Prashanta Nanda

Prashanta Nanda
Nanda in TeachAids interview, 2013
MP of Rajya Sabha for Odisha
Assumed office
4 April 2018
Preceded byDilip Kumar Tirkey, BJD
Member: 12th and 14th Odisha Legislative Assembly
In office
2009–2014
Preceded byJanaki Ballabh Patnaik
Succeeded byPrasanta Kumar Jagadev
ConstituencyBegunia
In office
2000–2004
Preceded byHarihara Sahoo
Succeeded byJanaki Ballabh Patnaik
ConstituencyBegunia
Personal details
Born
Prashanta Nanda

(1947-05-02) 2 May 1947 (age 77)
Cuttack, Orissa, British India
Political partyBiju Janata Dal
Other political
affiliations
Nationalist Congress Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
SpouseAnupama Nanda
ChildrenRhishav Nanda
Alma materRavenshaw Collegiate School
Ravenshaw College
Utkal University
Madhusudan Law College
OccupationActor, director, screenplay writer, lyricist, playback singer, politician

Prashanta Nanda (born 2 May 1947[1]) is an Indian director, actor and politician from the state of Odisha. He is currently a Member of Parliament at Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament, for Odisha.[2] He had worked predominantly in Odia film industry but also worked in Bengali film industry and Hindi film industry extensively. He was also a former minister in Odisha state.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Members Information System". Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2008.
  2. ^ "Three BJD MPS Prashanta Nanda, Soumya Ranjan Patnaik, Achyuta Samanta take oath in Rajya Sabha". 4 April 2018. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Actor Prashanta new BJP vice-president". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 13 March 2007. Archived from the original on 15 March 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
  4. ^ "Orissa Uncensored". Archived from the original on 3 June 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2008.