Preeti Amin

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Preeti Amin
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Amin in 2011
Born (1967-12-29) 29 December 1967 (age 57)
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana), India
OccupationActress
Years active2003–present
Known for
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Spouse
Lionel Pereira
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(m. 2014)​
ParentNeeta Amin (mother)
RelativesKaushal Amin (brother)

Preeti Amin (born 29 December 1967) is an Indian actress who mainly works in Telugu and Hindi television. She is best known for her roles of Sravanthi in Chakravakam , Jiya Sabharwal in Jhoome Jiiya Re , Dr. Jiya Abhimanyu Modi in Dill Mill Gayye , Surili in Lapataganj , Bholi in Durga Aur Charu , Neerja in Katha Ankahee and Akshara Goenka Sharma in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai . [1]

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Early life and education

Preeti Amin was born in Hyderabad on 29 December 1967[ citation needed ]. She did her schooling in St Andrews High School, Hyderabad and she did her graduation in Kasturba Gandhi College for Women, Secunderabad, Telangana, and St. Francis College for Women, Hyderabad. Before acting in television, Amin taught free style dancing and did theatre and ad modelling.

Career

Amin started her acting career with Telugu shows, Chakravakam , Aloukika and Nanna . She then participated in India's Best Cinestars Ki Khoj in 2004. [2]

Amin made her debut in Hindi television with Kasamh Se in 2006 where she played Lakshmi Makhija. She played the lead role of Jiya Sabharwal in Jhoome Jiiya Re from 2007 to 2008. She went onto appear in shows like Kasamh Se , Dill Mill Gayye , Bhaskar Bharti , CID and Aahat 's crossover episode, Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch Bahuein and Dil Ki Nazar Se Khoobsurat . [3]

Amin is widely known for playing Surili in Lapataganj from 2009 to 2012. [4] She then participated in Comedy Circus Ke Taansen . Amin also judged Zee TV Rajasthan's show Nach Le Bindani, the Rajasthani version of Dance India Dance Super Moms . [5]

After a hiatus of eight years, Amin made her comeback with Durga Aur Charu and then appeared in Katha Ankahee . From November 2023 to December 2023 she played Advocate Akshara Sharma in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai . [6]

Personal life

Amin met Lionel Pereira, an American psychiatrist in 2009 and they began dating in 2011. On 26 October 2014, Amin married Pereira in a church wedding ceremony. [7] [8]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2003–2006 Chakravakam Sravanthi Indra Telugu show
2004 India's Best Cinestars Ki Khoj Contestant
2004–2005 Nanna Kavitha SambasivaraoTelugu shows [9]
2004–2006 Aloukika Trishna
2006 Kasamh Se Lakshmi Makhija
2007–2008 Jhoome Jiiya Re Jiya "Dabboo" Sabharwal
2009 Bhaskar Bharti GeetaSpecial appearance
Dill Mill Gayye Dr. Jiah Modi [10]
2009–2012 Lapataganj Surili Pandey [11]
2010 CID ManasiCrossover episode
Aahat
2011 Comedy Circus Ke Tansen Contestant
2012–2013 Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch Bahuein Komila Bhalla Kaushik
2013 Dil Ki Nazar Se Khoobsurat Anisha
2014Nach Le BindaniJudge Rajasthani show
2022–2023 Durga Aur Charu Bholi Bankey [12]
Katha Ankahee Neerja "Dodo"
2023 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai Advocate Akshara "Akshu" Goenka Sharma [6]
2024 Lakshmi Narayan – Sukh Samarthya Santulan Kavyamata
2024–presentKaise Mujhe Tum Mil GayeVandana "Vandy" Karvekar [13]

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2024 Raisinghani VS Raisinghani Radha RaisinghaniSpecial appearance [14]

Music video

YearTitleSingerAlbumRef.
2006"Teri Deewani" Kailasa Kailash Kher [15]

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  4. ↑ "Will not join 'Lapataganj 2', says Preeti Amin". Zee News. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Preeti Amin & Arvind Kumar to judge a TV show". The Times of India. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Preeti Amin to take over from Pranali Rathod to play the older Akshara in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai". Times of India. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Preeti Amin has a church wedding". The Times of India. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "Priti Amin: After an eight-year hiatus, I feel a lot has changed". Hindustan Times. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "ప్రభుత్వ జోక్యంతోనే టికెట్‌ ధరల సమస్య.. అక్కడ థియేటర్‌కు రూ.కోటి లంచం ఇవ్వాలి". Eenadu (in Telugu). Retrieved 9 September 2022.
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  11. ↑ "Hindi writer Sharad Joshi's stories inspire new TV serial". Deccan Herald. 21 October 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  12. ↑ "Priti Amin is back on TV after 8 years with the show Durga Aur Charu; reveals why she took a break from acting in 2014". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  13. ↑ "Preeti Amin joins Sriti Jha starrer Kaise Mujhe Tum Mil Gaye; deets inside". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
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