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Nandita Das

Born November 7, 1969 (age 43)

New Delhi, India

Nationality Indian

Occupation Actress, director

Years active 1989, 1996–present

Spouse(s) Soumya Sen (2002–2009)

Subodh Maskara (2010–present)

Children Vihaan

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), Azhagi 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.Nandita Das was the first Indian to be inducted into their International Women's Forum's hall of fame.Das was born in New Delhi to noted Indian painter, Jatin Das and a Gujarati Jain mother named Varsha who is a writer.

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.

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. The movie star Suganya provided Das' speaking voice in the Tamil classic Kannathil Muthamittal.

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.

Directing

In 2008, she completed filming her directorial debut, Firaaq.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".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.It was released in India on 20 March 2009.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".

In 2002, Das married Saumya Sen.The couple began Leapfrog, an advertising organization geared towards making socially conscious ad films.The couple divorced in 2009. 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.Das and Maskara had a baby boy named Vihaan on 11 August 2010.

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.She was appointed as the chairperson of the Children's Film Society of India in 2009.

Nandita Das wears many hats and her fiery passion to make a difference are evident in the choices she has made in her life and work. She has acted in over 30 feature films in ten different languages with many eminent directors like Mrinal Sen, Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Shyam Benegal, Deepa Mehta, Mani Ratnam and others. Firaaq, her directorial debut feature film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2008, and has travelled to over 50 festivals, winning much appreciation from critics and audiences and has won over 10 international awards and 10 within the country. She was a member of the main jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 2005, among other reputed international film festivals. She has done her Masters in Social Work from the University of Delhi and continues to advocate issues of social justice and human rights. She is a passionate volunteer and served as a Guest of honour in prestigious iVolunteer Awards 2012, held in Mumbai.

Recently the French government bestowed the award of Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters, a very prestigious civil award on her. In 2011 Nandita Das was the first Indian to be inducted into the Hall of Fame of the International Women’s Forum, Washington DC.

Until recently she was the Chairperson of the Children’s Film Society, India.

Awards and honours

2000 45th Filmfare Awards

Won - Best Debut - 1947 Earth

2001 Santa Monica Film Festival

Won - Best Actress - Bawander

2002 Cairo International Film Festival

Won - Best Actress - Amaar Bhuvan

2002 Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

Won - Special Prize - Kannathil Muthamittal

2005 Cannes Film Festival

May 2005 - Das served as a Member of the Jury at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival

2006 Nandi Awards

Won - Best Actress - Kamli

2008 Asian Festival of First Films

Won - Best Film - Firaaq

Won - Best Screenplay - Firaaq

Won - Foreign Correspondents Association Purple Orchid Award for Best Film - Firaaq

2008 Government of France

Won - Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

2009 International Film Festival of Kerala

Won - Special Jury Award - Firaaq

2009 Thessaloniki International Film Festival

Won - Special Prize (Everyday Life: Transcendence or Reconciliation Award) - Firaaq

Nominated — Golden Alexander - Firaaq

2010 Filmfare Awards

Won - Special Award - Firaaq

Filmography

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

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 Hindi

2012 Neerparavai Esther Tamil