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Nandita Das was born on 7 November, 1969 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, is an Indian actress and director. Discover Nandita Das's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 54 years old?
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Actress, director |
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54 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio |
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7 November 1969 |
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7 November |
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Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
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India
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She is a member of famous Actress with the age 54 years old group.
Nandita Das Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Nandita Das's Husband?
Her husband is Soumya Sen (m. 2002-2007)
Subodh Maskara (m. 2010-2017)
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Soumya Sen (m. 2002-2007)
Subodh Maskara (m. 2010-2017) |
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Nandita Das Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Nandita Das worth at the age of 54 years old? Nandita Das’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. She is from India. We have estimated Nandita Das's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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Nandita Das Social Network
Timeline
Nandita Das is born on 7 November 1970 an Indian actress and film maker.
She has acted in over 40 feature films in ten different languages.
Das appeared in the films Fire (1996), Earth (1998), Bawandar (2000), Kannathil Muthamittal (2002), Azhagi (2002), Kamli (2006), and Before The Rains (2007).
She is best known for her performances in director Deepa Mehta films Fire (1996) and Earth (1998; alongside Aamir Khan), Bawander (directed by Jagmohan Mundhra), and Naalu Pennungal (directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan ).
She has also acted in the movie Before the Rains, an Indian-British period drama film directed by Santosh Sivan.
She has acted in films in ten different languages: English, Hindi, Bengali, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Marathi, Odia, and Kannada.
The Tamil actor Sukanya provided Das' speaking voice in the Tamil classic Kannathil Muthamittal.
The film is a work of fiction "based on a thousand true stories" and is set a month after the 2002 Gujarat riots in India.
It is an ensemble film that interweaves multiple stories over a 24-hour period, as the characters from different strata of society, grapple with the lingering effects of violence.
Das said that the film "gave a voice to so much that remains silent".
In 2005, she served on the main competition jury alongside Fatih Akin, Javier Bardem, Salma Hayek, Benoît Jacquot, Emir Kusturica, Toni Morrison, Agnès Varda, and John Woo.
Her directorial debut Firaaq (2008), premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and travelled to more than 50 festivals, winning more than 20 awards.
In 2008, she directed her first film, Firaaq.
In 2009, France released a stamp featuring Das, from artist Titouan Lamazou's project "Women of the World."
Das was the first Indian inducted into the International Hall of Fame of the International Women's Forum in Washington, DC.
In 2011, she was made Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) by the French Government, one of the nation's highest civilian awards.
She was commended for her "contribution towards the development of Indo-French cooperation in the field of cinema."
She was recognized in 2011 for "her sustained contributions to the arts and to the world as one of the most gripping cinema arts leaders of our time."
Das' father is the artist Jatin Das, and her mother is Varsha Das, a writer.
She was born in Mumbai and grew up mostly in Delhi in an Odia family, where she attended the Sardar Patel Vidyalaya school.
She received bachelor's degree in Geography from Miranda House and Master of Social Work from the Delhi School of Social Work, both affiliated with the University of Delhi.
Das was a Yale World Fellow in 2014.
She was one of 16 emerging global leaders chosen from nearly 4000 applicants.
She has also taught at the Rishi Valley School.
She began her acting career with the street theatre group Jana Natya Manch.
Das co-wrote, directed and acted in a play called Between the Lines (2014).
She has also acted in ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCOpTMvXmvA Khamosh!
Adalat jaari hai]'' (2017), a Cineplay production written by Vijay Tendulkar.
Her second film as a director was Manto (2018).
Based on the life of 20th Century Indo-Pakistani short story writer Sadat Hasan Manto, the film was screened at Cannes Film Festival in the "Un Certain Regard" section.
In 2018, Nandita directed Manto.
In September 2019, Das produced a two-minute Public Service Announcement music video India's Got Colour.
The music video is about the issue of colourism and urges the audience to celebrate India's diversity of skin colour.
Her first book, 'Manto & I', chronicles her 6-year long journey of making the film.
She wrote, directed, produced and acted in a short film called, Listen to Her, that sheds light on the increase in domestic violence and overburden of work that women have been facing during the lockdown.
She had also sought petition seeking the commutation of the death sentence handed out to Ajmal Kasab.
Das has served twice on the jury of the Cannes Film Festival.