Ameesha Patel

{{short description|Indian actress (born 1975)}} {{Indian patronymic|Ameesha|Patel}} {{pp-move}} {{pp-blp|small=yes}} {{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox person | name = Ameesha Patel | image = Ameesha Patel graces the store launch of Kamaal.jpg | caption = Patel in 2023 | birth_date = {{birth date and age |df=yes|1975|06|09}} | birth_place = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | other_names = Amisha Patel | alma_mater = Tufts University | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2000–present | spouse = | parents = | relatives = Ashmit Patel (brother)<br />Rajni Patel (grandfather) | awards = Full list }}

'''Ameesha Patel''' ({{IPA|hns|əˈmiːʂa pəˈʈeːl|pron}}; born 9 June 1975) is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi and Telugu films. Patel is the recipient of several awards such as a Filmfare Award and a Zee Cine Award.

Patel made her acting debut in 2000 with the romantic thriller film ''Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai'', a major commercial success, which earned her the Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut. This success continued with the Telugu action film ''Badri'' (2000) and the top-grossing period film ''Gadar: Ek Prem Katha'' (2001), which won her a Filmfare Special Performance Award.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=all_time_earners&PHPSESSID=5362d07f223b238dbd9c54edcba55bed |title=All Time Earners Inflation Adjusted (Figures in Ind Rs) |publisher=Box Office India |access-date=3 February 2007 |archive-date=2 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102062831/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=all_time_earners&PHPSESSID=5362d07f223b238dbd9c54edcba55bed |url-status=live}}</ref> After starring in ''Humraaz'' and ''Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai'' (both 2002), Patel's career declined, and she took on supporting roles in ''Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.'' (2007), ''Bhool Bhulaiyaa'' (2007) and ''Race 2'' (2013).

After continued fluctuations, Patel made a career comeback by reprising her role in the sequel ''Gadar 2'' (2023), which emerged as her highest grossing release.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/box-office/gadar-2-box-office-collection-day-2-sunny-deol-starrer-declared-a-blockbuster-as-film-earns-rs-80-50-crore/articleshow/102695161.cms|title='Gadar 2' box office collection Day 2: Sunny Deol starrer declared a BLOCKBUSTER as film earns Rs 80.50 crore|website=The Times of India |access-date=14 August 2023}}</ref> In addition to her acting career, Patel is a humanitarian and works for a number of causes.

==Early life and background== Patel was born to a Gujarati father, Amit Patel,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2012/sep/070912-Ameesha-Patel-to-do-dandiya.htm |title=Ameesha Patel to do dandiya! |website=Mid-day.com |access-date=31 October 2013 |archive-date=2 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102215457/http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2012/sep/070912-Ameesha-Patel-to-do-dandiya.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> and a Sindhi and Punjabi NRI mother, Asha,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chhibber |first=Kavita |date=3 November 2003 |title=Amisha Patel |url=https://www.kavitachhibber.com/2003/11/03/amisha-patel/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610191458/https://www.kavitachhibber.com/2003/11/03/amisha-patel/ |archive-date=10 June 2024 |quote=Asha Patel says she grew up in an elite pampered atmosphere abroad and met her husband as a teenager while visiting India. For him it was love at first sight, but Asha laughs and says as a Sindhi Punjabi she was not sure that she would fit into a Gujarati family.}}</ref> on 9 June 1975.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/birthday-special-ameesha-patel-then-and-now_136353.html |title=Birthday special: Ameesha Patel – then and now… |access-date=7 July 2020 |author=Zee Media Bureau |work=Zee News |archive-date=8 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708052924/https://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/birthday-special-ameesha-patel-then-and-now_136353.html |url-status=live}}</ref> She is the sister of Ashmit Patel and the granddaughter of lawyer-politician Barrister Rajni Patel, who was the Congress Pradesh Committee President of Mumbai. She was born in the Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai and has been a trained Bharatnatyam dancer since the age of five.<ref name="r1">{{cite web |last1=Verma |first1=Sukanya |title='It's unfair to have just one goal in life' |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/1999/nov/22amis.htm |website=Rediff |access-date=29 April 2016 |date=22 November 1999 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303203839/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/1999/nov/22amis.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> Her birth-name is a blend of the first three letters of her father's name Amit and the last three letters of her mother's name Asha.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Karmalkar |first1=Deepa |title=The Ten-Crore B'day gift |url=http://www.screenindia.com/jan14/cover.htm |publisher=Screen |access-date=19 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000622080426/http://www.screenindia.com/jan14/cover.htm |archive-date=22 June 2000}}</ref>

Patel studied at Cathedral and John Connon School in Mumbai and was head girl for the academic year 1992–93 before heading to Tufts University in Boston in the United States to study bio-genetic engineering, which she studied for two years, before eventually switching her major to economics.<ref name="r1"/>

Patel's career began as an economic analyst at Khandwala Securities Limited after graduation. Later on, she received an offer from Morgan Stanley but turned it down. After returning to India, she joined Satyadev Dubey's theatre group and acted in plays, including an Urdu language play titled ''Neelam'' (1999), that was written by Tanveer Khan,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/jul07/film3.htm |title=Gadar's special, very very special |access-date=4 September 2009 |author=Savvy Gehna Mehra |work=Screen Weekly |archive-date=11 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090711130229/http://www.screenindia.com/old/jul07/film3.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref> upon receiving permission from her conservative parents. At the same time she plunged into modelling, appearing in several commercial campaigns. Patel has also modelled for well-known Indian brands such as ''Bajaj'', ''Fair & Lovely'', ''Cadburys'', ''Fem'', ''Lux'' and many more.

Her grandfather Rajni Patel was a lawyer and Indian national congress's politician. A street in Mumbai 'Barrisrer Rajani Patel Marge' was named after him in 1986.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Barrister Rajni Patel Marg: Named after Cong chief close to MRS Gandhi & who nearly became CM |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/barrister-rajni-patel-marg-named-after-cong-chief-close-to-mrs-gandhi-who-nearly-became-cm-5179696/ |website=The Indian express |date=17 May 2018}}</ref>

==Acting career== ===Early widespread success (2000–2002)=== Patel's first opportunity for acting came in the form of an offer from her father's schoolmate, Rakesh Roshan, to star opposite his son, Hrithik Roshan, in the romantic thriller ''Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai'' (2000). The offer came immediately after she graduated from high school, but she refused the project because she wanted to continue her education in the US.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/jul07/film3.htm |title=Celeb Chat with Amisha Patel |work=Screen Weekly |access-date=24 May 2009 |archive-date=11 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090711130229/http://www.screenindia.com/old/jul07/film3.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref> Afterwards, Kareena Kapoor replaced her, but luckily, Kapoor dropped out a few days into the principal photography and Patel was given the opportunity once again during a family lunch.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiaoz.com.au/bollywood/stars/amisha_patel/index.shtml |title=Amisha Patel Biography |publisher=indiaoz.com.au |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303144828/http://www.indiaoz.com.au/bollywood/stars/amisha_patel/index.shtml |archive-date=3 March 2009}}</ref> She readily agreed to do the project this time. The role of Sonia Saxena, an exuberant college girl in love, undergoing a tortuous time after losing her lover and rediscovering a more mature relationship, gave Patel scope to perform. The film was a major commercial success and established Patel as a rising star, earning her a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=206&catName=MjAwMA== |title=Box Office 2000 |publisher=Box Office India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811213429/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=206&catName=MjAwMA%3D%3D |archive-date=11 August 2013}}</ref> In her second film, the Telugu language drama ''Badri'', she starred opposite Pawan Kalyan. The film was a major success, earning more than ₹12 crore distributor share in India.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pawan Kalyan |url=http://sify.com/movies/telugu/profile.php?id=16006616&cid=2411 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220084723/http://sify.com/movies/telugu/profile.php?id=16006616&cid=2411 |archive-date=20 December 2008 |access-date=24 November 2008 |website=Sify}}</ref>

2001 saw her appearing in Anil Sharma's cross-border romance {{Lang|hi-latn|Gadar: Ek Prem Katha}}, alongside Sunny Deol. Patel signed on much before she shot into the limelight with ''Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai'' and was among 22 girls that were screen-tested from 500 girls who came to audition for the film. Patel had gone through a 12-hour audition before she got the part.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/jul/03amisha.htm |title=An interview with Amisha Patel |publisher=Rediff |access-date=3 July 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010706163331/http://rediff.com/entertai/2001/jul/03amisha.htm |archive-date=6 July 2001 |url-status=live}}</ref> The film went on to become the top-grossing film of the year, as well as the biggest hit of the 21st century, earning Rs 973 million in India.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=127&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5&PHPSESSID=5362d07f223b238dbd9c54edcba55bed |title=Top Earners 2000–2009 (Figures in Ind Rs) |publisher=Box Office India |access-date=3 February 2007 |archive-date=17 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080117081716/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=127&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5&PHPSESSID=fa099368a445f18621d13fc8406a0f74 |url-status=live}}</ref> Set during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, it featured Patel as Sakeena, a Muslim girl who finds refuge in Deol's house during the riots, and subsequently falls for him. Her performance was praised, and won her the Filmfare Special Performance Award, in addition to her first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. Taran Adarsh of ''IndiaFM'' concluded: "Despite being one-film-old, Patel deserves full marks for handling the complex role with elegance. She looks the character she is portraying and impresses with a natural performance."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/6748/index.html |title=Gadar: Ek Prem Katha Movie Review |website=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=12 June 2001 |archive-date=25 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081225012521/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/6748/index.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> The film was perceived as being excessively anti-Pakistani.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.islamonline.net/english/News/2001-06/25/article15.shtml |title=Bollywood Film Offends Indian Muslims |publisher=IslamOnline.Net |access-date=25 June 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010715183045/http://www.islamonline.net/English/News/2001-06/25/article15.shtml |archive-date=15 July 2001 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

These successes were followed by a series of films that flopped at the box office. In the romantic drama ''Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar'' (2001) opposite Jimmy Sheirgill, she played a successful singer who was abandoned by her mother at the time of her birth.

In 2002, Patel starred in three consecutive flops. In ''Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage'', she played the role of Sapna, who is caged in protective custody of her own father. The film marked her second collaboration with Hrithik Roshan. Unlike their successful pairing in ''Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai'', the film proved to be a major disappointment and emerged as a critical and commercial failure.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2002/apr/24amall.htm |title=The buzz on what went wrong with Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage |work=Rediff |access-date=24 April 2002 |archive-date=3 November 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031103061002/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2002/apr/24amall.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> Patel's performance in the film was highly criticised by a section of the media, but during an interview she clarified that there was an "error" because the scene explaining that her character is supposed to be asthmatic in the film was edited out not knowing that one shot would make such a difference, thus creating confusion to the viewer about her appearing out of breath, as if she's overreacting or crying.<ref name="auto">{{Cite news |url=https://indianexpress.com/section/entertainment/ |title=Entertainment News: Latest Bollywood & Hollywood News |newspaper=The Indian Express |access-date=18 July 2022}}</ref> Patel's unsuccessful follow-up continued with ''Kranti'' opposite Bobby Deol and David Dhawan's comedy ''Yeh Hai Jalwa'' opposite Salman Khan. The same year, she tasted minor box office success with the romance ''Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai'',<ref>{{cite news |url=http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/june2002/sp1.html |title=Who Cares? Shrugs Amisha Patel |date=June 2002 |author=Bharadwaj, Praveena |work=The Times of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713025105/http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/june2002/sp1.html |archive-date=13 July 2011}}</ref> in which she played a career-oriented young woman who rejects the advances of Aftab Shivdasani's character. She found major success when her final release of the year, the musical romantic thriller ''Humraaz'' alongside Bobby Deol and Akshaye Khanna. The Abbas–Mustan directorial saw her play a character with negative shades for the first time. She played the girlfriend of Akshaye Khanna, who marries Bobby Deol to grab his wealth – but, seeing Bobby's honesty, her character surrenders to him. Taran Adarsh commented: "Patel is just about okay as Akshaye's lover (first half), but splendid as Bobby's wife (second half). This performance should silence her detractors for sure. Also, she's looked her best with admirable outfits and perfect make-up."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/6897/index.html |title=Humraaz |access-date=5 July 2002 |author=Taran Adarsh |work=Bollywood Hungama |archive-date=8 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090408022456/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/6897/index.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Humraaz'' emerged as the fifth highest-grossing film of the year at the box office, and her performance earned her a second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.

===Struggle phase (2003–2006)=== During 2003 to 2006, Patel's acting career entered a slump. After the success of ''Humraaz'', her string of unsuccessful films followed, and continued until 2006. In 2003, her only releases were the Tamil language film ''Pudhiya Geethai'' and the Hindi film Deepak Bahry's ''Parwana''. ''Pudhiya Geethai'' was the first and only Tamil film that she ever starred in. Her releases in 2004, Vimal Kumar's comedy ''Suno Sasurjee'', a delayed production since 2000, and her second Telugu language film ''Naani'', followed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030309/spectrum/main6.htm |title=The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Lead Article}}</ref> The same year, she also appeared in the music videos for "O Meri Jaan" and "Hai Kasam Tu Na Ja" by Adnan Sami.

In 2005, she starred in Satish Kaushik's thriller ''Vaada'', playing Arjun Rampal's unfaithful wife who is followed by her obsessive ex-lover. In her next release, ''Elaan'', she played a TV reporter. She later appeared in Ketan Mehta's historical drama ''Mangal Pandey: The Rising'' alongside Aamir Khan, where she played the role of the soft-spoken Jwala, a Bengali widow who gets rescued from committing Sati by a British commanding officer. Patel was cast as a replacement for Aishwarya Rai under the recommendation of Khan, who was impressed by her IQ level when he saw her on ''BBC'' under the segment of ''Question Time India'' in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |title=When Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's Disagreement With Mangal Pandey Makers Led Her To Move Out Of Aamir Khan Starrer |url=https://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-news/when-aishwarya-rai-bachchans-disagreement-with-mangal-pandey-makers-led-her-to-move-out-of-aamir-khan-starrer/}}</ref> The film, which saw her in a deglamorized role for the first time, emerged as an average grosser at the box office.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/08/12/stories/2005081202030100.htm |title=Rising like a phoenix |access-date=12 August 2005 |location=Chennai, India |date=12 August 2005 |archive-date=19 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080419042035/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/08/12/stories/2005081202030100.htm |work=The Hindu |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |publisher=Box Office India |title=Box Office 2005 |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=211&catName=MjAwNQ==&PHPSESSID=c32541636c44ca59b30b1f228313b737 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131163252/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=211&catName=MjAwNQ%3D%3D&PHPSESSID=b6bdc249e6300e8e023fad72a21b88c5 |archive-date=31 January 2009}}</ref> Her other releases that year include ''Zameer: The Fire Within'', a delayed production since 2001, and the Telugu film ''Narasimhudu'', both which failed at the box office.

Patel featured in six films in 2006, all of which failed commercially. She first appeared alongside Akshay Kumar and Karisma Kapoor in Suneel Darshan's musical romance ''Mere Jeevan Saathi'', a delayed production since 2003. Her second release, ''Humko Tumse Pyaar Hai'', saw her playing a blind village girl who gets stuck in a love triangle after undergoing eye surgery. The production was halted since 2002 due to the passing of its director-producer, until Patel's boyfriend then, Vikram Bhatt, took it upon himself to complete the project.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT0o-Vn_ssk |title=Bobby Deol, Vikram Bhatt and Anu Malik on the Muhurat of the film 'Jurm' |date=6 October 2017 |via=YouTube}}</ref> The film had a limited release and failed to perform at the box office with some critics terming it as "outdated". In ''Teesri Aankh: The Hidden Camera'', Patel played the role of a mute girl who witnesses a murder. She learned sign language for the role.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiafm.com/features/2006/03/02/1054/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060316145037/http://www.indiafm.com/features/2006/03/02/1054/index.html |archive-date=16 March 2006 |title=I think Sunny is like the bottle of wine, which just becomes better with age - Amisha Patel}}</ref> She was next cast alongside Sanjay Dutt in ''Tathastu'', based on Denzel Washington's thriller ''John Q'' (2002). Patel's fifth release in 2006, ''Ankahee'', earned her critical praise, despite emerging as a commercial failure at the box office.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/22718.html== |title=Amisha Patel – When dear Vikram forgot to call CUT! |website=IndiaGlitz |access-date=30 May 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613220133/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/22718.html%3D%3D |archive-date=13 June 2011}}</ref> The film centred around an extramarital affair with Patel playing a housewife whose husband cheats on her with a model. To understand the mentality of a wronged wife, Patel spoke to her own grandmother who had undergone a similar situation.<ref>{{cite web |author=Syed Firdaus Ashraf |work=Rediff |title=Men are emotionally weaker than women |url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2006/may/15sld3.htm |access-date=15 May 2006 |archive-date=3 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703184126/http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2006/may/15sld3.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> Diganta Guha from ''Hindustan Times'' noted "...it's Patel's performance that remains in your mind. She is dignity personified in the film, playing a woman betrayed in marriage, going all out to save it and in the end choosing her own path."<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=Hindustan Times |title=Ankahee deserves an applause |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=afc70bef-3199-44c7-b323-b27b64374b3b |access-date=20 May 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220033319/http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=afc70bef-3199-44c7-b323-b27b64374b3b |archive-date=20 December 2008}}</ref> Later that year, she appeared alongside Akshaye Khanna and Priyanka Chopra in Dharmesh Darshan's romantic comedy ''Aap Ki Khatir''.

===Career fluctuations and ''Gadar 2'' (2007–present)=== thumb|right|Patel in 2009 After appearing in a series of box office flops during 2003–2006, Patel's career prospects improved in 2007. Her first release that year was the ensemble comedy drama ''Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.''. The low-budget film achieved moderate success at the box office. Patel played the role of Karan Khanna's talkative wife who tries to overcome her husband's gay leanings. Her comic timing in the film was well received.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=Mumbai Mirror |title=Hotstepper! |url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/bollywood/Everybody-is-happy-about-my-daughters-break-up/articleshow/15777242.cms? |access-date=1 March 2007 |archive-date=29 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929081241/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/bollywood/Everybody-is-happy-about-my-daughters-break-up/articleshow/15777242.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> Later in 2007, she co-starred opposite Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan and Shiney Ahuja in Priyadarshan's horror comedy ''Bhool Bhulaiyaa'' as a rejected adopted girl who is accused of trying to disrupt the marriage of her childhood crush.

In an attempt to renew her image, Patel appeared in a bikini item number, "Lazy Lamhe", in Kunal Kohli's fantasy comedy-drama ''Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic'' (2008). She learned scuba diving for the song that took 15 days to complete.<ref>[http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2008/feb/977672.htm This training programme is for Kunal Kohli?s untitled Yash Raj film] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617120521/http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2008/feb/977672.htm|date=17 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=NLetter&id=14ef064a-6c65-416e-8416-eabfe08144fb&Headline=Magically+yours |title=Magically yours |newspaper=Hindustan Times |access-date=16 June 2008 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011235916/https://www.hindustantimes.com/us/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> Although the film flopped at the box office, Patel managed to garner attention for her appearance.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-06-17/news-interviews/27741913_1_ameesha-patel-kanav-puri-hot-bod |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126163823/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-06-17/news-interviews/27741913_1_ameesha-patel-kanav-puri-hot-bod |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 January 2013 |newspaper=The Times of India |title=Ameesha is hot! |date=17 June 2008}}</ref>

After the release of ''Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic'', Patel signed on to two comedies; ''Run Bhola Run'' and ''Chatur Singh Two Star''. However, both films were continuously delayed despite being completed in 2009. She next attempted a comeback by signing on to Rajkumar Santoshi's ''Power''. Patel was set to alongside an ensemble cast which also included Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Anil Kapoor, Ajay Devgn and Kangana Ranaut, but the film was shelved after eight days of principal photography.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Has-Rajkumar-Santoshi-lost-his-midas-touch/articleshow/13145048.cms |title=Has Rajkumar Santoshi lost his midas touch? - Times of India |website=The Times of India |access-date=20 September 2020 |archive-date=30 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230015602/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Has-Rajkumar-Santoshi-lost-his-midas-touch/articleshow/13145048.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> Despite repeated attempts to land a starring role, Patel dropped out of several projects due to various reasons.

Following a two-and-a-half-year sabbatical, she made a comeback to the Telugu film industry in a brief role with ''Parama Veera Chakra'' (2011) alongside Nandamuri Balakrishna; the film flopped. In the same year, the long-delayed ''Chatur Singh Two Star'' saw the light of day after three years and emerged as a critical and commercial disaster.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/chatur-singh-two-star-not-chatur-enough-review-bollywood-14977123.html |title=Movie Review : ''Chatur Singh Two Star'': Not chatur enough! |website=Sify |access-date=25 June 2013 |archive-date=7 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107233532/http://www.sify.com/movies/chatur-singh-two-star-not-chatur-enough-review-bollywood-14977123.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Run Bhola Run'' remains unreleased following the shutting down of the production company Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision, despite the trailer and posters being unveiled in late 2010.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Shutters-down-for-Shree-Ashtavinayak-Cine-Vision-Ltd/articleshow/37626243.cms |title=Shutters down for Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd - Times of India |website=The Times of India |access-date=20 September 2020 |archive-date=8 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708203529/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Shutters-down-for-Shree-Ashtavinayak-Cine-Vision-Ltd/articleshow/37626243.cms |url-status=live}}</ref>

thumb|upright=0.7|left|Patel in 2015

On 23 April 2011, Patel hosted an event launching her production company, Ameesha Patel Productions, in collaboration with her friend and business partner Kuunal Goomer.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://mumbaimirror.com/article/30/2011042020110420040222798181ae464/When-the-going-gets-tough-turn-producer.html |title=When the going gets tough, turn producer |access-date=20 April 2011 |date=20 April 2011 |author=Lalwani, Vickey |newspaper=Mumbai Mirror |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110424134535/http://mumbaimirror.com/article/30/2011042020110420040222798181ae464/When-the-going-gets-tough-turn-producer.html |archive-date=24 April 2011}}</ref> Their debut home production, ''Desi Magic'', was launched at an event on 2 April 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/photos/entertainment/ameesha-patel-creates-some-desi-magic/photo-gR4zuJ30NV3dd5kbN961xO.html |title=Ameesha Patel creates some Desi Magic |website=Hindustan Times |date=3 April 2013 |access-date=24 October 2017 |archive-date=24 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024205944/http://www.hindustantimes.com/photos/entertainment/ameesha-patel-creates-some-desi-magic/photo-gR4zuJ30NV3dd5kbN961xO.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2013, Patel returned to Hindi cinema with a special appearance in Abbas–Mustan's ''Race 2'', replacing Sameera Reddy as Anil Kapoor's ditzy assistant. Though the film was critically panned, it emerged a box office success. She followed it with a starring role alongside Neil Nitin Mukesh in ''Shortcut Romeo'', a Hindi remake of the 2006 Tamil hit ''Thiruttu Payale''. The film opened to mixed reviews and performed poorly at the box office.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/5155 |title=Featured Movie News - Featured Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama |first=Bollywood |last=Hungama |website=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=11 August 2013 |archive-date=22 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022225646/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/5155 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The teaser trailer for ''Desi Magic'' was launched on 18 December 2014.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0EL1b9ZUxw |title=Official: 'Desi Magic' Teaser {{!}} Ameesha Patel {{!}} Zayed Khan {{!}} Sahil Shroff |via=YouTube}}</ref>

In 2018, she played a movie star in the ensemble action comedy ''Bhaiaji Superhit'' alongside Sunny Deol and Preity Zinta, a production in the making since 2012. The film was poorly received by critics.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Kharaj-to-share-screen-with-Sunny-Deol-Preity-Zinta/articleshow/21678923.cms |title=Kharaj to share screen with Sunny Deol, Preity Zinta? |date=8 August 2013 |access-date=11 August 2013 |archive-date=14 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130814152313/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-08/news-interviews/41168524_1_sunny-deol-neeraj-pathak-prakash-raj |work=The Times of India |url-status=live}}</ref>

On 19 January 2019, it was announced her debut home production ''Desi Magic'' has been complete after six years in the making.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/taran_adarsh/status/1086531597594091520 |title=Ameesha Patel and Sahil Shroff in #DesiMagic... Filming complete... Produced by Ameesha Patel and Kunaal Goomer... Directed by Mehul Atha... Filmed in #Mumbai, #Punjab, #London, #Paris, #Georgia and #Bangkok... Ameesha will be seen in a double role. |via=Twitter |access-date=18 July 2022}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=February 2024}} However, it remains unreleased due to a legal battle.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/lifestyle/news-detail-794975 |title=Ameesha in legal trouble |website=The Tribune}}</ref>

In the same year, she entered the reality show ''Bigg Boss 13'' with a twist. She was seen as the ''maalkin'' of the house for the first week to give different interesting tasks to the housemates.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/bigg-boss-13-ameesha-patel-to-add-spice-and-reveal-housemates-secrets-watch-promo/articleshow/71275326.cms |title=Bigg Boss 13: Ameesha Patel to add spice and reveal housemates' secrets; watch promo |website=The Times of India |date=24 September 2019 |access-date=1 October 2019 |archive-date=23 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023000729/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/bigg-boss-13-ameesha-patel-to-add-spice-and-reveal-housemates-secrets-watch-promo/articleshow/71275326.cms |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/bigg-boss-13-here-s-what-ameesha-patel-is-doing-on-salman-khan-s-show/story-PnDaZLhppKExWrlHBqpMDL.html |title=Bigg Boss 13: Here's what Ameesha Patel is doing on Salman Khan's show |date=29 September 2019 |access-date=1 October 2019 |archive-date=1 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001135800/https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/bigg-boss-13-here-s-what-ameesha-patel-is-doing-on-salman-khan-s-show/story-PnDaZLhppKExWrlHBqpMDL.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2023, Patel returned to acting after five years by reprising her role as Sakeena in ''Gadar 2'', 22 years since its predecessor released.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/exclusives/exclusive-anil-sharma-gears-gadar-2-november-sunny-deol-utkarsh-and-ameesha-patel-901834 |title=EXCLUSIVE: Anil Sharma gears up for Gadar 2 from November with Sunny Deol, Utkarsh and Ameesha Patel {{!}} PINKVILLA |date=23 September 2021}}</ref> Despite a mixed critical response, the film was declared an all time blockbuster.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/gadar-2-box-office-film-emerges-second-movie-2023-pathaan-enter-rs-300-cr-club/ |title=Gadar 2 Box Office: Film emerges as the second movie of 2023 after Pathaan to enter the Rs. 300 cr club {{!}} BollywoodHungama |date=19 August 2023}}</ref> "Ameesha Patel doesn’t have much to do and is competent in her emotional scenes," noted Devesh Sharma of ''Filmfare''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.filmfare.com/reviews/bollywood-movies/gadar-2-movie-review-60586.html |title=Gadar 2 Movie Review {{!}} Filmfare |date=18 August 2023}}</ref> She followed it up with a special appearance in ''Mystery of the Tattoo''.

In 2024, Patel appeared in the romantic thriller ''Tauba Tera Jalwa'', a delayed production since 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/ameesha-is-back-31323 |website=The Tribune |title=Ameesha is back! : The Tribune India |accessdate=14 March 2020}}</ref>

==Other work== ===Stage performances=== thumb|Ameesha Patel during a ramp walk in 2012 Patel performed in a number of concerts and world tours during her career. Her first world tour; ''The Roshans: Hrithik Live in Concert'' (2001), along with Hrithik Roshan, was performed across India. In 2004, Patel took part in a series of concerts in the world tour ''Craze 2004'' alongside Hrithik Roshan, Saif Ali Khan and Lara Dutta. In 2005, Patel participated in Adnan Sami's world tour ''Kuch Dil Se…'' that was performed across the US and Canada from 15 April till 15 May.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shreebalajiconcerts.com/ |title=Kucch Dil Se-Live in concert |access-date=27 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226181223/http://www.shreebalajiconcerts.com/ |archive-date=26 February 2012}}</ref> In October 2008, she participated in Himesh Reshammiya's comeback concert ''Karzzzz Musical Curtain Raiser'' joined by Neha Dhupia, Riya Sen and Amrita Arora.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.sawf.org/Bollywood/53773.aspx |title=Bollywood hotties sizzle at scintillating 'Karzzzz' curtain raiser |publisher=Sawf News |access-date=12 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081016033850/http://news.sawf.org/Bollywood/53773.aspx |archive-date=16 October 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2008, she took part in Akshay Kumar's Christmas Eve show ''Chandni Chowk to Hong'' along with Bipasha Basu, Priyanka Chopra, Riya Sen, Aarti Chhabria, Himesh Reshammiya and Punjabi rapper Bohemia as part of a promotional campaign for Kumar's film ''Chandni Chowk to China'' (2009).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2008/dec/271208-Chandni-Chowk-to-Hong-Kong-Akshay-Kumar-Bipasha-Basu-Priyanka-Chopra-Ameesha-Patel-Riya-Sen.htm |title=Exclusive look at Chandni Chowk to Hongkong show held in Hong Kong |newspaper=Mid-Day |access-date=27 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227212857/http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2008/dec/271208-Chandni-Chowk-to-Hong-Kong-Akshay-Kumar-Bipasha-Basu-Priyanka-Chopra-Ameesha-Patel-Riya-Sen.htm |archive-date=27 December 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> In response to 26/11, many New Year's Eve concerts for 2009 were cancelled,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-12-08/news-interviews/27933170_1_terror-attacks-organisers-neha-dhupia |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724183454/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-12-08/news-interviews/27933170_1_terror-attacks-organisers-neha-dhupia |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 July 2012 |title=No show on New Year's eve! |access-date=8 December 2008 |first1=Afsana |last1=Ahmed |first2=Smrity |last2=Sharma |newspaper=The Times of India |date=8 December 2008}}</ref> but Patel and Country Club India decided to go ahead with their show because they thought it would be against the terrorists' will.

===Humanitarian work=== In September 2004, Patel joined PETA, one of the organisations championing the cause of animals, as part of an advertising campaign which highlights the lives of captive animals in a zoo who are robbed of their natural surroundings for the amusement of others. Patel posed as a petrified prisoner in a jail cell to throw focus on the plight of animals in zoos. She said: {{blockquote|George Washington, Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi... we had them. Animals don't; they need us. Let's fight for their freedom.<ref>{{cite web |title=Amisha Patel decries zoos as 'pitiful prisons' in new PETA ad |url=http://www.petaindia.com/newsnew/NewsItem.asp?id=2954 |publisher=PETA India |access-date=2004-09-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040917081930/http://www.petaindia.com/newsnew/newsItem.asp?id=2954 |archive-date=17 September 2004 |url-status=live}}</ref>}}

In February 2005, along with other Bollywood stars, Patel performed at the ''HELP! Telethon Concert'' raising money for the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.<ref name="auto"/> She also took part in the ''Temptations 2005'' charity function in New Delhi on 24 December 2005 at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in aid of the National Centre for Promotion of Employment of Disabled Persons (NCPEDP), a leading disabled rights' group.<ref name="auto"/>

In November 2006, Patel joined an NGO called ''PlanetRead'', which helps people in villages to learn reading through film songs.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/2006-lowest-openers-in-u-k/ |title=Amisha Patel joins an NGO |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=17 November 2006 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207234703/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2006/11/17/8235/index.html |archive-date=7 December 2008}}</ref> In October 2007, Patel along with John Abraham and Kirron Kher joined the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to curb human trafficking in India.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/10/12/stories/2007101250140200.htm |title=Stars speak up for human dignity |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=12 October 2007 |location=Chennai, India |date=12 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013090846/http://hindu.com/2007/10/12/stories/2007101250140200.htm |archive-date=13 October 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==In the media== thumb|upright|Patel walks for the All India Gem And Jewellery Domestic Council

Between 2002 and 2005, Patel made an appearance in a number of talk shows such as ''Rendezvous with Simi Garewal'' and ''The Manish Malhotra Show''. In 2006, Patel appeared as the guest judge on the special Valentine's Day episode of the singing talent contest ''Indian Idol 2''.

Patel is frequently cited as one of the sexiest Bollywood actresses.<ref name="2008's Sexiest Actresses">{{Cite web |url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/dec/22sld1-the-hottest-item-numbers.htm |title=rediff.com: The hottest item numbers |work=Rediff.com |access-date=19 June 2009 |archive-date=2 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802073618/http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/dec/22sld1-the-hottest-item-numbers.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Bollywood's sexiest heroines">{{Cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/mar/07slid10.htm |title=rediff.com: Bollywood's sexiest heroines |work=Rediff.com |access-date=20 September 2020 |archive-date=2 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002123540/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/mar/07slid10.htm |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Bollywood's Hottest Bodies">{{cite news |title=Bollywood's Hottest Bodies |newspaper=The Times of India |url=http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/articleshow/3891651.cms |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210110040/http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/articleshow/3891651.cms |archive-date=10 February 2009}}</ref> ''Rediff'' featured Patel as one of Bollywood's sexiest actresses<ref name="Bollywood's sexiest heroines" /> and top Bollywood actresses of 2001.<ref name="This year's best female stars">{{Cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/dec/29heroin.htm |title=rediff.com, Movies: Bollywood's best heroines |work=Rediff.com |access-date=20 September 2020 |archive-date=25 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225210806/https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/dec/29heroin.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> She was ranked tenth on ''Rediff''{{'}}s list of 2008's Sexiest Actresses.<ref name="2008's Sexiest Actresses" /> Patel was also cited by ''Rediff'' as one of 2008's Sexiest Magazine Cover Girls.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2009/jan/06slide8-best-covergirls-2008.htm |title=rediff.com: The Sexiest Cover Girls, 2008 |work=Rediff.com |access-date=19 June 2009 |archive-date=21 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090421030226/http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2009/jan/06slide8-best-covergirls-2008.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> She has featured on the cover of ''Maxim India'' three times, as well as other men magazines such as ''The Man'', ''FHM'', and ''Man's World''.

==Personal life== In 1999, Patel met filmmaker Vikram Bhatt on the set of their first film together; ''Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage'' (2002),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2000/aug/30vikram.htm |title=I want to make a film that expresses me |work=Rediff |access-date=20 February 2009 |archive-date=2 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202021320/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2000/aug/30vikram.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> and they started dating since the film's release. Later, it caused a rift between the Patel and Bhatt families with Patel running through a financial crisis after her father used her hard-earned money to resurrect a family business, causing misunderstandings between Patel and her parents.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=13444883 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716103415/http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=13444883 |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 July 2012 |title=Amisha-Vikram's mom at war! |work=Sify |access-date=1 April 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2005/2/21/394/index.html |title="My mom beat me with a slipper" – Amisha Patel |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=21 February 2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090911075810/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2005/2/21/394/index.html |archive-date=11 September 2009}}</ref> In July 2004, Patel sent a legal notice to her father for mismanaging her accounts and assets amounting to Rs 120 million and demanding the money back.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040726/asp/frontpage/story_3543285.asp |title=Pushy papa's girl grows up & hits back |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=25 July 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040820133812/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040726/asp/frontpage/story_3543285.asp |archive-date=20 August 2004 |url-status=dead |location=Calcutta, India |date=26 July 2004}}</ref> Patel's relationship with Bhatt was often reported to the media speculating on a possible marriage.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bombay-times/ameesha-patel-and-vikram-bhatt-to-wed/articleshow/1440080.cms |title=Ameesha Patel and Vikram Bhatt to wed? |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=6 March 2006 |first1=Aakanksha |last1=Navalshetye |date=6 March 2006 |archive-date=13 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113144741/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bombay-times/Ameesha-Patel-and-Vikram-Bhatt-to-wed/articleshow/1440080.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2008, the media reported that Patel and Bhatt broke their five-year relationship. Bhatt confirmed the break-up in a conversation with ''Mid-Day''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2008/jan/909217.htm |title=Vikram Bhatt admits he's no longer with girlfriend of five years Ameesha Patel |newspaper=Mid-Day |access-date=17 January 2008 |archive-date=17 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617120911/http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2008/jan/909217.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> Shortly afterwards, Patel's parents explained their willingness to reconcile with their daughter and that "everybody is happy about the break-up" but their relationship remained strained.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article&sectname=Entertainment-Bollywood&sectid=30&contentid=200801162008011604092435910149b04 |title=Everybody is happy about my daughter's break-up |newspaper=Mumbai Mirror |access-date=16 January 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223141500/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article&sectname=Entertainment-Bollywood&sectid=30&contentid=200801162008011604092435910149b04 |archive-date=23 February 2012}}</ref> On 12 March 2008, Patel was spotted with London-based businessman Kanav Puri at Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14622281 |title=New man in Amisha Patel's life? |work=Sify |access-date=14 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080317172227/http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14622281 |archive-date=17 March 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In June 2008, she confirmed their relationship in an interview with ''Mid-Day'': "I did not admit to Kanav sooner because he's very special and I did not want to jinx it. It was too precious for me to talk about it to people. It's almost six months now and now I am feeling secure and now I know our relationship is too strong for anything or anyone to come between us."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mid-day.com/web/guest/entertainment/bollywood/article?_EXT_5_articleId=1184641&_EXT_5_groupId=14 |title=Amisha breaks silence on beau |newspaper=Mid-Day |access-date=17 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617170231/http://www.mid-day.com/web/guest/entertainment/bollywood/article?_EXT_5_articleId=1184641&_EXT_5_groupId=14 |archive-date=17 June 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> The media once reported that she married Puri but she denied these rumours.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article&sectname=Entertainment%20-%20Bollywood&sectid=30&contentid=2008120920081209020938219b70b9189 |title=I'm very very unmarried at the moment |newspaper=Mumbai Mirror |access-date=9 December 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223141518/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article&sectname=Entertainment%20-%20Bollywood&sectid=30&contentid=2008120920081209020938219b70b9189 |archive-date=23 February 2012}}</ref>

In August 2009, ''Mumbai Mirror'' reported that Patel and her brother, Ashmit, had patched up on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan and were spotted together at PVR Cinemas in Juhu. Although the siblings agreed that the matter is sorted, they preferred not to speak about it publicly.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/30/20090806200908060212093593e47f10a/Patel-siblings-patch-up.html |title=Patel siblings patch up |newspaper=Mumbai Mirror |access-date=6 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808065151/http://mumbaimirror.com/article/30/20090806200908060212093593e47f10a/Patel-siblings-patch-up.html |archive-date=8 August 2009}}</ref> In December 2009, Patel's mother Asha had revealed they have finally ended their five-year estrangement during an interview with ''The Times of India''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://movies.indiatimes.com/News/Amisha-Patels-mother-breaks-her-silence/articleshow/5340605.cms |title=Amisha Patel's mother breaks her silence! |newspaper=The Times of India |author=Ahmed, Afsana |access-date=15 December 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712104838/http://movies.indiatimes.com/News/Amisha-Patels-mother-breaks-her-silence/articleshow/5340605.cms |archive-date=12 July 2012}}</ref>

In September 2010, ''Mumbai Mirror'' reported that Patel broke off the relationship with her long-time boyfriend Kanav Puri, to focus on her career.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://mumbaimirror.com/article/30/2010092420100924020350395c9329d0e/Amisha-Patel-is-single-again.html |title=Amisha Patel is single (again) |access-date=25 September 2010 |date=24 September 2010 |newspaper=Mumbai Mirror |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100927171301/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/30/2010092420100924020350395c9329d0e/Amisha-Patel-is-single-again.html |archive-date=27 September 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> She confirmed it via Twitter.<ref>{{cite tweet |user=ameesha_patel |author=ameesha patel |number=25466523398 |date=25 September 2010 |title=@tyrantasorus yes I am single}}</ref>

===Controversies=== In August 2006, an Air India employee had filed a police complaint, alleging that Patel had misbehaved with her after her companion was not upgraded to first class on the Mumbai-New York flight on 18 August. Patel was on her way to attend India's Independence Day parade in New York.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Amisha-stopped-only-after-CISF-intervened/articleshow/1906265.cms |title=Amisha stopped only after CISF intervened |access-date=19 August 2006 |date=19 August 2006 |archive-date=2 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102112504/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-08-19/india/27827482_1_frequent-flier-airline-staff-cisf |newspaper=The Times of India |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=197496 |title=Air-India to investigate Amisha's run-in with staffer |work=The Indian Express |access-date=19 August 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101204726/http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=197496 |archive-date=1 November 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Officers at the police station said Patel could be called in and warned about her behaviour, if charges against her are proved, and would be questioned once she returns from abroad.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mid-day.com/news/2006/aug/142336.htm |title=AI enquiry into Amisha incident |newspaper=Mid-Day |access-date=19 August 2006 |archive-date=17 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617121037/http://www.mid-day.com/news/2006/aug/142336.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> Later, CISF personnel have corroborated the Air India employees' version of the incident.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/AI-probes-Amishas-airport-fracas/articleshow/1908528.cms |title=AI probes Amisha's airport fracas |access-date=20 August 2006 |date=20 August 2006 |archive-date=2 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102111621/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-08-20/mumbai/27800610_1_cisf-personnel-airport-fracas-airline-staff |newspaper=The Times of India |url-status=live}}</ref> Once Patel returned to India, she stated that the employees "are only trying to safeguard themselves by filing a false complaint against us."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Amisha-gets-involved-in-airport-fracas/articleshow/1906101.cms |title=Amisha gets involved in airport fracas |access-date=19 August 2006 |date=19 August 2006 |archive-date=2 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102113458/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-08-19/india/27811980_1_airport-fracas-false-complaint-frequent-flier |newspaper=The Times of India |url-status=live}}</ref> Incidentally, there was also a drunken passenger, who joined in this verbal fight.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/delhi-times/i-am-a-frequent-flier-i-deserve-respect/articleshow/1917014.cms |title=I am a frequent flier… I deserve respect |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=22 August 2006 |date=22 August 2006 |archive-date=11 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160211125644/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/delhi-times/i-am-a-frequent-flier-i-deserve-respect/articleshow/1917014.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> Afterwards, the organisers of the annual parade sent a written apology and a clarification to Patel and said it had booked two first class seats for Patel and her companion for the Mumbai-New York flight but the booking was automatically transferred from one flight to another, creating confusion.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/City/Bangalore-Times/I-should-be-more-aggressive/articleshow/1945151.cms |title=I should be more aggressive |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=31 August 2006 |date=31 August 2006 |archive-date=24 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024123918/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/City/Bangalore-Times/I-should-be-more-aggressive/articleshow/1945151.cms |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+Key | style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}} | Denotes films that have not yet been released |} {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | rowspan="2" | 2000 | ''Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai'' | Sonia Saxena | |- | ''Badri'' | Sarayu | Telugu film |- | rowspan="2" | 2001 | ''Gadar: Ek Prem Katha'' | Sakeena "Sakku" Singh | |- | ''Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar'' | Sarena Devan | |- | rowspan="5" | 2002 | ''Kranti'' | Sanjana Roy | |- | ''Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai'' | Sandhya Patil | |- | ''Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage'' | Sapna Dholakia | |- | ''Humraaz'' | Priya Singhania | |- | ''Yeh Hai Jalwa'' | Sonia Singh | |- | rowspan="2" | 2003 | ''Pudhiya Geethai'' | Jo | Tamil film |- | ''Parwana'' | Pooja | |- | rowspan="2" | 2004 | ''Suno Sasurjee'' | Kiran Saxena | |- | ''Naani'' | Priya | Telugu film |- | rowspan="5" | 2005 | ''Vaada'' | Pooja | |- | ''Elaan'' | Priya | |- | ''Zameer: The Fire Within'' | Pooja | |- | ''Narasimhudu'' | Subba Lakshmi | Telugu film |- | ''Mangal Pandey: The Rising'' | Jwala | |- | rowspan="6" | 2006 | ''Mere Jeevan Saathi'' | Anjali | |- | ''Humko Tumse Pyaar Hai'' | Durga | |- | ''Teesri Aankh: The Hidden Camera'' | Ammu | |- | ''Tathastu'' | Sarita Rajput | |- | ''Ankahee'' | Nandita Saxena | |- | ''Aap Ki Khatir'' | Shirani Khanna | |- | rowspan="4" | 2007 | ''Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.'' | Pinky Kapoor | |- | ''Heyy Babyy'' | Herself | Special appearance in the title song <nowiki>''Heyy Babyy''</nowiki> |- | ''Bhool Bhulaiyaa'' | Radha Chaturvedi | |- | ''Om Shanti Om'' | Herself | Special appearance |- | 2008 | ''Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic'' | Malaika | credited as Ameesha |- | rowspan="2" | 2011 | ''Parama Veera Chakra'' | Rajni | Telugu film |- | ''Chatur Singh Two Star'' | Sonia Varma | credited as Ameesha |- | rowspan="2" | 2013 | ''Race 2'' | Cherry | |- | ''Shortcut Romeo'' | Monica | |- |2017 |''Aakatayi'' | Herself | Telugu film; Special appearance in title song "Ammammo Ela" |- | 2018 |''Bhaiaji Superhit'' | Mallika Kapoor | |- | rowspan="2" | 2023 | ''Gadar 2'' | Sakeena | |- |''Mystery of the Tattoo'' | Chitra Devi | Special appearance |- | rowspan="2" | 2024 | ''Tauba Tera Jalwa'' | Laila Khan | |}

===Television=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes !! Ref. |- | 2019 || ''Bigg Boss 13'' || Herself || Guest appearance | style="text-align:center;" |<ref name=":0" /> |}

=== Music video appearances === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders unsortable" style="text-align: margin;" |- ! scope="col" style="width: 2em;" | Year ! scope="col" style="width: 18em;" | Title ! scope="col" style="width: 8em;" | Album ! scope="col" style="width: 8em;" | Singer ! scope="col" style="width: 2em;" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}} |- | rowspan="2" | 2004 | scope="row" | "Hai Kasam Tu Na Ja" | rowspan="2" | ''Teri Kasam'' | rowspan="2" | Adnan Sami | |- |"O Meri Jaan" | |}

==Awards and nominations== {{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Ameesha Patel}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==Further reading== * Trivedi, Hiten J. {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130128081401/http://www.magnamags.com/content/view/8432/56/lang,english/ In the Pursuit of Happiness]}}. Stardust. 6 September 2011. * Udasi, Harshikaa. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090606200433/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/06/01/stories/2009060150410100.htm Reasons to smile]. The Hindu. 1 June 2009. * Bharadwaj, Praveena. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110713025105/http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/june2002/sp1.html Who Cares? Shrugs Amisha Patel]. Indiatimes.com. June 2002. * Dubey, Bharati. [http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/apr/17amisha.htm The Amisha Patel interview]. Rediff.com. 17 April 2002. * Shariff, Faisal. [http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/jul/03amisha.htm 'Gadar – my heartbeat, my passion, my life!']. Rediff.com. 3 July 2001. * Verma, Sukanya. [http://www.rediff.com/entertai/1999/nov/22amis.htm 'It's unfair to have just one goal in life']. Rediff.com. 22 November 1999.

==External links== {{Commons category|Ameesha Patel}} * {{IMDb name|id=0665349}} * {{Bollywood Hungama|Ameesha Patel}}

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