Amala Shankar
Indian danseuse (1919–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Amala Shankar (née Nandy, 27 June 1919 – 24 July 2020)[1] was an Indian dancer.[2] She was the wife of dancer and choreographer Uday Shankar and mother of musician Ananda Shankar and dancer Mamata Shankar (later she became an actress) [3] and sister-in-law of musician and composer Ravi Shankar.[4][5] Amala Shankar acted in the film Kalpana written, co-produced and directed by husband Uday Shankar. She died on Friday, 24 July 2020, in West Bengal's Kolkata, India aged 101.[6]
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Amala Shankar | |
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Born | Amala Nandy (1919-06-27)27 June 1919 |
Died | 24 July 2020(2020-07-24) (aged 101) |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation(s) | Dancer, actress |
Years active | 1948 |
Spouse | Uday Shankar |
Children | Ananda Shankar, Mamata Shankar |
Parent | Akhoy Kumar Nandy (father) |
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