Rati Agnihotri – Biography, Facts & Life Story

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Height, Weight & Physical Stats

Body Measurements	36-32-38 inches
Bodytype	Hourglass
Height	5 feet 4 inches (1.65 m)
Weight	72 kg (159 lbs)
Hair Color	Black
Eye Color	Brown

Gender	Female
Age	63 years old (in 2024)
Date of Birth	December 10, 1960
Full Name	Rati Agnihotri
Profession	Actress
Nationality	Indian
Birthplace	Bareilly, India
Religion	Hinduism
Zodiac Sign	Sagittarius

Rati Agnihotri is a talented Indian movie actress whose movies are predominantly in Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Telugu. She was born in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India on December 10, 1960. Rati belongs to a traditional Punjabi family. She started modeling when she was only 10 years old. When she was a youngster, her father settled with his family in Madras, on account of his job. She joined Good Shepherd’s Convent School and performed in a school drama.

A Tamil film director named Bharathiraja was in the onlookers and was looking for an actress for his upcoming movie. He met with the father of Rati Agnihotri and assured the film would complete within a month. The movie was a big hit and Rati became famous for her remarkable acting.

Bharathiraja afterwards signed her for the second movie titled Niram Maaratha Pookkal. Although she was Punjabi, though, Southern Indian viewers hugged her as one of their own. Rati also appeared in Kannada and Telugu movies and made more than 30 movies within only 3 years’ time span.

Rati Agnihotri worked with top stars and big banners in Southern Indian movies. She had appeared with film director K. Balachander and had been Kamal Haasan’s top actress in a number of South Indian movies, so she wasn’t astonished once they contacted her for the Hindi re-creation of their Telugu megahit blockbuster titled Maro Charitra. Currently re-titled as Ek Duuje Ke Liye, the movie was about obsessive lovers who are offended by their families in the storytelling practice of Juliet and Romeo. It emerged as one of the top earning hits of the year1981 and marked her debut into Hindi movies of 5 stars of Southern Indian cinema: hero Kamal Haasan, director K. Balachander, singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, supporting actress Madhavi and heroine Rati Agnihotri. She afterwards appeared in more than 43 Hindi movies. Her big hit was Coolie alongside legendary Amitabh Bachchan, the movie Tawaif for which she earned her second Filmfare award for the Best Actress, Hukumat and Aap Ke Saath alongside Bollywood actor Dharmendra.

On 9th February 1985, Rati Agnihotri married to a businessman tycoon named Anil Virwani. On 28th November, 1986, she gave birth to a son named Tanuj Virwani, and she solely focused on nurturing him and concentrating on other inventive interests. The couple divorced in the year 2015.

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Rati Agnihotri Education

School: Sishya School, Chennai
Good Shepherd Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai

Rati Agnihotri Career

Profession: Actress

Net Worth: $100K-1M (Approx.)

Family & Relatives

Father: Not Known

Mother: Not Known

Sister: Anita Agnihotri

Marital Status: Divorced

Ex Spouse: Anil Virwani (m. 1985–2015)

No. of Children: 1

Son: Anuj Virwani

Daughter: None

Facts You Never Knew About Rati Agnihotri

• Is Rati Agnihotri addicted to smoking?: Not Known
• Is Rati Agnihotri alcoholic?: Not Known
• She belongs to a humble Hindu family.
• In 1979, Rati Agnihotri initiated her acting career with the character of Jyothi in Tamil movie titled Puthiya Vaarpugal.
• She has starred in industries of numerous languages, such as Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu, Bengali, Kannada, English and Punjabi.
• In the year 2005, she casted in Kumar Sanu’s musical video titled Aise Na Dekho Mujhe as a devoted mother of a youngster who is in adoration with a coed.
• In the year 2006, she contributed in a dancing reality show titled Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season 1.
• In the year 2006, she together with her husband instigated a shopping mall named Virwani Plaza.
• Rati is a big foodie.

FAQs

Who is Rati Agnihotri?

Rati Agnihotri is an Indian actress, born on 10 December, 1960 in Bareilly, India.

How old is Rati Agnihotri?

Rati Agnihotri is 63 years old as of April 2024.

How tall is Rati Agnihotri?

Rati Agnihotri is 5 feet 4 inches (1.65 m).