Sanjana Kapoor
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Sanjana Kapoor | |
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Born | |
Occupation(s) | Actor, theatre personality |
Spouse(s) | Aditya Bhattacharya (divorced) Valmik Thapar |
Children | 1 |
Parent(s) | Shashi Kapoor Jennifer Kendal |
Relatives | See Kapoor family |
Sanjana Kapoor (born 27 November 1967
Biography
Sanjna Kapoor was born in the
She made her acting debut in the 1981 film
She then appeared in
She hosted the Amul India Show on television for three and a half years.
She managed the Prithvi Theatre in Juhu, Mumbai and ran theatre workshops for children till 2011.[4]
In 2011, she announced her decision to leave Prithvi Theatre, and launched Junoon Theatre in 2012, an arts based organization which would work with traveling groups; staging plays at smaller venues across India.[3]
Sanjna Kapoor was awarded the French honour of Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres’ (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) for her outstanding contribution to theatre in 2020.[5]
Personal life
Sanjana Kapoor has been married twice. Her first husband was actor and director Aditya Bhattacharya[6] (famous for Mandi and Raakh), son of filmmaker Basu Bhattacharya and Rinki Bhattacharya (daughter of noted filmmaker Bimal Roy).
Kapoor then married the tiger conservationist, Valmik Thapar, son of the journalist Romesh Thapar. Valmik is a nephew of JNU historian Romila Thapar (sister of Romesh Thapar). Sanjana and Valmik have a son together, Hamir Thapar.[7]
Filmography
Year | Film | Role |
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1981 | 36 Chowringhee Lane | young Violet |
1984 | Utsav | A courtesan slave in Vasantsena's house |
1988 | Salaam Bombay! | Foreign Reporter |
1989 | Hero Hiralal | Rupa |
1994 | Aranyaka | Elina |
References
- ^ "Sanjana Kapoor". The Times of India. 11 December 2002. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "High drama in Prithvi Theatre". The Hindu. 18 December 2005. Archived from the original on 10 January 2009.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Theatre: A second act of passion". Mint. 17 November 2011.
- ^ "Sanjna's passion". The Tribune. 6 August 2000. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ PTI (29 January 2020). "Theatre artist Sanjna Kapoor receives French honour". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ "Sanjana Kapoor". The Times of India. 11 December 2002. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ Sawhney, Anubha (18 July 2002). "Hamir spells sonrise for Sanjana". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 August 2015.