- published: 15 Jan 2016
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Preetika Rao, is an Indian film actress, model and writer. After a successful career in modelling and then as a film journalist, she made her Tamil debut opposite the very popular Arya in the December 2010 Tamil romantic film Chikku Bukku.
Preetika was born and brought up in Mumbai. She belongs to a Konkani speaking family. Her father owns a prominent advertising agency in Mumbai while her mother is a house-wife. Her sister, Amrita Rao, is a award wining Bollywood actress. Preetika did her schooling in Convent Girls School in prabhadevi and graduated from Sophia College, Mumbai as a History graduate and acquired a diploma in advertising and journalism.
Preetika Rao started her modeling career at first year college, in an advertisement for Cadburys alongside Amitabh Bachchan and featured in several prestigious ad campaigns in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Indonesia. Preetika also had her own Bollywood column with South Side movie magazine in Chennai where she contributed from Mumbai. During her time as a columnist, Preetika also contributed articles in the Deccan Chronicle and the Asian Age. She currently holds a post with the Bangalore Mirror.