Actor profile

Melinda Shankar

18th February 1992 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Acting

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.

15 Movies 6 TV Shows 22 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Magic on Set poster

Magic on Set 4th November 2025 as Sarah

Degrassi: Whatever It Takes poster

Degrassi: Whatever It Takes 13th September 2025 as Self

Christmas in the Wilds poster

Christmas in the Wilds 25th November 2021 as Amara

Christmas with a Prince: The Royal Baby poster

Christmas with a Prince: The Royal Baby 7th November 2021 as Bella

Romance in the Wilds poster

Romance in the Wilds 26th September 2021 as Amara

Red String of Fate poster

Red String of Fate 27th May 2021 as DANIKA MONDAL

Christmas with a Prince: Becoming Royal poster

Christmas with a Prince: Becoming Royal 3rd November 2019 as Bella

Christmas with a Prince poster

Christmas with a Prince 9th November 2018 as Bella

Darker than Night poster

Darker than Night 28th October 2018 as Mika

Christmas Wedding Planner poster

Christmas Wedding Planner 14th December 2017 as Jealous Bridesmaid

Filth City poster

Filth City 25th March 2017 as Monica

Festival of Lights poster

Festival of Lights 2nd November 2012 as Reshma

Degrassi Takes Manhattan poster

Degrassi Takes Manhattan 16th July 2010 as Alli Bhandari

Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars poster

Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars 26th March 2010 as Janie Gibbs

Degrassi Goes Hollywood poster

Degrassi Goes Hollywood 14th August 2009 as Alli Bhandari

Mooom poster

Mooom 12th September 2017 as Kylie

Slasher poster

Slasher 4th March 2016 as Talvinder Gill

True Dating Stories poster

True Dating Stories 21st October 2015 as Detective Banks

How to Be Indie poster

How to Be Indie 2nd October 2009 as Indie Mehta

Degrassi: Minis poster

Degrassi: Minis 3rd February 2006 as Alli Bhandari

Degrassi poster

Degrassi 14th October 2001 as Alli Bhandari