Mamata Shankar

Mamata Shankar

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Mamata Shankar Profile

  • Name:
  • Mamata Shankar
  • Father:
  • Uday Shankar
  • Mother:
  • Amala Shankar
  • Spouse:
  • Chandrodoy Ghosh

Mamata Shankar Biography

Mamata Shankar is a noted Bengali actress who is also known as a dancer and choreographer. She is the daughter of legendary dancers Uday Shankar and Amala Shankar, and the niece of Pandit Ravi Shankar. Ratul Shankar is her son. The renowned Indo-western fusion musician Ananda Shankar was her brother. As a film actress, she got opportunity to work with great Bengali directors like Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, Rituparno Ghosh, Buddhadev Dasgupta and Gautam Ghosh. In 1992 she received Special Jury Award at National film awards for the movie – Agantuk.

 

She was born in 1955 to Uday Shankar and Amala Shankar in Kolkata. She learnt dance and choreography at the Uday Shankar India Culture Centre', Kolkata under the tutelage of her mother, Amala Shankar. She made her film debut with Mrigayaa in 1976, directed by Mrinal Sen. She was paired in lead role opposite another debutant, Mithun Chakraborty who won National award for best actor for his debut movie itself. This movie also received National Film Award for Best Feature Film and Golden prize at 10th Moscow International Film Festival. During 1970’s, she appeared in a few more movies like Oka Oori Katha, Dooratwa and Ek Din Pratidin.

 

She married Chandrodoy Ghosh, who runs 'Udayan - Mamta Shankar Dance Company' at present. The troupe conducts dance ballets in several foreign countries. 'Mamata Shankar Ballet Troupe’ was founded in 1978. Chandalika (1979) based on Tagore’s work was its first production, followed by  Horikhela, Aajker Ekalabya, Milap, Shikaar, Mother Earth, and Amritasyaputra. Kharij, Dahan, Jaani Dyakha Hawbe, Sopan, Agantuk, Utsab, Abohoman, Shakha Proshakha, The Bong Connection, Grihajuddha, Dakhal, Ganashatru and Abohoman are her Bengali movies.

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Updated: February 18, 2014

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