Konkona’s birth father, Mukul Sharma, is a science writer and journalist. Her stepfather, Kalyan Ray, is an author. Her elder sister’s name is Kamalini Chatterjee who has two children: a 10-year-old daughter named Krittika and a four-year-old son named Deepto.

Konkona’s maternal grandfather Chidananda Dasgupta now 88 years old is a film critic, scholar, professor, writer and one of the co-founders of ‘Calcutta Film Society‘ with Satyajit Ray and Harisadhan Dasgupta. Her grandmother Supriya Dasgupta is a cousin of legendary modern Bengali poet Jibanananda Das.

Konkona graduated in English from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi in 2001. She was a student of Modern High School for Girls, Calcutta as well as the Calcutta International School.

She made her debut as a child artist in the film Indira. She became a known face when she starred in the film Mr. and Mrs. Iyer, directed by her mother. The film though not a box office success, was a favourite with the critics. Konkona’s performance got her the National Film Award for Best Actress. This was followed by a critically acclaimed hit, Page 3. The film won her the Zee Cine Award Best Female Debut for her first act in commercial cinema.

Movies Done By Konkona Sen Sharma

1983 Indira Child artist Bengali
1994 Amodini Teenage stepmother Bengali
2001 Ek Je Aachhe Kanya Ria Bengali
2002 Titli Titli Bengali
2002 Mr. and Mrs. Iyer Meenakshi Iyer English National Film Award for Best Actress
2004 Chai Pani Etc. Shanti/Radha Joshi English
2005 Amu Kaju “Amu” English
2005 Page 3 Madhvi Sharma Hindi
2005 15 Park Avenue Mithi English
2006 Dosar Kaberi Chatterjee Bengali
2006 Mixed Doubles Malti Hindi
2006 Yun Hota To Kya Hota Tilottima Punj Hindi
2006 Omkara Indu Hindi Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award-National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
2006 Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante Sanjana Hindi
2007 Traffic Signal Noori Hindi
2007 Meridian Pramilla Hindi
2007 Life in a… Metro Shruti Ghosh Hindi Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
2007 Laaga Chunari Mein Daag Chutki (Shubhavari Sahay) Hindi Nominated—Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
2007 Aaja Nachle Anokhi Anokhelal Hindi
2008 Fashion Herself Hindi Special appearance
2008Dil Kabaddi Simi Hindi
2008 Zeinab English Segment “How can it be?”
2009 The President Is Coming Maya Roy English
2009 Luck by Chance Sona Mishra Hindi
2009 Wake up Sid Aisha Banerjee Hindi
2010 Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge Munmun Hindi
2010 Right Yaa Wrong Radhika Patnaik Hindi
2010 Mirch Lavni/Anita Hindi
2011 7 Khoon Maaf Nandini Hindi Cameo appearance
2011 Iti Mrinalini Mrinalini Mitra aka Mili Bengali
2013 Shunyo Awnko Raka Biswas Bengali
2013 Goynar Baksho Shomlata Bengali Filmfare Award for Best Actor Female – Bengali
2013 Ek Thi Daayan Diana Hindi Nominated—Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
2013 Blind Night Ninu Hindi
2013 Sunglass Chitra Hindi / Bengali Inaugural show of 19th Kolkata International Film Festival, Last work of Rituparno Ghosh
2013 Shesher Kabita Labannya Bengali Based on Rabindranath Tagore’s novel of the same name
2015 Shajarur Kanta Deepa Bhatto Bengali Based on Byomkesh Bakshi novel of the same name
2015 Kadambari Kadambari Devi Bengali
2015 Gour Hari Dastaan Lakshmi Das Hindi
2015 Talvar Nutan Tandon Hindi Based on Nupur Talwar
2015 Saari Raat The wife Hindi Directed by Aparna Sen, Tribute to a play in three acts by Badal Sarkar
2015 Nayantara’s Necklace Nayantara Hindi Short Film
2016 Akira SP Rabiya Hindi
2017 Lipstick Under My Burkha Shireen Aslam Hindi Screen Award for Best Actress (Critics)
2018 Bird of Dusk Herself English, Bengali Documentary on Rituparno Ghosh
2019 A Monsoon Date (Short Film) Hindi (Eros Now Original) premiered at Mumbai Film Festival on 28 October 2018
2019 Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi/Pind Daan Hindi
2020 Scholarship Film yet to release Hindi Filming
2020 Cargo Mandakini Hindi (Cameo)
2020 Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare Dolly Hindi Completed, Premiering at the 21st Busan International
Film Festival and releasing on Netflix 18 September 2020

Television and Web Series Done By Konkona Sen Sharma

1989 Picnic Daughter Bengali Child Artist
2005 Karkat Rashi College girl Hindi TV Movie
2005 Koffee with Karan Herself English Star One Season 1, Episode 16 (Guest with Rahul Bose)
2007 Season 2, Episode 09 (Guest with Kunal Kapoor & Riteish Deshmukh)
2009 54th Filmfare Awards Herself English Sony TV Co-Host with Ranbir Kapoor, Imran Khan & Deepika Padukone
2013 Ek Thhi Naayka Herself Hindi Life OK TV Mini-Series (2 episodes, 1.3 & 1.4) for the promotion of Ek Thi Dayaan
2015 The Tara Sharma Show Herself English Star World Season 3, Episode 3 (Konkona Sen Sharma & Moms)
2018 Guftagoo Herself Hindi, English Rajya Sabha TV Episode “Guftagoo with Konkona Sensharma”
2018 Side Hero Herself Hindi Eros Now Original Web Series (Episode 1: “Aaj Ki Party”)
2020 Mumbai Diaries – 26/11 Hindi Amazon Prime Video Original Web Series

Movies Directed By Konkona Sen Sharma

2006 Naamkoron Director and Writer Bengali Short Film
2017 A Death in the Gunj Director and Writer English, Hindi, Bengali Filmfare Award for Best Debut Director
Nominated—Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film (Best Director)
2018 Haseen Tu, Haseen Din Director Hindi Television Commercial / Advertisement for Nykaa.com
2019 TBD Director and Writer Zee5 Zee Studios Original Web Series based on Miss Shefali (Arati Das)

Discography Done By Konkona Sen Sharma

2015 The Broken Heart (Bhogno Hridoy) Kadambari Times Music Bengali with Saskia Rao De Haas, Sandipan Ganguly & Parambrata Chattopadhyay,Kadambori’s Letter

Awards and nominations Received By Konkona Sen Sharma

2002 Ek Je Aachhe Kanya Bengal Film Journalists’ Association Awards Best Actress Won
2003 Mr and Mrs Iyer National Film Awards Best Actress Won
2003 Anandalok Awards Best Actress (Critics) Won
2003 Titli Kalakar Awards Best Rising Actress Won
2006 Page 3 Zee Cine Awards Best Female Debut (jointly with Vidya Balan) Won
2006 Kalakar Awards Best Actress Won
2006 International Indian Film Academy Awards Best Actress Nominated
2006 Producers Guild Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2006 Screen Awards Best Actress Nominated
2007 Omkara National Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Won
2007 Filmfare Awards Best Supporting Actress Won
2007 Zee Cine Awards Best Supporting Actress Won
2007 International Indian Film Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2007 Screen Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2007 15, Park Avenue Bengal Film Journalists’ Association Awards Most Outstanding Performance of the Year Won
2007 Dosar New York Indian Film Festival Best Actress Won
2008 Life in a… Metro International Indian Film Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress Won
2008 Producers Guild Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Won
2008 Screen Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2008 Zee Cine Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2008 Filmfare Awards Best Supporting Actress Won
2008 Laaga Chunari Mein Daag Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2010 Luck By Chance Annual Central European Bollywood Award Best Actress Won
2010 Wake Up Sid Producers Guild Film Awards Best Actress Nominated
2011 Iti Mrinalini New York Indian Film Festival Best Actress Won
2011 Kalakar Awards Best Actress Won
2014 Ek Thi Daayan Filmfare Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2014 Screen Awards Best Actor in a Negative Role (Female) Nominated
2014 Goynar Baksho Filmfare Awards East Best Actress Won
2015 Kadambari South Asian Film Festival Awards Best Actress Won
2016 Talvar BIG Star Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Actor in a Thriller Role – Female Nominated
2016 Producers Guild Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2016 Zee Cine Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2016 International Indian Film Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2018 N/A GQ India Awards Excellence in Direction and Acting Won
2018 A Death in the Gunj Filmfare Awards Best Debut Director Won
2018 Best Film (Best Director) – Critics Nominated
2018 International Indian Film Academy Awards Best Debut Director Won
2018 Gollapudi Srinivas Award Best Debut Director Won
2018 Dadashaheb Phalke Film Foundation Award Best Debut Director Won
2018 MAMI Film Festival Mastercard Best India Female Filmmaker Won
2018 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Best Director Nominated
2018 Caleidoscope Indian Film Festival Best Director Nominated
2018 News18 Reel Movie Awards Best Director Nominated
2018 Best Screenplay Nominated
2018 New York Indian Film Festival Best Director Won
2018 Lipstick Under My Burkha Best Feature Film Nominated
2018 Best Actress Won
2018 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Best Actress Won
2018 Screen Awards Best Actress (Critics) Won
2018 Zee Cine Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated