After few auditions for many films , Puri made her Bollywood film debut with Rajshree Ojha 's directed Aisha ( 2010 ) . The romantic comedy , co-starring Sonam Kapoor and Abhay Deol , saw Puri portray the supporting character of Shefali Thakur , the friend of the titular lead Aisha ( played by Kapoor ) . The film , as well as her performance , received mostly positive reviews , but with worldwide earnings of 28.65 crore ( US$ 4.1 million ) on a budget of 19 crore ( US$ 2.7 million ) , the film proved to be a critical and commercial failure but earned Puri two nominations at the annual ( 55th ) Filmfare Awards — Best Debut ( Female ) and Best Supporting Actor ( Female )
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55th Filmfare Awards
Amrita Puri