Seema Biswas
Seema Biswas | |
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Born | 1965 (age 55–56) Nalbari, Assam, India |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1988–present |
Notable work | Bandit Queen |
Seema Biswas (born 1965) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films and theatre actress. She shot into prominence with the role of Phoolan Devi in Shekhar Kapur's film Bandit Queen (1994), for which she won the National Film Award for Best Actress.[1] She won the 2000 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award and the 2006 Best Actress Genie Award for her role as Shakuntala in Deepa Mehta's Water (2005). Her other mainstream films include Khamoshi: The Musical (1996), for which she won the Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress, Bhoot (2003), Vivah (2006), and Half Girlfriend (2017). In addition to films, Biswas has been a part of many television shows.
Personal life and education[]
Biswas was born in Nalbari, Assam to Jagdish Biswas and Meera Biswas.[2] After completing her primary education, she graduated in Political Science Honours from Nalbari College, Assam. She studied Dramatic Arts at National School of Drama, New Delhi.[3][citation needed]
Career[]
Seema Biswas acted as the heroine in Krishnan Kartha's Amshini (Hindi) which entered the Indian Panorama Section of Filmotsav 1988. However the general belief is that Biswas debuted after Shekhar Kapur watched her perform in NSD Repertory Company, and offered her a role in Bandit Queen. Although she had earlier acted in Assamese cinema, this was her first big break into Hindi cinema.
In 1996, she played the role of Flavy, a deaf and mute woman in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Khamoshi: The Musical opposite Nana Patekar, and won the Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Rooted firmly in theatre, she refuses to be typecast,[4] and has worked in a variety of films and character roles. She has also worked in a number of Marathi, Malayalam, and Tamil films.[citation needed] Some of her Marathi films are Bindhast, Dhyaas Parwa, and Lalbaug-Parel.[citation needed]
She has been honoured with the Life Membership of International Film And Television Club of Asian Academy Of Film & Television by the director Sandeep Marwah.[citation needed]
In 2014, Seema Biswas was a jury member of the 45th International Film Festival of India(IFFI) to be held from 20 to 30 November at Goa.[5]
Filmography[]
Films[]
Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
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1988 | Amshini | Sarada | Hindi | |
1994 | Bandit Queen | Phoolan Devi | Hindi | |
1996 | Khamoshi: The Musical | Flavy J. Braganza | Hindi | |
1997 | Ladies Only | Hindi | ||
1998 | Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa | Somu's mother | Hindi | |
1999 | Bindhaast | CBI officer | Marathi | |
Samar | Dulari | Hindi | ||
2001 | Dhyasparva | Malati Karve | Marathi | |
Shantham | Malayalam | |||
2002 | Deewangee | Psychiatrist | Hindi | |
Company | Ranibai | Hindi | ||
Ghaav: The Wound | Tanya | Hindi | ||
2003 | Boom | Bharti | Hindi, English | |
Bhoot | Bai | Hindi | ||
Iyarkai | Mercy | Tamil | ||
Pinjar | Pagli- Mad woman | Hindustani, Punjabi | ||
2004 | Kaya Taran | Sister Agatha | Hindi | |
Dobara | Hindi | |||
Ek Hasina Thi | ACP Malti Vaidya | Hindi, English | ||
Hanan | Mrs. Heeralal | Hindi, Bengali, English | ||
2005 | Water | Shakuntala | English, Hindi | |
Mumbai Godfather | Hindi | |||
The White Land | Sudha's mother | Hindi | ||
2006 | Vivah | Rama | Hindi | |
Shoonya | Pradhan | Hindi | ||
Thalaimagan | Alankaram | Tamil | ||
Zindaggi Rocks | Hindi | |||
2007 | Sofia | The Madam | ||
Kamagata Maru | ||||
Risk | Devki Wardhan | |||
Amal | Sapna Agarwal | English, Hindi | ||
2008 | Striker | Siddharth's mother | Hindi | |
Shaurya | Captain Javed Khan's mother | Hindi | ||
Heaven on Earth | English, Punjabi | |||
Yeh Mera India | Bai | Hindi | ||
2009 | Cooking with Stella | Stella | English, Hindi | |
Dujone | Meghna's aunt | Bengali | ||
2010 | Lalbaug Parel | Mother | Marathi | |
City of Gold | Aai | Hindi | ||
2011 | Queens! Destiny Of Dance | Guru Amma | Hindi | |
Patang | Sudha | Hindi, Gujarati, English | ||
With Love, Delhi! | Mother | English | ||
2012 | Midnight's Children | Mary | English | |
2014 | Chaarfutiya Chhokare | Janki | Hindi | |
Manjunath | Manjunath's Mother | Hindi | ||
Sold | Amma | English | ||
Balyakalasakhi | Selvi | Malayalam | ||
Endless Summer | Malayalam | |||
Exclusion | Hindi | |||
2015 | Jai Ho Democracy | Mohini Devi | Hindi | |
2016 | Kothanodi | Dhoneshwari | Assamese | |
A Yellow Bird | Siva's mother | Tamil, Mandarin, English | ||
Freaky Ali | Ali's Mother | Hindi | ||
Anatomy of Violence | Hindi | |||
Holding Back | Hindi | |||
2017 | Half Girlfriend | Rani Sahiba, Madhav's mother | Hindi | |
Sameer | Mumtaz Khala | Hindi | ||
Soul Curry | Konkani | |||
Dhiya Poota | Kakiya | Bhojpuri | ||
2018 | Bhoga Khirikee | Assamese | ||
2019 | Darkness Visible | Rakhee | Hindi | |
2020 | Idam | Bhanu | Malayalam | |
2020 | Funny Boy | Ammachi | English, Tamil, Sinhala |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role |
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2014–15 | Maha Kumbh: Ek Rahasaya, Ek Kahani | Mai Mui |
2019 | Leila | |
2020 | Daadi Amma Daadi Amma Maan Jaao! | Daadi Amma |
Web Series[]
Year | Title | Role | Network |
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2020 | Code M | Asif's mother | ALTBalaji/ZEE5 |
2021 | The Family Man Season 2 | PM Basu | Amazon Prime Video |
Awards[]
This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (August 2021) |
Year | Title | Award | Status |
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1995 | Best Actress for Bandit Queen | National Film Awards | Won |
1997 | Best Female Debut for Bandit Queen | Filmfare Awards | Won |
1997 | Best Supporting Actress for Khamoshi: The Musical | Star Screen Awards | Won |
2001 | Sangeet Natak Akademi Award | Won | |
2003 | Best Supporting Actress for Company | Star Screen Awards | Nominated |
2004 | Best Supporting Actress for Bhoot | Star Screen Awards | Nominated |
2006 | Best Actress for Water | 26th Genie Awards | Won |
2013 | Best Supporting Actress for Midnight's Children | Canadian Screen Awards | Won |
Notes[]
- ^ "Bandit queen used to cry all night, used to act nude in front of director and cameraman". News Track. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ Vasisht, Divya: "Seema Biswas: Beyond the limelight" The Times of India (online), 24 June 2003. Retrieved 21 March 2007.
- ^ "Bandit queen used to cry all night, used to act nude in front of director and cameraman". News Track. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ Kumar, Anuj: "Beyond the image", The Hindu, Metro Plus Mangalore edition, 3 March 2007. Retrieved 22 March 2007.
- ^ Pranjal Borah (21 November 2014). "Seema Biswas as Jury in 45th International Film Festival of India". KothaSobi. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
External links[]
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- Seema Biswas at IMDb
- Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
- Living people
- Indian film actresses
- National School of Drama alumni
- Best Actress Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners
- People from Nalbari district
- People from Nalbari
- Bengali people
- 1965 births
- 20th-century Indian actresses
- 21st-century Indian actresses
- Actresses in Hindi cinema
- Best Actress National Film Award winners
- Best Supporting Actress Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners
- Actresses in Tamil cinema
- Actresses in Malayalam cinema
- Actresses in Marathi cinema
- Actresses in Assamese cinema
- Actresses from Assam
- Actresses in Hindi television
- Actresses in Punjabi cinema
- Actresses in Gujarati cinema
- Actresses in Konkani cinema
- Actresses in Bhojpuri cinema
- Actresses in Bengali cinema