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{{Short description|Indian actress, model and dancer}}
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'''Sreenanda Shankar''' (born 25 December 1980) is an Indian [[actress]], [[model (person)|model]] and [[dancer]].<ref name=TM>Ruman Ganguly,{{Cite web |title=Body shaming is so outdated & inappropriate: Sreenanda Shankar|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/body-shaming-is-so-outdated-inappropriate-sreenanda-shankar/articleshow/102467847.cms |date=6 August 2023|access-date=15 June 2024 |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Sreenanda was born in [[Kolkata]], [[India]] to [[Ananda Shankar]]; the Indian musician, and [[Tanusree Shankar]]; a dancer and [[choreographer]].<ref name="KOL">{{Cite web |title=Kolkata pays tribute to virtuoso Ananda Shankar; Tanusree Shankar announces Udayananda World Heritage Dance Tour |url=https://www.indiablooms.com/life-details/L/3346/kolkata-pays-tribute-to-virtuoso-ananda-shankar-tanusree-shankar-announces-udayananda-world-heritage-dance-tour.html|date=14 December 2017|access-date=15 June 2024 |website=indiablooms.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Mum's the world: Kolkata's favourite celebrity mothers and daughters|url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/cinema/2018/may/13/moms-the-world-7353.html|access-date=15 June 2024|website=www.indulgexpress.com|date=12 May 2018 |language=en}}</ref> Her name is a [[portmanteau]] of the names of her parents. She is the granddaughter of Indian dancer and choreographer, [[Uday Shankar]] and his wife [[Amala Shankar]].<ref name="KOL"/> The Indian sitarist and composer, [[Ravi Shankar]] is her granduncle.<ref name="KOL"/> Sreenanda started acting and dancing at a very young age having accompanied her parents on music recordings, dance tours and performances.<ref name="TT">Priyanka Dasgupta,{{Cite web |title=As a daughter, I had to stand up for my mother, says Sreenan|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/as-a-daughter-i-had-to-stand-up-for-my-mother-says-sreenanda-shankar/articleshow/57475819.cms|date=5 March 2017|access-date=15 June 2024 |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|language=en}}</ref>

Sreenanda was trained at the Tanusree Shankar Dance Academy <ref name="TT"/> and studied at [[Alvin Ailey|The Ailey School]], the American dance training Theatre.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tanusree Shankar Dances Down Memory Lane |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/tanusree-shankar-dances-down-memory-lane/cid/388762 |access-date=15 June 2024 |website=telegraphindia.com |language=en}}</ref> She also studied acting as a course at [[Roshan Taneja]] School of Acting in [[Mumbai]], India<ref>{{Cite web|title='Every performance is like a new exam'|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/7-days/every-performance-is-like-a-new-exam/cid/447605|date=12 February 2019|access-date=15 June 2024|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> and at the [[Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute]] in [[New York City|New York]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Moving to a new stage|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/culture/moving-to-a-new-stage/cid/559469|date= 8 July 2020|access-date=15 June 2024|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref>

== Career ==
Sreenanda performed as a dancer on stage across [[India]], as well as in [[USA]], [[UK]], [[Spain]] and other nations.<ref>Rupsa Sengupta,{{Cite web |title=In pics: A glimpse of actress Sreenanda Shankar's dance performance in Mahalaya special show|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/in-pics-a-glimpse-of-actress-sreenanda-shankars-dance-performance-in-mahalaya-special-show/photostory/86777663.cms |date=5 October 2021|access-date=15 June 2024 |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|language=en}}</ref> She performed on television for multiple dance-dramas where she played the role of Goddess [[Durga]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ditipriya and Sreenanda stun viewers with their Devi avatars on Mahalaya |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/people/ditipriya-and-sreenanda-stun-viewers-with-their-devi-avatars-on-mahalaya/cid/1833781 |access-date=15 June 2024|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref>

As a model, Sreenanda has featured in TV/video commercials and ad campaigns on multiple occasions.<ref name=TM/> She has starred as an actress in movies directed by notable film directors such as [[Aparna Sen]], [[Suman Ghosh (director)|Suman Ghosh]] and [[Srijit Mukherji]].<ref name=TM/>

Sreenanda is the founder of ''Makeover Madness. It's about what suits You'', an online makeup platform for women.
<ref>{{Cite web |title=Go glamorous in minutes  |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/culture/go-glamorous-nbsp-in-minutes-nbsp/cid/1508464 |date= 18 March 2022|access-date=15 June 2024|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> She is also the director at Tanusree Shankar Dance Company.<ref name="TT"/>

She has a youtube channel where she shows her makeup tutorials and daily lifestyle.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sreenanda Shankar |url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfMBvR7AzWiYuhcdK-JaVBw |access-date=2025-06-13 |website=YouTube |language=en}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Sreenanda married her longtime boyfriend Gev Satarawalla in November 2009.They announced their separation in December 2025.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2009-11-29 |title=Sreenanda Shankar's perfect match |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/regional/sreenanda-shankars-perfect-match/articleshow/5279649.cms |access-date=2025-06-13 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0JHlvXNfUf/ |access-date=2025-06-13 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
=== Feature films ===
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| 2018 || ''[[Ek Je Chhilo Raja]]''<ref>Akriti Anand,{{Cite web |title=Srijit Mukherji’s Ek Je Chhilo Raja Is Official Selection At Heartland International Film Festival 2019|url=https://www.spotboye.com/bengali/bengali-news/srijit-mukherji-s-ek-je-chhilo-raja-is-official-selection-at-heartland-international-film-festival-2019/5d7f6087def098574f7b25fc|date= |access-date=15 June 2024|website=spotboye.com}}</ref>
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| 2019 || '' [[Basu Poribar (2019 film)|Basu Poribar]]''<ref>Ruman Ganguly,{{Cite web |title=Sreenanda speaks of her character in Basu Poribar|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/sreenanda-speaks-of-her-character-in-basu-poribar/articleshow/68535836.cms|date= 23 March 2019|access-date=15 June 2024|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref>
|-
| 2019|| ''[[Ghawre Bairey Aaj]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ghawre Bairey Aaj first look out, Aparna Sen remakes the classic Ghaire Baire|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/ghawre-bairey-aaj-first-look-aparna-sen-remakes-classic-ghaire-baire-1502745603.html|date=15 April 2019|access-date=15 June 2024|website=thestatesman.com}}</ref>
|}

=== Short films ===
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! Year !! Production
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| 2015 || ''The Third Eye''
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| 2017 || ''Talking of Michelangelo''
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== References ==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|nm9115864}}
* [https://sreenandashankar.com Official website]

{{Shankar family}}

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[[Category:1980 births]]
[[Category:Indian dancers]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Indian female models]]
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