Meghna Kothari
Meghna Kothari is an Indian actress. She has acted in Bollywood movies and in Gurinder Chadha's film Bride and Prejudice where she played the role of Maya Bakshi based on the character Mary Bennett and is known for the famous cobra dance[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] choreographed by Saroj Khan. She learned Kathak dance under the tutelage of Reba Vidyarthi and the peerless Birju Maharaj at the National Institute of Kathak Dance.
She started her acting career with a cameo in Aahat (TV series) (produced by B. P. Singh) along with theatre director Satyadev Dubey.[8] Her debut film was Prem Aggan with Fardeen Khan.[9]
In theater, she took training at Living Theatre[10][11] and has acted in plays directed by the legendary Ebrahim Alkazi.[12]
She is the daughter of Rita Ganguly[13][14] and Keshav Kothari, who was the secretary of Sangeet Natak Akademi.[15] Her brother is poet Arijeet.[16] Actress Gita Ghatak is her maternal aunt and renowned folklorist Komal Kothari is her paternal uncle. She is married to Sandeep Chattopadhyay (Chatterjee)a director, who received the National Film Award for Best Short Fiction Film at the 50th National Film Awards for the film Sunder Jibon and the lead actor in the film Chitrasutram directed by Vipin Vijay.
She returned to limelight after comedians Biswa Kalyan Rath and Kanan Gill made a sketch (Pretentious Movie Reviews) about the film Prem Aggan.[17] She, along with Hansal Mehta, featured in the music video of the song 'Likh Ke Mehndi Se Sajna Ka Naam' sung by Anuradha Paudwal.[18] She keeps herself busy organizing short filmmaking workshops via the collective 'Ctrl Alt Cinema'.[19]
Filmography
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1998 | Prem Aggan |
| 2000 | Hari Bhari |
| 2002 | Vadh |
| 2005 | Bride and Prejudice |
| 2004 | Sau Jhooth Ek Sach |
References
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- ^ "Bride and Prejudice (2004) – No Life, Without Wife!". The Silver Petticoat Review. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Bride & Prejudice". Contactmusic.com. 1 November 2005. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Musical Dunce: Bride and Prejudice". Musical Dunce. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ Dasgupta, Priyanka (12 November 2004). "Cobra girl!". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ Avijit Ghosh (30 April 2016). "Hisss-story of Nagin dance via Buldhana". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Bhangra and Bhaji to Beckham and Bride". khabar.com. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ आहट - The Wish Part 2 - Aahat Season 1 - Ep 37 - Full Episode, archived from the original on 22 December 2021, retrieved 7 March 2021
- ^ Lahiri, Monojit (21 April 2003). "Bend it like, well, Meghna!". The Hindu. Delhi. Archived from the original on 30 June 2003. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ^ "Alkazi: A guiding light of theatre in India". Hindustan Times. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Remembering Ebrahim Alkazi, the Master Who Helped Shape Modern Indian Theatre". The Wire. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "Rediff On The NeT, Movies: If looks could thrill..." Rediff.com. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "A classical do in Delhi". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Party thrown for artistes Photogallery". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Art administrator Keshav Kothari passes away". The Times of India. 16 October 2006. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "Details: Vani Prakashan". vaniprakashan.in. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Remember the 'Prem Aggan' girl? She lives in Greater Noida now". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ Likh Ke Mehndi Se Sajna Ka Naam - Love Songs Anuradha Paudwal | Ishq Hua, retrieved 7 March 2021
- ^ "'Ctrl Alt Cinema': A creative window to the world of cinema". National Herald. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2021.