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| name = <!-- include middle initial, if not specified in birth_name -->Amala Shankar<br>অমলা শংকর<br />
| image = Amala Shankar - Kolkata 2011-05-09 2810.JPG<br />
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| caption = Amala Shankar in 2011<br />
| birth_name = Amala Nandy<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1919|06|27|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Jessore]], [[British India]]<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|7|24|1919|6|27|df=y}}<br />
| death_place = [[Kolkata]], India<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
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| parents = Akhoy Kumar Nandy (father)<br />
| spouse = [[Uday Shankar]]<br />
| children = [[Ananda Shankar]], [[Mamata Shankar]]<br />
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| occupation = Danseuse<br />
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'''Amala Shankar''' ({{lang-bn|অমলা শংকর}}; 27 June 1919<ref>{{cite book|last=Kaura|first=Ajīta|title=Directory of Indian Women Today, 1976|year=1976|publisher=India International Publications|page=45}}</ref> &ndash; July 24, 2020) was an [[India]]n ballerina, actress and artist.<ref name="Biography of Amala Shankar">{{cite web|title=Biography of Amala Shankar|url=http://profiles.incredible-people.com/amala-shankar/|accessdate=16 December 2012}}</ref> She is the wife of [[Uday Shankar]] and mother of [[Ananda Shankar]] and [[Mamata Shankar]] and sister-in-law of [[Ravi Shankar]].<ref name="‘Panditji never restricted himself to his craft alone’">{{cite news|title=‘Panditji never restricted himself to his craft alone’|url=http://www.asianage.com/kolkata/panditji-never-restricted-himself-his-craft-alone-323|accessdate=16 December 2012|newspaper=Asian Age|date=13 Dec 2012}}</ref><ref name="Sitarist and composer Ravi Shankar has died near his home in southern California">{{cite news|title=Sitarist and composer Ravi Shankar has died near his home in southern California|url=http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/12/12/ravi-shankar-sitar-reactions-idINDEE8BB02G20121212|accessdate=16 December 2012|newspaper=Reuters|date=12 Dec 2012}}</ref> Shankar acted in the movie [[Kalpana (1948 movie)|Kalpana]] directed by Uday Shankar.<br />
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Shankar acted in the movie ''Kalpana'' (1948). The movie was directed by [[Uday Shankar]]. Amala played the character of Uma. Amala Shankar attended [[2012 Cannes Film Festival]] where the movie was screened.<br />
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Shankar died in [[Kolkata]] on July 24, 2020 at the age of 101.<ref>[https://www.indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/renowned-danseuse-amala-shankar-passes-away-in-kolkata-6521125/lite/ Renowned danseuse Amala Shankar passes away in Kolkata]</ref><br />
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