Nandita Das

Article Hindi

Art and activism was not separate for Safdar Hashmi, says disciple Nandita Das

Actress-filmmaker Das credited her mentor Hashmi and his Jana Natya Manch for her social and political understanding and training and said she would not have been the person she is without them.

Mar 04 2020 — Roushni Sarkar

Article Hindi

Nandita Das launches a book of her Manto experiences, Manto & I

The filmmaker released the book in Mumbai on Thursday evening. 

Feb 22 2020 — Our Correspondent

Article Hindi

Excerpt: How Paresh Rawal, Rishi Kapoor and Javed Akhtar were cast in Nandita Das’s Manto

The actress-turned-filmmaker takes us behind the scenes in the making of her biopic on Sa'adat Hasan Manto, starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui, and tells us how she cast the rest of the large ensemble in small but significant cameos.

Feb 08 2020 — Our Correspondent

Slideshow Hindi

MAMI 2019: Netflix celebrates Women in Entertainment

The event was attended by actresses, writers, and directors including Shabana Azmi, Sonali Bendre, Swara Bhaskar, Sunita Gowariker, Sona Mohapatra, Shonali Bose, Guneet Monga, Sayani Gupta, Tisca Chopra, Tanuja Chandra, Sayani Gupta, Rima Das, Shruti Seth, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Vibha Chibber, Mithila Palkar, Sapna Bhavnani and Tahira Kashyap. 

Oct 20 2019 — Our Correspondent