Konkona Sen Sharma was born on 3rd December 1979 in New Delhi. Her father Mukul Sharma is a science writer and journalist. Her mother
Aparna Sen is a well known actress-writer-director. She has a sister Kamalini Mukherjee. Her maternal grandfather, Chidananda Dasgupta, 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. She had her schooling in Modern High School for Girls, Calcutta, as well as the Calcutta International School. She had her graduation in English, from St. Stephen\'s College, Delhi.
She made her debut as a child artist in the film
Indira in 1983. She debuted as an adult in the Bengali thriller
Ek Je Aachhe Kanya in 2000. She first gained attention with the English-language film
Mr. and Mrs. Iyer in 2002, which was directed by her mother, She played the role of Meenakshi Iyer , a traditional Tamil Iyer Brahmin traveling with her year old son, in the bus on her way to meet her husband. Her subtle and scintillating performance through out the film fetched her many awards. The film was a multiplex success and was a favorite with the critics. This was followed by a critically acclaimed hit,
Page 3 where she played the role of Madhavi Sharma, a film Journalist who starts her journey in the glitzy and glamorous world of celebrity lifestyle. Her role drew a lot of praise and she became a more familiar face among the public.
She followed it up with even more acclaimed performances in
15 Park Avenue in 2005 where she played the role of Meethi who suffers from Schizophrenia. She excelled with her brilliant histrionics and won many awards. With her scintillating performance in films like
Omkara and
Life in a Metro she has carved a niche for herself in serious yet mainstream cinema. She acted in
Dosar, a highly acclaimed Bengali film by
Rituporno Ghosh, which premiered at several international film festivals. She displayed a wonderful performance as Kaberi a wife who cannot desist fulfilling her duties towards her husband at the time of crisis. The film made her a popular actress in the Bengali Cine world. She appears primarily in Indian art house and independent films, and her achievements in the genre have established her as one of the leading actresses of contemporary parallel cinema.
Awards and Honors:
- Best Actress Award - National Award - Mr. and Mrs. Iyer - 2003.
- Best Actress Award National Award - Omkara - 2007.
- Best Supporting Actress Award - Filmfare Award Omkara - 2007.
- Best Supporting Actress Award - Filmfare Award Life in a... Metro - 2008.
- Best Actress Award Bengal Film Journalists\' Association Awards Ek Je Aachhe Kanya 2002.
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