Melinda Shankar

Melinda Shankar was born on Feb 18, 1992 in Canada. Melinda Shankar's big-screen debut came with Degrassi: The Next Generation - Season 8 directed by Philip Earnshaw in 2008. Melinda Shankar is known for The Wedding Planners directed by Amy Force, Kimberly-Sue Murray stars as Paige and Madeline Leon as Hannah. Melinda Shankar has got 3 awards and 2 nominations so far. The most recent award Melinda Shankar achieved is First Glance Film Festival. The upcoming new movie Melinda Shankar plays is Christmas with a Prince: The Royal Baby which will be released on Nov 07, 2021.

Melinda Leanna Shankar is a Guyanese-Canadian actress best known for playing Alli Bhandari from the beginning of Season 8 in Degrassi: The Next Generation and Indira "Indie" Mehta on YTV series, 'How to be Indie.' Melinda made her starring mark in 2008 in the 8th season of Degrassi as Alli Bhandari, a confident young women in high school, which she continues to play. She co-starred in a Disney Channel Original Movie, 'Harriet the Spy' as Janie Gibbs alongside with Aislinn Paul, who plays Clare Edwards on Degrassi and Disney Channel's Jennifer Stone. She played the lead role, Reshma, in a 2011 indie-film, entitled 'Festival of Lights'. Melinda has a black belt in karate and she likes hockey. She is good friends with all of her Degrassi co-stars and confirmed that she will take time off of Degrassi to film 'How to Be Indie,' but she will be back some time soon. She has stated that she is friendly with all of her cast mates, but is close with Scott Paterson, Samantha Munro, Luke Bilyk, Munro Chambers, Alicia Josipovic, Jessica Tyler and Aislinn Paul, who is her best friend on the show.