Happy Birthday…!!
Today Amrita Singh turns 60. Singh was born into a Sikh family. She is the daughter of Rukhsana Sultana, who was a political activist and army officer Shivinder Singh Virk, from a feudal family.
Singh made her Bollywood debut in 1983 with Betaab, an immensely successful film in which she was paired with Sunny Deol. This was quickly followed by a succession of hits, such as Sunny, Saaheb , Chameli Ki Shaadi , Naam and Khudgarz. Singh made a successful pair in several films, not only with Sunny Deol and Sanjay Dutt, but also with Anil Kapoor and Amitabh Bachchan, two leading actors of Bollywood.
Here are some Lesser-known facts about Amrita Singh
Amrita Singh is a niece of renowned novelist Late Khushwant Singh. Also, she is related to many personalities in the film fraternity.
Before entering Bollywood, she was a belly dancer.
Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh met each other on Rahul Rawli’s film set. In the film, Saif and Kajol were in the lead roles. The young actor was smitten by Amrita Singh as soon as he saw her. At that time, Saif Ali Khan was at an initial stage of his career while Amrita was an established actress.
Their decision to take their relationship to the next level shocked the world. In October 1991, they tied the knot in a lavish ceremony. Although, Amrita’s parents were never happy with her decision to marry a 2 year younger man, who was yet to find his place in the industry. Amrita Singh even converted to Islam to marry the love of her life.
Amrita Singh and Saif Ali Khan had two children together, Sara Ali Khan and Ibrahim Ali Khan.
Amrita and Saif stayed together for 13 years till things started going downhill. They got separated in the year 2004.
Grapevines had it that it was Saif Ali Khan’s closeness to Rosa Catalano, an Italian dancer which led to their marriage’s downfall.
Post divorce, Amrita Singh dedicated her life bringing her children up. After a sabbatical, she featured in 2 States, Flying Jatt and Hindi Medium, playing the supporting roles.
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