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Smriti Mishra is an Indian actress, best known for her roles in Vijay Singh's Jaya Ganga (1996), Shyam Benegal's Sardari Begum (1996), Sudhir Mishra's Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin (1996), and Pamela Rooks's Train to Pakistan (1998).

Career

Hailing from, Benarus, Uttar Pradesh Smriti Mishras who was a kathak exponent made her cinema debut at the age of 23, through the film Jaya Ganga (1996). Critically acclaimed, the film was showcased at several film festivals across the world. Her next film, Sardari Begum (1996) won Best Feature Film in Urdu at the 44th National Film Awards. Her other release in the same year Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin (1996), featured in Avijit Ghosh's book, "40 Retakes: Bollywood Classics You May Have Missed". The film won numerous awards.

She appeared in Train to Pakistan (1998), met with critical acclaim and was released in various film festivals outside India. She played the role of Sardari Begum in Zubeidaa (2001). In the 2002 documentary film India: Kingdom of the Tiger (2002), she appeared as an Indian woman who assists Jim Corbett played by Christopher Heyerdahl. She then appeared in the Indo-French film One Dollar Curry (2004). This was her second film directed by Vijay Singh. 2005 release, Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow (2005) screened at Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian Cinema.

She then acted in Mitsein directed by Los Angeles based-Indian born Aparna Malladi which is about Moksha, a young woman who leaves India for the US after an arranged marriage. The film was screened at the International premiere at the 11th Mumbai International Film Festival, India. The film was also the official selection for the 2010 Beloit International Film Festival in, Wisconsin.

Filmography

References

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2. Artists Jaya Ganga
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6. "Call of the Ganga". The Times of India. 13 January 2003. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
7. "Mysticism of 'Jaya Ganga' leaves audience spell-bound". The Times of India. 28 December 2012. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
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11. "One dollar curry de Vijay Singh (2004) - Unifrance". en.unifrance.org. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
12. Young, Deborah (15 May 2004). "One Dollar Curry". Variety. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
13. "Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian Cinema: Portraying diversity and beauty of Asia". India Today. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
14. https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/east-meets-west/story-4NsJ6PWaIsb8vjsKoDYpGM.html
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16. "When Mangalesh Dabral steered away from Urdu words when translating Jaya Ganga into Hindi". The Indian Express. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
17. "Sudhir Mishra On 28 Years Of Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin: It's FIRST Indian Film Where Gangsters Are Not Romanticised | EXCLUSIVE". Times Now. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
18. Harvey, Dennis (29 March 1999). "Train to Pakistan". Variety. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
19. "Smriti in a new avataar". The Times of India. 21 September 2007. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 24 November 2024.

External links

• Smriti Mishra at IMDb

• Indian film actresses
• Actresses in Hindi cinema
• Living people
• Actresses from Varanasi
• 20th-century Indian actresses
• 21st-century Indian actresses