Indian actress and dancer (born 1955)
Mamata Shankar (born 7 January 1955) is an Indian actress and dancer. She is known for her work inBengali cinema . She has acted in films by directors includingSatyajit Ray ,Mrinal Sen ,Rituparno Ghosh ,Buddhadeb Dasgupta andGautam Ghosh . In addition to being an actress, she is a dancer andchoreographer .[ 1] Ravi Shankar . Her brother,Ananda Shankar , was an Indo-Western fusion musician.[ 2]
In January 2025, Mamata Shankar was honored with thePadma Shri , India's fourth-highest civilian award, by theGovernment of India .[ 3] [ 4] National Film Award and fourFilmfare Awards Bangla .
Early life and education [ edit ] Mamata Shankar was born on 7 January 1955 to the dancersUday Shankar andAmala Shankar .[ 5] [ 6]
Shankar made her film debut withMrigayaa Mrinal Sen . The film won theNational 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 aRabindranath Tagore work,Chandalika , in 1979.[ 7] Horikhela ,Aajker Ekalabya ,Milap ,Shikaar Mother Earth ,Amritasyaputra andSabari [ 8]
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Mrigayaa The Royal Hunt , 1976)Oka Oori Katha The Marginal Ones orThe Outsiders , 1977)Dooratwa Distance (1978)Ek Din Pratidin And Quiet Rolls the Dawn orOne 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 orLes Branches de L'arbre , 1991)Agantuk The Stranger akaLe Visiteur , 1991)Sunya Theke Suru (A Return to Zero , 1993)Prajapati Sopan Daughters of This Century Dahan Crossfire , 1997)Utsab The Festival , 2000)Waaris The Bong Connection Samudra Sakshi (2006)Ballyganj Court Drishti Pradip (2008)Abohomaan The Eternal , 2010)Jaani Dyakha Hawbe Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona Jaatishwar Agantuker Pore Pink Maacher Jhol Flat No 609 (2018)Shah Jahan Regency Shesher Golpo Antardhaan Bhotbhoti (2022)Antarleen Flat No. 609 Projapoti Shibpur Palaan (2023)Pradhan Bijoyar Pore Deri Hoye Geche (2025) Projapoti 2 (2025)^ Chakraborty, Shamayita (25 July 2020)."Ma's dance moves had a message: Mamata Shankar | Kolkata News" .The Times of India . Retrieved15 January 2022 . ^ "Mamata Shankar, Pt Tejendra Narayan among 9 Padma awardees from Bengal" .The Times of India . 25 January 2025.^ "Padma Award Winners 2025 Full List: Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri" .Bru Times News .^ "Padma Awards 2025 announced" .pib.gov.in .^ She was the niece of musician PanditRavi 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 fromthe original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved1 September 2015 .^ "Mamata Shankar" .mamatashankardancecompany.org . Retrieved1 September 2015 .^ "Mamata Shankar, Pt Tejendra Narayan among 9 Padma awardees from Bengal" .The Times of India . 25 January 2025. Archived fromthe original on 26 January 2025. Retrieved26 January 2025 .^ "Filmfare Awards Bangla 2025 Winners - Complete List Out!" .
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