Mamata Shankar

In addition to being an actress, she is a dancer and choreographer. She was the niece of musician Pandit Ravi Shankar. Her brother, Ananda Shankar, was an Indo-Western fusion musician. In January 2025, Mamata Shankar was honored with the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award, by the Government of India. She has received a National Film Award and four Filmfare Awards Bangla.

• Name — Mamata Shankar • Native Name — মমতা শঙ্কর • Born — 7 January 1955 • Birthplace — Calcutta, West Bengal, India • Occupation — * Dancer • Choreographer • Actor • Known for — Acting, Dance, Udayan Kalakendra • Spouse — Chandrodoy Ghosh • Children — Ratul Shankar Rajit Shankar Ghosh • Parents — Uday Shankar (father) Amala Shankar (mother) • Relatives — Ananda Shankar (brother) Ravi Shankar (uncle)

Mamata Shankar was born on 7 January 1955 to the dancers Uday Shankar and Amala Shankar. She received her training in dance and choreography at the Uday Shankar India Culture Centre, Calcutta under Amala Shankar.

Shankar made her film debut with Mrigayaa in 1976, directed by Mrinal Sen. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film for the year. Shankar is married, and runs the Udayan - Mamta Shankar Dance Company, which was founded in 1986, and which travels extensively throughout the world, with the 'Mamata Shankar Ballet Troupe'. The troupe was founded in 1978, and performed its first production, based on a Rabindranath Tagore work, Chandalika, in 1979. It was followed by Horikhela, Aajker Ekalabya, Milap, Shikaar, Mother Earth, Amritasyaputra and Sabari.

* • Mrigayaa (The Royal Hunt, 1976) • Oka Oori Katha (The Marginal Ones or The Outsiders, 1977) • Dooratwa aka Distance (1978) • Ek Din Pratidin (And Quiet Rolls the Dawn or One Day Like Another (USA), 1979) • Bapika Bidai (1980) • Kalankini (1981) • Kharij (The Case Is Closed, 1982) • Grihajuddha (Crossroads, 1982) • Dakhal (The Occupation, 1982) • Grihajuddha (Crossroads, 1982) • Nishantay (1985) • Neelkantho (1985) • Shakha Proshakha (The Branches of the Tree or Les Branches de L'arbre, 1991) • Agantuk (The Stranger aka Le Visiteur, 1991) • Sunya Theke Suru (A Return to Zero, 1993) • Prajapati (1993) • Sopan (1994) • Daughters of This Century (1995) • Dahan (Crossfire, 1997) • Nayantara (1997) • Utsab (The Festival, 2000) • Waaris (2004) • The Bong Connection (2006) • Samudra Sakshi (2006) • Ballyganj Court (2007) • Drishti Pradip (2008) • Abohomaan (The Eternal, 2010) • Jaani Dyakha Hawbe (2011) • Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona (2011) • Jaatishwar (2014) • Agantuker Pore (2015) • Pink (2016) • Maacher Jhol (2017) • Flat No 609 (2018) • Shah Jahan Regency (2019) • Shesher Golpo (2019) • Antardhaan (2021) • Bhotbhoti (2022) • Antarleen • Flat No. 609 • Projapoti (2022) • Shibpur (2023) • Palaan (2023) • Pradhan (2023) • Bijoyar Pore (2024) • Deri Hoye Geche (2025) • Projapoti 2 (2025)