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Nandita Das is an Indian actor and director. She has acted in over 40 feature films in ten different languages. Das won accolades for numerous performances, including in Fire (1996), Earth (1998), Bawandar (2000), Kannathil Muthamittal (2002), Azhagi (2002), Kamli (2006), and Before The Rains (2007). Her directorial debut Firaaq (2008), premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and traveled to more than 50 festivals, winning more than 20 awards. Her second film as a director was Manto (2018). Based on the life of 20th Century Indo-Pakistani short story writer Sadat Hasan Manto, the film was screened at Cannes Film Festival in the "Un Certain Regard" section. In September 2019, Das produced a two-minute Public Service Announcement music video India's Got Colour. The music video is about the issue of colourism and urges the audience to celebrate India's diversity of skin colour.
Born
Friday, 07 November 1969
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Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Bird of Dusk | Herself | 2023 |
Virata Parvam | Shakuntala | 2022 |
Call My Agent Bollywood | Nandita Das | 2021 |
Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyun Aata Hai? | Stella | 2019 |
Dhaad | 2018 | |
The Kapil Sharma Show | Self | 2016 |
Nandita Das and Divya Jagdale's Between the Lines | Maya Anand / Kavita Upadhyay | 2015 |
Traces of Sandalwood | Mina | 2014 |
Oonga | Hemla | 2013 |
Neer Paravai | older Esther / Esther | 2012 |
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Bird of Dusk | Herself | 2023 |
Virata Parvam | Shakuntala | 2022 |
Call My Agent Bollywood | Nandita Das | 2021 |
Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyun Aata Hai? | Stella | 2019 |
Dhaad | 2018 | |
The Kapil Sharma Show | Self | 2016 |
Nandita Das and Divya Jagdale's Between the Lines | Maya Anand / Kavita Upadhyay | 2015 |
Traces of Sandalwood | Mina | 2014 |
Oonga | Hemla | 2013 |
Neer Paravai | older Esther / Esther | 2012 |
I Am | Afia Kidwai | 2010 |
Ramchand Pakistani | Champa | 2008 |
Before the Rains | Sajani / Sajaani | 2008 |
Naalu Pennungal | The Spinster / Kamakshi | 2007 |
Provoked | Radha Dalal | 2007 |
Podokkhep | Megha | 2006 |
Maati Maay | Chandi | 2006 |
Wonder Pets! | Bengal Tiger (voice) / Bengal Tiger | 2006 |
Kamli | Kamli | 2006 |
Vishwa Thulasi | Thulasi | 2004 |
Shootout | Self | 2003 |
Kagaar: Life on the Edge | Aditi | 2003 |
Shubho Mahurat | Mallika Sen | 2003 |
Supari | Mamta Shekari | 2003 |
Ek Alag Mausam | Aparna Suresh Verma | 2003 |
Bas Yun Hi | Veda | 2003 |
Ek Din 24 Ghante | Sameera Dutta | 2003 |
My Land | Sakina | 2002 |
Kannathil Muthamittal | M.D. Shyama / Shyama | 2002 |
Azhagi | Dhanalakshmi | 2002 |
Pitaah | Paro | 2002 |
Solla Marantha Kathai | 2002 | |
Lal Salaam | Rupi 'Comrade Chandrika' / Rupi | 2002 |
Aks | Supriya Verma / Supriya | 2001 |
Daughters of This Century | Charu | 2001 |
Hari-Bhari | Afsana | 2000 |
Punaradhivasam | 2000 | |
Rockford | Lily Vegas | 1999 |
The Young Rebel | 1999 | |
Deveeri | Deveeri (Akka) | 1999 |
Earth | Shanta | 1998 |
Janmadinam | Sarasu | 1998 |
Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa | Nandini Mitra | 1998 |
Fire | Sita | 1997 |
Ek Thi Goonja | 1994 | |
Parinati | Lakha | 1986 |