Nandana Sen | |
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Born | Nandana Dev Sen |
Citizenship | American |
Education | Harvard University (BA, MA) |
Occupation | Actor • activist • writer |
Years active | 1997–2014 |
Organization(s) | Ambassadorships in RAHI, Apne Aap Women Worldwide, Operation Smile, Save the Children India, UNICEF |
Spouse | |
Partner | Madhu Mantena (2002–2013)[1] |
Children | 1 |
Parent(s) | Amartya Sen Nabaneeta Dev Sen |
Family | Sen family |
Nandana Dev Sen is an Indian-born American[2] actress, screenwriter, children's author, and child-rights activist.[3][4] Her first film role in Bollywood was Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Black (2005), starring Amitabh Bachchan and Rani Mukherjee, in which she played the role of Rani's 17-year-old younger sister.
After teaming up on a succession of projects with Indian directors including Ram Gopal Varma and Ketan Mehta, Sen signed for one of the principal roles in the jarring, terrorist-themed American drama The War Within (2005), which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival[5] and, in the process,[6] began to cultivate a reputation for being drawn to offbeat, challenging and demanding roles, often with a social or political theme.[7]
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