Smriti Mishra

Hailing from, Benarus, Uttar Pradesh{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |title=The Begum’s forgotten song |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/the-begums-forgotten-song/articleshow/21110286.cms |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=Mumbai Mirror |language=en}} Smriti Mishras who was a kathak exponent made her cinema debut at the age of 23,{{Cite web |date=1996-02-15 |title=Kathak dancer Smriti Mishra plays lead in Indo-French production 'Jaya Ganga' |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/eyecatchers/story/19960215-kathak-dancer-smriti-mishra-plays-lead-in-indo-french-production-jaya-ganga-834351-1996-02-14 |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=India Today |language=en}} through the film Jaya Ganga (1996).{{Cite news |date=2003-01-13 |title=Call of the Ganga |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/call-of-the-ganga/articleshow/34210171.cms |access-date=2024-11-24 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}{{Cite news |date=2012-12-28 |title=Mysticism of 'Jaya Ganga' leaves audience spell-bound |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/mysticism-of-jaya-ganga-leaves-audience-spell-bound/articleshow/17789790.cms |access-date=2024-11-24 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}} Critically acclaimed, the film was showcased at several film festivals across the world.{{Cite web |date=2009-10-11 |title=Tele Buzz |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/jan16/tele2.htm |access-date=2023-06-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091011012133/http://www.screenindia.com/old/jan16/tele2.htm |archive-date=11 October 2009 }} 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.{{Cite web |date=2012-10-25 |title=Sudhir Mishra back in Raat race - Times Of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Sudhir-Mishra-back-in-Raat-race/articleshow/4923998.cms |access-date=2023-06-01 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025030618/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-08-23/news-interviews/28204314_1_sudhir-mishra-iss-raat-ki-arunoday-singh |archive-date=25 October 2012 }}{{Cite web |last=Taneja |first=Parina |date=2021-06-08 |title=Sudhir Mishra on 25 years of Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin: Wish I could do director''s cut of the film |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/celebrities/sudhir-mishra-on-25-years-of-is-raat-ki-subah-nahin-wish-i-could-do-director-s-cut-of-the-film-710070 |access-date=2023-06-01 |website=www.indiatvnews.com |language=en}}

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).{{Cite web |title=One dollar curry de Vijay Singh (2004) - Unifrance |url=https://en.unifrance.org/movie/24500/one-dollar-curry |access-date=2023-06-01 |website=en.unifrance.org}} This was her second film directed by Vijay Singh.{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Deborah |date=2004-05-15 |title=One Dollar Curry |url=https://variety.com/2004/film/markets-festivals/one-dollar-curry-1200533420/ |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} 2005 release, Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow (2005) screened at Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian Cinema.{{Cite web |title=Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian Cinema: Portraying diversity and beauty of Asia |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/your-week/story/20050718-osians-cinefan-festival-of-asian-cinema-portraying-diversity-and-beauty-of-asia-788707-2005-07-17 |access-date=2023-06-01 |website=India Today |language=en}}

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.https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/east-meets-west/story-4NsJ6PWaIsb8vjsKoDYpGM.html 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.{{Cite web |date=2012-05-16 |title=Being with Aparna |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2011/Mar/02/being-with-aparna-231835.html |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}

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