Mamta Kaash

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Mamta Kaash
Born (1964-03-29) 29 March 1964 (age 61)
India
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Actress, producer
Known for Casualty , Angels
AwardsActor: Cannes Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels, best actress award for Shalom Salaam, 1989; Producer: Moscow International Film Festival nomination for Delight, 2013

Mamta Kaash (born 29 March 1964)[ citation needed ] is an actress and producer who has worked in television, radio and theatre in the UK. Born in India, she is the daughter of a journalist for the BBC World Service.

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As an actress, she is perhaps best known for her roles in the BBC1 medical dramas Casualty , in which she played Dr Beth Ramanee, and Angels , as Nargis Khan. [1] [2] In 1985, she appeared in the long-running Yorkshire Television soap opera Emmerdale Farm . [2] [3] She also appeared in the Scottish soap opera River City , playing the role of Hana Malik. [4] Mamta also played the role of Mahatma Gandhi's adopted daughter Abha Chatterjee in the British television series Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

Theatre roles have included Moti Roti Puttli Chunni at Theatre Royal Stratford East (1993) and MAA at the Royal Court Theatre (1995). [5] [6] More recently, Kaash has focused on work as a producer. In 2013 she once again collaborated with director Gareth Jones as a co-producer of the film Delight, an awards nominee at the Moscow International Film Festival. [7] [8]

Awards

Kaash won Best Actress award at the 1989 Cannes Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels for her performance in the five-part BBC2 drama Shalom Salaam, a role for which she received widespread critical acclaim, with the drama also winning best screenplay for writer/director Gareth Jones. [9] [10] [11]

References

  1. ↑ Newcomb, Horace (2004). Encyclopedia of Television Volume 1 (second ed.). Abingdon, Oxon: Museum of Broadcast Communication (Taylor Francis). p. 478. ISBN   9780203937341 . Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Mamta Kaash: Filmography". bfi.org.uk. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "The Domestic Crusaders (2013): Cast". Tara Arts. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  4. ↑ Fulton, Rick (17 September 2012). "River City celebrates 10th birthday with a look at the original cast". Daily Record. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  5. ↑ Kingston, Jeremy (24 June 1993). "Thanks to Indian Movies". The Times. No. 64679.
  6. ↑ Gilbey, Ryan (17 June 1995). "Theatre: Moti Roti, Royal Court, London". The Independent. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "Delight". britishcouncil.org. British Council. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  8. ↑ Sidwell, James (23 June 2014). "Delight Film Feature". Buzz. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  9. ↑ Leonard, John (31 October 1988). "Television: Capitol Crimes". New York Magazine. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  10. ↑ Herbert, Hugh (27 April 1989). "Loyal on Troubled Waters". The Guardian.
  11. ↑ Waymark, Peter (26 April 1989). "Television Choice: Bridging the Divide". The Times. No. 63378.


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