Konkona Sen Sharma

Konkona Sen Sharma is an Indian actress She is the daughter of actress and filmmaker Aparna Sen Sharma appears primarily in Indian arthouse and independent films and her achievements in the genre have established her as one of the leading actresses of contemporary parallel cinema Making her debut as a child artist in the film Indira 1983 Sharma debuted as an adult in the Bengali thriller Ek Je Aachhe Kanya 2000 She first gained attention with the Englishlanguage film Mr and Mrs Iyer 2002 which was directed by her mother and received the National Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film Her appearance in the drama Page 3 2005 got her wider recognition from audiences and she has since starred in a number of films most of which have garnered her critical praise rather than commercial success She won two consecutive Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Awards for her performances in Omkara 2006 and Life in a Metro 2007 respectively Her performance in the former won her a second National Award under the Best Supporting Actress category