subject: Aamna Shariff - Bollywood Actress [print this page] Born on 16 July 1982 into a conservative Muslim family, Aamna did her schooling from Alpine International School, Ludhiana, Punjab. She was very fond of acting since her childhood, but her conservative family background kept her back from acting.
Aamna got her first break in Bollywood with Robbie Grewal romantic comedy Aloo chaat (2009) which released on 20 March 2009, costarring Aftabh Shivdasani. She played a role of a very well cultured Muslim girl named Aamna. The film did not succeed at the boxoffice, but Aamna performance was appreciated.
After Aloo chaat (2009), in the same year Aamna was seen in Robbie Grewal film Aao wish karein (2009) with Aftabh Shivdasani. Aao wish karein (2009) was a fantasy film. She played a role of Mitika, 23 years old angel. Like Aloo chaat (2009) this film too failed to do good business at the box office.
Aamna is shooting for her upcoming film Kool, a Kannada film. It a college love story and the Karnataka star Ganesh is playing a male lead where Aamna will be playing her love interest.Before entering films Aamna was a television actress. She got her first break as an actor in Balaji tele films TV serial Kahiin To Hoga.
Aamna played a role of Kashish, the eldest of the five sisters. The soap was shown on STAR Plus channel between September 8, 2003 and February 16, 2007 and was ranked 4th in Star Plus top 10 shows of all time. With this Aamna became a popular TV star.
Aamna was later seen in a Pakistani TV shows called Ana and Sun leyna produced by Humayun Saeed. She also appeared on game shows like Deal ya no deal and Khul ja sim sim. She made special appearances as herself in Kahaani ghar ghar ki and Batli wala house no 43. She was also signed as a lead role in tv show named Hum 2 hamare 9, which was never broadcast.
Aamna Shariff had a hard time convincing her parents to start her careers as an actor. To prove that she can become successful actor without parental support, she decided to start with modeling. Before getting into TV serials, she was seen in various commercials for Emami cream and Medimix soap.
She also appeared as model for CloseUp Toothpaste, Beetel Mobile phones, Clearasil Skin Cream, Nescafe and many other products. Aamna also appeared in many musics videos like Kumar SanuDil Ka Alam Main Kya Bataun Tujhe, Falguni Pathak Yeh Kisne Jadoo Kiya, Abhijeet Chalney Lagi Hain Hawayein, Daler Mehendi Eh Le 100 Rupiya And Shael Nachana Kamal Tera.
During her career in TV industry, she was linked with her on screen beloved Rajeev Khandelwal. After her Bollywood she was rumored to be dating Aftab Shivdasani, her costar in aloo chaat and aao wish karein.
