Tannishtha Chatterjee(I)
- Actress
- Writer
- Director
Tannishtha Chatterjee is an Indian actress best known for her performance
in Sarah Gavron's "Brick Lane" (2007), the film adaptation of Monica Ali's
best-selling novel of the same name. She was nominated for the British
Independent Film Awards as Best Actress for "Brick Lane". She notably
portrayed Masha in Academy Award-winning German director Florian
Gallenberger's film "Shadows of Time" (also known as "Schatten der Zeit"
in German; and won Best Actress in the 2006 Osian Film Festival and the
2007 BFJA Awards for her role in the film "Bibar." She is also a successful
recording artist trained in Indian classical vocals. She works with both Indian
and international directors and has homes in London and Mumbai.
