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| name = Nandita Das .
| image = Nandita Das at the screening of Gattu in 2012 (01).jpg
| caption = Nandita at the screening of ''[[:w:Gattu|Gattu]]'' in 2012
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1969}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| nationality = [[Indian People|Indian]]
| occupation = [[Actress]], [[Film director|Director]]
| religion = [[Atheism]]<ref name="religion"/>
| children = 1
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| yearsactive = 1989, 1996–present
| spouse = Soumya Sen (2002–07){{cn|date=March 2016}} Subodh Maskara (2010–present)
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'''Nandita Das''' is an [[Cinema of India|Indian film]] actress and director. She has acted in over 30 feature films in ten different languages. As an actress, she is known for her performances in ''[[Fire (1996 film)|Fire]]'' (1996), ''[[Earth (1998 film)|Earth]]'' (1998), ''[[Bawandar]]'' (2000), ''[[Kannathil Muthamittal]]'' (2002), ''[[Azhagi]]'' and ''[[Before The Rains]]'' (2007). ''[[Firaaq]]'', her directorial debut feature film, premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 2008, and has traveled to over 50 festivals, winning over 20 awards. She has been on the jury of [[Cannes Film Festival]] twice—2005 and 2013—among others. She has been awarded the Chevalier of the [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]] by the [[Government of France]] for her contribution towards arts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-04-23/news-interviews/27782362_1_nandita-das-honour-films |title=My work has been less visible in India – India Buzz-Entertainment |publisher=''[[The Times of India]]'' |date=23 April 2008}}</ref> Nandita Das was the first Indian to be inducted into the International Women's Forum's hall of fame for her contributions to the arts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/nandita-das-inducted-in-international-womens-forum-hall-of-fame/1/158674.html|title=Game for Fame -Nandita Das is first Indian to be inducted into the International Women's Forum Hall of Fame|publisher=''[[India Today]]'' |date=5 November 2011}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Das was born in 1969 to [[Jatin Das (painter)|Jatin Das]], a popular [[artist]], and Varsha, a writer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?261783 |title=The Painter's Daughter|work=[[Outlook India]] |date= |accessdate=30 December 2009}}</ref> Das is of [[Odia people|Odia]] descent on her father's side and [[Gujarati people|Gujarati]] on her mother’s side. She has a younger brother who works as a creative designer. Despite being born in [[Mumbai]], she was largely brought up in [[Delhi]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/art-culture/i-am-still-searching-for-a-place-to-call-home |title=I am still searching for a place to call home |publisher=[[OPEN (magazine)]]|date= |accessdate=13 August 2013}}</ref> where she was schooled at the [[Sardar Patel Vidyalaya]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Khushwant|first1=Singh|title=The Painter’s Daughter|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article/the-painters-daughter/261783|publisher=[[Outlook India]]|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2 October 2015}}</ref> Later, she received her [[Bachelor of Arts|bachelor's degree]] in Geography from [[Miranda House]] and a [[Master of Social Work]] degree from the [[Delhi School of Social Work]], both affiliated to the [[University of Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Mendis|first=Isidore Domnick|title= Independent stardom |url= http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/life/2003/06/23/stories/2003062300180100.htm|date=23 June 2003|work=[[Business Line]]|accessdate=20 June 2009}}</ref>

Nandita Das was a Yale World Fellow 2014. She was among the 16 emerging global leaders who were chosen from close to 4000 applicants. The mission of the fellowship is to cultivate and empower a network of globally engaged leaders committed to positive change through dialogue and action.

==Career==

===Acting===
[[File:Nandita Das still2.jpg|thumb|right|Nandita Das]]
Nandita Das started her acting career with the theatre group [[Jana Natya Manch]]. She taught at the [[Rishi Valley School]].

She has acted in over 40 feature films in ten different languages with many eminent directors like [[Mrinal Sen]], [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]], [[Shyam Benegal]], [[Deepa Mehta]], [[Mani Ratnam]] and others.

She is best known for her performances in [[Deepa Mehta]] films ''[[Fire (1996 film)|Fire]]'', ''[[Earth (1998 film)|Earth]]'' alongside [[Aamir Khan]], ''Bawander'' (directed by [[Jagmohan Mundhra]]) and ''[[Naalu Pennungal]]'' (directed by [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]] ). Das has acted in films in ten different languages: English, Hindi, Bengali, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Marathi, Oriya and Kannada. The movie star [[Sukanya (actress)|Sukanya]] provided Das' speaking voice in the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] classic ''[[Kannathil Muthamittal]]''.

Nandita Das revisited her theatre roots with a play called ''Between the Lines'' co-written and directed by her. She has also acted in ''Khamosh! Adalat jaari hai'', a Cineplay production written by [[Vijay Tendulkar]]'s {{huh?|date=March 2016}}

===Directing===
In 2008, she completed filming her directorial debut, ''[[Firaaq]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last= Saltz |first= Rachel |title= The Variety of Life, Real and Imagined, in Movie-Mad India |url= http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/05/movies/05indi.html?ref=arts |date= 4 June 2009 |work= New York Times|accessdate=20 June 2009}}</ref> ''Firaaq'' is a work of fiction, based on a thousand true stories and is set a month after the Gujarat riots in 2002. 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. The film traces the emotional journeys of ordinary people – some who were victims, some perpetrators and some who chose to watch silently. The film's stellar cast includes [[Naseeruddin Shah]], [[Raghubir Yadav]], [[Paresh Rawal]], [[Deepti Naval]], [[Sanjay Suri]], [[Tisca Chopra]], [[Shahana Goswami]] and [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]].

[[Firaaq]], her directorial debut feature film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2008, and has travelled to over 50 festivals, winning much appreciation from critics and audiences and has won over 10 international awards and 10 within the country.

The film won top honours at the [[Asian Festival of First Films]] 2008 in Singapore, where it won the awards for "Best Film", "Screenplay / Script", and "Foreign Correspondents Assn. Purple Orchid Award for Best Film".<ref>{{cite news|author=Patrick Frater|title='Firaaq' scoops Asian fest honors: Indian film picks up multiple awards|date=10 December 2008|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117997193.html?categoryId=13&cs=1|accessdate=11 December 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Firaaq wins best film award at Asian Festival of 1st Films|publisher=Indiantelevision|date=11 December 2008|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/aac/y2k8/aac747.php|accessdate=11 December 2008}}</ref> The film has also won awards at other international film festivals, including the Special Prize Award at the [[Thessaloniki International Film Festival]] in [[Greece]], the Special Jury Award at the [[International Film Festival of Kerala]], and the Best Editor award for the film's editor [[Sreekar Prasad]] at the [[Dubai International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|title=PPC's FIRAAQ wins five International Awards|date=22 January 2009|publisher=Bollywood Trade News Network|url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/09/jan/22-ppcs-firaaq-wins-five-international-awards-010913.asp|accessdate=1 February 2009}}</ref> It was released in India on 20 March 2009.<ref>{{cite web|author=Toonsters |url=http://www.firaaqthefilm.com |title=Firaaq :: A Nandita Das Film:: Official Website :: |publisher=Firaaqthefilm.com |date= |accessdate=10 July 2012}}</ref> The film also won an award at the [[Kara Film Festival]]. Das said that the film "gave a voice to so much that remains silent".<ref>{{Cite book|title=Nandita Das talks about her directorial debut Firaaq|publisher=Radio Sargam|date=26 January 2009|url=http://www.radiosargam.com/films/archives/32209/nandita-das-talks-about-her-directorial-debut-firaaq.html}}</ref>

===Voice narration===
Das narrated the children's audiobook series ''Under the Banyan'', and Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography by Charkha Audiobooks ''The Story of My Experiments with Truth''. She has also lent her voice to the children's television series, ''[[Wonder Pets]]'' as the Bengal Tiger.

==Personal life==
In 2002, Das married Saumya Sen.<ref>{{cite web |title= Nandita, Saumya remain friends |url= http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/news/nandita-das-020806.html |date= 2 August 2006 |publisher=OneIndia |accessdate=20 June 2009}}</ref> The couple began Leapfrog, a media organisation geared towards making socially conscious ad films.<ref>{{cite news |title= Her own person |url= http://www.hindu.com/mag/2004/12/19/stories/2004121900440500.htm |work= The Hindu |date= 19 December 2004 |accessdate=20 June 2009 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> The couple divorced in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|last=Anand |first=Utkarsh |title=Actor Nandita Das files for divorce |url=http://in.news.yahoo.com/48/20090524/1251/ten-actor-nandita-das-files-for-divorce.html |date=24 May 2009 |publisher=Yahoo! India News |accessdate=20 June 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531194241/http://in.news.yahoo.com/48/20090524/1251/ten-actor-nandita-das-files-for-divorce.html |archivedate=31 May 2009 }}</ref>{{notinsource|date=March 2016}} After dating Subodh Maskara, an industrialist based out of Mumbai for a couple of months, she married him on 2 January 2010 and moved to Mumbai.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://movies.indiatimes.com/Gossip/Nandita-Das-is-dating-again/articleshow/5255407.cms |title=Nandita Das is dating again |publisher=Movies.indiatimes.com |date=21 November 2009 |accessdate=30 December 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Nandita Das marries, moves to Mumbai by SUBHASH K JHA |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-06/news-interviews/28120885_1_nandita-das-subodh-maskara-milind-soman |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=6 January 2010 |first1=Subhash K |last1=Jha}}</ref> Das and Maskara had a baby boy named Vihaan.<ref>{{cite news | title=It's a baby boy for Nandita! | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-12/news-interviews/28276342_1_baby-boy-nandita-das-subodh-maskara |work=Times of India|accessdate=13 August 2010 |first1=Vickey |last1=Lalwani |date=12 August 2010}}</ref> Das has remained an atheist throughout her life.<ref name="religion">{{cite web|title=Atheism is the religion for these filmi folk |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/photo-features/Atheism-is-the-religion-for-these-filmi-folk/Atheism-is-the-religion-for-these-filmi-folk/photostory/45543827.cms|website=The Times of India|accessdate=12 June 2016|date=17 December 2014}}</ref>

==Activism==

Das has done her Masters in Social Work from the University of Delhi and continues to advocate issues of social justice and human rights. She is a passionate volunteer and served as a Guest of honour in the prestigious iVolunteer Awards 2012, held in Mumbai.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiacsr.in/en/?p=10464 |title= iVolunteer Awards Celebrates Volunteering by Recognizing Volunteers|publisher=www.indiacsr.in |date= |accessdate=15 April 2013}}</ref>

Among other topics, she speaks to campaign for child survival, against AIDS, and violence against women.<ref>{{cite news |last= Gautam |first= Savitha |title= Ms. Sense |url= http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2004/09/27/stories/2004092701100300.htm |date= 27 September 2004 |work= The Hindu |accessdate=20 June 2009 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> She was appointed as the chairperson of the [[Children's Film Society of India]] in 2009.<ref name=cp>{{cite web|url=http://www.cfsindia.org/nandita-das.htm |title=Profile of Chairperson |publisher=[[CFSI]] website |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101207074928/http://cfsindia.org/nandita-das.htm |archivedate=7 December 2010 }}</ref>

She was also one of the petitioners who sought mercy for Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab involved in Mumbai 26/11 terror attack.<ref>http://www.oneindia.com/2012/11/21/over-200-indians-had-urged-president-not-to-hang-kasab-1102141.html</ref> Das also donated INR 1 lac for setting up online magazine ''Tehelka'' founded by [[Tarun Tejpal]].<ref>http://www.firstpost.com/india/tehelka-business-murky-deals-profits-for-tejpal-family-shoma-1254789.html</ref>

She was a member of the main jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 2005, among other reputed international film festivals. She has served as the Chairperson of the Children's Film Society, India.

She has spoken out against the dark skin colour bias in India. "Even in the [Indian film] industry when a makeup man or a cinematographer would come and say can you lighten your skin a little, especially when you are playing the middle class educated character," she said in an interview in September 2014.<ref>Even within independent cinema there is a kind of populist independent cinema: Nandita Das – {{Cite news|title = The American Bazaar|date = 30 September 2014|url = http://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2014/09/30/even-within-independent-cinema-kind-populist-independent-cinema-nandita-das}}</ref>

===Speaking engagements===
Nandita Das is a featured speaker who has spoken at various platforms, both in India and around the world. She spoke at [[MIT]] on 12 April 2007 after a screening of ''Fire''.

In 2013, she gave her support to the ''[http://darkisbeautiful.in Dark is Beautiful]'' campaign to draw attention to the unjust effects of skin colour bias in India and celebrate the beauty and diversity of all skin tones.<ref>India's unfair obsession with fair skin – {{Cite news|title = The Guardian|date = 14 August 2013|url = http://www.theguardian.com/world/shortcuts/2013/aug/14/indias-dark-obsession-fair-skin}}</ref>
She is exhorting women to 'Stay Unfair, Stay Beautiful'
<ref>Why Nandita Das doesn't like being called 'dusky' – {{Cite news|title = Times of India |date = 30 July 2013|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Why-Nandita-Das-doesnt-like-being-called-dusky/articleshow/21477821.cms}}</ref>
She spoke at [[Tufts University]] on 30 October 2014 on gender in society and cinema.

==Awards and honours==

The French government has bestowed on Nandita Das the award of Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters, a very prestigious Civil Award. In 2011, she was the first Indian to be inducted into the Hall of Fame of the International Women's Forum, [[Washington, D.C.|Washington DC]]. On 10.03.2009 [[France]] released a self-adhesive stamp as part of the project "Women of the world" for Nandita Das.<ref>http://www.indianphilately.net/nanditadas.html</ref>

;2000 [[45th Filmfare Awards]]
*'''Won''' – [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut|Best Debut]] – ''[[1947 Earth]]''

;2001 [[Santa Monica Film Festival]]
*'''Won''' – Best Actress – ''Bawander''

;2002 [[Cairo International Film Festival]]
*'''Won''' – Best Actress – ''Amaar Bhuvan''

;2002 [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]]
*'''Won''' – Special Prize – ''[[Kannathil Muthamittal]]''

;[[2005 Cannes Film Festival]]
*May 2005 – Das served as a Member of the Jury at the 2005 [[Cannes Film Festival]]

;2006 [[Nandi Awards]]
*'''Won''' – [[Nandi Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] – ''[[Kamli (film)|Kamli]]''

;2008 [[Asian Festival of First Films]]
*'''Won''' – Best Film – ''[[Firaaq]]''
*'''Won''' – Best Screenplay – ''[[Firaaq]]''
*'''Won''' – Foreign Correspondents Association Purple Orchid Award for Best Film – ''[[Firaaq]]''

;2008 [[Cabinet of France|Government of France]]
*'''Won''' – [[Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]]

;2009 [[Kara Film Festival]]
*'''Won''' – Best Film

;2009 [[International Film Festival of Kerala]]
*'''Won''' – Special Jury Award – ''[[Firaaq]]''

;2009 [[Thessaloniki International Film Festival]]
*'''Won''' – Special Prize (Everyday Life: Transcendence or Reconciliation Award) – ''[[Firaaq]]''
*Nominated – Golden Alexander – ''[[Firaaq]]''

;2010 [[55th Filmfare Awards|Filmfare Awards]]
*'''Won''' – [[Filmfare Special Award|Special Award]] – ''[[Firaaq]]''

;2013 [[2nd South Indian International Movie Awards]]
* Nominated—Best Actress in a Supporting Role – ''[[Neerparavai]]''

==Filmography==

===Actor===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Language(s)
! Notes
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Parinati]]'' || || Hindi ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Fire (1996 film)|Fire]]''|| Sita || English ||
|-
| rowspan="4"| 1998 || ''[[1947 Earth]]'' || Shanta, the Ayah|| [[Hindi]] || [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut]]
|-
| ''[[Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa]]'' || Nandini Mitra|| Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Janmadinam]]'' || Sarasu || [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
| ''[[Biswaprakash]]'' || Anjali|| [[Oriya language|Oriya]]||
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1999 || ''[[Deveeri]]'' || Deveeri (Akka) || [[Kannada]] ||
|-
| ''[[Rockford (film)|Rockford]]'' || Lily Vegas || English ||
|-
| ''[[Punaradhivasam]]'' || Shalini || Malayalam ||
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2000 || ''[[Hari-Bhari]]'' || Afsana|| Hindi ||
|-
| ''Saanjh'' || || [[Hindi]] || Short film
|-
| ''[[Bawandar]]'' || Sanwari || Hindi, [[Rajasthani language|Rajasthani]], English || Best Actress at [[Santa Monica Film Festival]]
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2001 || ''[[Aks (film)|Aks]]'' || Supriya Verma || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Daughters of the Century]]'' || Charu|| Hindi ||
|-
| rowspan="6"| 2002 || ''[[Aamaar Bhuvan]]'' || Sakina || [[Bengali language|Bengali]] || Best Actress at [[Cairo Film Festival]] [[Zee Cine Award for Best Actor – Female]]
|-
| ''[[Kannaki (film)|Kannaki]]'' || Kannaki || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Pitaah]]'' || Paro || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Azhagi]]'' || Dhanalakshmi || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| ''[[Kannathil Muthamittal]]'' || Shyama || Tamil || [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize]]
|-
| ''[[Lal Salaam (film)|Lal Salaam]]'' || Rupi(alias Chandrakka) || Hindi ||
|-
| rowspan="6"| 2003 || ''[[Ek Alag Mausam]]'' || Aparna Verma || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Bas Yun Hi]]'' || Veda || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Supari (film)|Supari]]'' || Mamta Sikri|| Urdu ||
|-
| ''[[Shubho Mahurat]]'' || Mallika Sen || Bengali ||
|-
| ''[[Kagaar: Life on the Edge]]'' || Aditi || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Ek Din 24 Ghante]]'' || Sameera Dutta || Hindi ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Vishwa Thulasi]]'' ||Sita|| Tamil ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Fleeting Beauty]]'' ||Indian woman|| English ||
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2006 ||''Maati Maay'' ||Chandi|| [[Marathi language|Marathi]] ||
|-
| ''[[Podokkhep]]'' || Megha|| Bengali ||
|-
| ''[[Kamli (film)|Kamli]]'' || Kamli|| [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || [[Nandi Award for Best Actress]]
|-
| rowspan="4"| 2007 ||''[[Before the Rains]]'' || Sajani || English, Malayalam ||
|-
|''[[Provoked (film)|Provoked]]'' || Radha Dalal|| English ||
|-
| ''[[Naalu Pennungal]]'' || Kamakshi || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Paani: A Drop of Life]]'' ||Mira Ben|| Hindi || Short film
|-
| 2008 ||''[[Ramchand Pakistani]]'' ||Champa|| Urdu || Pakistani film
|-
| 2011 || ''[[I Am (2010 Indian film)|I Am]]'' || Afia || Hindi||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Neerparavai]]'' || Esther || Tamil || Nominated—[[2nd South Indian International Movie Awards|SIIMA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Tamil]] Nominated—[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil]]
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Traces of Sandalwood|Rastres de Sàndal]]'' || Mina || English, Catalan ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Untitled Kutty Revathi Film]]'' || TBA || Tamil ||
|}

===Director===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Language
! Notes
|-
|| 2008 || ''[[Firaaq]]'' || [[Hindi]] [[Urdu]] & [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] || Best Film and Best Screenplay at [[Asian Festival of First Films]] Purple Orchid Award for Best Film at [[Asian Festival of First Films]] Special Jury Award at [[International Film Festival of Kerala]] Special Prize at [[International Thessaloniki Film Festival]] [[Filmfare Special Award]] Nominated—Golden Alexander at [[International Thessaloniki Film Festival]]
|-
|| 2017 || ''Manto'' || [[Hindi]] [[Urdu]] || Pre-production
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{IMDb name|id=0201903|name=Nandita Das}}
*[http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/jun/10nan.htm Interview 2003]

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Nandita Das

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{{Infobox person
| name = Nandita Das .
| image = Nandita Das at the screening of Gattu in 2012 (01).jpg
| caption = Nandita at the screening of ''[[:w:Gattu|Gattu]]'' in 2012
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1969}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| nationality = [[Indian People|Indian]]
| occupation = [[Actress]], [[Film director|Director]]
| religion = [[Atheism]]<ref name="religion"/>
| children = 1
| imagesize =
| birthname =
| othername =
| yearsactive = 1989, 1996–present
| spouse = Sriram Nagarajan (2012–){{cn|date=March 2016}} Subodh Maskara (2010–present)
}}

'''Nandita Das''' is an [[Cinema of India|Indian film]] actress and director. She has acted in over 30 feature films in ten different languages. As an actress, she is known for her performances in ''[[Fire (1996 film)|Fire]]'' (1996), ''[[Earth (1998 film)|Earth]]'' (1998), ''[[Bawandar]]'' (2000), ''[[Kannathil Muthamittal]]'' (2002), ''[[Azhagi]]'' and ''[[Before The Rains]]'' (2007). ''[[Firaaq]]'', her directorial debut feature film, premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 2008, and has traveled to over 50 festivals, winning over 20 awards. She has been on the jury of [[Cannes Film Festival]] twice—2005 and 2013—among others. She has been awarded the Chevalier of the [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]] by the [[Government of France]] for her contribution towards arts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-04-23/news-interviews/27782362_1_nandita-das-honour-films |title=My work has been less visible in India – India Buzz-Entertainment |publisher=''[[The Times of India]]'' |date=23 April 2008}}</ref> Nandita Das was the first Indian to be inducted into the International Women's Forum's hall of fame for her contributions to the arts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/nandita-das-inducted-in-international-womens-forum-hall-of-fame/1/158674.html|title=Game for Fame -Nandita Das is first Indian to be inducted into the International Women's Forum Hall of Fame|publisher=''[[India Today]]'' |date=5 November 2011}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Das was born in 1969 to [[Jatin Das (painter)|Jatin Das]], a popular [[artist]], and Varsha, a writer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?261783 |title=The Painter's Daughter|work=[[Outlook India]] |date= |accessdate=30 December 2009}}</ref> Das is of [[Odia people|Odia]] descent on her father's side and [[Gujarati people|Gujarati]] on her mother’s side. She has a younger brother who works as a creative designer. Despite being born in [[Mumbai]], she was largely brought up in [[Delhi]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/art-culture/i-am-still-searching-for-a-place-to-call-home |title=I am still searching for a place to call home |publisher=[[OPEN (magazine)]]|date= |accessdate=13 August 2013}}</ref> where she was schooled at the [[Sardar Patel Vidyalaya]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Khushwant|first1=Singh|title=The Painter’s Daughter|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article/the-painters-daughter/261783|publisher=[[Outlook India]]|date=21 September 2009|accessdate=2 October 2015}}</ref> Later, she received her [[Bachelor of Arts|bachelor's degree]] in Geography from [[Miranda House]] and a [[Master of Social Work]] degree from the [[Delhi School of Social Work]], both affiliated to the [[University of Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Mendis|first=Isidore Domnick|title= Independent stardom |url= http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/life/2003/06/23/stories/2003062300180100.htm|date=23 June 2003|work=[[Business Line]]|accessdate=20 June 2009}}</ref>

Nandita Das was a Yale World Fellow 2014. She was among the 16 emerging global leaders who were chosen from close to 4000 applicants. The mission of the fellowship is to cultivate and empower a network of globally engaged leaders committed to positive change through dialogue and action.

==Career==

===Acting===
[[File:Nandita Das still2.jpg|thumb|right|Nandita Das]]
Nandita Das started her acting career with the theatre group [[Jana Natya Manch]]. She taught at the [[Rishi Valley School]].

She has acted in over 40 feature films in ten different languages with many eminent directors like [[Mrinal Sen]], [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]], [[Shyam Benegal]], [[Deepa Mehta]], [[Mani Ratnam]] and others.

She is best known for her performances in [[Deepa Mehta]] films ''[[Fire (1996 film)|Fire]]'', ''[[Earth (1998 film)|Earth]]'' alongside [[Aamir Khan]], ''Bawander'' (directed by [[Jagmohan Mundhra]]) and ''[[Naalu Pennungal]]'' (directed by [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]] ). Das has acted in films in ten different languages: English, Hindi, Bengali, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Marathi, Oriya and Kannada. The movie star [[Sukanya (actress)|Sukanya]] provided Das' speaking voice in the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] classic ''[[Kannathil Muthamittal]]''.

Nandita Das revisited her theatre roots with a play called ''Between the Lines'' co-written and directed by her. She has also acted in ''Khamosh! Adalat jaari hai'', a Cineplay production written by [[Vijay Tendulkar]]'s {{huh?|date=March 2016}}

===Directing===
In 2008, she completed filming her directorial debut, ''[[Firaaq]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last= Saltz |first= Rachel |title= The Variety of Life, Real and Imagined, in Movie-Mad India |url= http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/05/movies/05indi.html?ref=arts |date= 4 June 2009 |work= New York Times|accessdate=20 June 2009}}</ref> ''Firaaq'' is a work of fiction, based on a thousand true stories and is set a month after the Gujarat riots in 2002. 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. The film traces the emotional journeys of ordinary people – some who were victims, some perpetrators and some who chose to watch silently. The film's stellar cast includes [[Naseeruddin Shah]], [[Raghubir Yadav]], [[Paresh Rawal]], [[Deepti Naval]], [[Sanjay Suri]], [[Tisca Chopra]], [[Shahana Goswami]] and [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]].

[[Firaaq]], her directorial debut feature film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2008, and has travelled to over 50 festivals, winning much appreciation from critics and audiences and has won over 10 international awards and 10 within the country.

The film won top honours at the [[Asian Festival of First Films]] 2008 in Singapore, where it won the awards for "Best Film", "Screenplay / Script", and "Foreign Correspondents Assn. Purple Orchid Award for Best Film".<ref>{{cite news|author=Patrick Frater|title='Firaaq' scoops Asian fest honors: Indian film picks up multiple awards|date=10 December 2008|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117997193.html?categoryId=13&cs=1|accessdate=11 December 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Firaaq wins best film award at Asian Festival of 1st Films|publisher=Indiantelevision|date=11 December 2008|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/aac/y2k8/aac747.php|accessdate=11 December 2008}}</ref> The film has also won awards at other international film festivals, including the Special Prize Award at the [[Thessaloniki International Film Festival]] in [[Greece]], the Special Jury Award at the [[International Film Festival of Kerala]], and the Best Editor award for the film's editor [[Sreekar Prasad]] at the [[Dubai International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|title=PPC's FIRAAQ wins five International Awards|date=22 January 2009|publisher=Bollywood Trade News Network|url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/09/jan/22-ppcs-firaaq-wins-five-international-awards-010913.asp|accessdate=1 February 2009}}</ref> It was released in India on 20 March 2009.<ref>{{cite web|author=Toonsters |url=http://www.firaaqthefilm.com |title=Firaaq :: A Nandita Das Film:: Official Website :: |publisher=Firaaqthefilm.com |date= |accessdate=10 July 2012}}</ref> The film also won an award at the [[Kara Film Festival]]. Das said that the film "gave a voice to so much that remains silent".<ref>{{Cite book|title=Nandita Das talks about her directorial debut Firaaq|publisher=Radio Sargam|date=26 January 2009|url=http://www.radiosargam.com/films/archives/32209/nandita-das-talks-about-her-directorial-debut-firaaq.html}}</ref>

===Voice narration===
Das narrated the children's audiobook series ''Under the Banyan'', and Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography by Charkha Audiobooks ''The Story of My Experiments with Truth''. She has also lent her voice to the children's television series, ''[[Wonder Pets]]'' as the Bengal Tiger.

==Personal life==
In 2002, Das married Saumya Sen.<ref>{{cite web |title= Nandita, Saumya remain friends |url= http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/news/nandita-das-020806.html |date= 2 August 2006 |publisher=OneIndia |accessdate=20 June 2009}}</ref> The couple began Leapfrog, a media organisation geared towards making socially conscious ad films.<ref>{{cite news |title= Her own person |url= http://www.hindu.com/mag/2004/12/19/stories/2004121900440500.htm |work= The Hindu |date= 19 December 2004 |accessdate=20 June 2009 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> The couple divorced in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|last=Anand |first=Utkarsh |title=Actor Nandita Das files for divorce |url=http://in.news.yahoo.com/48/20090524/1251/ten-actor-nandita-das-files-for-divorce.html |date=24 May 2009 |publisher=Yahoo! India News |accessdate=20 June 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531194241/http://in.news.yahoo.com/48/20090524/1251/ten-actor-nandita-das-files-for-divorce.html |archivedate=31 May 2009 }}</ref>{{notinsource|date=March 2016}} After dating Subodh Maskara, an industrialist based out of Mumbai for a couple of months, she married him on 2 January 2010 and moved to Mumbai.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://movies.indiatimes.com/Gossip/Nandita-Das-is-dating-again/articleshow/5255407.cms |title=Nandita Das is dating again |publisher=Movies.indiatimes.com |date=21 November 2009 |accessdate=30 December 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Nandita Das marries, moves to Mumbai by SUBHASH K JHA |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-06/news-interviews/28120885_1_nandita-das-subodh-maskara-milind-soman |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=6 January 2010 |first1=Subhash K |last1=Jha}}</ref> Das and Maskara had a baby boy named Vihaan.<ref>{{cite news | title=It's a baby boy for Nandita! | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-12/news-interviews/28276342_1_baby-boy-nandita-das-subodh-maskara |work=Times of India|accessdate=13 August 2010 |first1=Vickey |last1=Lalwani |date=12 August 2010}}</ref> Das has remained an atheist throughout her life.<ref name="religion">{{cite web|title=Atheism is the religion for these filmi folk |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/photo-features/Atheism-is-the-religion-for-these-filmi-folk/Atheism-is-the-religion-for-these-filmi-folk/photostory/45543827.cms|website=The Times of India|accessdate=12 June 2016|date=17 December 2014}}</ref>

==Activism==

Das has done her Masters in Social Work from the University of Delhi and continues to advocate issues of social justice and human rights. She is a passionate volunteer and served as a Guest of honour in the prestigious iVolunteer Awards 2012, held in Mumbai.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiacsr.in/en/?p=10464 |title= iVolunteer Awards Celebrates Volunteering by Recognizing Volunteers|publisher=www.indiacsr.in |date= |accessdate=15 April 2013}}</ref>

Among other topics, she speaks to campaign for child survival, against AIDS, and violence against women.<ref>{{cite news |last= Gautam |first= Savitha |title= Ms. Sense |url= http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2004/09/27/stories/2004092701100300.htm |date= 27 September 2004 |work= The Hindu |accessdate=20 June 2009 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> She was appointed as the chairperson of the [[Children's Film Society of India]] in 2009.<ref name=cp>{{cite web|url=http://www.cfsindia.org/nandita-das.htm |title=Profile of Chairperson |publisher=[[CFSI]] website |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101207074928/http://cfsindia.org/nandita-das.htm |archivedate=7 December 2010 }}</ref>

She was also one of the petitioners who sought mercy for Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab involved in Mumbai 26/11 terror attack.<ref>http://www.oneindia.com/2012/11/21/over-200-indians-had-urged-president-not-to-hang-kasab-1102141.html</ref> Das also donated INR 1 lac for setting up online magazine ''Tehelka'' founded by [[Tarun Tejpal]].<ref>http://www.firstpost.com/india/tehelka-business-murky-deals-profits-for-tejpal-family-shoma-1254789.html</ref>

She was a member of the main jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 2005, among other reputed international film festivals. She has served as the Chairperson of the Children's Film Society, India.

She has spoken out against the dark skin colour bias in India. "Even in the [Indian film] industry when a makeup man or a cinematographer would come and say can you lighten your skin a little, especially when you are playing the middle class educated character," she said in an interview in September 2014.<ref>Even within independent cinema there is a kind of populist independent cinema: Nandita Das – {{Cite news|title = The American Bazaar|date = 30 September 2014|url = http://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2014/09/30/even-within-independent-cinema-kind-populist-independent-cinema-nandita-das}}</ref>

===Speaking engagements===
Nandita Das is a featured speaker who has spoken at various platforms, both in India and around the world. She spoke at [[MIT]] on 12 April 2007 after a screening of ''Fire''.

In 2013, she gave her support to the ''[http://darkisbeautiful.in Dark is Beautiful]'' campaign to draw attention to the unjust effects of skin colour bias in India and celebrate the beauty and diversity of all skin tones.<ref>India's unfair obsession with fair skin – {{Cite news|title = The Guardian|date = 14 August 2013|url = http://www.theguardian.com/world/shortcuts/2013/aug/14/indias-dark-obsession-fair-skin}}</ref>
She is exhorting women to 'Stay Unfair, Stay Beautiful'
<ref>Why Nandita Das doesn't like being called 'dusky' – {{Cite news|title = Times of India |date = 30 July 2013|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Why-Nandita-Das-doesnt-like-being-called-dusky/articleshow/21477821.cms}}</ref>
She spoke at [[Tufts University]] on 30 October 2014 on gender in society and cinema.

==Awards and honours==

The French government has bestowed on Nandita Das the award of Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters, a very prestigious Civil Award. In 2011, she was the first Indian to be inducted into the Hall of Fame of the International Women's Forum, [[Washington, D.C.|Washington DC]]. On 10.03.2009 [[France]] released a self-adhesive stamp as part of the project "Women of the world" for Nandita Das.<ref>http://www.indianphilately.net/nanditadas.html</ref>

;2000 [[45th Filmfare Awards]]
*'''Won''' – [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut|Best Debut]] – ''[[1947 Earth]]''

;2001 [[Santa Monica Film Festival]]
*'''Won''' – Best Actress – ''Bawander''

;2002 [[Cairo International Film Festival]]
*'''Won''' – Best Actress – ''Amaar Bhuvan''

;2002 [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]]
*'''Won''' – Special Prize – ''[[Kannathil Muthamittal]]''

;[[2005 Cannes Film Festival]]
*May 2005 – Das served as a Member of the Jury at the 2005 [[Cannes Film Festival]]

;2006 [[Nandi Awards]]
*'''Won''' – [[Nandi Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] – ''[[Kamli (film)|Kamli]]''

;2008 [[Asian Festival of First Films]]
*'''Won''' – Best Film – ''[[Firaaq]]''
*'''Won''' – Best Screenplay – ''[[Firaaq]]''
*'''Won''' – Foreign Correspondents Association Purple Orchid Award for Best Film – ''[[Firaaq]]''

;2008 [[Cabinet of France|Government of France]]
*'''Won''' – [[Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]]

;2009 [[Kara Film Festival]]
*'''Won''' – Best Film

;2009 [[International Film Festival of Kerala]]
*'''Won''' – Special Jury Award – ''[[Firaaq]]''

;2009 [[Thessaloniki International Film Festival]]
*'''Won''' – Special Prize (Everyday Life: Transcendence or Reconciliation Award) – ''[[Firaaq]]''
*Nominated – Golden Alexander – ''[[Firaaq]]''

;2010 [[55th Filmfare Awards|Filmfare Awards]]
*'''Won''' – [[Filmfare Special Award|Special Award]] – ''[[Firaaq]]''

;2013 [[2nd South Indian International Movie Awards]]
* Nominated—Best Actress in a Supporting Role – ''[[Neerparavai]]''

==Filmography==

===Actor===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Language(s)
! Notes
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Parinati]]'' || || Hindi ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Fire (1996 film)|Fire]]''|| Sita || English ||
|-
| rowspan="4"| 1998 || ''[[1947 Earth]]'' || Shanta, the Ayah|| [[Hindi]] || [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut]]
|-
| ''[[Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa]]'' || Nandini Mitra|| Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Janmadinam]]'' || Sarasu || [[Malayalam]] ||
|-
| ''[[Biswaprakash]]'' || Anjali|| [[Oriya language|Oriya]]||
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1999 || ''[[Deveeri]]'' || Deveeri (Akka) || [[Kannada]] ||
|-
| ''[[Rockford (film)|Rockford]]'' || Lily Vegas || English ||
|-
| ''[[Punaradhivasam]]'' || Shalini || Malayalam ||
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2000 || ''[[Hari-Bhari]]'' || Afsana|| Hindi ||
|-
| ''Saanjh'' || || [[Hindi]] || Short film
|-
| ''[[Bawandar]]'' || Sanwari || Hindi, [[Rajasthani language|Rajasthani]], English || Best Actress at [[Santa Monica Film Festival]]
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2001 || ''[[Aks (film)|Aks]]'' || Supriya Verma || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Daughters of the Century]]'' || Charu|| Hindi ||
|-
| rowspan="6"| 2002 || ''[[Aamaar Bhuvan]]'' || Sakina || [[Bengali language|Bengali]] || Best Actress at [[Cairo Film Festival]] [[Zee Cine Award for Best Actor – Female]]
|-
| ''[[Kannaki (film)|Kannaki]]'' || Kannaki || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Pitaah]]'' || Paro || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Azhagi]]'' || Dhanalakshmi || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| ''[[Kannathil Muthamittal]]'' || Shyama || Tamil || [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize]]
|-
| ''[[Lal Salaam (film)|Lal Salaam]]'' || Rupi(alias Chandrakka) || Hindi ||
|-
| rowspan="6"| 2003 || ''[[Ek Alag Mausam]]'' || Aparna Verma || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Bas Yun Hi]]'' || Veda || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Supari (film)|Supari]]'' || Mamta Sikri|| Urdu ||
|-
| ''[[Shubho Mahurat]]'' || Mallika Sen || Bengali ||
|-
| ''[[Kagaar: Life on the Edge]]'' || Aditi || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Ek Din 24 Ghante]]'' || Sameera Dutta || Hindi ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Vishwa Thulasi]]'' ||Sita|| Tamil ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Fleeting Beauty]]'' ||Indian woman|| English ||
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2006 ||''Maati Maay'' ||Chandi|| [[Marathi language|Marathi]] ||
|-
| ''[[Podokkhep]]'' || Megha|| Bengali ||
|-
| ''[[Kamli (film)|Kamli]]'' || Kamli|| [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || [[Nandi Award for Best Actress]]
|-
| rowspan="4"| 2007 ||''[[Before the Rains]]'' || Sajani || English, Malayalam ||
|-
|''[[Provoked (film)|Provoked]]'' || Radha Dalal|| English ||
|-
| ''[[Naalu Pennungal]]'' || Kamakshi || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Paani: A Drop of Life]]'' ||Mira Ben|| Hindi || Short film
|-
| 2008 ||''[[Ramchand Pakistani]]'' ||Champa|| Urdu || Pakistani film
|-
| 2011 || ''[[I Am (2010 Indian film)|I Am]]'' || Afia || Hindi||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Neerparavai]]'' || Esther || Tamil || Nominated—[[2nd South Indian International Movie Awards|SIIMA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Tamil]] Nominated—[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil]]
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Traces of Sandalwood|Rastres de Sàndal]]'' || Mina || English, Catalan ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Untitled Kutty Revathi Film]]'' || TBA || Tamil ||
|}

===Director===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Language
! Notes
|-
|| 2008 || ''[[Firaaq]]'' || [[Hindi]] [[Urdu]] & [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] || Best Film and Best Screenplay at [[Asian Festival of First Films]] Purple Orchid Award for Best Film at [[Asian Festival of First Films]] Special Jury Award at [[International Film Festival of Kerala]] Special Prize at [[International Thessaloniki Film Festival]] [[Filmfare Special Award]] Nominated—Golden Alexander at [[International Thessaloniki Film Festival]]
|-
|| 2017 || ''Manto'' || [[Hindi]] [[Urdu]] || Pre-production
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Official website|http://nanditadas.com/}}
* {{IMDb name|id=0201903|name=Nandita Das}}
*[http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/jun/10nan.htm Interview 2003]

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