Konkona Sen Sharma is an awarding winning actress and the daughter of the celebrated actress and director Aparna Sen. Konkona is regarded as one of the most respected actresses in Bollywood with her memorable performances right from Mr. and Mrs. Iyer (2002) to Page 3 (2005), from Omkara (2006) to Life in a Metro (2007). Her singularly exquisite portrayal of a struggling actress in the undisputed hit Luck by Chance (2009) opposite Farhan Akhtar has also established her commercial success. Praising her performance in the film, noted film Critic Nikhat Kazmi of Times of India wrote, “The highpoint of the film are its performances, Konkona is a complete natural before the camera””.”
Konkona Sen Sharma
Movies
7 Khoon Maaf
After the passing of his Pondicherry-born mentor, Susanna, Mumbai-based Dr. Arun Kumar Singh narrates his story to his wife, Nalini. With photographs from an old album that he has never shared with anyone, he informs her as to how Susanna caught him stealing; got him to quit his job &…
Aaja Nachle
An unexpected phone call shakes Dia (Madhuri Dixit) out of her dance rehearsal in New York. Her teacher, her guru, is dying and she must return to India. The town where she grew up, the town where she learnt to live and to dance. Also the town she left on…
Dil Kabaddi
Colaba-based Rishi Sharma and his wife, Simi, hope their friends, Samit and Mita are pregnant when they get together, but instead they inform them that they are separating. Shocked at this news, they attempt to figure out what went wrong. Eventually Samit moves out and lives with Kaya, an Aerobics…
Laaga Chunari Mein Daag
When a small town girl Badki (Rani Mukerji) from Banaras lands in the big bad city of Mumbai to earn an honest living for her family back home – things don’t go exactly as she hoped. When her kid sister Chutki (Konkona Sen Sharma) comes face to face and her…
Ek Thi Daayan
Bobo is a popular and talented illusionist, but he is haunted by his past. When disturbing hallucinations cause him to become distracted during his stage show, he seeks the help of a psychiatrist. Through hypnosis, he is able to recall suppressed memories of his childhood. In his youth, Bobo suspected…
Mirch
Maanav is a struggling filmmaker who does not want to compromise on his script. His girlfriend Ruchi is a successful film editor who arranges for him to meet Nitin, a producer. Nitin likes the script but is not very sure of its box office potential. Maanav then suggests a story…
Wake Up Sid
In Mumbai, Sid Mehra is, in the words of his father, an arrogant, spoiled brat. He lives with a doting mother, subservient brother, and a father who covers his expenses and credit card bills. Sid takes his college finals then starts work at his father’s business; he lasts less than…
Omkara
Advocate Raghunath Mishra has arranged the marriage of his daughter, Dolly, with Rajan, knowing fully well that Dolly loves Omkara Shukla. Before the marriage could take place, the groom’s party is attacked, they flee, and Dolly is reportedly abducted. Raghunath is able to trace Dolly to Omkara, a criminal and…
Page 3
Madhavi is a newspaper journalist in Mumbai whose task is to fill the Page 3 column. Her job consists of attending parties among the socialite and small-time celebrity circle and reporting on it. Her roommates are Pearl, an air-hostess who wants to marry a rich man and settle down to…
Fun Facts
She is the daughter of actress-writer-director Aparna Sen.
She became a known face when she starred in the film Mr. and Mrs. Iyer (2002), directed by her mother. The film was a multiplex success and was a favorite with the critics. Konkona's performance got her the National Film Award for Best Actress. This was followed by a critically acclaimed hit, Page 3 (2005). Her role drew a lot of praise and she became a more familiar face to the movie going public. She followed it up with even more acclaimed performances in15 Park Avenue (2005)_ and _ _Omkara (2006)_.
Made her debut as a child artist in the film Indira (1983).
Konkona's graduate degree was in English, from St. Stephen's College, Delhi in 2001. She was a student of the Modern High School for Girls, Calcutta, as well as the Calcutta International School.
Konkona's maternal grandfather, Late Chidananda Das Gupta, who was a film critic, scholar, professor, writer and one of the co-founders of the Calcutta Film Society with Late Satyajit Ray and Late Harisadhan Dasgupta. Her grandmother Supriya Dasgupta is a cousin of legendary modern Bengali poet Late Jibanananda Das.
Konkona's birth father, Mukul Sharma, is a science writer and journalist.
Son, Haroon Shorey, was born on March 15th, 2011 in a South Mumbai hospital.
Father Mukul Sharma is also an actor.
Starred in the completed and shelved film Shreya Creations "Amavas""(2004). Starring Konkana Sen Sharma