Nandita Das (born in Mumbai and brought up in Delhi) was born to noted Indian Oriya painter, Jatin Das and a Gujarati Jain mother, Varsha who is a writer.
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Nandita Das, will be next be seen with husband Subodh Maskara in upcoming Spanish film Traces of Sandalwood.
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She is currently the Chairperson of the Children's Film Society, India. She wants to further its vision of producing and distributing high quality films for children.
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In 2008 the French government bestowed the award of Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters (Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres).
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Nandita has a fiery passion to make a difference, and her choices of films and projects bear witness to that.
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Nandita as an actor and director has attracted the attention of artists, critics and film lovers across the globe and has won numerous awards.
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Firaaq was Nandita's directorial debut feature film.
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An actor who is known never to shy away from controversial issues and unconventional roles, Nandita has chosen to be part of films which she believes in and need to be told.
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Nandita is the epitome of beauty with brains.
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Actor Nandita Das is known to the world audience for her bold performances in films like Fire, Earth, Bawander, Before the Rains among others.
Nandita has acted in over 30 feature films, in ten different languages, with directors of international repute like, Deepa Mehta, Shyam Benegal, Mani Ratnam, Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Mrinal Sen and others.
