Celebrity Biographies
Melinda Shankar Biography
| Date of Birth: | 1992, February 18 |
|---|---|
| Years: | 28 years old |
| Name | Melinda Shankar |
| birth name | Melinda Leanna Shankar |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Place of birth / city | Ottawa, Ontario |
| ethnicity | Asian |
| Profession | Actor |
| Net worth | $2 million |
| weight in kg | 48 |
| subject with | Hundy, Munro Chambers and Daniel Kelly |
| Boyfriend | Hundy, Munro Chambers and Daniel Kelly |
| Education | Sir Wilfrid Laurier Grammar School |
| sisters | two |
| Brothers | 3 |
Melinda Shankar is a Canadian actress widely known for playing the role of Alli Bhandari on the Family Channel series, Degrassi: The Next Generation.
Shanker, who was previously in a relationship with Munro Chambers and Daniel Kelly, is currently dating her boyfriend. Hundy .
She is of Indo-Guyanese Hindu heritage.
Melinda Shankar was born as Melinda Leanna Shankar on February 18, 1992, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to a Hindu family. Her parents had immigrated to Canada.
He was raised along with his three siblings; two older sisters, Melissa Shankar and Melanie Shankar and a brother Michael Shankar who is an actor by profession.
Shankar is a Canadian national of Indo-Guyanese Hindu descent. He is of Asian ethnicity, is 5 feet (1.52 m) tall and weighs 51 KG (112 pounds).
She was just three years old when she began studying ballet and karate, and now has a black belt in karate.
Shankar studied at Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School in Ottawa until grade 11 and at the age of 16 moved to Toronto.
Acting Career: Played Alli Bhandari in Degrassi: The Next Generation
In 2008, Melinda Shankar was cast as a series regular, Alli Bhandari , in the Family Channel drama series, Degrassi: The Next Generation , in 2008.
She appeared in a total of 162 episodes of the show through 2015, along with Lauren Collins, Cassie Steele , Stacey Farber, Shane Kippel, and Jake Epstein.
From 2009 to 2011, Shankar played the role of Indira ‘Indie’ Mehta in the YTV comedy series, How to be an Indie . She won several awards, including a Canadian Screen Award in 2013, for her performance in How To Be Indie. .
In 2010, Shankar appeared in a drama film, Festival of Lights , alongside Aidan Quinn , Jimi Mistry , and Ritu Singh Pande .
Estimated net worth of $600 thousand
Being a successful star of Degrassi: The Next Generation, Melinda Shankar has earned a considerable amount of money. Shankar has an estimated net worth of $600 thousand, according to various online sources.
She earned most of her money from her appearance on Being Indie and Degrassi: The Next Generation . According to the report, the 27-year-old Festival of Lights actress was earning more than $30,000 per episode.
In a romantic relationship with Hundy
Moving on to Melinda Shankar’s personal life, as we mentioned above, the Ottawa-born is in a romantic relationship with Hundy, according to Whose Dated Who. The full name of her boyfriend is not available.
The couple began dating on December 24, 2013, and the two have been enjoying a romantic relationship ever since.
As for her past affairs, according to whitedwho.com, she was previously in relationships with The Last Rumor actor Munro Chambers (2013) and Daniel Kelly (2010 – 2012).