Nandita Das

Overview

Known for
Acting
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Birthday
Nov 07, 1969 (55 years old)

Nandita Das

Known For

A Knock on the Door
1h 58m
Movie 2023

A Knock on the Door

As they prepare to celebrate their wedding anniversary, politically committed professors Hari and Ramona receive a group of unwanted visitors claiming to be from a central intelligence agency. Dressed in white hazmat suits and wearing multifaced masks, the team of men and women raids their house, traumatising the couple and taking away their hard drives. The professors contact the police, but when their friends and acquaintances doubt their claims, Hari begins to break down.

Viraata Parvam
2h 30m
Movie 2022

Viraata Parvam

Vennela has fallen for Aranya aka Ravanna’s poetry and the man both. What happens when she sets out on an arduous journey to be with him?

Call My Agent Bollywood
0h 48m
TV Show 2021

Call My Agent Bollywood

From pulling off casting coups to calming celebrity egos, the drama never stops for four Mumbai talent agents hustling to save their sinking company.

Listen To Her
0h 7m
Movie 2020

Listen To Her

The film is a spontaneous response to the irony of “STAY HOME, STAY SAFE” for millions of women in India and around the world. The film is adding its voice to a conversation that is much needed in the public space. It reminds us that speaking up is only possible when women know that there is someone listening. This pandemic has taught us that our lives are deeply intertwined, and so we must respond to the realities beyond ours.

Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyun Aata Hai?
1h 34m
Movie 2019

Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyun Aata Hai?

Albert Pinto goes missing one day and his girlfriend and family start making rounds at the police station to track him down. Unknown to them, he is on his way to Goa to carry out his first assignment as a hitman.

Bird of Dusk
1h 32m
Movie 2018

Bird of Dusk

An insight into the life of late writer-director Rituparno Ghosh, the iconic cultural figure from West Bengal (India), who pushed and transgressed the boundaries of sexuality, feminism, and freedom of thought. The film is about an artist's relationship to his city Calcutta and is based on his personal memoirs, archival material, and conversations with cast, crew, and family.

Dhaad
2h 15m
Movie 2018

Dhaad

Drama centred around a dacoit named Ghela who believes in the power of the gun and regards it as a necessary tool for survival.

Khamosh Adalat Jaari Hai
1h 50m
Movie 2017

Khamosh Adalat Jaari Hai

A mock trial during the rehearsal of a play quickly turns into a gripping drama about desire, gender issues, power and control, this is an adaptation of playwright Vijay Tendulkar's Shantata. Court Chalu Aahe (1963).

Biography

Nandita Das is an actor and director, one of the leading figures in the Indian film industry. She has acted in more than 40 feature films in ten different languages. Das has been acclaimed for numerous performances, including in Fire (1996), Earth (1998), Bawandar (2000), Kannathil Muthamittal (2002), Azhagi (2002), Kamli (2006), and Before The Rains (2007). Her directorial debut was with Firaaq (2008), which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, traveled to more than 50 festivals, and won more than 20 awards.

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