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"It's always been my goal to spread the truth to the people. And I'm going to do just that."

- Amrita

Amrita Sarkar, Psy.D. (Bengali: অমৃতা সরকার, Amr̥tā Sarakāra) is a supporting character in the Big Hero 6 franchise. A Bengali-American journalist and columnist for The Fransokyan Sun, she is a psychologist notoriously known for her in-depth analyses and criticisms of various entrepreneurs. Her latest investigation leads her face-to-face with Alistair Krei, the CEO of the massive Krei Tech Industries.

She is portrayed by Indian actress Deepika Padukone.

Early Life
Amrita Shreya Sarkar (Bengali: অমৃতা শ্রেয়া সরকার, Amr̥tā Śrēẏā Sarakāra) was born in New York City to Bengali parents Prasenjit Sarkar and Reshmi Sarkar (née Das). She was the couple's only child. Her parents, who had their marriage arranged by their respective parents, were first-generation Indian Americans who had immigrated from West Bengal to the United States for a better life.

When Amrita was four years old, the Sarkar family moved to San Fransokyo. She was raised as a Hindu in the middle-class, as Prasenjit was a restaurant owner-turned-businessman while Reshmi worked as a chiropractor and masseuse. As a child, Amrita was taught the Bengali language by her parents; she only learned English upon entering the first grade. She was also educated in various Indian traditions such as the sitar and ''Kathak. ''Unlike many other forward-thinking families of San Fransokyo, Prasenjit and Reshmi were complacent parents who never challenged Amrita to "think outside of the box". It has been hinted that the reason Amrita joined forensic psychology and journalism was because she found her routine lifestyle as rather boring and tedious, even commenting that she was "in search for adventure and new challenges".

Raised in a family of five in a small village, Prasenjit considered his own life and childhood to have been a waste. Because of this, he devoted much of his time in trying to build his own small tech corporation called 'Agrabarti', leading to his later neglect for his family. Without her father's support and because of his obsession, Amrita began developing a sense disgust for him and the business industry. Though he wasn't successful due to the heavy competition in San Fransokyo, Prasenjit became delusional; he always kept the false hope that he'd eventually become wealthy and prosperous one day. As a result of his obsession, he – against Reshmi's wishes – invested most of the family's income into Agrabarti, but he eventually lost more than he actually gained. Seeing his unhappiness, Reshmi pleaded with Prasenjit to stop, but she was only ignored and scolded by him in return. Due to his successive losses (and some Las Vegas gambling in a desperate, last-minute attempt to regain his money), the family eventually regressed to near-poverty, forcing Amrita and her parents to leave their home for a small apartment. Prasenjit then began blaming his failures and losses on Amrita and Reshmi, both of whom tried their best to help him. As Prasenjit bordered on psychosis and bipolar disorder, Reshmi despairingly and tearfully divorced him for his incompetence, delusion, and selfishness, stating that she would "raise Amrita alone so she can [could] be happy". Amrita and Reshmi left, with Reshmi renting an apartment with the little money she had left. Devastated by her decision, Prasenjit fell into a state of depression and instability, later passing away from a stress-induced stroke several months later.

Unbeknownst to Amrita at the time, Reshmi had another son, Shahidul, with a man from Bangladesh during her return to India after Prasenjit's death. Though she initially traveled to her hometown of Kolkata to be with family and relatives, she later backpacked east to Bangladesh, eventually arriving in Dhaka. Reshmi initiated an affair with a local named Mujibur (she was yearning for a partner and sexual relations after Prasenjit's passing), later giving birth to their son. She later returned to the United States and hid the existence of Shahidul from Amrita, but she covertly maintained contact with Mujibur.

Amrita was enrolled at the Yoshitaka Mizuno High School and became a member of her school's competitive archery team. The sport instilled a sense of patience and heightened focus into Amrita, which helped her to better deal with the stresses of school and her family. In order to sustain herself and her mother, Amrita obtained a part-time job as a cashier at the Sharma Bazaar, a local Indian grocery market. Taking up an afternoon-to-evening shift, she would leave school an hour early every day to work, later returning home at night. Exhausted every day from homework and work, Amrita was especially frustrated with her mother, who had quit her job to stay at home all day.

After graduation, Amrita eventually applied at Stanford University with heavy student loans due to her financial situation. A double-major, she graduated years later with degrees in psychology and journalism. Due to her father's behaviour and self-centred attitude towards her as an adolescent, Amrita found a strong distrust and dislike for corporations and businesses and subsequently viewed them as corrupt and addictive.

As an Adult
TBA

Personality
"Sharp, quick, and witty, Amrita Sarkar is a young journalist who's fast on her toes and an even faster thinker. Raised in San Fransokyo, she is known for her intelligence and unexplained criticism towards businessmen – no one knows when or from where these feelings rooted. A gifted psychologist, Amrita is notorious for her devastating analyses on various entrepreneurs, but she finds herself inexplicably caught in a dilemma during her latest dive into the life of Alistair Krei."

- Amrita's official description TBA

Alistair Krei
"Oh, I know quite well how you businessmen think. And I can tell you're the type of person who's willing to cheat and cut through corners to get what you want. Don't worry, though, I've met many others who do the same. You're not special."

- Amrita to Alistair TBA

Trivia

 * The name Amritā (अमृता) means "immortal" in Sanskrit and refers to a sacred drink of immortality in Hindu belief.
 * Amrita is a practising Hindu.
 * She was also raised a vegetarian.
 * She politically identifies as a Democrat and a liberal.
 * She is fluent in Bengali and English and speaks some Hindi.
 * Amrita attended a Hindi language school as a child.
 * Amrita once worked as a journalist for HuffPost (The Huffington Post).
 * She runs her own side blog called 'The Leaders: The Secrets Behind the Business Industry' in which she meets with CEOs of different companies and analyzes their behaviours.
 * As a young adult, she once attended a week-long introductory class in hypnosis and still practises self-hypnosis to calm and relax herself.
 * In addition to self-hypnosis, she also meditates.
 * She can play the sitar and took lessons in the instrument as a child.
 * Amrita is demisexual or gray-asexual.
 * She has a minor addiction to alcohol and liquor.
 * As a young adult, she also applied at SFIT, but was rejected due to her lack of robotics/engineering experience. Amrita was, however, accepted into Stanford's Psychology Department.
 * Her most prized possession is a large painting of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi that once belonged to her mother.
 * As an adolescent, she hoped to attend medical school to later become a doctor.