PEOPLE HAILING IN BOLLYWOOD FROM ODISHA

1-MIRA NAIR

Mira Nair was born on 15 October,1957in Rourkela, Odisha, grew up with her two older brothers and parents in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.She ia an Indian American filmmaker based in New York. Mirabai Films, her production company, mainly focus in films for international audiences on Indian society, whether in the economic, social or cultural sector.Migration, The Bengali Detective, Still, The Children are Here, So Far From India, are some of her excellent works.She was awarded the India Abroad Person of the Year-2007. In 2012 she was awarded India's third highest civilian award the Padma Bhushan by President of India, Pratibha Patil.

2-SONA MOHAPATRA

Born on 17 June,1976, in Cuttack, Odisha ,Sona Mohapatra has left no stone unfold to make Odisha proud. She is multi-talented being an Indian singer, music composer, producer and lyricist.Sona Mohapatra came to mainstream fame and distinction with the trendbreaking talk show with Aamir Khan [Satyamev Jayate] in which she frequently appeared as a lead singer and performer.She has won many bollywood awards too.Sona is married to Ram Sampath, a song composer and music director.

3-SUBASH SAHOO

Background music plays an important role in movies. It adds essence to the movie. Susabh Sahoo, coming from Kendrapara, Odisha, has excelled in this field. An electronics and communication engineer by profession but his passion and interest leaded him to a different tangent which of course made him gain fame, appreciation and satisfaction.He went to give some of the most brilliant songs in bollywood history like  Omkara, Kaminey, Khosla ka Ghosla , Once upon a time in Mumbai, etc.

4-KRISHNA BEURA

Hailing from Cuttack, Odisha, this odia gentleman has amazed everyone with his high pitched notes and the soulful voice. With sweetness in his voice and carrying them to high notes, he has the ability to rule one’s heart. Some of his spellbinding and awe-inspiring creations are Maula mere lele meri jaan from Chak De India, Main jahan rahoon from Namastey London and Zindagi mein koi kabhi from Musafir. His golden voice enchants and captivates the audiences.

5-NANDITA DAS

Nandita Das is an Indian film actress and director, is a woman of substance from Baripada who has taken her Odia roots and planted it deep and strong in the spangle town.she is known for her performances mainly in movies which generally contains a different taste like,

 Fire, Earth, Bawandar, KannathilMuthamittal ,Azhagi an Before The Rains. Firaaq, her directorial debut feature film, premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 2008, and has traveled to over 50 festivals, winning over 20 awards. Nandita Das started her acting career with the theatre group Jana Natya Manch. She has really made Odisha and India proud with her colossal talents and achievements. In fact She’s all set to make Odisha, world famous!