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- Trance commenting about her mistakes after fleeing Amrita Sarkar (Bengali: অমৃতা সরকার, Amr̥tā Sarakāra), also known by her nickname Trance, her aliases Farhana Yasmin (Bengali: ফারহানা ইয়াসমিন, Phārahānā Iẏāsamina), and Kalpana Shrestha (Nepali: कल्पना श्रेष्ठ), and her formal title Dr. Amrita Sarkar, PsyD, was a Bengali-American forensic psychologist, former psychiatrist and hypnotherapist, Krei Tech Industries affiliate, arms dealer, and current fugitive. She is the daughter of Doctor Prasenjit Sarkar and lawyer Reshmi Das, half-sister of Shahidul Amin Mohiuddin, maternal cousin of Sanjib Biswas, former lover of Alistair Krei, and the eventual wife of Mosharraf Hossain and mother of Anwara Hossain.

She is a supporting character in the Big Hero 6 franchise and is voiced and portrayed by Bengali-Indian singer Shreya Ghoshal.

Early Life
Hailing from New York City, Trance, born Amrita Shreya Sarkar (Bengali: অমৃতা শ্রেয়া সরকার, Amr̥tā Śrēẏā Sarakāra), was the only child of Prasenjit Sarkar and Reshmi Sarkar (née Das). Prasenjit was from Durgapur, India while Reshmi originated from Kolkata. Both of Bengali Hindu heritage, Prasenjit and Reshmi—the former of whom became a neuroscientist while the latter found a position as a lawyer—had their early marriage arranged by their parents. Though both hesitant and not truly in love with one another, Prasenjit and Reshmi were married in Kolkata, West Bengal. The newly wedded couple then immigrated to the United States for better job opportunities and a fresh, new start.

Prasenjit and Reshmi settled in the East Coast, where their daughter Amrita was born years later. The couple never told Amrita of their buried unwillingness to be together or that their family was forced and predetermined.

Raised as a Hindu, Amrita’s parents spoke solely in Bengali and Hindi to her as a child to maintain the family's cultural roots to India, knowing that she'd eventually learn English in school. Because of this, Amrita did not learn English until first grade and still retains a Bengali accent on various words to this day. Prasenjit and Reshmi wanted their daughter to be connected to India up to the point where they sent Amrita to live in Kolkata, India with Prasenjit's sister for three summers. With Amrita gone, Prasenjit had mentioned divorce due to the couple's unhappiness but was quickly silenced by Reshmi, who wanted Amrita to have a peaceful and healthy childhood. Truly, Reshmi was afraid to return to her family in shame and scorn.

When Amrita eight years old, Prasenjit found a job opening in the West Coast—specifically the city of San Fransokyo, California. In addition, Reshmi's elder brother Anand and his family also resided in the city, providing her a reason to move. The family relocated from New York to the Bay Area, where Amrita transferred to a new elementary school. With no siblings herself, Amrita was often compared to her elder maternal cousins Sanjib and Indrani—the former an alumni of Harvard Law School and a successful lawyer and the latter a breakthrough geneticist. Her parents, especially her father, hoped Amrita would replicate her relatives' accomplishments, continue the family legacy, and obtain a well-paying, respectable occupation (his greatest hope was for her to find a job in either science or law). Prasenjit's high expectations for Amrita—though ultimately effective, as she excelled in her schoolwork—put much strain and stress on the child that would later affect her future life.

Enrolled at the private Sakura Academy—the most prestigious and sophisticated elementary/intermediate institution in all of the West Coast—Amrita was bullied as a newcomer to the school. With a Japanese-influenced curriculum and a predominantly Japanese/East Asian enrollment, Amrita was made to feel like an outsider by other students, particularly the spiteful Kazuo Yamamura (the son of notorious crime lord Mr. Yama). Teased for her bushy eyebrows, Bengali ethnicity, and skin color, she would return home every day in tears. Though demanding, Prasenjit truly cared about Amrita and would comfort her, reminding her that she was a gifted child and that the other children were just too immature to accept her (San Fransokyo was meant to be a city of vast ethnic diversity, after all). Despite initially doubting her father's words, young Amrita found an early interest in psychology, as she wanted to better understand why some other students had such a narrow mindset and why they behaved the way they did. Amrita admired psychology and the mind, sparking her drive to become a clinical psychiatrist. Luckily, this greatly satisfied both her mother and her father.

Amrita quickly got over her bullies and focused all her attention on schoolwork and academics. With such a strong ambition to attain a difficult occupation and being naturally talented at English and science, Amrita excelled at Sakura Academy. She was also involved in a rivalry between her cousin Sanjib's younger brother, Manish, who was her age and was also raised to greatness. Attending the same school, Amrita and Manish often faced head-to-head in friendly competitions to see who achieved the better grades in academics and tests and was overall the "smarter" one (this push motivated Amrita to continue being exceptional though the contests usually resulted in close ties).

Adolescence and Teenage Years
The sudden death of Prasenjit—who had been facing unbearable amounts of stress—rocked Amrita's world and completely threw her off course. With so much anxiety built up from both his professional and personal lives, Prasenjit first experienced a kidney failure followed by a fatal stroke. Entirely thrown off her game, Amrita experienced a period of depression and sadness following her father's death. The widowed Reshmi—who was internally glad that the man she'd never loved was gone—then quit her job as a lawyer (seemingly out of her "beloved" husband's passing) and took a leave of absence from Amrita's life. Leaving her daughter under the care of Anand, her brother, Reshmi traveled back to India to stay with her parents. After some time reflecting over her life, Reshmi set off from Kolkata and backpacked alone all the way to Bangladesh, eventually meeting a charming man named Mujibur Amin Mohiuddin. She fell in love with his charisma and humor, leading her to ultimately spend nights with him as his “mistress”. After a slip-up during one night, Reshmi found herself pregnant with a son. Since abortions were (and still are) illegal in Bangladesh, Reshmi took an extended stay with Mujibur until she gave birth to their son, Shahidul, nine months later. Remembering Amrita, Reshmi hurriedly left Mujibur with Shahidul and returned to America, hiding her affair with Mujibur from her daughter.

At her new Yoshitaka Mizuno High School, Amrita persisted with her pursuit for forensics in order to honor her deceased father and to fulfill the goal he wanted for her. No longer bound to the loneliness she faced as a child, Amrita made tons of new acquaintances and friends alike, prompting her to join her school's competitive archery team. She later found a friend in a shy transfer student named Alistair Krei (the soon-to-be CEO of the massive Krei Tech Industries), who was cast aside for being new just like Amrita was in elementary school. A girl of respectable morals, Amrita never forgot where she came from and felt pity for the new student. Alistair, who was also more of a loner, inadvertently met Amrita during a quiet studying session in the school’s library. The two grew to become good friends—Alistair provided comfort and solace for Amrita while Amrita was there to listen to Alistair’s own personal issues. Amrita never considered starting a romantic relationship with Alistair at the time, as honouring her father was still her top priority.

Early Adulthood
As the end of their high school senior year approached, Amrita applied for Stanford University’s psychology program while Alistair was accepted at the San Fransokyo Institute of Technology and pursued business. The two bid their bitter farewells to each other, believing they'd never meet again.

At Stanford, Amrita discovered her mother’s hidden affair with Mujibur and her parents' arranged union through a friend. Horrified and upset, Amrita immediately hid herself from Mujibur and Shahidul (they had been trying to contact her through anonymous profiles and other methods) and promptly cut off all ties with Reshmi.

Years and many exams later, Amrita graduated with her degree in psychology. After her graduation, she vacationed to Nepal—a country she'd wanted to visit for years—with several of her newly-made friends. In Kathmandu, she met a young man named Bishal Tuladhar (later unveiled to be her half-brother, Shahidul) of whom she became friends with and later pen pals upon her return to the United States.

As a Psychiatrist
Upon her completion of college, Amrita returned to the East Coast to start her new career as a therapist and psychiatrist and eventually found herself in satisfaction and contentment with her life. After watching a stage hypnosis show with friends and volunteering—more correctly, being pressured to volunteer by her company—to be hypnotized, Amrita found a compelling and mesmerizing (no pun intended) interest in the field and signed herself up for several courses and classes. After her first occurrence with hypnosis, she gained the nickname "Trance" from her friends due to the deep state of relaxation she'd entered on stage. Trance completed them all with ease and eventually earned her license for hypnotherapy. She then began practising both hypnotherapy and the classical psychiatry.

With her lifelong goal accomplished and with no further ambitions, Trance also felt a sense of emptiness and hollowness but pushed these thoughts aside for some time. Over time, she realized that the dream she'd so desperately cherished as a teenager had evolved into her father's dream for her instead of it being truly her own. Because Prasenjit had wanted her to obtain an honorable occupation in the medical field, Trance's motivation and drive to enter therapy became more for him than for her. Though she enjoyed the experience of helping people better themselves, Trance left the occupation several years with a thirst for excitement and a more thrilling job.

The Forensic Psychologist
Settling back in New York City for some time, Trance developed an interest in crime and law as opposed to the therapeutic work she was used to. She applied for a career in the field of forensic psychology, finding herself reveling in her new challenge—to this day, she will still fondly recall forensics as the favourite occupation she held.

Joining Krei Tech Industries
Trance's routine life was interrupted by a sudden letter from San Fransokyo informing her that she was "specially selected" as a recruit for a of a experimental program of a top industry. Despite being initially skeptical of the offer, the letter promised great profit and gain if she accepted. Curious as to what the "program" proposed that was so highly profitable, Trance, though extremely cautious and wary, took an extended absence from her job and traveled back to San Fransokyo to find out. Upon arrival at the disclosed location, she found a group of twenty others who had received the same invitation. The host was revealed to be Alistair Krei, Trance's own friend from high school. With his own corporation, Trance was surprised to see her old friend as a renowned entrepreneur and businessman. Alistair and Trance had a heartfelt reunion, much to the other recruits' confusion. The two eventually caught up on their separate lives, and Trance learned that Alistair had invested in and developed a technological industry he'd named "Krei Tech". Alistair then explained to Trance and the other invitees that he'd created a new program called "The Elites" with a sole purpose to find and recruit talented young minds with potential to Krei Tech. With so many inventors already working for the company, Alistair had been seeking to find ambitious, intelligent young men and women who weren't innovators but could benefit and serve Krei Tech by being introduced to inventing and tech. He informed the nine that they were all initiates in the program but would be removed if their work wasn't sufficient and/or up-to-par with Krei Tech's high standards. The remaining initiates would be accepted into Krei Tech as full employees. Alistair also promised to completely fund all the trainees in their projects during their time in the program.

The Elites
Determined to earn a spot among the best inventors in the world, Trance readily stepped out of her comfort zone to try robotics. Due to her ambition and enthusiasm, she effortlessly generated several ideas for new psych-based programs and technologies, while some of the other trainees found themselves struggling. Called The Oasis, it would be a pain-relieving program that would allow a user's consciousness to enter a virtual reality-type world during an otherwise painful operation or medical procedure. Satisfied with her early success, Trance was the first to present her blueprints and ideas to Alistair himself and his highly respected team of roboticists. Her project was approved for further development with much appraisal. Alistair and Trance subsequently began a romantic relationship, though they were careful to conceal it from the other initiates and other employees.

Despite her apparent triumph in the new field, Trance began finding herself truly struggling to actually transfer her ideas from paper into the real world. With no prior experience with engineering or mechanics, Trance desperately spent days worth of time quickly educating herself in the field. Because robotics was too complex for her to teach herself, Trance, frustrated with herself, eventually gave up on studying (if she'd asked the other members for help, they'd ignore her in preservation of their own spots). Too afraid to Since the other remaining Elites possessed at least basic knowledge in tech, they began surpassing Trance one by one with their progress, upsetting her even more.

With no progress made herself, Trance grew desperate to finish her project. Because she'd quit her entire career back in New York, it was critical for her to gain membership into Krei Tech so she could continue paying her monthly expenses and bills in high living-expense San Fransokyo.

During Big Hero 6
Because the events of Big Hero 6 occurred before Trance's getaway, she was still living in San Fransokyo and present at SFIT's science fair convention, where she made several small cameos in the background. There to observe Alistair himself, she disguised herself with makeup and different clothing so she wouldn't be noticed. Like all the other visitors, she was one of the survivors of the fire ignited in the hall by Robert Callaghan, and she safely escaped from the building before it burst into a total inferno.

While Hiro and his team investigate Akuma Island, Trance's figure can be seen in footage of Project Silent Sparrow as one of the scientists in the control room with Alistair.

Later, Trance attended the grand opening of Alistair's new Krei Tech building as a part of the audience surrounding the entrance. Again, she dressed in disguise-based clothing to avoid confrontation with Alistair. She once again fled from the scene with all the other civilians when Robert (Yokai) entered with his microbots.

Official Description
"One part seductive, two parts intelligent, and all parts dangerous, Amrita "Trance" Sarkar is someone you would not want to mess with. Born into an elite family of Indian doctors and lawyers, Trance was raised with the utmost ambition and drive for her future. A gifted psychologist and analyst, she uses her wit and grit to logically work herself through problems—no matter how hopeless the situation may seem. Unfortunately, she uses her talents for selfishness—once a tech exploiter, she is now a fugitive on the run who vanished two years ago, but how she managed to pull this feat off or where she's at remains a mystery."

- Trance's official description

Personality & Characteristics
Essentially, Trance is an emotionally and morally complex person. On one hand, she is a hardworking and trustworthy friend, but on the other, she is deceptive, seductive, and manipulative.

Reading Body Language
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Intelligence
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Manipulation
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Archery
A former member of her high school's competitive archery team, Trance is proficient at the sport. However, due to years of inactivity after graduating from high school, she is now rusty and requires some practice and refreshing to "get back" into the sport.

Trilingualism
Fluent in English, Bengali, and Hindi and able to read the Devanagari script and the Bengali alphabet, Trance is trilingual. She also proficiently speaks Japanese from years of studying it as her high school foreign language (but cannot read or write).

Physical Features
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Casual Attire
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Indian/Bengali Attire
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Japanese Attire
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Reshmi Sarkar
"You may be my mother, but you'll never be my mom. What you did—what you cowardly hid and put your own daughter through—is unforgivable."

- Trance to Reshmi With a heavily strained and unhealthy relationship, Trance harbors a deep loathe and anger towards her mother. Formerly very trusting and loving of Reshmi, Trance's trust and faith in her mother was severed when she discovered her hidden affair with a Bangladeshi man when Trance was still a high school student.

Alistair Krei
"I loved you too much, and that was my downfall. I loved you too much that my love blinded me and led me down a dark path. I loved you too much, but my love was not returned. I love you too much, and so I have to let you go. I hope you find what you're looking for in life."

- Trance in her breakup letter to Alistair TBA

Shahidul Amin Mohiuddin
"Shahidul... this is Amrita Sarkar, your half-sister. I have ties to a highly secretive branch of one of the most prized companies in the world. I am willing to exploit the weapons of Krei Tech for you in return for funding for my latest project. I will be able to send the tech to Bangladesh for you whenever you'd like. What do you say?"

- Trance introducing herself to Shahidul (in Bengali) TBA

Big Hero 6
"You kids just won't leave me alone, will you? This is between Alistair and me—it does not concern you, so stay out of my way."

- Trance to the Big Hero 6 TBA

Sonal Paramar
"Hey man, since you're my best friend, I owe you big time. And this time, I mean it, seriously. Wish I wasn't a fugitive on the run so I could come to your bachelorette party, but hey, a criminal's gotta do what a criminal's gotta do, y'know? I wish you all the best with Karan."

- Trance jokingly to Sonal Sonal is Trance's long-time childhood best friend and closest ally. The two found each other at the first meeting of Yoshitaka Mizuno High's Indian Student Union club, where they were first wary of each other—Trance hadn't had any close friends in elementary and intermediate school and Sonal's parents were uptight and extremely picky about her friends.

Regina Krei
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Prasenjit Sarkar
"Thank you, baba, for always believing in me. I wouldn't be who I am or where I am today without you."

- Trance to her father's grave TBA

Kazuo Yamamura
"Hmm, see you haven't changed much since our old childhood days have you, Yamamura?"

- Trance to Kazuo TBA

Abigail Callaghan
"Ah, so you're the famous Abigail Callaghan that I've heard so much of. Daughter of the world-renowned roboticist Robert Callaghan, a former champion bot fighter, and a test pilot yourself who reports directly to Krei, yes? With all this in mind, how could I have not known about you? You are the one who slept with my ex-boyfriend, after all."

- Trance meeting Abigail TBA

Mujibur Amin Mohiuddin
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Tadashi Hamada
"Don't worry, golden boy, I've got nothing on you or your little brother, I promise."

- Trance to Tadashi TBA

Theme Song
Trance's theme song is So Tied Up by Cold War Kids.

Trivia

 * Amrita (Bengali: অমৃতা, Hindi: अमृता, Punjabi: ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਾ) is an Indian feminine name meaning "immortal". In Hinduism and Sikhism, the term refers to an ambrosia-like nectar drink that provides immortality.
 * The Indian Bengali surname Sarkar (সরকার; also spelled Sarker or Serker ) means "lord, supervisor, overseer", taken from a Persian title.
 * When Trance was first being developed, her creator was unsure of which Indian ethnicity to give her, but the word Sarker randomly popped into her mind, prompting further research on the name (it turned out to be a Bangladeshi name ). Since she wanted the character to be an Indian and a Hindu, more research led to the current spelling of Sarkar, which is used in West Bengal, confirming her ethnicity as an Indian Bengali.
 * Shreya (Hindi and Marathi: श्रेया, Bengali: শ্রেয়া, Gujarati: શ્રેયા), her middle name, means "superior, best" or "most excellent, more beautiful" and serves as a reference to Trance's voice bearer and portrayer, Indian singer Shreya Ghoshal. It also refers to teenage Trance's desire to become better and better in academics in order to fulfill her goals.
 * The English word trance is derived from the Old French transe meaning "fear of evil" or "passage from life to death", which is ultimately from the Latin word trāns "across, on the far side, beyond" . The definition is no longer used today.
 * Trance has a very calm and soothing voice that she used for psychiatry and hypnotherapy, one that her friends have noted as being "too mellow and should be used for recording audio-books". Coincidentally, Amrita has recorded several hypnosis audio files for sale in the past.
 * In addition to self-hypnosis, Trance also meditates.
 * Despite formerly living in a city with great Japanese influence, she despises anime and manga.
 * In addition, she dislikes comic books and superhero stories.
 * Trance was offered a scholarship at SFIT but she immediately rejected it (as she was pursuing forensics). Instead, she received her alma mater at the real-life Stanford University.
 * She is fluent in Bengali, Hindi, and English and speaks a little Japanese.
 * Trance's foreign language in high school was Japanese, but she does not remember how to write or read.
 * Trance was part of her high school's competitive archery team.
 * As a child and teenager, Trance was very self-conscious about her bushy eyebrows due to her main childhood bully, Kazuo, mocking her for them. She would attempt to cover one of them with her hair, leading her current side-bang-like hair to reflect that. She still retains this quirk, but now wears makeup and trims them to conceal them.
 * She was one of the few Indian students at her predominantly-Japanese elementary school and was subsequently bullied for her ethnicity and skin color. This issue did not carry over to high school as Trance was a member of an Indian Student Union club.
 * She loves Chinese boba drinks and her all-time favorite beverage is rose milk tea.
 * Trance owned social media accounts before she absconded the U.S. for Bangladesh.
 * On Instagram (her main platform), her username was @baanglas, which was why it was so difficult for Regina to track her activity.
 * She developed her personas Rajani and Farhana so well that they both had distinct speech patterns, body language, personalities, interests, and differing clothing styles from their original creator.
 * Rajani was made to be shyer, more timid, and docile while Farhana is more impatient, aggressive, yet stoic.
 * Trance actually purchased new clothing to wear as Rajani and Farhana and once redecorated her apartment to fit Rajani's taste.
 * Her favourite color is dark teal, but she is also a fan of maroon and black.
 * She is heavily inspired by Priyanka Chopra's character Alexandra "Alex" Parrish of the thriller/crime series Quantico.
 * Her criminal file states her name as サルカール • アムリタ (Sarukāru Amurita) in Japanese katakana text.
 * Trance can raise her right eyebrow independently and displays this expression whenever she is concerned or confused.
 * Though she was raised in Hinduism, she considers herself a "loose Hindu" and does not completely adhere to the Hindu lifestyle/rules.
 * Her alter ego, Farhana, is a Muslim. In order to strengthen her persona, Trance studied Islam, the Quran, and various hadiths for a few months in order to play out Farhana's religion.
 * She is a pescetarian, meaning that the only type of meat she eats is fish and seafood.
 * Trance is demisexual and a strong supporter of LGBTQIA+ rights.
 * As a teenager, Trance was originally a champion bot-fighter, but the idea was scrapped.
 * She was also an inventor for psyche-based tech, but the "inventor" concept seemed too overused and cliché in the BH6 fandom for her creator.
 * Trance gets frustrated when other people call hypnosis "mind control" and will always correct them.
 * At the beginning of The Elites program, all candidates chose new nicknames to symbolize their fresh start at Krei Tech. Amrita's was, of course, Trance.
 * This is a homage to the Dauntless faction of the Divergent series, as their new initiates also have the chance to choose their own new names.
 * The name of her private school, Sakura, is from the Japanese word 桜 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom", a famous symbol of Japan.
 * Trance was originally a Punjabi Sikh man named Sukhbir Singh Dhaliwal (Punjabi: ਸੁਖਬੀਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਧਾਲੀਵਾਲ, Sukhabīra Sigha Dhālīvāla). Sukhbir was much more passive, shy, and simple than Amrita, and it wasn't until he was switched to a female that the complicated relationship between Amrita and Alistair was created.
 * At one point, Trance was going to be Arab or Pakistani.
 * At another point, she was going to be named Ankita (Bengali: অঙ্কিত, Aṅkitā).
 * She has a minor addiction to alcohol and liquor.
 * Like the other main characters of Big Hero 6, Trance regularly changes her clothes on a daily basis.
 * She favours Basmati rice over Japanese rice.
 * Trance loves Pakistani food, especially Pakistani biryani.
 * Though she herself is not Japanese, Trance has participated in Japanese holidays and festivals with her friends in the past.
 * In some occasions, she wears a 着物 (kimono) to Japanese celebrations.
 * She watches Tollywood (Bengali cinema) and Bollywood (Hindi cinema).
 * One of her aunts is a Tollywood actress and singer who still resides in India.