KONKONA SEN SHARMA

'Konkona Sen Sharma' (Bengali: কঙ্কনা সেন শর্মা ''Kongkona Shen Shôrma'', born 3 December, 1979 in New Delhi, India) is an acclaimed National Award winning Indian actress. She is the daughter of acclaimed film director Aparna Sen.
Sharma, who made her debut as a child artist in the film ''Indira'' (1983), made her adult debut in ''Ek Je Aachhe Kanya'' (2000). She gained attention with the English film ''Mr. and Mrs. Iyer'' (2002), and received the coveted National Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film. Her appearance in the film ''Page 3'' (2005) gave her a wide recognition. Since then, she has starred in a number of films, most of which have been more critically then commercially successful. In 2007, she won her first Filmfare Award under the Best Supporting Actress category for her performance in ''Omkara'' (2006), and had her first commercial success with ''Life in a... Metro''.

Contents

Biography

Early life

Career

Personal

Awards

AIFA Awards

Others

Awards nominated

Filmography

References

External links

Biography

Early life

Konkona's graduate degree was in English, from St. Stephen's College, Delhi in 2001. She was a student of the Modern High School for Girls, Calcutta, as well as the Calcutta International School.^[1]

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 was a multiplex success and was a favourite with the critics. Konkona's performance as a Tamil housewife got her the National Film Award for Best Actress. ^[2]
This was followed by the critically acclaimed film, ''Page 3'' (2005); the film was a average performer at the box office.^[3] Her role drew a lot of praise and she became a more familiar face to the movie going public. She won the Zee Cine Award Best Female Debut for her first act in commercial cinema.
She followed it up with even more acclaimed performances in ''15 Park Avenue'' (2005) and ''Omkara'' (2006). For the latter she received the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award.^[4] Her next release '' (2006) got average reviews.
Her first release of 2007 ''Traffic Signal'' (2007) performed poorly at the box office but she received good reviews for her performance. Her latest release ''Life in a... Metro'' released to good reviews and has emerged as a hit in India. ^[5] Her performance was a confused girl who is looking for Mr. Right was praised.^[6]
Sharma's has two big releases with Yash Raj Films: ''Laaga Chunari Mein Daag'' and ''Aaja Nachle''.

Personal

Konkona's birth father, Mukul Sharma, is a science writer and journalist. Her mother Aparna Sen is a acclaimed director. She also has a older sister called Kamalini Chatterjee.^[7]
Konkona's maternal grandfather, Chidananda Dasgupta, who is now 88 years old, is a film critic, scholar, professor, writer and one of the co-founders of the Calcutta Film Society with Satyajit Ray and Harisadhan Dasgupta. Her grandmother Supriya Dasgupta is a cousin of legendary modern Bengali poet Jibanananda Das.

Awards

===National Film Awards===
2003, National Film Award for Best Actress, ''Mr and Mrs Iyer''
===Filmfare Awards===
2006, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award , for ''Omkara''
===Zee Cine Awards===
2005, Zee Cine Award Best Female Debut, ''Page 3''

2006, Zee Cine Award Best Actor in a Supporting Role- Female, for ''Omkara''

AIFA Awards

★ 2007: Special Recognition Award - 15, Park Avenue

Others

★ 2007 , Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards for 'Most Outstanding Performance of the Year' for 15, Park Avenue

Awards nominated

★ 2006: IIFA Best Actress Award for ''Page 3''

★ 2006: Star Screen Award Best Supporting Actress , for ''Omkara''

★ 2006: IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award, for ''Omkara''

★ 2006: Stardust Best Supporting Actress Award, for ''Omkara''

★ 2006: 'Sports World Awards' - ''Best Supporting Actress'' , for ''Omkara''

★ 2006: Bollywood Movie Award - Best Supporting Actress, for ''Omkara''

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Other notes
1983	''Indira''	Child artist
1989	''Picnic''	Daughter	TV
1994	''Amodini''	Teenage stepmother
2000	''Ek Je Aachhe Kanya''	Ria
2002	''Titli''	Titli
2002	''Mr. and Mrs. Iyer''	Meenakshi Iyer	'Winner', National Film Award for Best Actress
2004	''Chai Pani Etc.''	Shanti/Radha Joshi
2005	''Amu''	Kaju "Amu"
2005	''Page 3''	Madhvi Sharma
2005	''15 Park Avenue''	Mithi
2005	''Amavas''	Nisha
2006	''Dosar''	Kaberi Chatterjee
2006	''Mixed Doubles''	Malti
2006	''Yun Hota To Kya Hota''	Tilottima Punj
2006	''Omkara''	Indu	'Winner', Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
2006	''	Sanjana
2006	''Karkat Rashi''	College girl	TV
2006	''Gulel''		Filming
2006	''Meridian''	Pramilla	Post-production
2007	''Life in a... Metro''	Shruti	Released on May 11, 2007 [1]
2007	''Sunglass''		Post-production
2007	''Traffic Signal''	Noori
2007	''Laaga Chunari Mein Daag''	Chutki	Filming [8]
2007	''Aaja Nachle''		Filming [9]
2008	''Jewellery Box''	Anjali
2008	''Right or Wrong''[10]		Announced

References

1. bollywoodgate.com
2. rediff.com
3. boxofficeindia.com
4. bollyspice.com
5. indiafm.com
6. indiafm.com
7. chakpak.com
8. indiafm.com
9. apunkachoice.com
10. ''Sunny, Irrfan, Konkona in 'Right or Wrong'

External links

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★ Konkona Sen Sharma FanSite Blog
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