Nandita Das
Born	November 7, 1969 Delhi, India
Spouse(s)	Saumya Sen (divorced)
Official site	Official website
Notable roles	Fire (1996) Earth (1998)

Nandita Das (born November 7, 1969 in Delhi, India) is an Indian actress. Das gained popularity in the 1990's by starring in Deepa Mehta films like Fire (1996) and Earth (1998). Image File history File links NanditaCol. ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... For other uses, see Delhi (disambiguation). ... Fire is a 1996 drama film directed by Deepa Mehta and starring Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das. ... Bapsi Sidhwas novel, Cracking India, (1991, U.S.; 1992, India; originally published as Ice Candy Man, 1988, England), was released as the 1998 film Earth (1947 in India), directed by Deepa Mehta. ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... For other uses, see Delhi (disambiguation). ... Deepa Mehta (born 1950 in Amritsar, India) is an Indian-born Canadian film director and screenwriter who is based in Toronto. ... Fire is a 1996 drama film directed by Deepa Mehta and starring Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das. ... Bapsi Sidhwas novel, Cracking India, (1991, U.S.; 1992, India; originally published as Ice Candy Man, 1988, England), was released as the 1998 film Earth (1947 in India), directed by Deepa Mehta. ...

Personal life

Das holds a Master's degree in Social Work and initially started work as a member of a street theatre group, going on to be employed by a number of NGOs. She has stated that as films have such mass appeal, they can be used as a powerful instrument for social change. Her work in social activism involves human rights issues, particularly with respect to women and children. She has directed four public service short films for Civil Society Organizations through the socio-communication organization Leapfrog, co-founded with her ex-husband Saumya Sen. A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate (or graduate) course of one to three years in duration. ...

She is the daughter of noted Oriya painter Jatin Das and writer Varsha Das. She has a younger brother, Siddhartha who is a graphic and exhibition designer. She has been married twice and has recently divorced. Oriya is the official language of the Indian state of Orissa. ...

Nandita Das with fellow Cannes Jury Members 2005 - Emir Kusturica, Salma Hayek, Javier Bardem, Agnès Varda, Benoit Jacquot, Toni Morrison, Fatih Akın and John Woo.

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Career

Indian actress Nandita Das is known for her critically acclaimed performances in the films Fire, Earth (both directed by Deepa Mehta), Bawander (directed by Jagmohan Mundhra) and Amar Bhuvan (directed by Mrinal Sen). She has performed in over 25 feature films. She won the Best Actress award for her performance in the film Bawander at the Santa Monica Film Festival (2001). She also won the Best Actress award for performance in Amar Bhuvan at the Cairo Film Festival (2002). In May 2005 Das served as a Member of the Jury at the Cannes Film Festival. Fire is a 1996 drama film directed by Deepa Mehta and starring Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das. ... Bapsi Sidhwas novel, Cracking India, (1991, U.S.; 1992, India; originally published as Ice Candy Man, 1988, England), was released as the 1998 film Earth (1947 in India), directed by Deepa Mehta. ... Deepa Mehta (born 1950 in Amritsar, India) is an Indian-born Canadian film director and screenwriter who is based in Toronto. ... Cannes Film Festival logo. ...

She 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".

See also

• Baby Haldar

Baby Haldar - a domestic maid turned writer - is creating waves in the Indian publishing industry. ...

External links

• Official website
• Nandita Das at the Internet Movie Database
• Interview
• Nandita Das photo gallery