Tannishtha Chatterjee

Tannishtha Chatterjee is an Indian actress best known for her performance in Sarah Gavron's "Brick Lane" (2007), the film adaptation of Monica Ali's best-selling novel of the same name. She was nominated for the British Independent Film Awards as Best Actress for "Brick Lane". She notably portrayed Masha in Academy Award-winning German director Florian Gallenberger's film "Shadows of Time" (also known as "Schatten der Zeit" in German; and won Best Actress in the 2006 Osian Film Festival and the 2007 BFJA Awards for her role in the film "Bibar." She is also a successful recording artist trained in Indian classical vocals. She works with both Indian and international directors and has homes in London and Mumbai.