Nandita Das is an actor and director, one of the leading figures in the Indian film industry. She has acted in more than 40 feature films in ten different languages. Das has been acclaimed for numerous performances, including in Fire (1996), Earth (1998), Bawandar (2000), Kannathil Muthamittal (2002), Azhagi (2002), Kamli (2006), and Before The Rains (2007). Her directorial debut was with Firaaq (2008), which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, traveled to more than 50 festivals, and won more than 20 awards.

Filmography

• Ziddi Girls
• 2024Kaleidoscope Now
• 2023A Knock on the Door — Reena
• 2023Zwigato — Director, Producer, Writer
• 2022Viraata Parvam — Shakuntala
• Call My Agent Bollywood — Special Appearance, Nandita Das
• 2020Listen To Her — Director of Photography, Producer, Writer
• 2019Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyun Aata Hai? — Stella
• 2018Dhaad — Monghi
• 2018Manto — Director, Screenplay
• 2017In Defence Of Freedom — Director, Screenplay
• 2017Khamosh Adalat Jaari Hai — Leela Benare
• 2014Traces of Sandalwood — Mina
• 2013Oonga — Hemla
• 2012Neerparavai — Esther
• 2011I Am — Afia Kidwai
• 2009Firaaq — Director, Screenplay, Story
• 2008Ramchand Pakistani — Champa
• 2007A Drop of Life
• 2007Before the Rains — Sajaani
• 2007Four Women — The Spinster
• 2007Provoked — Radha Dalal
• 2006Footsteps — Megha
• 2006Kamli
• Wonder Pets! — Bengal Tiger (voice)
• 2004Beyond Boundaries - Cricket for Peace — Director
• 2004Vishwa Thulasi — Thulasi
• 2003Bas Yun Hi
• 2003Ek Alag Mausam — Aparna Suresh Verma
• 2003Kagaar — Aditi
• 2003One Day, 24 Hours
• 2003Shubho Muharat — Mallika Sen
• 2003Supari — Mamta Shekari
• 2002Azhagi
• 2002Kannaki — Kannaki
• 2002Kannathil Muthamittal — M.D. Shyama
• 2002Lal Salaam — Rupi
• 2002Pitaah — Paro
• 2002This, My Land — Shokhina
• 2001Aks — Supriya
• 2001Daughters of This Century — Charu
• 2000Bawandar — Saanvri
• 2000Hari-Bhari — Afsana
• 2000Punaradhivasam
• 1999Biswaprakash
• 1999Deveeri
• 1999Rockford — Lily Vegas
• 1998Birthday — Sarasu
• 1998Earth — Shanta
• 1998Mother of 1084 — Nandini Mitra
• 1997Fire — Sita
• 1993Imprint in Clay — Director
• 1989Parinati — Lakha
• Avi & Smi — Director, Producer
• Nadhi — Devi

Appearances as themselves (3)

• 2018Bird of Dusk — Herself
• The Kapil Sharma Show — Self
• Lux Style Awards — Self