I have chosen a profession in which the only way to excel is to be authentic. And what an immense pleasure it is to be emotionally authentic. I have my dream job. I am glad that I can be a medium to tell stories, perform and be a part of human exchange.
– Sanghmitra Hitaishi ”

Sanghmitra Hitaishi is an Indian-born film and stage actress. She lives and works between Valencia, Spain and Mumbai, India.
She was selected as the first Indian actress to be part of the “Berlinale Talents” in 2015.
She began her career with Lajwanti, the guardian of honor which had its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival and launched her into independent Indian cinema. She has gone on to act in international projects in Spain and Britain.
She has also worked on web series for Netflix, Amazon and BBC. And her short films have screened at Clermont Ferrand, Raindance and won prestigious Indian National awards.
Sanghmitra is also a screenwriter and has recently co-written a feature film script which has won the Valencia development grant. He is also in the process of directing his first short film.
Sanghmitra is quadrilingual and speaks English, Hindi, Urdu and Spanish.

Sanghmitra believes that being an actor means; being vulnerable, truthful and courageous at the same time.

Sanghmitra was born in the rural heartland of India, Uttar Pradesh, into a conservative political family. As a child, her mother sent her to the world-renowned fine arts institution Kalakshetra Foundation, to study Indian classical dance. Having been on stage from an early age and shaped by Krishnamurti’s ideology, her artistic journey started quite early in life and took her to Mumbai to pursue acting and now the international world of storytelling.

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