Konkona Sen Sharma | |
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.jpg) Sen Sharma in 2019 | |
| Born | 3 December 1979 Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Alma mater | St. Stephen's College, Delhi |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
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| Children | 1 |
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Konkona Sen Sharma (born 3 December 1979) is an Indian actress and filmmaker who works primarily in Hindi and Bengali films. She has received several awards, including two National Film Awards and three Filmfare Awards. The daughter of filmmaker and actress Aparna Sen, she is primarily known for her work in independent films, in addition to working in mainstream films.
Making her debut as a child artist in the film Indira (1983), Sen Sharma had her first leading role as an adult in the Bengali thriller Ek Je Aachhe Kanya (2000). She gained notice with the English-language film Mr. and Mrs. Iyer (2002), directed by her mother, which won her the National Film Award for Best Actress. She forayed into Hindi cinema with the drama Page 3 (2005), and won two consecutive Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actress for her performances in the dramas Omkara (2006) and Life in a... Metro (2007), with the former also winning her the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress.[1][2] Her other notable films during his period include 15 Park Avenue (2005), Dosar (2006), Laaga Chunari Mein Daag (2007), Luck By Chance (2009), Wake Up Sid (2009) and Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge? (2010).
Sen Sharma achieved further success with starring roles in Ek Thi Daayan (2013), Goynar Baksho (2014), Talvar (2015) and Lipstick Under My Burkha (2017). She made her directorial debut with the drama A Death in the Gunj (2017), which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Debut Director.[3] She also received praise for starring in the anthology film Ajeeb Daastaans (2021) and for directing a segment in Lust Stories 2 (2023).
- ^ "NDTV". 54th National Awards. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2008.
- ^ "rediff.com". Top Bollywood Actresses. Archived from the original on 1 September 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2006.
- ^ "Filmfare Award 2018 Winners – List of Filmfare Award Winners". filmfare.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.