Susmita Mukherjee is an actor. A graduate of the National School of Drama, she has done pioneering work in her thirty-seven year-long career in theatre, films and television. She is the founder of Naatak Company, a theatre group birthed in 1988 and her original play, Nati, won her many accolades and played to full houses at Prithvi Theatre in Mumbai and elsewhere. She has acted in over 100 films. Her most recent international film, Sold, deals with child trafficking. It was directed by Oscarwinning director Jeffery Brown, and released in the US. Twitter-@sushmukh
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