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Educational Qualifications
B.A. (Hons) in Geography, Miranda House, Delhi University- 1st Division
M.A. in Social Work, Delhi School of Social Work, Delhi University- 1st
Division
Film Credits
| Films |
Character |
Director |
Language |
Year |
I AM
(To be released) |
Aafia |
Onir |
Hindi |
2010 |
NAALU PENNUNGAL
(FOUR WOMEN) |
Kamakshi |
Adoor Gopalakrishnan |
Malayalam |
2007 |
Toronto International Film Festival 2007 (Premiere)
Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles, 2008 |
| RAMCHAND PAKISTANI |
Champa |
Mehreen Jabbar |
Urdu |
2007 |
|
Tribeca Film Festival (Premiere) |
BITS & PIECES
(To be released) |
Kusum |
Manmohan Mahapatra |
Hindi |
2006 |
BEFORE THE RAINS
|
Sajani |
Santosh Sivan |
English/ Malayalam |
2006 |
Toronto International Film Festival 2007 (Premiere)
Pusan Film
Festival 2007
Dubai Film Festival 2008
Houston Film Festival 2008
Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles, 2008 |
| PROVOKED |
Radha Dalal |
Jagmohan Mundhra |
English |
2006 |
Palm Springs Film Festival, 2007
Indian Film Festival of Los
Angeles, 2007 |
| KAMLI |
Kamli |
KNT Sastry |
Telugu |
2006 |
11th Pusan International Film Festival of South Korea, 2006 Brisbane
International Film Festival in Australia, 2006
Third Eye 5th Asian Film Festival, 2006 |
| PODOKKHEP
(FOOTSTEPS) |
Megha |
Suman Ghosh |
Bengali |
2006 |
Vancouver Film Festival, 2006 (Premiere)
Indo-American Arts Council
Film Festival, NY 2006
42nd Karlovy Vary Film Festival, 2007 |
MAATI MAAY
(A
GRAVE -KEEPER'S TALE) |
Chandi |
Chitra Palekar |
Marathi |
2006 |
Toronto Film Festival, 2006 (Premiere)
London Film Festival, 2006 (Premiere)
Madrid International Film Festival, 2007 (Best Actress) |
| VISHWATHULASI |
Tulasi |
Sumathy Ram |
Tamil |
2004 |
World Fest
Houston International Film Festival, 2005 (Golden Special Jury
Award)
Zanzibar International Film Festival, 2005
Montreal World
Film Festival, 2005
14th Annual St. Louis International Film
Festival, 2005 |
| KAGAAR |
Aditi |
N. Chandra |
Hindi |
2003 |
| EK DIN 24 GHANTE |
Sameera |
Anant Balani |
Hindi |
2003 |
| SUPARI |
Mamta |
Padam Kumar |
Hindi |
2003 |
| BAS YUN HI |
Veda |
Raja Menon |
Hindi |
2002 |
| SHUBHO MAHURAT |
Mallika |
Rituporno Ghosh |
Bengali |
2002 |
International Film Festival of India, 2003
49th National Film Festival, 2002 (Best Bengali film)
2nd International Film Festival of Bangladesh, 2003 |
AMAR BHUVAN
(MY WORLD) |
Sakina |
Mrinal Sen |
Bengali |
2002 |
Locarno Film Festival, 2002 (Premiere)
Cairo Film Festival, 2002 (Best Actress Award)
2nd International Film Festival of Bangladesh, 2003 |
| AZHAGI |
Dhanalakshmi |
Thangar Bachan |
Tamil |
2001 |
KANNAKI
|
Kannagi |
Jayraj |
Malayalam |
2001 |
|
7th International Festival, Thiruvananthapuram, 2002 |
KANNATHIL MUTTHA
MITTHAL
(A PECK ON THE CHEEK) |
Shyama |
Mani Ratnam |
Tamil |
2001 |
Toronto Film Festival, 2002 (Premiere)
San Francisco International Film Festival, 2003
Jerusalem Film Festival, 2003 (Best Feature)
Los Angeles Indian Film Festival, 2003 (Audience Award-Best Feature)
Zimbabwe International Film Festival, 2003
River Run International Film Festival, 2004 (Audience Award-Best
Feature) |
CHARU, DAUGHTERS
OF THIS CENTURY
Cairo Film Festival, 2001 (Premiere) |
Charu |
Tapan Sinha |
Hindi |
2001 |
| PITAAH |
Paro |
Mahesh Manjrekar |
Hindi |
2001 |
DHAAD
(To be released) |
Monghi |
Paresh Naik |
Gujarati |
2000 |
| LAL SALAAM |
Rupi
(Alias Chandrakka) |
Gagan Bihari Borate |
Hindi |
2000 |
| EK ALAG MAUSAM |
Aparna |
KP Sasi |
Hindi |
2000 |
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International Film Festival in Mumbai, 2000 |
| AKS |
Supriya |
Rakesh Mehra |
Hindi |
2000 |
BAWANDAR
(SANDSTORM) |
Sanwari |
Jagmohan Mundhra |
Hindi |
2000 |
London Film Festival 2000 (Premiere)
Santa Monica Film Festival, 2001 (Best Actress)
San Jose International Film Festival, 2001 (Audience Choice-Best
Film)
Bermuda International Film Festival, 2001 (Audience Choice-Best
Film)
Houston International Film Festival, 2001 (Special Jury Award-Best
Foreign Language Film)
Zanzibar International Film Festival, 2001 (Special Jury Award-Best
Film)
Karachi International Film Festival, 2001 (Audience Choice-Best
Film) |
| PUNARADHIVASAM |
Shalini |
VK Prakash |
Malayalam |
1999 |
Atlantic Film Festival (Best Foreign Feature Film)
Hawaii & Milan
International Film Festivals (Premiere) |
| DEVEERI |
Deveeri |
Kavita Lankesh |
Kannada |
1999 |
London & Cairo Film Festivals, 2000 (Premiere)
5th International
Film Festival, Kerala, 2000
44th London Film Festival, 2000
24th Cairo Film Festival, 2000
3rd Mumbai International Film Festival,2000
9th Asian Women’s Film Festival, 2001
30th Rotterdam Film Festival,
2001
3rd Festival Du Film Asiatique De Deauville, France, 2001
3rd Jeonju Film Festival, Korea, 2001
50th Melbourne Film Festival, 2001
Copenhagen Film Festival,
Denmark, 2001
Durban Film Festival |
| HARI BHARI |
Afsaana |
Shyam Benegal |
Hindi |
1999 |
National Awards, 1999 (Best film on family welfare)
Jakarta
International Film Festival, 2000
Ninth Annual Asian Woman Film
Festival, 2004 |
| SHAPNER SHANDHANE |
|
Ashok Vishwanathan |
Bengali |
1999 |
ROCKFORD
|
Lilly Vegas |
Nagesh Kukunoor |
English |
1999 |
Cinefan Film Festival, 1999
Austin Film Festival, 1999 |
| BISWA PRAKASH |
Anjali |
Susant Misra |
Oriya |
1998 |
| EARTH |
Shanta |
Deepa Mehta |
Hindi |
1998 |
Toronto Film Festival, 1998
Le Prix Premiere du Public Panasia Film Festival Paris, 1999
Karlovy Vary Film Festival, 1999
Auckland Film Festival, 1999 |
| JANMADINAM |
Sarasu |
Suma Josson |
Malayalam |
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| HAZAAR CHAURASI KI MAA |
Nandini Mitra |
Govind Nihalani |
Hindi |
1998 |
National Award, 1997 (Best Hindi Film)
International Film Festival
of India- New Delhi, 1997
50th Human Rights Film Festival- Brussels,
1998
Palm Springs International Film Festival, 1999 |
FIRE
|
Sita |
Deepa Mehta |
Hindi/ English |
1996 |
Toronto Film Festival, 1996
New York Film Festival, 1996
Singapore
International Film Festival, 1997 |
| EK THI GOONJA |
Goonja |
Bappa Ray |
Hindi |
1995 |
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International Film Festival of India 1995 |
Short Films
| Films |
Character |
Director |
Language |
Year |
| SAAYE |
Maya |
Mehreen Jabbar |
Urdu/
English |
2005 |
| INDO-PAK SHORT MUSIC FILM |
Young Widow |
Saquib Malik |
|
2004 |
| FLEETING BEAUTY |
Seema |
Virginia Pitts |
English |
2003 |
| SAANJH |
Young mother |
Sabrina Dhawan |
Hindi |
1999 |
Theatre credits
| Play |
Writer |
Director |
| HEADS YA TAILS |
Prashant Dalvi |
Chandrakant Kulkarni |
| THE SPIRIT OF ANNE FRANK |
Improvised |
Roysten Abel |
| MOTERAM KA SATYAGRAH |
Premchand |
Habib Tanveer |
| MOTHER |
Maxim Gorky |
MK Raina |
| EQUUS |
Peter Shaffer |
Barry John |
Performed several street
plays on important social issues. |
Jan Natya Manch |
Safdar Hashmi |
Directed
| FIRAAQ |
Directorial debut feature. It is an
ensemble film that deals with the impact of sectarian violence on
human psyche and relationships. (2008) |
| EDUCATION SPOTS |
Three 60sec. public interest spots,
shot on 35mm for UNICEF and the Social Initiatives Group of the
ICICI. (2003) |
| RAINWATER HARVESTING |
A 90 sec. public interest spot, shot
on 35mm for the Centre for Science & Environment. (2002) |
| IMPRINT IN CLAY |
A 30min. documentary shot on Video on
Sardar Gurcharan Singh, pioneer of Indian Studio pottery. (1997) |
Social Work Experience
- Member of the Advisory Board of the Alliance for a New Humanity. It
is chaired by Deepak Chopra and founded by Nobel Laureates, Oscar Arias
and Betty Williams and other eminent people.
- Talks in various Universities, NGOs and social forums, both in India
and abroad, regarding issues of social concern
- Worked with Civil Society Organizations on issues of Women, Children
and Human Rights.
- Worked on an Indo-Pak peace initiative – Beyond boundaries – cricket
for peace
- Nominated as a Spokesperson for (UNDP) United Nations Development
Programme
- Member of the South Asians for Human Rights (SAHAR)
- Worked in Alarippu, a voluntary organization as a trainer for
conducting workshops for children and teachers, in the field of theatre
and education
- Worked as the project and area coordinator in Ankur, a
non-governmental organization working with women in slums of Delhi.
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