Melinda Leanna Shankar is a Guyanese-Canadian actor most well-known for her role as Alli Bhandari in the beginning of Season 8 of Degrassi: The Next Generation and Indira "Indie" Mehta on YTV series"How to Be Indie.' Melinda was a star in the 8th season of Degrassi, playing Alli Bhandari who is a confident young woman in high school. She continues to play the part. She was a co-star in an Disney Channel Original Movie, 'Harriet the Spy' as Janie Gibbs along with Aislinn Paul who plays Clare Edwards on Degrassi and Disney Channel's Jennifer Stone. She played the lead character, Reshma, in a independent film from the year 2011 "Festival of Lights". Melinda is a black belt in Karate and loves hockey. Melinda is a close friend of all of her Degrassi co stars and has announced that she will be off for a few days to shoot "How to be Indie" but she will be back soon. She has said that she's a friend to all of her cast mates, but is close with Scott Paterson, Samantha Munro, Luke Bilyk, Munro Chambers, Alicia Josipovic, Jessica Tyler and Aislinn Paul, who is her best companion on the show.
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