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Home/People/Melinda Shankar
Melinda Shankar profile photo
Born
Feb 18, 1992
Age 34
Place of Birth
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

16
Movies
5
TV Shows
Also Known As
Melinda Leanna Shankar
Mindy Shankar
IMDb Profile

Melinda Shankar

Acting

Biography
Melinda Leanna Shankar is a Canadian actress. She is best known for starring as Alli Bhandari in the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation and as Indira "Indie" Mehta in the YTV series How To Be Indie, for which she won several awards, including a Canadian Screen Award in 2013.
Magic on Set poster

Magic on Set

as Sarah
2025
Degrassi: Whatever It Takes poster

Degrassi: Whatever It Takes

as Self
2025
Christmas in the Wilds poster

Christmas in the Wilds

as Amara
2021
Christmas with a Prince: The Royal Baby poster

Christmas with a Prince: The Royal Baby

as Bella
2021
Romance in the Wilds poster

Romance in the Wilds

as Amara
2021
Red String of Fate poster

Red String of Fate

as DANIKA MONDAL
2021
Christmas with a Prince: Becoming Royal poster

Christmas with a Prince: Becoming Royal

as Bella
2019
Christmas with a Prince poster

Christmas with a Prince

as Bella
2018
Darker than Night poster

Darker than Night

as Mika
2018
Christmas Wedding Planner poster

Christmas Wedding Planner

as Jealous Bridesmaid
2017
Filth City poster

Filth City

as Monica
2017
Festival of Lights poster

Festival of Lights

as Reshma
2012
Degrassi in India poster

Degrassi in India

as Self
2010
Degrassi Takes Manhattan poster

Degrassi Takes Manhattan

as Alli Bhandari
2010
Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars poster

Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars

as Janie Gibbs
2010
Degrassi Goes Hollywood poster

Degrassi Goes Hollywood

as Alli Bhandari
2009