Acting · Ottawa, Ontario, Canada · Born February 18, 1992
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.
MovieMagic on Set
2025
as Sarah
MovieDegrassi: Whatever It Takes
2025
as Self
MovieChristmas in the Wilds
2021
as Amara
MovieChristmas with a Prince: The Royal Baby
2021
as Bella
MovieRomance in the Wilds
2021
as Amara
MovieRed String of Fate
2021
as DANIKA MONDAL
MovieChristmas with a Prince: Becoming Royal
2019
as Bella
MovieChristmas with a Prince
2018
as Bella
MovieDarker than Night
2018
as Mika
MovieChristmas Wedding Planner
2017
as Jealous Bridesmaid
TVMooom
2017
as Kylie
MovieFilth City
2017
as Monica
TVSlasher
2016
as Talvinder Gill
TVTrue Dating Stories
2015
as Detective Banks
MovieFestival of Lights
2012
as Reshma
Degrassi in India
2010
as Self
MovieDegrassi Takes Manhattan
2010
as Alli Bhandari
MovieHarriet the Spy: Blog Wars
2010
as Janie Gibbs
TVHow to Be Indie
2009
as Indie Mehta
MovieDegrassi Goes Hollywood
2009
as Alli Bhandari
TVDegrassi: Minis
2006
as Alli Bhandari
TVDegrassi
2001
as Alli Bhandari
