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	'''Seema Biswas''' (born 14 January 1965)~~<~~ref name=newstrack/~~>~~ 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\|Shekhar Kapur's]] film ''[[Bandit Queen]]'' (1994), for which she won the [[National Film Award for Best Actress]].~~<~~ref name=newstrack~~>~~{{Cite web \|date=14 January 2020 \|title=Bandit queen used to cry all night, used to act nude in front of director and cameraman \|url=https://english.newstracklive.com/news/seema-biswas-love-affair-nude-bandit-queen--seema-biswas-happy-birthday-facts-sc89-nu-1062142-1.html \|access-date=25 June 2020 \|website=News Track}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ She won the 2000 [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] and the [[26th Genie Awards#Best Actress\|2006 Best Actress]] [[Genie Award]] for her role as Shakuntala in [[Deepa Mehta\|Deepa Mehta's]] ''[[Water (2005 film)\|Water]]'' (2005). Her other mainstream films include ''[[Khamoshi: The Musical]]'' (1996), for which she won the [[Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress]], [[Bhoot (film)\|''Bhoot'']] (2003), ''[[Vivah]]'' (2006) and [[Half Girlfriend (film)\|''Half Girlfriend'']] (2017). In addition to films, Biswas has appeared in many television shows, most recently, [[The Family Man (Indian TV series)]].		'''Seema Biswas''' (born 14 January 1965)<ref name=newstrack/> 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\|Shekhar Kapur's]] film ''[[Bandit Queen]]'' (1994), for which she won the [[National Film Award for Best Actress]].<ref name=newstrack>{{Cite web \|date=14 January 2020 \|title=Bandit queen used to cry all night, used to act nude in front of director and cameraman \|url=https://english.newstracklive.com/news/seema-biswas-love-affair-nude-bandit-queen--seema-biswas-happy-birthday-facts-sc89-nu-1062142-1.html \|access-date=25 June 2020 \|website=News Track}}</ref> She won the 2000 [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] and the [[26th Genie Awards#Best Actress\|2006 Best Actress]] [[Genie Award]] for her role as Shakuntala in [[Deepa Mehta\|Deepa Mehta's]] ''[[Water (2005 film)\|Water]]'' (2005). Her other mainstream films include ''[[Khamoshi: The Musical]]'' (1996), for which she won the [[Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress]], [[Bhoot (film)\|''Bhoot'']] (2003), ''[[Vivah]]'' (2006) and [[Half Girlfriend (film)\|''Half Girlfriend'']] (2017). In addition to films, Biswas has appeared in many television shows, most recently, [[The Family Man (Indian TV series)]].

	==Personal life and education==		==Personal life and education==
	Biswas was born in a [[Bengalis\|Bengali]] family at [[Nalbari]], [[Assam]], to Jagdish Biswas and Meera Biswas.~~<~~ref~~>~~{{cite news \|author=Vasisht, Divya \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/40260.cms \|title=Seema Biswas: Beyond the limelight \|work=The Times of India \|date=24 June 2003 \|accessdate=21 March 2007}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ 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]].~~<~~ref name=newstrack/~~><~~ref~~>~~{{Cite news \|last=M \|first=Athira \|date=19 July 2018 \|title=I am a perfectionist, says Seema Biswas \|language=en-IN \|work=The Hindu \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/actor-seema-biswas-returns-to-malayalam-with-a-pivotal-role-in-debutant-jaya-jose-rajs-idam/article24443508.ece \|access-date=18 November 2022 \|issn=0971-751X}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		Biswas was born in a [[Bengalis\|Bengali]] family at [[Nalbari]], [[Assam]], to Jagdish Biswas and Meera Biswas.<ref>{{cite news \|author=Vasisht, Divya \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/40260.cms \|title=Seema Biswas: Beyond the limelight \|work=The Times of India \|date=24 June 2003 \|accessdate=21 March 2007}}</ref> 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]].<ref name=newstrack/><ref>{{Cite news \|last=M \|first=Athira \|date=19 July 2018 \|title=I am a perfectionist, says Seema Biswas \|language=en-IN \|work=The Hindu \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/actor-seema-biswas-returns-to-malayalam-with-a-pivotal-role-in-debutant-jaya-jose-rajs-idam/article24443508.ece \|access-date=18 November 2022 \|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==
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	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]].		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,~~<~~ref~~>~~{{cite news \|author=Kumar, Anuj \|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/03/03/stories/2007030301330200.htm \|title=Beyond the image \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|edition=Metro Plus Mangalore \|date=3 March 2007 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107170032/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/03/03/stories/2007030301330200.htm \|accessdate=22 March 2007 \|archive-date=7 November 2012}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ and has worked in a variety of films and character roles. She has also worked in Marathi, Malayalam and Tamil films.~~<~~ref~~>~~{{Cite web \|last=Acharya \|first=Anindita \|date=4 June 2022 \|title=Bandit Queen returns after 13 yrs \|url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/bandit-queen-returns-after-13-yrs-480780 \|access-date=18 November 2022 \|website=millenniumpost.in \|language=en}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ Some of her Marathi films are ''Bindhast'', ''Dhyaas Parwa'' and ''Lalbaug-Parel''.{{Citation needed\|date= February 2020}}		Rooted firmly in theatre, she refuses to be typecast,<ref>{{cite news \|author=Kumar, Anuj \|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/03/03/stories/2007030301330200.htm \|title=Beyond the image \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|edition=Metro Plus Mangalore \|date=3 March 2007 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107170032/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/03/03/stories/2007030301330200.htm \|accessdate=22 March 2007 \|archive-date=7 November 2012}}</ref> and has worked in a variety of films and character roles. She has also worked in Marathi, Malayalam and Tamil films.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Acharya \|first=Anindita \|date=4 June 2022 \|title=Bandit Queen returns after 13 yrs \|url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/bandit-queen-returns-after-13-yrs-480780 \|access-date=18 November 2022 \|website=millenniumpost.in \|language=en}}</ref> Some of her Marathi films are ''Bindhast'', ''Dhyaas Parwa'' and ''Lalbaug-Parel''.{{Citation needed\|date= February 2020}}

	She has been honoured with the Life Membership of International Film And Television Club of Asian Academy Of Film &~~amp;~~ Television by the director Sandeep Marwah.{{Citation needed\|date= February 2020}}		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\|date= February 2020}}

	In 2014, Biswas was a jury member of the 45th International Film Festival of India, held from 20 to 30 November at Goa.~~<~~ref~~>~~{{cite news \|author=Pranjal Borah \|date=21 November 2014 \|url=https://kothasobi.com/seema-biswas-jury-in-45th-iffi/ \|title=Seema Biswas as Jury in 45th International Film Festival of India \|work=KothaSobi \|access-date=22 November 2014 \|archive-date=13 January 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113223354/https://kothasobi.com/seema-biswas-jury-in-45th-iffi/ \|url-status=dead }}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		In 2014, Biswas was a jury member of the 45th International Film Festival of India, held from 20 to 30 November at Goa.<ref>{{cite news \|author=Pranjal Borah \|date=21 November 2014 \|url=https://kothasobi.com/seema-biswas-jury-in-45th-iffi/ \|title=Seema Biswas as Jury in 45th International Film Festival of India \|work=KothaSobi \|access-date=22 November 2014 \|archive-date=13 January 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113223354/https://kothasobi.com/seema-biswas-jury-in-45th-iffi/ \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

	==Filmography==		==Filmography==
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	\|[[National Film Award for Best Actress\|Best Actress]]		\|[[National Film Award for Best Actress\|Best Actress]]
	\| {{Won}}~~<~~ref~~>~~{{cite web \|title=43rd National Film Awards – 1996 \|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm43thNFAAward.aspx \|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals \|pages=26–27 \|access-date=13 January 2013 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215065528/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm43thNFAAward.aspx \|archive-date=15 December 2013}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		\| {{Won}}<ref>{{cite web \|title=43rd National Film Awards – 1996 \|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm43thNFAAward.aspx \|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals \|pages=26–27 \|access-date=13 January 2013 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215065528/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm43thNFAAward.aspx \|archive-date=15 December 2013}}</ref>
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{{short description|Indian film and theatre actress}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Seema Biswas
| image = Film Actress Seema Biswas, at the Press conference on Indian Premier Cinema ‘Red Alert’ during the 40th International Film Festival (IFFI-2009), at Panaji, Goa on November 28, 2009.jpg
| caption = Biswas during a press conference at [[40th International Film Festival of India]], in November 2009
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1965}}
| birth_place = [[Nalbari]], [[Assam]], India
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1988–present
| notable_works = ''[[Bandit Queen]]''
}}

'''Seema Biswas''' (born 1965) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] film and theatre actress from [[Assam]]. 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]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=14 January 2020|title=Bandit queen used to cry all night, used to act nude in front of director and cameraman|url=https://english.newstracklive.com/news/seema-biswas-love-affair-nude-bandit-queen--seema-biswas-happy-birthday-facts-sc89-nu-1062142-1.html|access-date=25 June 2020|website=News Track|language=en}}</ref> She won the 2000 [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] and the [[26th Genie Awards#Best Actress|2006 Best Actress]] [[Genie Award]] for her role as Shakuntala in [[Deepa Mehta]]'s ''[[Water (2005 film)|Water]]'' (2005). Her other mainstream films include ''[[Khamoshi: The Musical]]'' (1996), for which she won the [[Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress]], [[Bhoot (film)|''Bhoot'']] (2003), ''[[Vivah]]'' (2006), and [[Half Girlfriend (film)|''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.<ref>Vasisht, Divya: "[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/40260.cms Seema Biswas: Beyond the limelight]" The Times of India (online), 24 June 2003. Retrieved 21 March 2007.</ref> 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]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=14 January 2020|title=Bandit queen used to cry all night, used to act nude in front of director and cameraman|url=https://english.newstracklive.com/news/seema-biswas-love-affair-nude-bandit-queen--seema-biswas-happy-birthday-facts-sc89-nu-1062142-1.html|access-date=25 June 2020|website=News Track|language=en}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}

==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 [[Cinema of Assam|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,<ref>Kumar, Anuj: "[https://web.archive.org/web/20121107170032/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/03/03/stories/2007030301330200.htm Beyond the image]", ''[[The Hindu]]'', Metro Plus Mangalore edition, 3 March 2007. Retrieved 22 March 2007.</ref> 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|date= February 2020}} Some of her Marathi films are ''Bindhast'', ''Dhyaas Parwa'', and ''Lalbaug-Parel''.{{Citation needed|date= February 2020}}

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|date= February 2020}}

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.<ref>{{cite news |author=Pranjal Borah |date=21 November 2014 |url=https://kothasobi.com/seema-biswas-jury-in-45th-iffi/ |title=Seema Biswas as Jury in 45th International Film Festival of India |work=KothaSobi |access-date=22 November 2014}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year || Title || Role || Language || Notes
|-
|1988 || ''Amshini''|| Sarada || Hindi ||
|-
|1994 || ''[[Bandit Queen]]'' || [[Phoolan Devi]] || Hindi ||
|-
|1996 || ''[[Khamoshi: The Musical]]'' || Flavy J. Braganza || Hindi ||
|-
|1997 || ''[[Ladies Only (Hindi film)|Ladies Only]]'' || || Hindi ||
|-
|1998 || ''[[Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa]]''|| Somu's mother || Hindi ||
|-
|rowspan="2" | 1999 || ''[[Bindhaast]]'' || CBI officer || Marathi ||
|-
|''[[Samar (1999 film)|Samar]]'' || Dulari || Hindi ||
|-
|rowspan="2" | 2001 ||''[[Dhyasparva]]'' || Malati Karve || Marathi ||
|-
| ''[[Shantham]]'' || || Malayalam ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2002 || ''[[Deewangee]]'' || Psychiatrist || Hindi ||
|-
|''[[Company (2002 film)|Company]]'' || Ranibai || Hindi ||
|-
|''[[Ghaav: The Wound]]'' || Tanya || Hindi ||
|-
| rowspan ="4"|2003 || ''[[Boom (2003 film)|Boom]]'' || Bharti || Hindi, English ||
|-
| ''[[Bhoot (film)|Bhoot]]'' || Bai || Hindi ||
|-
|''[[Iyarkai]]'' ||Mercy || Tamil ||
|-
|''[[Pinjar (film)|Pinjar]]''|| Pagli- Mad woman || Hindustani, Punjabi ||
|-
|rowspan="4"|2004 || ''[[Kaya Taran]]'' || Sister Agatha || Hindi ||
|-
|''[[Dobara]]'' || || Hindi ||
|-
|''[[Ek Hasina Thi (film)|Ek Hasina Thi]]'' || ACP Malti Vaidya || Hindi, English ||
|-
|''Hanan'' || Mrs. Heeralal || Hindi, Bengali, English ||
|-
|rowspan ="3"| 2005 ||''[[Water (2005)|Water]]'' || Shakuntala || English, Hindi ||
|-
|''[[Mumbai Godfather]]'' || || Hindi ||
|-
|''[[The White Land]]''|| Sudha's mother || Hindi ||
|-
|rowspan ="4"|2006 || ''[[Vivah]]'' || Rama || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Shoonya]]''||Pradhan || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Thalaimagan]]'' || Alankaram || Tamil ||
|-
|''[[Zindaggi Rocks]]'' || || Hindi ||
|-
|rowspan="4" | 2007 || ''Sofia'' || The Madam || ||
|-
|''Kamagata Maru'' || || ||
|-
|''[[Risk (2007 film)|Risk]]'' || Devki Wardhan || ||
|-
| ''[[Amal (film)|Amal]]'' || Sapna Agarwal || English, Hindi ||
|-
|rowspan ="4"| 2008 || ''[[Striker (2010 film)|Striker]]'' || Siddharth's mother || Hindi ||
|-
|''[[Shaurya]]'' ||Captain Javed Khan's mother || Hindi ||
|-
|''[[Heaven on Earth (2008 film)|Heaven on Earth]]'' || || English, Punjabi ||
|-
|''[[Yeh Mera India]]'' || Bai || Hindi ||
|-
|rowspan ="2"| 2009 || ''[[Cooking with Stella]]'' || Stella || English, Hindi ||
|-
|''[[Dujone (2009 film)|Dujone]]'' || Meghna's aunt || Bengali ||
|-
|rowspan ="2"| 2010 ||''[[Lalbaug Parel]]'' || Mother || Marathi ||
|-
|''[[City of Gold (2010 film)|City of Gold]]'' || Aai || Hindi ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2011 ||''[[Queens! Destiny Of Dance]]'' || Guru Amma || Hindi ||
|-
|''[[Patang]]'' || Sudha || Hindi, Gujarati, English ||
|-
|''[[With Love, Delhi!]]''
|Mother
|English
|
|-
|2012||''[[Midnight's Children (film)|Midnight's Children]]''|| Mary || English ||
|-
|rowspan ="6"| 2014 ||''[[Chaarfutiya Chhokare]]''|| Janki || Hindi ||
|-
|''[[Manjunath (Film)|Manjunath]]'' || Manjunath's Mother || Hindi ||
|-
|''[[Sold (2014 film)|Sold]]'' || Amma || English ||
|-
| ''[[Balyakalasakhi (2014 film)|Balyakalasakhi]]'' || Selvi || Malayalam ||
|-
|''Endless Summer'' || || Malayalam ||
|-
|''[[Exclusion (film)|Exclusion]]'' || || Hindi||
|-
|2015
|''[[Jai Ho Democracy]]''
|Mohini Devi
|Hindi||
|-
|rowspan="5"|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 ||
|-
| rowspan="4" |2017 || ''[[Half Girlfriend (film)|Half Girlfriend]]'' || Rani Sahiba, Madhav's mother || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Sameer (2017 film)|Sameer]]'' || Mumtaz Khala || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Soul Curry]]'' || || Konkani ||
|-
| ''Dhiya Poota'' || Kakiya || Bhojpuri ||
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Bhoga Khirikee]]'' || || Assamese ||
|-
| 2019 || ''Darkness Visible'' || Rakhee || Hindi ||
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Funny Boy (2020 film)|Funny Boy]]'' || Ammachi || English, Tamil, Sinhala ||
|}

== Television ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
|-
|2014–15
|''[[Maha Kumbh: Ek Rahasaya, Ek Kahani]]''
|Mai Mui
|-
|2019
|''[[Leila (TV series)|Leila]]''
|
|-
|2020
|''[[Dadi Amma... Dadi Amma Maan Jaao!|Daadi Amma Daadi Amma Maan Jaao!]]''
|Daadi Amma
|}

==Web Series==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Network
|-
|2020
|''[[Code M]]''
|Asif's mother
|[[ALTBalaji]]/[[ZEE5]]
|-
|2021
|''[[The Family Man (Indian TV series)|The Family Man Season 2]]''
|PM Basu
|[[Amazon Prime Video]]
|}

==Awards==

===National Film Awards===
* 1995: '''Won''': [[National Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] for ''[[Bandit Queen]]''

===Filmfare Awards===
* 1997: '''Won''': [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut|Best Female Debut]] for ''Bandit Queen''

===Star Screen Awards===
* 1997: '''Won''': [[Star Screen Award Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] for ''[[Khamoshi: The Musical]]''
* 2003: Nominated: [[Star Screen Award Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] for [[Company (2002 film)|''Company'']]
* 2004: Nominated: [[Star Screen Award Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] for [[Bhoot (film)|''Bhoot'']]

===Sangeet Natak Akademi Award===
* 2001 - [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]

===Genie/Canadian Screen Award===
* [[26th Genie Awards]], 2006: '''Won''': [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] for ''[[Water (2005 film)|Water]]''
* [[Canadian Screen Awards]], 2013: '''Won''': [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] for ''[[Midnight's Children (film)|Midnight's Children]]''

==Notes==
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==External links==
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* {{IMDb name|id=0084443|name=Seema Biswas}}

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