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Nandita Das

Name in Native Language: "ନନ୍ଦିତା ଦାସ" (Oriya/OR)
Film Director / Actress | * 11/07/1969 (54) | Mumbai, Maharashtra (India)
Nandita Das is an Indian actress and director. She has acted in over 40 feature films in ten different languages. Das appeared in the films 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 travelled 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 ()
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Nandita Das is an actor and director, one of the leading figures in the Indian film industry. She has acted in more than 40 feature films in ten different languages. Das has been acclaimed 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 was with Firaaq (2008), which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, traveled to more than 50 festivals, and won more than 20 awards.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love | Crime

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Firaaq is an Urdu word that means both separation and quest. The film is a work of fiction, based on a thousand stories. The story is set over a 24-hour period, one month after a campaign that took pl ...

Firaaq

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2009 | 3.2/5 | 1h 41min
Drama
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In Bombay's seedy-shiny film world, Manto and his stories are widely read and accepted. But as sectarian violence engulfs the nation, Manto makes the difficult choice of leaving his beloved Bombay. In ...

Manto

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2018 | 3.8/5 | 1h 52min
Drama, History
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Shoba T. Mathur works for the Central Government in India and her job is to create awareness against child-marriage and other social evils that prevail due to general misinterpretation of the Hindu Sh ...

Bawandar

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2000 | 3.0/5 | 2h 5min
 
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In a barren, arranged marriage to an amateur swami who seeks enlightenment through celibacy, Radha's life takes an irresistible turn when her beautiful young sister-in-law seeks to free herself from t ...

Fire

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1997 | 3.4/5 | 1h 48min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for Nandita Das

Chevalier Des Arts Et Des Lettres Nandi Award for Best Actress Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut
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Movies with Nandita Das as Actress(34)

2022 Viraata Parvam
as Stella2019 Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyun Aata Hai?
as herself2018 Bird of Dusk
as Leela Benare2017 Khamosh Adalat Jaari Hai
as Mina2014 Traces of Sandalwood
as Esther2012 Neerparavai
as Afia Kidwai2011 I Am
as Champa2008 Ramchand Pakistani
as Radha Dalal2007 Provoked: A True Story
as The Spinster2007 Four Women
as Sajaani2007 Before the Rains
as Megha2006 Podokkhep
2006 Kamli
as Thulasi2004 Vishwa Thulasi
as Mallika Sen2003 Subho Mahurat
as Aparna Suresh Verma2003 Ek Alag Mausam
as Mamta Shekari2003 Supari
2003 Bas Yun Hi
as Aditi2003 Kagaar
as Rupi2002 Lal Salaam
as Paro2002 Pitaah
as Shokhina2002 Aamaar Bhuvan
2002 Azhagi
as M.D. Shyama2002 Kannathil Muthamittal
as Supriya2001 Aks
as Charu2001 Daughters of This Century
as Saanvri2000 Bawandar
2000 Hari Bhari
as Lily Vegas1999 Rockford
1999 Biswaprakash
as Nandini Mitra1998 Mother Of 1084
as Shanta1998 Earth
as Sita1997 Fire
as Lakha1989 Parinati

TV Shows/Series with Nandita Das as Actress(4)

as herself2021 Call My Agent Bollywood
as Special Appearance2021 Call My Agent Bollywood
as herself2016 The Kapil Sharma Show
as Bengal Tiger (voice)2006 The Wonder Pets

Movies with Nandita Das as Crew(8)

Directing/Director2023 Zwigato
Production/Producer2023 Zwigato
Writing/Writer2023 Zwigato
Directing/Director2018 Manto
Writing/Screenplay2018 Manto
Directing/Director2009 Firaaq
Writing/Screenplay2009 Firaaq
Writing/Story2009 Firaaq

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Full Name: Nandita Das
Citizenship: India
Born: Friday, 11/07 1969 (November) in Mumbai, Maharashtra (India) (current age: 54 years + 169 days)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: Hindi (HI), Malayalam (ML), Oriya (OR, native language)
Educated at: University of Delhi, Miranda House
Father: Jatin Das
Other names for Nandita Das (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"நந்திதா தாஸ்"
"नंदिता दास"
"നന്ദിത ദാസ്"
"నందితా దాస్"
"নন্দিতা দাস"
"ନନ୍ଦିତା ଦାସ"
"نندیتا داس"
"નંદિતા દાસ"
"नन्दिता दास"
Nandita Das frequently works together with these people:
Kiku Sharda (14x, Actor)
Deepa Mehta (7x, Crew)
A. R. Rahman (6x, Crew)
Rajiv Thakur (5x, Actor)
Sunil Grover (5x, Actor)
Sugandha Mishra (5x, Cast)
Thangar Bachan (5x, Crew)
Sreekar Prasad (5x, Crew)
Kapil Sharma (5x, Actor)
Mani Ratnam (4x, Crew)
Purab Kohli (4x, Actor)
Venu Udugula (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:164403, Added: 07/06/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024