Konkona Sen Sharma

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Konkona Sen Sharma is a Indian actress. She is the daughter of director Aparna Sen. She was born in 1979.

1 Biography
- 1.1 Early life
- 1.2 Career
2 Filmography
3 Awards
4 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Konkona's birth father, Mukul Sharma, is a science writer and journalist.

Konkona's maternal grandfather Chidananda Dasgupta now 88 years old is a film critic, scholar, professor, writer and one of the co-founders of 'Calcutta Film Society' with Satyajit Ray and Harisadhan Dasgupta. Her grandmother Supriya Dasgupta is a cousin of legendary modern Bengali poet Jibanananda Das.

Konkona graduated in English from St. Stephen's College, Delhi in 2001. She was a student of Modern High School for Girls, Calcutta as well as the Calcutta International School.

[edit] Career

She made her debut as a child artist in the film Indira. She became a known face when she starred in the film Mr. and Mrs. Iyer, directed by her mother. The film though not a box office success, was a favourite with the critics. Konkona's performance got her the National Film Award for Best Actress. This was followed by a critically acclaimed hit, Page 3. The film won her the Zee Cine Award Best Female Debut for her first act in commercial cinema.

[edit] Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Other notes
2007	Chudiyan		Filming [1]
2006	Sunglass		Post-production
2006	Signal		Filming
2006	Meridian	Pramilla	Post-production
2006	Gulel		Filming
2006	Karkat Rashi	College girl	TV
2006	Omkara	Indu
2006	Yun Hota To Kya Hota	Tilottima Punj
2006	Mixed Doubles	Malti
2006	Dosar	Kaberi Chatterjee
2005	Amavas	Nisha
2005	15 Park Avenue	Mithi
2005	Page 3	Madhvi Sharma
2005	Amu	Kaju "Amu"
2004	Chai Pani Etc.	Shanti/Radha Joshi
2002	Mr. and Mrs. Iyer	Meenakshi Iyer
2002	Titli	Titli
2000	Ek Je Aachhe Kanya	Ria
1994	Amodini	Teenage stepmother
1989	Picnic	Daughter	TV
1983	Indira	Child artist