Seema Biswas

Biswas at Achiever's Award in 2011

Seema Biswas (born 14 January 1965) is an Indian film and theatre actress from Assam who shot into prominence with the role of Phoolan Devi in Shekhar Kapur's film Bandit Queen (1994). She has a reputation for performing strong character roles. Biswas won the 1996 National Film Award for Best Actress for her role in the film Bandit Queen. 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).

Personal life and education

Biswas was born in Nalbari, Assam, to Bengali Parents Jagdish Biswas and Meera Biswas.[1] Her mother, an early influence, was a history teacher and a pioneering figure for female theatre artistes in Assam; and she came into contact with artists like Bhupen Hazarika, Phani Sarma and Bishnuprasad Rabha early in life. She studied Political Science at Nalbari College, and later joined the National School of Drama, New Delhi.After graduating from NSD in 1984, she joined the NSD Repertory Company.

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, and she arrived with a bang.

Rooted firmly in theatre, she refuses to be typecast,[2] and has worked in a variety of films and character roles. She has also worked in a number of Marathi, Malayalam, and Tamil films. 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, Seema Biswas has been included in the prestigious five member jury board of 45th International Film Festival of India(IFFI) to be held from 20 to 30 November at Goa.[3]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
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
IyarkaiMercy -Sister-in-law of NancyTamil
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 Madam
Kamagata Maru
RiskDevki Wardhan
AmalSapna AgarwalEnglish, Hindi
2008StrikerSiddharth's motherHindi
ShauryaCaptain Javed Khan's motherHindi
Heaven on EarthEnglish, Punjabi
2009Cooking with StellaStellaEnglish, Hindi
Yeh Mera IndiaBaiHindi
2010Lalbaug ParelMotherMarathi
City of GoldAaiHindi
2011Queens! Destiny of DanceAmmaHindi
PatangSudhaHindi, Gujarati, English
With Love, Delhi! Mother English
2012Midnight's ChildrenMaryEnglish
2014Chaarfutiya ChhokareJankiHindi
ManjunathManjunath's MotherHindi
SoldAmmaEnglish
BalyakalasakhiSelviMalayalam
Endless SummerMalayalam
ExclusionHindi
2016KothanodiDhoneshwariAssamese
A Yellow BirdSiva's mother
Freaky AliAli's MotherHindi
Anatomy of ViolenceHindi
Holding BackHindi
2017Half Girlfriend Rani Sahiba, Madhav's motherHindi
Sameer (2017 film)Mumtaz KhalaHindi
Soul CurryKonkani
Dhiya Poota Kakiya Bhojpuri

Awards

National Film Awards

Filmfare Awards

Star Screen Awards

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award

Genie/Canadian Screen Award

Notes

  1. ↑ Vasisht, Divya: "Seema Biswas: Beyond the limelight" The Times of India (online), 24 June 2003. Retrieved 21 March 2007.
  2. ↑ Kumar, Anuj: "Beyond the image", The Hindu, Metro Plus Mangalore edition, 3 March 2007. Retrieved 22 March 2007.
  3. ↑ Pranjal Borah (21 November 2014). "Seema Biswas as Jury in 45th International Film Festival of India". KothaSobi. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
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