Meneka Das
Meneka is an Indian born Actor, Theatre & Film director. based in London and Mumbai. Her first feature 'Little Box of Sweets' won the Grand Jury Award for Emerging Talent at HBO’s South Asian International Film Festival NY. "A promising first feature....... appealing echoes of Jean Renoir's The River.." Tom Dawson Channel 4.
Little Box of Sweets is now available on Digital platform BookMyShow Stream which currently is available in India only. With curated Live screening events taking place in cities across India 25/26
She directed a sold out run of Tanika Gupta’s adaptation of Ibsen’s ‘A Doll’s House’ set in 1879 India, for which she received the Best Director Award 2024 at the Eastern Eye ACTAs in London.
Meneka directed series two of the BBC’s children’s programme. ‘The Dumping Ground: I’m’.
She is the recipient of the BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Feature script award for her second feature script which is currently in development with the BFI. She is also developing it as a stage play with songs.
As an actor she has worked with directors such as Mike Leigh, David Yates, Tim Supple & Melly Still at the RSC, Nina Raine at the Royal Court and with Dexter Fletcher in ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ playing the role of Jer Bulsura - the mother of Freddie. Mercury. 2026 Meneka Played a ruthlessly ambitious Lady Capulet in a revamped version of Romeo & Juliet at the Royal Opera House Mumbai, India directed by Glenn Hayden.
