Konkona Sen Sharma, born 3 December 1979 in New Delhi, India is an acclaimed National Award winning Indian actress.
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.
Biography
Early life
Konkona has a degree in English from St. Stephen's College, Delhi which she received 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 an 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.[citation needed] Her next release Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante (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 recently released film, Life in a... Metro, was released to good reviews and has emerged as a hit in India. [4] Her performance as a confused girl who is looking for Mr. Right was praised.[5]
She had two big releases with Yash Raj Films: Laaga Chunari Mein Daag and Aaja Nachle. But both the films didn't work at the box office.
Personal
Konkona is the daughter of Mukul Sharma (a science writer and journalist) and Aparna Sen(an acclaimed film director). She also has an older sibling Kamalini Chatterjee.[6]
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
2002 , Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards : Best Actress for Ek Je Aachhe Kanya 2007 , Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards : Most Outstanding Performance of the Year for 15, Park Avenue - 2007 , Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council (MIAAC) Film Festival : Best Actress for Dosar.[7]
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 | Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante | Sanjana |
| 2006 | Karkat Rashi | College girl | TV |
| 2006 | Gulel | Filming |
| 2006 | Meridian | Pramilla | Post-production |
| 2007 | Life in a... Metro | Shruti |
| 2007 | Sunglass | Post-production |
| 2007 | Traffic Signal | Noori |
| 2007 | Laaga Chunari Mein Daag | Chutki (Shubhavari) |
| 2007 | Aaja Nachle | Anokhi |
| 2008 | Jewellery Box | Anjali |
| 2008 | Right or Wrong[8] | Announced |
Edited by Day_Dreamer - 17 years ago
