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Sreenanda Shankar

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Sreenanda Shankar
Born (1980-12-25) 25 December 1980 (age 43)
NationalityIndian
Alma materThe Ailey School, Roshan Taneja School of Acting, Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
Occupation(s)Actress, Model & Dancer
Parents
Websitesreenandashankar.com

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

Early life and education

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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

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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

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Feature Films

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Year Production
2018 Ek Je Chhilo Raja[11]
2019 Basu Poribar (2019 film)[12]
2019 Ghawre Bairey Aaj[13]

Short Films

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Year Production
2015 The Third Eye
2017 Talking of Michelangelo

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Ruman Ganguly,"Body shaming is so outdated & inappropriate: Sreenanda Shankar". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Kolkata pays tribute to virtuoso Ananda Shankar; Tanusree Shankar announces Udayananda World Heritage Dance Tour". indiablooms.com. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Mum's the world: Kolkata's favourite celebrity mothers and daughters". www.indulgexpress.com. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Priyanka Dasgupta,"As a daughter, I had to stand up for my mother, says Sreenan". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Tanusree Shankar Dances Down Memory Lane". telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  6. ^ "'Every performance is like a new exam'". www.telegraphindia.com. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Moving to a new stage". www.telegraphindia.com. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  8. ^ Rupsa Sengupta,"In pics: A glimpse of actress Sreenanda Shankar's dance performance in Mahalaya special show". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Ditipriya and Sreenanda stun viewers with their Devi avatars on Mahalaya". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Go glamorous in minutes  ". www.telegraphindia.com. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  11. ^ Akriti Anand,"Srijit Mukherji's Ek Je Chhilo Raja Is Official Selection At Heartland International Film Festival 2019". spotboye.com. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  12. ^ Ruman Ganguly,"Sreenanda speaks of her character in Basu Poribar". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Ghawre Bairey Aaj first look out, Aparna Sen remakes the classic Ghaire Baire". thestatesman.com. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
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