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Arundhati Nag
Arundhati Nag is an Indian film and theatre actress. She is a recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, Padma Shri award and the National Film Awards. One of her popular movies is ‘Paa’ where she played the role of Vidya Balan’s mother.

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Arundhati Nag, Indian ActressArundhati Nag is an Indian film and Theatre Personality. She was awarded by the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in the year 2008. She was also awarded the 57th National Film Awards as best supporting actress for her role in "Paa". Arundathi Nag has been involved with multilingual Theatre in India, for over 25 years. First in Mumbai she got involved with Indian People`s Theatre Association (IPTA), and did various productions in Gujarati, Marathi Theatre, and Hindi theatre, besides getting involved in television, she also did director Jyoti Vyas`s Gujarati TV series, "Haji Aavti Kaal Che".

Early life of Arundhati Nag
Nag was born on 6th July 1956 in Delhi, but her family moved to Mumbai when she was 10. Acting and drama came naturally to her. Bangalore had the Kalakshetra, which was open to all kinds of performances. After her marriage to Shankar Nag (1954-1990), her association with theatre continued in Bangalore, culminating in realizing the dream project of her late husband, the Ranga Shankara theatre, at J P Nagar, a suburb in Bangalore.

Arundhati Nag, Indian ActressCareer of Arundhati Nag
Arundathi is the founder and the Managing Trustee of the Sanket Trust, established in 1992 which has Girish Karnad as its chairman, which runs the Ranga Shankara, a Bangalore theatre which after four years of edifice was inaugurated on 28 October 2004. Now the twelve-monthly Ranga Shankara Theatre Festival has become a customary feature on Bangalore`s cultural calendar. In 2006, she was awarded the `Citizen Extraordinaire` Award by The Rotary Club of Bangalore. Arundathi`s last major movie was the Kannada blockbuster Jogi, for which she also won the Karnataka Government`s Best Supporting Actress award for the year 2005. Arundathi has also acted in other language films such as "Minsara Kanavu" (1997), dubbed into Hindi as "Sapnay" (1997), "Dil Se" (1998). She has acted in the Indian National Award winning Marathi film "22 June 1897". In 2009, she was seen in the movie "Paa". In that movie she played the role of Vidya Balan"s mother. Some of her films, where she has been seen in various roles, are "Accident", "Parameshi Prema Prasanga", "Ek Alag Mausam", "Jogi", "Da Thadiya" and others.

Personal life of Arundhati Nag
At the age of 17, when her acting talent was just about taking shape, she met Shankar Nag, the acclaimed Kannada actor, through theatre. Six years later, the two got married and she moved to Bangalore. In 1990, her husband died in a car accident.

Filmography of Arundhati Nag
Arundhati Nag has done the following films in her career:

Year Films
1979 22 June 1897
1983 Nodi Swamy Navirodu Heege
1985 Parameshi Prema Prasanga
1985 Accident
1993 Golibar
1996 Shiva Sainya
1997 Minsaara Kanavu
1998 Dil Se..
2003 Ek Alag Mausam
2005 Jogi
2007 Chaurahen
2009 Paa
2012 Da Thadiya
2013 Andhar Bahar
2016 The Man Who Knew Infinity
2018 Drama

Arundhati Nag, Indian ActressAchievements of Arundhati Nag Nag has been honoured with the following recognitions:
1985- Won Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress - Accident
2005- Won Best Supporting Actress Award, Karnataka State Awards - Jogi
2006- Won Citizen Extraordinaire` from the Rotary Club Bangalore
2008- Won Sangeet Natak Akademi Award - Theatre, Acting
2010- Won 57th National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress - Paa
2010- Awarded Padmashree Award
2010- Nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress - Paa
2010- Won Star Cine Award for Best Supporting Actress - Paa
2010- Conferred a Doctorate for services rendered to the world of theatre


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