Rati Agnihotri Explained

Rati Agnihotri
Birth Date:10 December 1960
Birth Place:Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
Othername:Rati Virwani
Yearsactive:1979–1990
2001–2016

Rati Agnihotri (born 10 December 1960) is an Indian actress, known for acting in Hindi, as well as in Telugu and Tamil language films. Her roles in the cult-tragedy film Ek Duuje Ke Liye (1981) and the drama film Tawaif (1985) earned her two nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.

Early life

Agnihotri was born on 10 December 1960 in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, in "a conservative Punjabi family."[1]

Film career

She began modelling at the age of ten.[2] Agnihotri's first film roles were in the Tamil language films Puthiya Vaarpugal and Niram Maaratha Pookkal (1979).[3]

In the 1980s, she also starred in a number of Hindi films. She received a Filmfare nomination as Best Actress for the 1981 film Ek Duuje Ke Liye, which was a Hindi remake of the Telugu film Maro Charitra from 1979. Other Hindi films from this period included Farz Aur Kanoon (1982), Coolie (1983), Tawaif (1985) which also led to her being nominated for the Filmfare award, Aap Ke Saath (1986), and Hukumat (1987).

After a 16-year absence, she returned to acting in 2001, in the Hindi film Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi[4] and the Tamil film Majunu. She made her Malayalam debut in Anyar (2003), English debut in An Ode to Lost Love (2003), and Bengali debut in Aaina-te (2008).[5]

She has also acted on the stage, in plays such as Please Divorce Me Darling (2005), and television serials, such as Sixer (2005). Agnihotri spends a lot of time in Poland, where she owns an Indian restaurant with her sister Anita.[6] [7]

Personal life

Agnihotri married businessman and architect Anil Virwani on 9 February 1985,[8] This, coupled with her father's death, convinced her to leave Hindi films.[9] In 1986, the couple's son, Tanuj Virwani, was born. He is an actor working in Hindi films and television.[10] Agnihotri and Virwani divorced in 2015.[11] [12] [13] [14]

Awards and nominations

Nominations

Filmfare Award for Best ActressEk Duuje Ke Liye

Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tawaif[15]

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1979Puthiya Vaarpugal JyothiTamil
Niram Maaratha PookkalRathiTamil
Kadhal KilligalRadhaTamil
1980Veettukku Veedu VasapadiTamil
Ullasa ParavaigalNirmalaTamil
Murattu KaalaiKannammaTamil
Anbukku Naan AdimaiGowriTamil
KaalingaKannadaRemake of Kalicharan
Punnami NaaguLakshmiTelugu
Andala RaasiTelugu
Maayadhaari KrishnuduTelugu
1981Prema PichchiTelugu
Jeevitha RathamUshaTelugu
JagamondiAshaTelugu
BhogimanthuluTelugu
Satyam ShivamRekhaTeluguRemake of Suhaag
Tirugu Leni ManishiSeetaTelugu
KazhuguHemaTamil
Ek Duuje Ke LiyeSapnaHindiHindi Debut
Jeene Ki ArzooLaxmiHindi
SahhasRadhaHindi
1982ShaukeenAnitaHindi
Swami DadaSeemaHindi
SumbandhHindi
Kaliyuga RamuduSandhyaTelugu
Johny I Love YouSeemaHindi25th Film
Farz Aur KanoonPoonamHindi
AyaashMrs. Jaswant SinghHindi
Waqt Ke ShehzadeHindi
StarMayaHindi
1983Shubh KaamnaSujataHindi
Rishta Kagaz KaAartiHindi
Pasand Apni ApniGeetaHindi
MazdoorSmitaHindi
Main Awara HoonArchanaHindi
Mujhe Insaaf ChahiyeMaltiHindi
CoolieJulie D' CostaHindi
1984Srimadvirat Veerabrahmendra Swami CharitraRaziyaTelugubiographical film based on Pothuluri Veerabrahmam
Rakta BandhanRoopaHindi
Paapi Pet Ka Sawaal HaiHindi
Mera FaislaRatiHindi
BoxerRajniHindi
All-rounderRituHindi
MashaalGeeta (Press reporter)Hindi
John Jani JanardhanMadhuHindi
1985ZabardastSunitaHindi
Pighalta AasmanAnuradhaHindi
Ulta SeedhaShobhaHindi
TriveniHindi
Karishma Kudrat KaaRadhaHindi
JaanooKanchanHindi
Ek Se Bhale DoJennyHindi50th Film
Dekha Pyar TumharaAnuHindi
Bhawani JunctionShakuHindi
TawaifSultanaHindi
BepanaahAdvocate BhavnaHindiBased on Sidney Sheldon's Rage of Angels
BabuPinkyHindi
1986Aap Ke SaathDeepa/SalmaHindi
ZindaganiAnuradhaHindi
BegaanaRamaHindi
Ek Aur SikanderDoctor AnitaHindi
1987Dil Tujhko DiyaRatiHindi
DadagiriDeepa SinghHindi
ItihaasShobhaHindi
HukumatKusum SinghHindi
1988ZalzalaRadhaHindi
2001Kuch Khatti Kuch MeethiArchana KhannaHindi
MajunuHeena's MotherTamil
YaadeinShaliniHindiGuest appearance
2002KrantiSushma SinghHindi
Tumse Achcha Kaun HaiProfessor DixitHindi
Na Tum Jaano Na HumMayaHindi
Yeh Hai JalwaSmita MittalHindi
KaanteMajor's wifeHindi
2003Chupke SeAlmera KocharHindi
AnyarKamalaMalayalam
Dillagi... Yeh DillagiHindi
2004Krishna CottageSunita MenonHindi75th Film
Hum TumAnju KapoorHindi
DevDr. Bharti SinghHindi
Kyun...! Ho Gaya NaSulochana KhannaHindi
Dil Ne Jise Apna KahaaDr. Shashi RawatHindi
Hindi
Kis Kis Ki KismatHindi
2005Socha Na ThaHindi
Uttara KhannaHindi
2006Hot MoneyHindi
Rama Rama Kya Hai DramaaaHindi
2008JimmyHindi
Aaina TeBengali
Ru Ba RuHindi
Love Has No LanguageHindi
2009Phir KabhiHindi
Karma Aur HoliHindi
LuckMrs. MehraHindi
Chal ChaleinHindi
Blue OrangesHindi
Aao Wish KareinHindi
2011Bin Bulaye BaraatiHindi
Chatur Singh Two StarHindi
2012Diary of a ButterflyShobhaHindi
2013ArdhanginiSavitriHindi
Dehraadun DiaryHindi
2014Shaadi Ke Side EffectsMrs. MalikHindi
SparkHindi
Purani JeansHindi
2015Second Hand HusbandHindi
Singh is BlingHarpreet KaurHindi
KarbonnHindi
2016Ranviir The MarshalAyeshaHindi
DictatorMahima RaiTelugu

Television

YearSerial Role
2001Kabhi To Milenge
2006–2007KaajjalNayantara Pratapsingh
2006Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 1Contestant

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Notes and References

  1. News: Happy birthday Rati Agnihotri: The ethereal beauty turns 57 today . 9 November 2017 . India TV . 1 April 2019.
  2. News: 26 October 2004 . I am where my destiny has brought me . The Hindu . 7 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20041031113430/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/10/26/stories/2004102600360100.htm . 31 October 2004 . dead.
  3. News: rediff.com, Movies: The return of Rati . Rediff . 10 March 2000 . 7 March 2022.
  4. Web site: In the spotlight again . . 18 March 2004 . 3 June 2020.
  5. Web site: Interview: 'I can relate to mother roles' . The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum . 15 June 2008 . 17 February 2017.
  6. Web site: 14 March 2011 . Letter from Europe: Szczecin (Poland) . hiddeneurope.eu . 3 April 2021.
  7. News: Awaasthi . Kavita . 9 January 2020 . Tanuj visits Poland to meet mom Rati Agnihotri . PressReader . 3 April 2021.
  8. News: One for the other . 6 May 2022 . The Telegraph . 28 October 2006.
  9. News: The Hindu : All set for a second innings . https://web.archive.org/web/20081212230457/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2000/05/12/stories/09120224.htm . usurped . 12 December 2008 . 17 February 2017 . The Hindu . 12 May 2000.
  10. News: Farzeen . Sana . Poison actor Tanuj Virwani: Whatever work I am getting is because of Inside Edge . 13 June 2022 . The Indian Express . 2 May 2019 . en.
  11. News: Iyer . Meena . Rati Agnihorti's husband shocked at the wife harassment allegations . 7 March 2022 . The Times of India . 10 April 2015 . en.
  12. News: Press Trust of India . 15 March 2015 . Rati Agnihotri Files Domestic Violence Case Against Husband . NDTV . 17 February 2017.
  13. Web site: Rati Agnihotri files complaint against her husband for harassment and torture . https://web.archive.org/web/20150318011327/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/rati-agnihotri-files-complaint-against-her-husband-for-harassment-and-torture/533984-8-66.html . dead . 18 March 2015 . 15 March 2015 . 17 February 2017.
  14. News: Jha . Subhash K. . 31 March 2015 . Rati Agnihotri: I've taken 30 years to opt out of my marriage . Rediff . 17 February 2017.
  15. Web site: Mount Carmel School, Bhagalpur . 27 December 2020 . 12 June 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090612065210/http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf . dead .