Amala Shankar

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Amala Shankar
British India
Died24 July 2020(2020-07-24) (aged 101)
Kolkata
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Dancer, actress
Years active1948
SpouseUday Shankar
ChildrenAnanda Shankar, Mamata Shankar
ParentAkhoy Kumar Nandy (father)

Amala Shankar (

née Nandy, 27 June 1919 – 24 July 2020)[1] was an Indian dancer.[2] She was the wife of dancer and choreographer Uday Shankar and mother of musician Ananda Shankar and dancer Mamata Shankar (later she became an actress) [3] and sister-in-law of musician and composer Ravi Shankar.[4][5] Amala Shankar acted in the film Kalpana written, co-produced and directed by husband Uday Shankar. She died on Friday, 24 July 2020, in West Bengal's Kolkata, India aged 101.[6]

Biography

Amala Shankar was born Amala Nandy on 27 June 1919 in Batajor Village,

Saree to wear. She joined Uday Shankar's dance troupe and performed across the world.[3]

Uday Shankar and Amala Shankar in 1941

In 1939 when she was staying in

Tanushree Shankar.[3] She was the sister-in-law of Ravi Shankar, who was a Sitarist.[11] Remaining active until her nineties, her last performance was the dance drama Sita Swayamvar at the age of 92, in which she played the role of King Janaka.[12]

Kalpana

Main article: Kalpana (1948 film)
Kalpana, 1948 film showing Uday Shankar and Amala Shankar

Amala Shankar acted in the film Kalpana (1948). The film was written, co-produced and directed by Uday Shankar, who also appeared in the film. Amala played the character of Uma. Amala Shankar attended the 2012 Cannes Film Festival where the film was screened. Amala Shankar said in an interview– "2012 Cannes Film Festival... I was the youngest film star at the Cannes Film Festival... I am revisiting Cannes after a span of 81 years..."[8]

Filmography

Year Film Director Co-stars
1948 Kalpana Uday Shankar Lakshmi Kanta, Uday Shankar

References

  1. ^ Kaura, Ajīta (1976). Directory of Indian Women Today, 1976. India International Publications. p. 45.
  2. ^ "Biography of Amala Shankar". Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Amala Shankar: The Muse". March 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Panditji never restricted himself to his craft alone". Asian Age. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Sitarist and composer Ravi Shankar has died near his home in southern California". Reuters. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  6. ISSN 0971-751X
    . Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  7. ^ "On life with a legend". The Hindu. 1 February 2009. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  8. ^ a b c "A Romantic Forever:Amala Shankar". Magna Magazines. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  9. ^ Sruti. P.N. Sundaresan. 1999. p. 51. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  10. ^ "Mamata Shankar biography". Mamata Shankar's website. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  11. OCLC 15483971
    .
  12. ^ "Eminent danseuse Amala Shankar passes away at 101 in Kolkata". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 July 2020.

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