1. Amala Shankar was the wife of dancer and choreographer Uday Shankar and mother of musician Ananda Shankar and dancer Mamata Shankar and sister-in-law of musician and composer Ravi Shankar.
10 Facts About Amala Shankar
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Amala Shankar acted in the film Kalpana written, co-produced and directed by husband Uday Shankar.
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Amala Shankar died on Friday, 24 July 2020, in West Bengal's Kolkata, India aged 101.
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Amala Shankar was born Amala Nandy on 27 June 1919 in Batajor Village, Magura District, Bengal Presidency, British India.
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Amala Shankar joined Uday Shankar's dance troupe and performed across the world.
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Uday Shankar and Amala Shankar was a popular dance couple for a long time.
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But, later Uday Shankar was romantically involved with a young girl of his troupe and he produced Chandalika without Amala.
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Amala Shankar was the sister-in-law of Ravi Shankar, who was a Sitarist.
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The film was written, co-produced and directed by Uday Amala Shankar, who appeared in the film.
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Amala Shankar attended the 2012 Cannes Film Festival where the film was screened.