "Amrita Puri Starts Shooting for 'Four More Shots Please!' Season 3". News18. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- "Jeet Ki Zid actor Amrita Puri: Amit Sadh has grown so beautifully as a human being and an actor". The Indian Express. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- "Amrita Puri, Tahir Raj Bhasin's Ranjish Hi Sahi is a dramatic love story set in 70s. Trailer out". India Today.
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