Amala Shankar
Amala Shankar (née Nandy, 27 June 1919 – 24 July 2020) was an Indian dancer. 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) and sister-in-law of musician and composer Ravi Shankar. 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.
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Shankar in 2011 | |
| Born | Amala Nandy 27 June 1919 Magura District, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 24 July 2020 (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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