Saturday, February 28, 2009

Nandita Das (Tamil)


Nandita Das 
   (Tamil)


Born :November 7, 1969 (1969-11-07) (age 39)
New Delhi, India Occupation :Film actor, director Years active :1990 - present Spouse(s) :Soumya Sen 2002 - 06



Nandita Das (born November 7, 1969 in New Delhi, India) is an award-winning Indian independent film actress and filmmaker. As an actress, she is known for her critically acclaimed performances in Fire (1996), Earth (1998), Bawandar (2000) 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.



Personal life and education

Nandita Das was born in New Delhi. Her father was the celebrated Indian painter, Jatin Das, originally from Orissa, and her mother was a writer, Varsha Das.

She went to Sardar Patel Vidyalaya in New Delhi. She has her bachelor's degree in Geography and Post Graduation from the Delhi School of Social Work.[1] Das married to Soumya Sen from 2002-2006.

Career

Acting

Nandita started her acting career with a theatre group called Jannatya Manch. She taught at the Rishi Valley School.[2]

Nandita Das 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 played storyteller/narrator in the audiobook series for kids "Under the Banyan" by Karadi Tales. She has also been the narrator in the audiobook of Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography by Charkha Audiobooks "The Story of My Experiments with Truth". She has also lent her voice for the children's series, The Wonder Pets as the Bengal Tiger.

Directing

She has recently completed filming her directorial debut, In Such Times (Firaaq). [3][4] It is an ensemble film, set during the 2002 Gujarat riots, that deals with the impact of sectarian violence on human psyche and relationships. 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 International Thessaloniki 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]

"I'm so glad 'Firaaq' has been applauded by audiences around the world, from Toronto, London, Pusan to Kolkata and Trivandrum. After all, human emotions are universal and after the kind of feedback I have got in different parts of the world, I understand that more. Audiences have been able to empathize with the journeys of the characters everywhere. It's more so in India, where it's set and hence people can identify with it more. It's been said that the film gave a voice to so much that remains silent and that it should be seen at least once. Though it's always great to win awards at every competitive festival we entered the film in, but it's actually the audience reaction that really matters," Nandita Das told Radio Sargam.[8]

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 April 12, 2007 after a screening of Fire.

She also speaks to campaign against AIDs and violence against women.[9]

Awards and honours

2001 Santa Monica Film Festival
  • Won - Best Actress - Bawander
2002 Cairo Film Festival
  • Won - Best Actress - Amaar Bhuvan
2002 Zee Cine Awards
  • Won - Best Actress - Amaar Bhuvan
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
2009 International Film Festival of Kerala
  • Won - Special Jury Award - Firaaq
2009 International Thessaloniki Film Festival
  • Won - Special Prize (Everyday Life: Transcendence or Reconciliation Award) - Firaaq
  • Nominated - Golden Alexander - Firaaq

Filmography

Year Title Role Language Notes
1989 Parinati Oriya
1996 Fire Sita English
1998 Earth Shanta, the Ayah Hindi
Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa Nandini Mitra Hindi
Janmadinam Sarasu Malayalam
Biswa Prakash Anjali Oriya
1999 Deveeri Deveeri (Akka) Kannada
Rockford Lily Vegas English
Punaradhivasam - Malayalam
2000 Hari-Bhari Afsana Hindi
Saanjh Urdu
Bawandar Sanwari Hindi 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 Malayalam
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 Provoked Radha Dalal English
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
Naalu Pennungal Kamakshi Malayalam
Paani: A Drop of Life Mira Ben Hindi
2008 Ramchand Pakistani Champa Urdu
Firaaq Directorial debut 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.
Nominated, Golden Alexander at International Thessaloniki Film Festival.
2010 Midnight's Children[10]





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