Born on June 9, 1976, Amisha Patel is one of the gorgeous and glamorous celebrities in Hindi cinema. She is the daughter of Amit and Asha Patel. Her brother Ashmit Patel is also a noted film actor. She is also the granddaughter of Rajni Patel who is a renowned lawyer. She graduated from Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. She then worked for Morgan Stanley. After returning to India she joined Satyadev Dubey`s theatre group and began acting in plays. She has also done many endorsements for companies like Bajaj Sevashram, Fair & Lovely, Cadburys Jai Lime, Fem, Lux and many more.

Amisha Patel`s Film Career
Amisha made her acting debut with the movie, "Kaho Na Pyaar Hain" opposite Hritik Roshan who also incidentally made his debut in the same movie. The movie was a blockbuster hit at the box-office. The following year she acted in Gadar: Ek Prem Katha opposite Sunny Deol which again went to a big hit. Amisha was awarded the Filmfare Special Performance Award for the movie. Following her grand success, she got many offers from different movies but not many got the success like her last two. She acted in Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar, Kranti Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai and Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage. In 2002 she was successfull in the movie Humraaz and received accolades. Her other notable movies include Yeh Hai Jalwa, Parwana, Zameer, Vaada, Elaan, Mangal Pandey: The Rising, Humko Tumse Pyar Hai, Aap Ki Khatir, Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. She also did an item song in the movie Thoda Pyar Thoda Magic directed by Kunal Kohli. Amisha also acted in two Telugu movies named Narasimhudu and Parama Veera Chakra.

Amisha has also been part of many Bollywood concerts. She has performed in The Roshans: Hrithik Live in Concert in 2001. Next the actress participated in the Craze 2004 with eminent stars like Hrithik Roshan, Saif Ali Khan and Lara Dutta. She was also part of Adnan Sami`s world tour Kuch Dil Se in USA and Canada in 2005. Patel was also a part of Himesh Reshammiya`s concert Karzzzz Musical Curtain Raiser along with Neha Dhupia, Riya Sen and Amrita Arora. In December 2008, she took part in Akshay Kumar`s promotional campaign for Kumar`s film Chandni Chowk to China. It was a Christmas Eve show, Chandni Chowk to Hong with Bipasha Basu, Priyanka Chopra, Riya Sen, Aarti Chhabria, Himesh Reshammiya and Punjabi rapper Bohemia

Amisha Patel is also a part of an animal welfare organisation PETA. She has also been a part of the HELP! Telethon Concert that raised money for the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake victims. In 2006 Patel joined the NGO PlanetRead that promotes education of the villagers through film songs. Petal united with John Abraham and Kirron Kher in the United Nations on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) that fosters to curtail human trafficking in India.