Seema Biswas
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Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1988–present |
Seema Biswas (born 14 January 1965) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films and the theatre. She came to 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 appeared in many television shows.
Personal life and education[edit]
Biswas was born in Nalbari, Assam, to Jagdish Biswas and Meera Biswas.[2] After completing her primary education, she graduated in political science with honours from Nalbari College, Assam. She studied dramatic arts at the National School of Drama in New Delhi.[1][citation needed]
Career[edit]
Biswas played the heroine in Krishnan Kartha's Amshini (Hindi) which was entered in the Indian Panorama Section of Filmotsav 1988. However, the general belief is that she debuted after Shekhar Kapur watched her perform in the 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,[3] and has worked in a variety of films and character roles. She has also worked in 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, Biswas was a jury member of the 45th International Film Festival of India, held from 20 to 30 November at Goa.[4]
Filmography[edit]
Films[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Language |
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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 |
2021 | Atrangi Re | Naani | Hindi |
2022 | Bachchhan Paandey | Mrs. Paandey | Hindi |
Television[edit]
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[edit]
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 |
2022 | Human | Roma Ma | Disney+ Hotstar |
Awards[edit]
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Year | Award | Film | Category | Result |
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1997 | Filmfare Awards | Bandit Queen | Best Female Debut | Won |
Best Actress | Nominated | |||
Khamoshi: The Musical | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | ||
1996 | National Film Awards | Bandit Queen | Best Actress | Won[5] |
2006 | Canadian Screen Awards (Or Genie Awards) | Water | Best Actress | Won |
2013 | Midnight's Children | Best Supporting Actress | Won | |
2002 | People's Choice Awards India | Company | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
2003 | Bhoot | Nominated | ||
2004 | Ek Hasina Thi | Nominated | ||
2001 | Sangeet Natak Akademi Award | Overall Contribution | Won | |
1997 | Screen Awards | Khamoshi: The Musical | Best Supporting Actress | Won |
2003 | Company | Nominated | ||
2004 | Bhoot | Nominated |
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b "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 (24 June 2003). "Seema Biswas: Beyond the limelight". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 March 2007.
- ^ Kumar, Anuj (3 March 2007). "Beyond the image". The Hindu (Metro Plus Mangalore ed.). Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. 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.
- ^ "43rd National Film Awards – 1996". Directorate of Film Festivals. pp. 26–27. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
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