Preetika Rao

Preetika Rao is an Indian Actress, model and former film-columnist and singer.[1] Made her debut in 2010 with Tamil movie Chikku Bukku. Rao get rose to fame as portraying the role of Aaliya Ghulam Haider in Colors TV's Popular romantic television series Beintehaa in 2014. She was also seen as Mohini Ayaan Mehta in Star Plus's television series Love Ka Hai Intezaar in 2017.[2]

Preetika Rao
Born
Preetika Rao

Mangalore, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress‚ Model
Years active2010-Present
Known forBeintehaa
Love Ka Hai Intezaar
RelativesAmrita Rao (sister)

Personal life

Rao graduated majoring in history from Sophia College, while also acquiring a diploma in advertising and journalism. She went to do film journalism and wrote for Bangalore Mirror, Deccan Chronicle and the Asian Age. Her sister, Amrita Rao is a Bollywood actress.[2][3]

Modeling

As a teen-model, Preetika started her modeling career with an advertisement for Cadbury Dairy Milk, along with Amitabh Bachchan, directed by Shoojit Sircar, and has over 200 TVC and print campaigns to her credit.[4]

Acting

Preetika Rao chose to skip Bollywood for television as she wasn't comfortable with bikinis and kissing that had become mandatory in most A-list film contracts in Bollywood.[5]

Preetika made her acting debut with the Tamil romantic film Chikku Bukku (2010) and also appeared in the Telugu film Priyudu (2012). Preetika quit films after that for a diploma course in broadcast journalism at the New York Film Academy.[6]

In December 2013, Rao made the transition from regional cinema to television with the popular television serial Beintehaa on Colors TV, playing the lead role of Aaliya Zain Abdullah for which she won the Best Actress Award at the Kalakar Awards, held at Kolkata in January 2015,[7] along with the Zee Gold Best Debut award.[8] She also won ITA Performer of the year and ITA Best Jodi along with Harshad Arora that year.[9]

In 2017, Preetika played the lead in Love Ka Hai Intezaar as Mohini (on Star Plus) and in 2018, she also did the short series Laal Ishq on &TV, with Priyank Sharma.

Filmography
YearFilmRoleLanguage Notes
2011Chikku BukkuMeenaTamil (Film debut)
2012PriyuduMadhu LathaTelugu Lead role
2019 377 Ab Normal Neha Hindi A ZEE5 Originals film[10]

Television
YearTitleRoleChannelNotes
2013–2014BeintehaaAaliya Haider/Aaliya Zain AbdullahColors TVOpposite Harshad Arora
2017Love Ka Hai IntezaarMohini Mathur/Ayaan MehtaStar PlusOpposite Mohit Sehgal
2018Laal IshqMahima Malhotra/"Mahi"&TVOpposite Priyank Sharma

Special appearances
YearNameRole
2013Bigg Boss Season 7Guest
2014Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season 7
2014Box Cricket League
2014Meri Aashiqui Tumse Hi

Music videos
YearNameSinger
2015Na Tum Humein Jano(herself) Preetika Rao
2017SurileeShaan
2017Yaad Kiya Dil NePreetika Rao and Siddharth Basrur
2017Tere VedeManpreet Dhami
2018Tenu Bhul Na PavagiNeelam Batra and Shahid Mallya

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result
2014 Gold Awards Best Jodi
(With Harshad Arora)		 Beintehaa Won
Best Debut Actress Won
Indian Television Academy Awards GR8! Onscreen Couple Of The Year
(With Harshad Arora)		 Won[11]
Performance of the Year Won
Indian Telly Awards Best Fresh New Face (Female) Won
2016 Perfect Achievers Award Singing Debut Won
2019 The Global Women Achievers Award Overseas Popularity Won
2019 Wow Iconic Personality Award by Wow Magazine Overseas Popularity Won

See also

References
  1. Moviebuzz (2010). "Preetika on her debut and her dreams". Sify. Archived from the original on 16 December 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  2. Raghavan, Nikhil (1 December 2010). "A journey begins..." The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
  3. Rajamani, Radhika (29 November 2010). "'I'm a strong believer in karma'". Rediff. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
  4. Rajamani, Radhika (2010). "Meet Arya's new heroine in Chikku Bukku". Rediff. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  5. "People are often surprised that I gave Bollywood a skip for television: Preetika Rao". Hindustan Times. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  6. Kavirayani, Suresh (6 May 2012). "Preetika goes back to School!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  7. 'Kolkata was a well planned spiritual trip' – Preetika Rao. TheTellyTimes.com (19 January 2015). Retrieved 14 May 2016. Archived 17 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  8. Narayan, Girija. (21 May 2014) Zee Gold Awards 2014 Complete List Of Winners – Filmibeat. Oneindia.in. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  9. "14th Indian Television Awards Full winners' list: Harshad Arora, Anil Kapoor, Ashish Sharma win trophies". Bollywood Life. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  10. "377 Ab Normal is not about the legal but personal journeys of the protagonists: Faruk Kabir". The Indian Express. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  11. "The 14th Indian Television Academy Awards 2014". Indian Television Academy. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014.
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