Nandita Das to be New Head of Children's Film Society of India

Nandita Das to be New Head of Children's Film Society of India

New Delhi : Nandita Das, film actress and daughter of famous painter Jatin Das and writer Varsha Das has been appointed as Chairperson of Children's Film Society of India.

Thirty nine years old Nadita Das would have tenure of three years. Former Chairperson of CFSI Nafisa Ali had resigned a few months back to contest Lok Sabha elections from Lucknow.
The actress, who created waves with her roles in films like Deepa Mehta's 'Fire' (1996) and 'Water' (1998), 'Bawander' (2000) and 'Amaar Bhuvan' (2002) and has bagged several national and international awards, has acted in movies in several languages including Hindi, Bengali, Malayalam and English.

She made her directorial debut in 2008 with 'Firaaq' based on the aftermath of the Gujarat riots that won critical acclaim in various international film festivals.