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|  Nandita Das mini-bio: Nandita Das (born November 7, 1969) is an Indian independent film actress. Das
is known to world audiences for her critically acclaimed performances in films like
Fire (1996) and Earth (1998), Bawander and recently for Maati Maay and Nallu Pennugal.
 Nandita Das was born to the celebrated
painter Jatin Das and writer Varsha Das in
New Delhi. She went to Sardar Patel
Vidayala in New Delhi. She has her
bachelor's degree in Geography. She did
her post graduation from the Delhi School
of Social Work.
Nandita started her career with a theatre
group called Jannatya Manch. She taught
at the Rishi Valley School.
She has performed in over 30 feature films,
in ten different languages, most of which
have been showcased in numerous
international film festivals and have
won her accolades. She has had the
honour of being a member of the main
jury at the prestigious Cannes Film
Festival in 2005 and at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2007.
Known to never shy away from a controversial issue or an unconventional role, Nandita Das has attracted the attention of artists, critics and film lovers across the globe. She has believed in the role of cinema as a powerful instrument for social change and her choices bear witness to that. She has chosen to be part of stories that are “not commonly told but are needed to be heard.”
Nandita has a fiery passion to make a difference, a driving force that underlies the roles she chooses. She believes in using the medium of cinema as a tool for social change, and the commitment with which she campaigns for various causes have won her many admirers across the world.
Nandita Das has been a featured speaker at various universities
and social forums both in India
and abroad. As part of her many ways of communicating, she has
also directed four public service
short films for civil society organizations that were
appreciated and awarded at
various short film festivals.
Her recent releases were
Marathi film Maati Maay by
Chitra Palekar, Mehreen
Jabbar's Pakistani film Ramchand
Pakistani, that premiered at the Tribeca Festival 2008 in New
York and Santosh Sivan's Before
the Rains, that premiered at the Toronto Festival and was recently released in the US.
She is currently working on her directorial debut, 'In Such Times' (Firaaq).Firaaq is ready and getting rave reviews. The movie is going to London Film Festival. It is an ensemble
film that deals with the impact of sectarian violence on human psyche and
relationships and lent her voice for the children's series, The Wonder Pets as the
Bengal Tiger.
Nandita Das is known for her critically acclaimed performances in Deepa Mehta Films Fire, Earth alongside Aamir Khan, Bawander (directed by Jagmohan Mundhra) and Amar Bhuvan (directed by Mrinal Sen). She has performed in over 25 feature films and has won the Best Actress award for her performance in the film Bawander at the Santa Monica Film Festival (2001). She also won the Best Actress award for performance
in Amar Bhuvan at the Cairo Film Festival (2002). In May 2005, she served as a
Member of the Jury at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.
She has played
storyteller/narrator in the
audiobook series for kids "Under
the Banyan" by Karadi Tales.
She has also been the narrator
in the audiobook of Mahatma
Gandhi's autobiography by
Charkha Audiobooks "The Story
of My Experiments with Truth".
She also gives talks around the
world about the impact of her
films and the need for powerful
social movements in India.
She most recently spoke at
MIT on April 12, 2007 after a screening of Fire.
She got National award for
Telugu Film Kamli in Best
Actress category.
Das has married and divorced
twice. In 2002, she married
Kolkatta based advertising professional Soumya Sen for
the second time, but was
divorced in 2006.
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