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Tanushree Shankar

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Tanushree Shankar was born on 16 March 1956 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. She is an actress, known for The Namesake (2006), The Waiting City (2009) and Dui Prithibi (1980). She was previously married to Ananda Shankar.
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    • Known for

    Kal Penn in The Namesake (2006)
    The Namesake
    7.5
    • Ashima's Mother
    • 2006
    Joel Edgerton and Radha Mitchell in The Waiting City (2009)
    The Waiting City
    6.1
    • Didi Chatterjee
    • 2009
    Dui Prithibi (1980)
    Dui Prithibi
    7.4
    • Suhas
    • 1980
    Victor Banerjee, Abir Chatterjee, and Mimi Chakraborty in Raktabeej (2023)
    Raktabeej
    7.2
    • Madam Chief Minister
    • 2023

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Karmachakra
      • Mita Di
      • Filming
    • Putul
      • 2024
    • Victor Banerjee, Abir Chatterjee, and Mimi Chakraborty in Raktabeej (2023)
      Raktabeej
      7.2
      • Madam Chief Minister
      • 2023
    • Arjun Chakrabarty in The Wanderlust of Apu (2021)
      The Wanderlust of Apu
      7.2
      • 2021
    • Broto Banerjee and Tiyasha Pal in Haami (2018)
      Haami
      7.9
      • Principal
      • 2018
    • Aparajita Tumi (2012)
      Aparajita Tumi
      6.3
      • Kuhu's mother
      • 2012
    • Ekti Tarar Khonje: Beyond the Stars (2010)
      Ekti Tarar Khonje: Beyond the Stars
      6.2
      • Pishi
      • 2010
    • Joel Edgerton and Radha Mitchell in The Waiting City (2009)
      The Waiting City
      6.1
      • Didi Chatterjee
      • 2009
    • Kal Penn in The Namesake (2006)
      The Namesake
      7.5
      • Ashima's Mother
      • 2006
    • Hemanter Pakhi (2001)
      Hemanter Pakhi
      7.6
      • 2001
    • Aagoon (1988)
      Aagoon
      7.0
      • 1988
    • Dui Prithibi (1980)
      Dui Prithibi
      7.4
      • Suhas
      • 1980
    • Swati
      7.4
      • (as Tanusree Shankar)
      • 1977

    Choreography

    • Saswata Chatterjee in Cloud Capped Star (2013)
      Cloud Capped Star
      8.1
      • choreographer
      • 2013

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    The Waiting City
    Trailer 1:47
    The Waiting City

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Shrimati Tanushree Shankar
    • Born
      • March 16, 1956
      • Calcutta, West Bengal, India
    • Spouse
      • Ananda Shankar? - March 26, 1999

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Daughter-in-law of Late Uday Shankar and Amala Shankar.

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