- Meghna Kothari is an actress by profession and a dancer by training. She has worked with filmmakers of the caliber of Shyam Benegal, Feroz Khan and Gurinder Chaddha, in roles across genres. In theater, she has worked with the legendary Ebrahim Alkazi. But her core training--and her first love--is dance. She learned Kathak for years under the tutelage of the peerless Pandit Birju Maharaj. The arts are in Meghna's genes. Her father, the late Keshav Kothari, was a percussionist and dancer in his own right, but is better known for his pioneering work as secretary of the Sangeet Natak Academy. Indian culture became one of the nation's best exports under him. Her mother, Padmashree Rita Ganguly, was Begum Akhtar's favorite disciple. She is one of India's finest living exponents of the ghazal, and works tirelessly to keep Begum Akhtar's legacy alive. Before she became a singer, Ritaji was one of India's top classical dancers. Meghna's exposure to the finest in the fields of art and culture led to an enviable range of work. She has played 'Puck' in Shakespeare's A midsummer night's dream; starred opposite Fardeen Khan in Firoz Khan's Prem Aggan; and brought her classical training and instinctive comic timing together to produce a delightful performance in Gurinder Chadha's Bride and Prejudice. Meghna was a student of psychology at Delhi's Lady Shriram College. She lives in Kaladham, Greater Noida.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Meghna Kothari
- Marrried to Professor Sandeep Chatterjee, who heads the direction and screenplay writing department at the Film Institute and Television of India. Sandeep is a recipient of National Award for 'Sundar Jeebon' a short film 2003.
- She is daughter of eminent vocalist Professor Rita Ganguly a Padma Shri recipient and Late Shri Keshav Kothari who is remembered for his trendsetting work as the Secretary of the Sangeet Natak Akademi for the promotion of Indian Art and Culture.
- She is a Firoz Khan Discovery. However she was first seen as a child artist in 'Muniya Abhi Hasegi' directed by Shri Arun Chadha. He has won the National Award 2012 for best film on social issues from Government of India.
- She has Coordinated Prof,. Rita Ganguly's Concert Tour to US and UK.
- Has a son Aabir Chatterjee.
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