Sreenanda Shankar

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Sreenanda Shankar
Born (1980-12-25) 25 December 1980 (age 43)
Kolkata, India
NationalityIndian
Alma mater The Ailey School, Roshan Taneja School of Acting, Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
Occupation(s) Actress, Model & Dancer
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Website sreenandashankar.com

Sreenanda Shankar (born December 25, 1980) is an Indian actress, model and dancer. [1]

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Early life and education

Sreenanda was born in Kolkata, India to Ananda Shankar; the Indian musician, and Tanusree Shankar; a dancer and choreographer. [2] [3] She is the granddaughter of Indian dancer and choreographer, Uday Shankar and his wife Amala Shankar. [2] The Indian sitarist and composer, Ravi Shankar is her granduncle. [2] Sreenanda started acting and dancing at a very young age having accompanied her parents on music recordings, dance tours and performances. [4]

Sreenanda was trained at the Tanusree Shankar Dance Academy [4] and studied at The Ailey School, the American dance training Theatre. [5] She also studied acting as a course at Roshan Taneja School of Acting in Mumbai, India [6] and at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York. [7]

Career

Sreenanda performed as a dancer on stage across India, as well as in USA, UK, Spain and other nations. [8] She performed on television for multiple dance-dramas where she played the role of Goddess Durga. [9]

As a model, Sreenanda has featured in TV/video commercials and ad campaigns on multiple occasions. [1] She has starred as an actress in movies directed by notable film directors such as Aparna Sen, Suman Ghosh and Srijit Mukherji. [1]

Sreenanda is the founder of Makeover Madness. It's about what suits You, an online makeup platform for women. [10] She is also the director at Tanusree Shankar Dance Company. [4]

Filmography

Feature Films

YearProduction
2018 Ek Je Chhilo Raja [11]
2019 Basu Poribar [12]
2019 Ghawre Bairey Aaj [13]

Short Films

YearProduction
2015The Third Eye
2017Talking of Michelangelo

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