Ameesha Patel is an well known Indian film actress, producer & also an model. She was born on 9 June 1976 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. She primarily works in Hindi cinema. She is best known for her work in Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai (2000), Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (2001) and An Indian actress, Ameesha Patel also be starring in the upcoming Indian film Gadar 2 (2023). At the age 5 year, she started dancing and learned ‘Bharatanatyam’ and became a trained ‘Bharatanatyam’ dancer. She received her primary education from Cathedral and John Connon School, Mumbai.
In the year 2000, She began her acting career with Rakesh Roshan’s ‘Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai’. The film was a big hit at the box office. She became a rising star overnight. In the same year, she also made her Telugu debut with the film, ‘Badri,’ which was also a hit. In 2001, she appeared in ‘Gadar: Ek Prem Katha,’ which went on to become one of the biggest hits in the history of Indian Cinema. In 2003, Patel made her Tamil debut with ‘Pudhiya Geethai.’ Thereafter, her films began to flop at the box office, and she struggled to give a big hit. In 2007, she eventually gained her lost image from the film, ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa’ with co-star, Akshay Kumar. In 2008, she did a bikini item number, ‘Lazy Lamhe’ in Kunal Kohli’s ‘Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic.’
However, later, she disappeared from her mainstream acting career. She has worked in more than 30 films in her career including ‘Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar,’ ‘Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai,’ ‘Parwana,’ ‘Zameer: The Fire Within,’ ‘Tathastu,’ ‘Aap Ki Khatir,’ ‘Race 2,’ ‘Bhaiaji Superhit,’ etc. In 2019, she appeared in the 13th season of Bigg Boss. The show’s host, Salman Khan made her ‘Malkin’ (Head) of the house who kept an eye on each and every contestant.
Ameesha Patel belong to Hindu family. Her father, Amit Patel is a businessman. She has one brother, Ashmit Patel who is also an actor. She is not married. Since the release of her film, ‘Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage,’ she started dating the film director, Vikram Bhatt. She lived in a relationship with Vikram Bhatt for five years until they broke up in 2008. Thereafter, she met a London-based businessman, Kanav Puri and dated him until 2010.