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Nandita Das's father is the famous artiste Jatin Das and her mother is writer Varsha Das. The actress has been married twice and is divorced. She has a degree in Geography.
She started acting with a street theatre group called Jannatya Manch and did this for six years.
In 1989, she made her debut with the film Parinati.
She has performed in over 25 feature films. She won the Best Actress award for her performance in the film Bawander at the Santa Monica Film Festival (2001).
She has played storyteller/narrator in the audio-book series for kids Under the Banyan Tree by Karadi Tales.
She has also been the narrator in the audio-book of Mahatma Gandhi’s autobiography by Charkha Audiobooks, The Story of My Experiments with Truth.
Nandita Das is well known for her critically acclaimed performances in the films Fire, Earth.
In May 2005, Das served as a Member of the Jury at the Cannes Film Festival.
She also gives talks around the world about the impact of her films and the need for powerful social movements in India. She most recently spoke at MIT on April 12, 2007 after a screening of Fire.

Nandita has recently directed a film called Firaaq.