Malabika Sen (also known as Malobika Sen) (born 27 August 1965) is an Indian classical dancer, singer and actress.

Career

Sen is a trained

Bharatnatyam Bharatanatyam () is a major form of Indian classical dance that originated in Tamil Nadu. It is one of the eight widely recognized Indian classical dance forms, and expresses South Indian religious themes and spiritual ideas, particularly of ...

and

Kuchipudi Kuchipudi () ( Telugu: ) is one of the eight major Indian classical dances. It originates from a village named Kuchipudi in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Kuchipudi is a dance-drama performance, with its roots in the ancient Hindu Sa ...

dancer. She obtained her formal training in Kuchipudi from Sreemoyee Venkat and in Bharatnatyam from Thankamani Kutty. She is one of the empaneled

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of Bharatnatyam and Kuchipudi at

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. She has performed live in almost all major platforms in India and abroad with distinction. She is also a senior member of ''Kalamandalam'' dance group. She is also a trained singer in North Indian classical

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and

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under the guidance of Dr. Chameli Sarkar and Smt. Rama Basu. Some of her works includes ''Lag Ja Gale'', ''Na Jeo Na'', ''Meri Jaan'' and ''Eto Boro Akash''. She has also rendered her voice in the song ''Ke Bole'' in Bhagshesh (2018). In addition, she has also starred in many Bengali films and TV

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Filmography

*''Shada Canvas'' (2014) *''

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'' (2017) *''Bhagshesh'' (2018)

Television

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sen, Malabika 1965 births Bengali actresses Living people Dancers from West Bengal