Nandana Sen

Nandana Sen
Dhaka Lit Fest 2017
Born
Nandana Dev Sen

Calcutta, India
CitizenshipAmerican
EducationHarvard University (BA, MA)
OccupationActor • activist • writer
Years active1997–2014
Organization(s)Ambassadorships in RAHI, Apne Aap Women Worldwide, Operation Smile, Save the Children India, UNICEF
Spouse
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(m. 2013)​
PartnerMadhu Mantena (2002–2013)[1]
Children1
Parent(s)Amartya Sen
Nabaneeta Dev Sen
FamilySen family

Nandana Dev Sen is an Indian-born American[2] actress, screenwriter, children's author, and child-rights activist.[3][4] Her first film role in Bollywood was Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Black (2005), starring Amitabh Bachchan and Rani Mukherjee, in which she played the role of Rani's 17-year-old younger sister.

After teaming up on a succession of projects with Indian directors including Ram Gopal Varma and Ketan Mehta, Sen signed for one of the principal roles in the jarring, terrorist-themed American drama The War Within (2005), which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival[5] and, in the process,[6] began to cultivate a reputation for being drawn to offbeat, challenging and demanding roles, often with a social or political theme.[7]

  1. ^ Gupta, Priya. "Nandana Sen: All my big decisions in life made sense to no one but me - Times of India". The Times of India.
  2. ^ @nandanadevsen (21 June 2021). "Friends from #NewYork , a big day tomorrow at the #primaries ! Are you ready to #vote ? I voted early to avoid the lines, and it was super quick! #I♥️NY" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 February 2022 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Nandana Dev Sen (2021)". JLF New York. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Nandana Dev Sen". Brooklyn Book festival. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  5. ^ Koehler, Robert (4 October 2005). "The War Within". Variety.
  6. ^ "The War Within | Arts | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference autogenerated5 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).