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Amrita Singh (Actress) Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 5, 2026 • 3 min read

Quick Info

Date of birth9 February 1958

Age67 Years (as of 2025)

BirthplaceHadali, Khushab, Punjab, India

ProfessionActress

NationalityIndian

Marital statusDivorced

SpouseSaif Ali Khan (m.1991–2004)

FamilyFather - Shivinder Singh Virk; Mother - Rukshana Sultana; Children - Ibrahim Ali Khan, Sara Ali Khan

Amrita Singh (Actress) Biography

Amrita Singh is an Indian actress who debuted in 1983 and became a prominent leading lady through the mid-1980s. Born in Punjab in 1958, she has worked in,

Early life and background

Amrita Singh Virk was born on 9 February 1958 in Hadali, Khushab, Punjab, India. Raised in a family with a Sikh father, Shivinder Singh Virk, who served in the army, and a mother, Rukshana Sultana, who was active in politics, Singh grew up in Punjab and attended Modern School in New Delhi. Her family includes notable literary connections: she is the great-niece of novelist Khushwant Singh, and actress Begum Para was related to her maternal grandmother.

Amrita converted to Islam prior to her marriage to Saif Ali Khan. Her upbringing included exposure to performance; she worked as a belly dancer before moving into films. Her physical profile listed in public records notes she is about 1.55 m (5'1") tall, with brown eyes and brown hair.

Career

Singh made her film debut in 1983 with Betaab, a launch that led to a string of popular roles through the 1980s. Between 1983 and 1987, she established herself as a leading actress with successive hits. Her filmography during that period includes Betaab (1983), Sunny (1984), Mard (1984), Saaheb (1985), Chameli Ki Shaadi (1986), Naam (1986), Khudgarz (1987), and Waaris (1988). These years are often described as the high point of her early screen career.

After a period focused on her personal life beginning in 1991, Singh returned to television in the mid-2000s. In 2005 she took on a negative role in Ekta Kapoor’s television series Kavyanjali, marking a re-entry into acting.

Public profile

Amrita Singh’s personal life has long been part of her public profile. She married actor Saif Ali Khan in 1991 in an Islamic ceremony; the couple divorced in 2004. They have two children: a son, Ibrahim Ali Khan, and a daughter, Sara Ali Khan. Following the divorce, public reports indicated that Saif Ali Khan was to provide financial support to Singh until their son reached adulthood. Singh has been linked in media accounts with several public figures prior to her marriage, though those mentions are part of her broader public narrative rather than her professional record.

Beyond her film and television work, Singh has maintained a visible presence in personal and family milestones. She was involved in preparations for Saif Ali Khan’s later wedding and took part in dressing her daughter for that event. Public documents list a residential address in Andheri (West), Mumbai.

Latest updates

Public records show recent property activity in 2025: an apartment purchase listed as a 252.04 sq. m. unit in a Peninsula building within Juhu, Mumbai, acquired in 2025. Other routine details reported about Singh include hobbies such as listening to ghazals.

Amrita Singh remains recognized for her contributions to Hindi cinema in the 1980s and for returning to acting after a hiatus to focus on family life. Her daughter Sara Ali Khan has also become a public figure, keeping Singh connected to contemporary media attention.

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Recent Work

Kavyanjali

Television series in which she played a negative character (2005)

2005
Betaab

Feature film debut (1983)

1983
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Career Highlights

  1. Breakthrough film debut in Betaab (1983)
  2. Successful leading roles through the mid-1980s including Sunny, Mard, Naam and Chameli Ki Shaadi
  3. Returned to acting on television with Kavyanjali (2005)
Reviewed by F4U Editorial Desk

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