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Indian actress and dancer (born 1955)
Mamata Shankar
Shankar in November 2014
Born (1955-01-07 ) 7 January 1955 (age 69) Nationality
Indian Occupations Known for Acting, Dance, Udayan Kalakendra Spouse Chandrodoy Ghosh Children
Ratul Shankar Rajit Shankar Ghosh
Mamata Shankar (born 7 January 1955) is an Indian actress and dancer. She is known for her work in
Bengali cinema . She has acted in films by directors including
Satyajit Ray ,
Mrinal Sen ,
Rituparno Ghosh ,
Buddhadeb Dasgupta and
Gautam Ghosh . In addition to being an actress, she is a dancer and
choreographer .
[1] She was the niece of musician Pandit
Ravi Shankar . Her brother,
Ananda Shankar , was an Indo-Western fusion musician.
Early life and education
Mamata Shankar was born on 7 January 1955 to the dancers
Uday Shankar and
Amala Shankar .
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She received her training in dance and choreography at the Uday Shankar India Culture Centre, Calcutta under Amala Shankar.
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Career
Shankar made her film debut with
Mrigayaa in 1976, directed by
Mrinal Sen . The film won the
National Film Award for Best Feature Film for the year.
Shankar is married, and runs the Udayan - Mamta Shankar Dance Company, which was founded in 1986, and which travels extensively throughout the world, with the 'Mamata Shankar Ballet Troupe'. The troupe was founded in 1978, and performed its first production, based on a
Rabindranath Tagore work, Chandalika , in 1979.
[4] It was followed by Horikhela , Aajker Ekalabya , Milap ,
Shikaar , Mother Earth , Amritasyaputra and
Sabari .
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Awards
Filmography
Mrigayaa (The Royal Hunt , 1976)
Oka Oori Katha (The Marginal Ones or The Outsiders , (1977)
Dooratwa aka Distance (1978)
Ek Din Pratidin (And Quiet Rolls the Dawn or One Day Like Another (USA), 1979)
Bapika Bidai (1980)
Kalankini (1981)
Kharij (The Case Is Closed , 1982)
Grihajuddha (Crossroads , 1982)
Dakhal (The Occupation , 1982)
Grihajuddha (Crossroads , 1982)
Nishante (1985)
Neelkantho (1985)
Shakha Proshakha (The Branches of the Tree or Les Branches de L'arbre , 1991)
Agantuk (The Stranger aka Le Visiteur , 1991)
Sunya Theke Suru (A Return to Zero , 1993)
Prajapati (1993)
Sopan (1994)
Dahan (Crossfire , 1997)
Utsab (The Festival , 2000)
Waaris (2004)
The Bong Connection , (2006)
Samudra Sakshi , (2006)
Ballyganj Court , (2007)
Drishti Pradip (2008)
Abohomaan (The Eternal , 2010)
Jaani Dyakha Hawbe (2011)
Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona (2011)
Jaatishwar (2014)
Agantuker Pore (2015)
Pink (2016)
Maacher Jhol (2017)
Flat No 609 (2018)
Shah Jahan Regency (2019)
Shesher Golpo (2019)
Antardhaan (2021)
Bhotbhoti (2022)
Antarleen
Flat No. 609
Projapoti (2022)
Shibpur (2023)
Palaan (2023)
Bijoyar Pore (2023)
Pradhan (2023)
References
^ Chakraborty, Shamayita (25 July 2020).
"Ma's dance moves had a message: Mamata Shankar | Kolkata News" . The Times of India . Retrieved 15 January 2022 .
^ She was the niece of musician Pandit
Ravi Shankar . Her brother,
Ananda Shankar , was an Indo-Western fusion musician.
^
Milestones Official biography.
^ Dialogues in dance discourse: creating dance in Asia Pacific , by Mohd. Anis Md. Nor, World Dance Alliance, Universiti Malaya. Pusat Kebudayaan. Published by Cultural Centre, University of Malaya, 2007.
ISBN
983-2085-85-3 . Page 63 .
^
She enjoys the reputation of a classic ‘modern’ dancer
The Tribune , 27 March 2006.
^ Quoting , Jennifer Dunnings of New York Times :- "A vibrant theatrical experience. What distinguished the work was its way of telling a story so that the most jaded dance goers in the audience were lulled into rapt absorption." This was in 1983 , while she reviewed ; "Aajker Ekalabya" ; a ballet on the theme of Guru-Disciple relationship as prevalent in the present day society.
^
"SNA: Events 2001-2002::" . sangeetnatak.gov.in . Archived from
the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015 .
^
"Mamata Shankar" . mamatashankardancecompany.org . Retrieved 1 September 2015 .
External links
Mrinal Sen and
Muzaffar Ali
(1978)
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Kumar Shahani
(1983)
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Sandip Ray
(1986)
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(1987)
Aamir Khan
(1988)
Mohanlal and
Anupam Kher
(1989)
Anoubham Kiranmala
(1990)
Mamata Shankar and
Raveendran
(1991)
Sibaprasad Sen
(1992)
Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke and
Indradhanura Chhai
(1993)
Mahesh Mahadevan ,
Bishnu Kharghoria and
S. Kumar
(1994)
Uttara Baokar ,
Rohini , and
Benaf Dadachandji
(1995)
Dolon Roy and Bhagirathee
(1996)
Nagarjuna and
Jomol
(1997)
Dasari Narayana Rao ,
Prakash Raj , and
Manju Warrier
(1998)
Mohan Joshi ,
Manju Borah and
Kavitha Lankesh
(1999)
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(2000)
Panoi-Jongki
(2001)
Jyothirmayi
(2002)
H. G. Dattatreya and
Nedumudi Venu
(2003)
Gurdas Maan and
Pradeep Nair
(2004)
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(2005)
Thilakan and
Prosenjit Chatterjee
(2006)
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(2007)
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(2008)
Padmapriya Janakiraman
(2009)
K. Shivaram Karanth and V. I. S. Jayabalan
(2010)
Mallika and
Sherrey
(2011)
Lal ,
H. G. Dattatreya ,
Bishnu Kharghoria ,
Parineeti Chopra ,
Tannishtha Chatterjee , Hansraj Jagtap, and
Thilakan
(2012)
Gauri Gadgil, Sanjana Rai, and
Anjali Patil
(2013)
Musthafa, Palomi Ghosh, and
Parth Bhalerao
(2014)
Rinku Rajguru ,
Jayasurya , and
Ritika Singh
(2015)
Kadvi Hawa ,
Mukti Bhawan ,
Adil Hussain , and
Sonam Kapoor
(2016)
Pankaj Tripathi ,
Parvathy ,
Prakruti Mishra , and Yasharaj Karhade
(2017)
Sruthi Hariharan , Chandrachoor Rai,
Joju George , and
Savithri Sreedharan
(2018)
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