Melinda Shankar is a Canadian actress who is best known for playing Alli Bhandari beginning in season 8 of Degrassi: The Next Generation

Degrassi: The Next Generation

Degrassi: The Next Generation is a Canadian teen drama television series set in the Degrassi universe, which was created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood in 1979. Degrassi is the fourth fictional series in the Degrassi franchise, and follows The Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi Junior High, and...

. and Indira 'Indie' Mehta on How To Be Indie

How to be Indie

How to Be Indie is a Canadian television show on YTV. The main character is a 13 year old Indian Canadian teenager named Indira "Indie" Mehta. The program is a single-camera series intended for a youth audience. The series was created by Vera Santamaria, John May, and Suzanne Bolch.t of life...

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Career

She started her acting career at age 10 appearing in TV commercials, print ads and some theatre work.

Shankar currently plays Alli Bhandari in the 11th season of Degrassi: Now or Never. She also stars in a television series on YTV called How To Be Indie

How to be Indie

How to Be Indie is a Canadian television show on YTV. The main character is a 13 year old Indian Canadian teenager named Indira "Indie" Mehta. The program is a single-camera series intended for a youth audience. The series was created by Vera Santamaria, John May, and Suzanne Bolch.t of life...

. She plays the role of Indira. She co-starred in Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars

Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars

Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars is a 2010 Canadian/American television film starring Jennifer Stone which premiered on March 26, 2010, on Disney Channel. It is the second film adaptation of the book, Harriet the Spy, by Louise Fitzhugh, after the 1996 Harriet the Spy film that starred Michelle...

, as a Disney Channel Original Movie alongside Jennifer Stone

Jennifer Stone

Jennifer Lindsay Stone is an American actress best known for playing Harper Finkle on the Disney Channel series Wizards of Waverly Place and Harriet Welsh in the Disney Channel film Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars.-Life:...

 as Janie Gibbs, Harriet's best friend. She is of Indo-Guyanese

Indo-Guyanese

Indo-Guyanese are mostly descendants of indentured labourers from India who are citizens or nationals of Guyana. They are often referred to as Indians or East Indians...

 descent, but was born and raised in Ottawa, Canada. Shankar currently resides in Toronto, Canada. She has three siblings: Melissa, Melanie, and Michael Shankar

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008–present	Degrassi: The Next Generation Degrassi: The Next Generation Degrassi: The Next Generation is a Canadian teen drama television series set in the Degrassi universe, which was created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood in 1979. Degrassi is the fourth fictional series in the Degrassi franchise, and follows The Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi Junior High, and...	Alliah "Alli" Bhandari	Main role
2009–present	How To Be Indie How to be Indie How to Be Indie is a Canadian television show on YTV. The main character is a 13 year old Indian Canadian teenager named Indira "Indie" Mehta. The program is a single-camera series intended for a youth audience. The series was created by Vera Santamaria, John May, and Suzanne Bolch.t of life...	Indie Mehta	Main role
2010	Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars is a 2010 Canadian/American television film starring Jennifer Stone which premiered on March 26, 2010, on Disney Channel. It is the second film adaptation of the book, Harriet the Spy, by Louise Fitzhugh, after the 1996 Harriet the Spy film that starred Michelle...	Janie Gibbs	TV movie
2010	Festival of Lights Festival of Lights (film) Festival of Lights is a 2010 film directed and written by Shundell Prasad. It stars Melinda Shankar as the rebellious and mouthy Reshma, Jimi Mistry as Reshma's birth father, and Aidan Quinn has Reshma's stepfather...	Reshma	Main role

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