Nandita Das
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| Born | November 7, 1969 New Delhi, India |
| Occupation | Actress, director |
| Years active | 1989, 1996–present |
| Spouse | Soumya Sen (2002–2009) Subodh Maskara (2010–present) |
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| http://www.nanditadasonline.com | |
Nandita Das (born 7 November 1969) is an award-winning Indian film actress and director. As an actress, she is known for her performances in Fire (1996), Earth (1998), Bawandar (2000), Kannathil Muthamittal(2002) and Aamaar Bhuvan (2002). As a director, she is known for her directorial debut Firaaq (2008), which has won a number of national and international awards. She has been awarded the Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the Government of France for her work.[1]. Nandita Das was the first Indian to be inducted into their International Women's Forum's hall of fame.
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[edit] Early life
Das was born in New Delhi to noted Indian painter, Jatin Das, an Oriya Hindu kayastha, and a Gujarati Jain mother named Varsha who is a writer.[2]
She went to Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, Lodhi Estate in New Delhi. She received her bachelor's degree in Geography from Miranda House (University of Delhi) and Master of Social Work from the Delhi School of Social Work.[3]
[edit] Career
[edit] Acting
Nandita Das started her acting career with the theatre group Jana Natya Manch. She taught at the Rishi Valley School.
She is best known for her performances in Deepa Mehta films Fire, Earth alongside Aamir Khan, Bawander (directed by Jagmohan Mundhra) and Amaar Bhuvan (directed by Mrinal Sen). Das has acted in films in ten different languages: English, Hindi, Bengali, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Marathi, Oriya and Kannada.
Das narrated the children's audiobook series Under the Banyan, and Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography by Charkha Audiobooks The Story of My Experiments with Truth. She has also lent her voice to the children's television series, Wonder Pets as the Bengal Tiger.
[edit] Directing
In 2008, she completed filming her directorial debut, Firaaq.[4] Firaaq is a work of fiction, based on a thousand true stories and is set a month after the Gujarat carnage in 2002. It is an ensemble film that interweaves multiple stories over a 24 hour period, as the characters from different strata of society, grapple with the lingering effects of violence. The film traces the emotional journeys of ordinary people - some who were victims, some perpetrators and some who chose to watch silently. The film's stellar cast includes Naseeruddin Shah, Raghubir Yadav, Paresh Rawal, Deepti Naval, Sanjay Suri, Tisca Chopra, Shahana Goswami and Nowaz.
The film won top honours at the Asian Festival of First Films 2008 in Singapore, where it won the awards for "Best Film", "Screenplay / Script", and "Foreign Correspondents Assn. Purple Orchid Award for Best Film".[5][6] The film has also won awards at other international film festivals, including the Special Prize award at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival in Greece, the Special Jury Award at the International Film Festival of Kerala, and the Best Editor award for the film's editor Sreekar Prasad at the Dubai International Film Festival.[7] It will be released in India on 20 March 2009.[8] The film also won an award at the Kara Film Festival. Das said that the film "gave a voice to so much that remains silent".[9]
[edit] Personal life
In 2002, Das married Saumya Sen.[10] The couple began Leapfrog, an advertising organization geared towards making socially conscious ad films.[11] The couple divorced in 2009.[12] After dating Subodh Maskara, an industrialist based out of Mumbai for a couple of months, she married him on January 2, 2010 and moved to Mumbai.[13][14] Das and Maskara had a baby boy named Vihaan on 11 August 2010.[15]
[edit] Philanthropy
Das gives talks around the world about the impact of her films and the need for powerful social movements in India. She spoke at MIT on 12 April 2007 after a screening of Fire.
She also speaks to campaign for child survival, against AIDS, and violence against women.[16] She was appointed as the chairperson of the Children's Film Society of India in 2009.[17]
[edit] Awards and honours
- 2000 45th Filmfare Awards
- Won - Best Debut - 1947 Earth
- Won - Best Actress - Bawander
- Won - Best Actress - Amaar Bhuvan
- Won - Special Prize - Kannathil Muthamittal
- May 2005 - Das served as a Member of the Jury at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival
- 2006 Nandi Awards
- Won - Best Actress - Kamli
- Won - Best Film - Firaaq
- Won - Best Screenplay - Firaaq
- Won - Foreign Correspondents Association Purple Orchid Award for Best Film - Firaaq
- 2008 Government of France
- Won - Special Jury Award - Firaaq
- Won - Special Prize (Everyday Life: Transcendence or Reconciliation Award) - Firaaq
- Nominated - Golden Alexander - Firaaq
- 2010 Filmfare Awards
- Won - Special Award - Firaaq
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Actor
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Parinati | Oriya | ||
| 1996 | Fire | Sita | English | |
| 1998 | Earth | Shanta, the Ayah | Hindi | Won, Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut |
| Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa | Nandini Mitra | Hindi | ||
| Janmadinam | Sarasu | Malayalam | ||
| Biswaprakash | Anjali | Oriya | ||
| 1999 | Deveeri | Deveeri (Akka) | Kannada | |
| Rockford | Lily Vegas | English | ||
| Punaradhivasam | - | Malayalam | ||
| 2000 | Hari-Bhari | Afsana | Hindi | |
| Saanjh | Urdu | |||
| Bawandar | Sanwari | Rajasthani | Won, Best Actress at Santa Monica Film Festival. | |
| 2001 | Aks | Supriya Verma | Hindi | |
| Daughters of the Century | Charu | Hindi | ||
| 2002 | Aamaar Bhuvan | Sakina | Bengali | Won, Best Actress at Cairo Film Festival. Won, Zee Cine Award for Best Actress |
| Kannaki | Kannaki | Malayalam | ||
| Pitaah | Paro | Hindi | ||
| Azhagi | Dhanalakshmi | Tamil | ||
| Kannathil Muthamittal | Shyama | Tamil | ||
| Lal Salaam | Rupi(alias Chandrakka) | Hindi | ||
| 2003 | Ek Alag Mausam | Aparna Verma | Hindi | |
| Bas Yun Hi | Veda | Hindi | ||
| Supari | Mamta Sikri | Urdu | ||
| Shubho Mahurat | Mallika Sen | Bengali | ||
| Kagaar: Life on the Edge | Aditi | Hindi | ||
| Ek Din 24 Ghante | Sameera Dutta | Hindi | ||
| 2004 | Vishwa Thulasi | Sita | Tamil | |
| 2005 | Fleeting Beauty | Indian woman | English | |
| 2006 | Maati Maay | Chandi | Marathi | Marathi Film by Chitra Palekar with Atul Kulkarni |
| Podokkhep | Megha | Bengali | ||
| Kamli | Kamli | Telugu | Won, Nandi Award for Best Actress (Telugu) | |
| 2007 | Before the Rains | Sajani | English | |
| Provoked | Radha Dalal | English | ||
| Naalu Pennungal | Kamakshi | Malayalam | ||
| Paani: A Drop of Life | Mira Ben | Hindi | Short film | |
| 2008 | Before the Rains | Sajani | English, Malayalam | |
| Ramchand Pakistani | Champa | Urdu | ||
| 2011 | I Am | Afia | English, Hindi, Bengali |
[edit] Director
| Year | Title | Language | Others |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Firaaq | Hindi Urdu & Gujarati |
Won, Best Film and Best Screenplay at Asian Festival of First Films. Won, Purple Orchid Award for Best Film at Asian Festival of First Films. Won, Special Jury Award at International Film Festival of Kerala. Won, Special Prize at International Thessaloniki Film Festival. Won, Filmfare Special Award. Nominated, Golden Alexander at International Thessaloniki Film Festival. |
[edit] References
- ^ 'My work has been less visible in India'—India Buzz-Entertainment The Times of India, 23 April 2008.
- ^ "The Painter’s Daughter". www.outlookindia.com. http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?261783. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
- ^ Mendis, Isidore Domnick (23 June 2003). "Independent stardom". Hindu Business Line. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/life/2003/06/23/stories/2003062300180100.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
- ^ Saltz, Rachel (4 June 2009). "The Variety of Life, Real and Imagined, in Movie-Mad India". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/05/movies/05indi.html?ref=arts. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
- ^ Patrick Frater (10 December 2008). "'Firaaq' scoops Asian fest honors: Indian film picks up multiple awards". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117997193.html?categoryId=13&cs=1. Retrieved 2008-12-11.
- ^ Firaaq wins best film award at Asian Festival of 1st Films. Indiantelevision. 11 December 2008. http://www.indiantelevision.com/aac/y2k8/aac747.php. Retrieved 2008-12-11.
- ^ "PPC's FIRAAQ wins five International Awards". Bollywood Trade News Network. 22 January 2009. http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/09/jan/22-ppcs-firaaq-wins-five-international-awards-010913.asp. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
- ^ www.firaaqthefilm.com
- ^ Nandita Das talks about her directorial debut Firaaq. Radio Sargam. 26 January 2009. http://www.radiosargam.com/films/archives/32209/nandita-das-talks-about-her-directorial-debut-firaaq.html.
- ^ "Nandita, Saumya remain friends". OneIndia. 2 August 2006. http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/news/nandita-das-020806.html. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
- ^ "Her own person". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 19 December 2004. http://www.hindu.com/mag/2004/12/19/stories/2004121900440500.htm. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ Anand, Utkarsh (24 May 2009). "Actor Nandita Das files for divorce". Yahoo! India News. http://in.news.yahoo.com/48/20090524/1251/ten-actor-nandita-das-files-for-divorce.html. Retrieved 2009-06-20.[dead link]
- ^ "Nandita Das is dating again". Movies.indiatimes.com. 2009-11-21. http://movies.indiatimes.com/Gossip/Nandita-Das-is-dating-again/articleshow/5255407.cms. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
- ^ Jha, Subhash K (6 January 2010). "Nandita Das marries, moves to Mumbai by SUBHASH K JHA". The Times of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Nandita-Das-marries-moves-to-Mumbai/articleshow/5413317.cms.
- ^ Lalwani, Vickey. "It's a baby boy for Nandita!". Times of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Its-a-baby-boy-for-Nandita/articleshow/6297801.cms. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
- ^ Gautam, Savitha (27 September 2004). "Ms. Sense". The Hindu (Chennai, India). http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2004/09/27/stories/2004092701100300.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
- ^ "Profile of Chairperson". CFSI website. http://www.cfsindia.org/nandita-das.htm.
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