Mamata Shankar
Indian actress and dancer (born 1955)
- Dancer
- Choreographer
- Actor
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. [2] She received her training in dance and choreography at the Uday Shankar India Culture Centre, Calcutta under Amala Shankar.[3]
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.[5]
Awards
- 1992: National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Feature Film):Agantuk
- 1993: BFJA Award-Best Supporting Actress Award for "Shakha Prashakha"
- 2000: BFJA Award-Best Supporting Actress Award for "Utsab"
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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mamata Shankar.
- Mamata Shankar at IMDb
- Mamta Shankar Dance Company, website
- Mamata Shankar Ballet Troupe website Archived 27 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine
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National Film Award – Special Mention (feature film)
- Mrinal Sen and Muzaffar Ali (1978)
- – (1979)
- – (1980)
- – (1981)
- – (1982)
- Kumar Shahani (1983)
- – (1984)
- – (1985)
- Sandip Ray (1986)
- – (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)
- – (2000)
- Panoi-Jongki (2001)
- Jyothirmayi (2002)
- H. G. Dattatreya and Nedumudi Venu (2003)
- Gurdas Maan and Pradeep Nair (2004)
- – (2005)
- Thilakan and Prosenjit Chatterjee (2006)
- – (2007)
- – (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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