There have been many actresses in Bollywood who became successful right after their debut film. Even the big heroines of that era were scared of this actresss successful debut. The special thing is that this beautiful actress preferred to complete her academics even before venturing into the entertainment industry. Due to her studies she even rejected films many times. After doing some good films today this heroine is enjoying her single status even at 49. This little girl seen in the photo is the same beautiful actress. If you are unable to recognise her read on to find which beautiful actress we are talking about. The cute little girl seen sitting with her mother in the photo is none other than Bollywood actress Ameesha Patel. She made a blockbuster debut with Hrithik Roshan in 2000 in the film Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai. She got this film after Kareena Kapoor rejected the film. Audience liked the chemistry of Ameesha and Hrithik in this film. Especially Ameeshas innocence won the hearts of the people. At that time it was said that Ameesha challenged actresses like Kareena Karisma Kapoor Rani Mukerji Tabu and Aishwarya Rai. After this superhit film Ameesha Patel did good films like Humraaz Bhool Bhulaiyaa and Kya Yehi Pyar Hai. Ameesha Patel appeared with Sunny Deol in Gadar Ek Prem Katha and Race 2 and both these films proved to be hits adding good films to her portfolio. For the unversed Ameesha Patels father was a good friend of Hrithik Roshans father. Although she was the first choice for Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai she rejected doing it as she preferred education over building a career around films. During that time Ameesha was pursuing bio-genetic engineering from Tufts University in Boston United States. Later Kareena was offered the role; however after a few days Kareena backed out of the film. Rakesh Roshan once again approached Ameesha Patel during lunch and she happily agreed to do the film which eventually made her famous. Ameesha even won the best debut actress award for Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Ameesha Patel (@ameeshapatel9) Along with good films Ameesha has also worked in Tamil and Telugu films along with Bollywood. Ameesha Patel has also played an important role in Gadar 2 in 2023. Ameesha Patels name has been associated with many actors but she has never officially broken her single status. She is now 49 years old but Ameesha competes with many actresses in fitness and beauty.