Mamata Shankar

Mamata Shankar
Mamata Shankar
মমতা শঙ্কর
	Shankar in November 2014
Born	7 January 1955 (age 69); Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupations	Dancer; Choreographer; Actor;
Known for	Acting, Dance, Udayan Kalakendra
Spouse	Chandrodoy Ghosh
Children	Ratul Shankar; Rajit Shankar Ghosh
Parent(s)	Uday Shankar (father); Amala Shankar (mother)
Relatives	Ananda Shankar (brother); Ravi Shankar (uncle)

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]

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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

Mamata Shankar at IMDb
Mamta Shankar Dance Company, website
Mamata Shankar Ballet Troupe website Archived 27 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine

[1] Chakraborty, Shamayita (25 July 2020). "Ma's dance moves had a message: Mamata Shankar | Kolkata News". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 January 2022.

[2] She was the niece of musician Pandit Ravi Shankar. Her brother, Ananda Shankar, was an Indo-Western fusion musician.

[3] Milestones Official biography.

[4] 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.

[5] She enjoys the reputation of a classic ‘modern’ dancer The Tribune, 27 March 2006.

[6] 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.

[7] "SNA: Events 2001-2002::". sangeetnatak.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.

[8] "Mamata Shankar". mamatashankardancecompany.org. Retrieved 1 September 2015.

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