Amrita Singh was born on 9th February 1958. She was born in a prominent Punjabi Sikh family which hailed from Pakistan. Her father Shivinder Singh served in the armed forces. Her mother, Rukhsana Sultana, a renowned socialite, is best known for her political activism during the Emergency Era. Amrita Singh’s paternal grand-uncle is the renowned author Khushwant Singh. In 1991, Amrita gave up acting and married with actor Saif Ali Khan, who is twelve years, her junior. The couple had two children: a daughter named Sara and a son named Ibrahim. She made into bollywood in 1983 with Betaab, a hit film in which she paired with the debutant Sunny Deol. This was quickly followed by a number of hits, such as Sunny in, Mard and Saaheb, Chameli Ki Shaadi and Naam in, Khudgarz.She made a successful pair in several films not only with Sunny Deol, her co-debutant, but also gave hits with Anil Kapoor and Amitabh Bachchan, who were two leading heroes of that era.

After her wedding in 1991, she undertook virtually no new films; however, she tried some negative roles in this period. The super hit Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman in 1992 and Aaina in 1993 were those in which she played such roles. But even with these successes, she disappeared from the marquees after 1993. In 2005 she returned with a character role in a television serial. In 2007, she played the role of the gangster Maya Dolas’s mother, Ratnaprabha Dolas, in the Sanjay Gupta’s film Shootout at Lokhandwala.Her last release was the anthology film Dus Kahaniyaan where she appeared in the short story Poornmasi. She is one of the most attractive actresses of her time, and perhaps the only one who had a lead role with both Dharmendra and his son, Sunny Deol, and has proved to an actress who is not afraid of doing negative roles. In 2004 Amrita and Saif Ali Khan decided to separate, and eventually divorced. The children, Sara and Ibrahim, are with their mother.

Films Done By Amrita Singh

1983 Betaab Roma (Dingy)
1984 Sunny Amrita
1985 Saaheb Natasha ‘Nikki’
1986 Mera Dharam Durga Thakur
1987 Naam O Nishan Vanisha
1988 Mulzim Mala
1989 Sachai Ki Taqat Mrs. Ram Singh
1989 Hathyar Suman
1989 Galiyon Ka Badshah Cameo
1989 Ilaaka Sub-Inspector Neha Singh
1989 Batwara Roopa
1989 Toofan Pickpocketer
1989 Jaadugar Mona
1990 Veeru dada Meena
1991 Sadhu Sant Meena Kapoor
1991 Paap Ki Aandhi Reshma
1991 Dharam Sankat Madhu
1992 Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman Sapna L. Chhabria
1992 Suryavanshi Princess Suryalekha
1993 Aaina Roma Mathur Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
2002 23rd March 1931: Shaheed Vidya
2005 Kalyug Simi Roy
2007 Shootout at Lokhandwala Mom (Aai)
2007 Dus Kahaniyaan Mala Pooranmasi (story)
2010 Kajraare Zohra Baano
2013 Aurangzeb Neena Wadhwa
2014 2 States Kavita Malhotra Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
2016 A Flying Jatt Mrs. Dhillon
2017 Hindi Medium Principal Lodha
2019 Badla Rani Kaur Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award

Television Done By Amrita Singh

Kavyanjali as Nitya Nanda

Awards and nominations Received By Amrita Singh

1994: Won, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Aaina
2005: Won, Indian Telly Award For Best Actress in a Negative Role (Jury) for Kavyanjali
2006: Nominated, Filmfare Best Villain Award for Kalyug
2014: Nominated: Stardust Award for Best Supporting Actress for 2 States
2015: Nominated: Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for 2 States