Seema Biswas

Seema Biswas (born 14 January 1965) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films and the theatre. She gained prominence after playing 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.

Seema Biswas
Biswas during a press conference at 40th International Film Festival of India, in November 2009
Born (1965-01-14) 14 January 1965[1]
Nalbari, Assam, India
OccupationActress
Years active1988–present

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 with honours from Nalbari College, Assam. She studied dramatic arts at the National School of Drama in New Delhi.[1][3]

Career

Biswas played the lead in Krishnan Kartha's Amshini (Hindi), it entered 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,[4] and has worked in a variety of films and character roles. She has also worked in Marathi, Malayalam and Tamil films.[5] Some of her Marathi films are Bindhast, Dhyaas Parwa and Lalbaug-Parel.

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.

In 2014, Biswas was a jury member of the 45th International Film Festival of India, held from 20 to 30 November at Goa.[6]

Filmography

Films
YearTitleRoleLanguage
1988AmshiniSaradaHindi
1994Bandit QueenPhoolan DeviHindi
1996Khamoshi: The MusicalFlavy J. BraganzaHindi
1997Ladies OnlyHindi
1998Hazaar Chaurasi Ki MaaSomu's motherHindi
1999BindhaastCBI officerMarathi
SamarDulariHindi
2001DhyasparvaMalati KarveMarathi
ShanthamMalayalam
2002DeewangeePsychiatristHindi
CompanyRanibaiHindi
Ghaav: The WoundTanyaHindi
2003BoomBhartiHindi, English
BhootBaiHindi
IyarkaiMercyTamil
PinjarPagli- Mad womanHindustani, Punjabi
2004Kaya TaranSister AgathaHindi
DobaraHindi
Ek Hasina ThiACP Malti VaidyaHindi, English
HananMrs. HeeralalHindi, Bengali, English
2005WaterShakuntalaEnglish, Hindi
Mumbai GodfatherHindi
The White LandSudha's motherHindi
2006VivahRamaHindi
ShoonyaPradhanHindi
ThalaimaganAlankaramTamil
Zindaggi RocksHindi
2007SofiaThe MadamEnglish
RiskDevki WardhanHindi
AmalSapna AgarwalEnglish, Hindi
2008StrikerSiddharth's motherHindi
ShauryaCaptain Javed Khan's motherHindi
Heaven on EarthEnglish, Punjabi
Yeh Mera IndiaBaiHindi
2009Cooking with StellaStellaEnglish, Hindi
DujoneMeghna's auntBengali
2010Lalbaug ParelMotherMarathi
City of GoldAaiHindi
2011Queens! Destiny Of DanceGuru AmmaHindi
PatangSudhaHindi, Gujarati, English
With Love, Delhi!MotherEnglish
2012Midnight's ChildrenMaryEnglish
2013OongaLaxmiHindi, Odia
2014Chaarfutiya ChhokareJankiHindi
ManjunathManjunath's MotherHindi
SoldAmmaEnglish
BalyakalasakhiSelviMalayalam
Endless SummerMalayalam
ExclusionHindi
2015Jai Ho DemocracyMohini DeviHindi
2016KothanodiDhoneshwariAssamese
A Yellow BirdSiva's motherTamil, Mandarin, English
Freaky AliAli's MotherHindi
Anatomy of ViolenceHindi
Holding BackHindi
2017Half GirlfriendRani Sahiba, Madhav's motherHindi
SameerMumtaz KhalaHindi
Soul CurryKonkani
Dhiya PootaKakiyaBhojpuri
2018Bhoga KhirikeeAssamese
2019Darkness VisibleRakheeHindi
2020IdamBhanuMalayalam
2020Funny BoyAmmachiEnglish, Tamil, Sinhala
2021Atrangi ReNaaniHindi
2022Bachchhan PaandeyMrs. PaandeyHindi
2023Sir Madam SarpanchParvatiHindi

Television
Year Title Role
2014–15 Maha Kumbh: Ek Rahasaya, Ek Kahani Mai Mui
2019 Leila Madhu
2020 Daadi Amma Daadi Amma Maan Jaao! Daadi Amma

Web series
Year Title Role Network
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
2022 Breathe: Into the Shadows Season 2 Dr. Indu Rao Amazon Prime Video
2023 Kaalkoot Ravi's mother JioCinema

Awards
Year Award Film Category Result
1996 National Film Awards Bandit Queen Best Actress Won[7]

Notes
  1. "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.
  2. Vasisht, Divya (24 June 2003). "Seema Biswas: Beyond the limelight". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 March 2007.
  3. M, Athira (19 July 2018). "I am a perfectionist, says Seema Biswas". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  4. 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.
  5. Acharya, Anindita (4 June 2022). "Bandit Queen returns after 13 yrs". millenniumpost.in. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  6. Pranjal Borah (21 November 2014). "Seema Biswas as Jury in 45th International Film Festival of India". KothaSobi. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  7. "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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