Rati Agnihotri was born into a conservative Punjabi family on December 10, 1960, in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly. From an early age, she had a strong interest in acting and modelling. At the age of 10, she started picking up modelling assignments, and at the mere age of 19, she made her acting debut in the Tamil film industry. The stunning actress was seen in the film, Puthiya Vaarpugal, which kick-started her journey as an actress.
Meet Rati Agnihotri, the actress who ruled Hindi cinema after making her mark in the South Indian film industry
In the same year, Rati Agnihotri appeared in another Tamil film, Niram Maaratha Pookkal, which made her quite famous in the South. In the following years, she worked predominantly in the Tamil and Telugu film industries. However, it was in 1980 that Rati Agnihotri introduced herself to the Kannada film industry with the film, Kaalinga.