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Amala Shankar

Indian dancer (1919-2020)

  • Fame51.2
  • Momentum6.6
  • Wikipedia1.6K
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Lived 1919–2020, aged 101India
IndiaIndiaActorsActor
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    18 languages
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  • Era
    1919–2020
    Aged 101
  • Known for
    Kalpana
    1948
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Updated 2026-08-18

Amala Shankar was an Indian dancer. She 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. 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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  • Banga Bibhushan
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Momentum6.6
Historical15.1
Now attention36.7
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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