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{{short description|Indian film and theatre actress}}
{{short description|Indian film and theatre actress}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name              = Seema Biswas
| 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
| image              = Seema Biswas (cropped).jpg
| caption            = Biswas during a press conference at [[40th International Film Festival of India]], in November 2009
| caption            = Biswas in 2009
| birth_date        = {{birth year and age|1965}}
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|df=y|1965|01|14}}
| birth_place        = [[Nalbari]], [[Assam]], India
| birth_place        = [[Nalbari]], [[Assam]], India
| occupation        = Actress
| occupation        = Actress
| years_active      = 1988–present
| years_active      = 1988–present
| notable_works      = ''[[Bandit Queen]]''
| notable_works      =  
}}
}}


'''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.
'''Seema Biswas''' (born 14 January 1965)&lt;ref name=newstrack/&gt; 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]].&lt;ref name=newstrack&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt; 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 [[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}}
Biswas was born in a [[Bengalis|Bengali]] family at [[Nalbari]], [[Assam]], to Jagdish Biswas and Meera Biswas.&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt; 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]].&lt;ref name=newstrack/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;


==Career==
==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.
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 [[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]].
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}}
Rooted firmly in theatre, she refuses to be typecast,&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt; and has worked in a variety of films and character roles. She has also worked in Marathi, Malayalam and Tamil films.&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt; 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}}
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}}


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>
In 2014, Biswas was a jury member of the 45th International Film Festival of India, held from 20 to 30 November at Goa.&lt;ref&gt;{{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 }}&lt;/ref&gt;


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
===Films===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Year || Title || Role || Language || Notes
! Year || Title || Role || Language
|-
|-
|1988 || ''Amshini''|| Sarada || Hindi ||
|1988 || ''Amshini''|| Sarada  
| rowspan=5| Hindi
|-
|-
|1994 || ''[[Bandit Queen]]'' || [[Phoolan Devi]] || Hindi ||
|1994 || ''[[Bandit Queen]]'' || [[Phoolan Devi]]  
|-
|-
|1996 || ''[[Khamoshi: The Musical]]'' || Flavy J. Braganza || Hindi ||
|1996 || ''[[Khamoshi: The Musical]]'' || Flavy J. Braganza  
|-
|-
|1997 || ''[[Ladies Only (Hindi film)|Ladies Only]]'' || || Hindi ||
|1997 || ''[[Ladies Only (Hindi film)|Ladies Only]]'' ||  
|-
|-
|1998 || ''[[Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa]]''|| Somu's mother || Hindi ||
|1998 || ''[[Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa]]''|| Somu's mother
|-
|-
|rowspan="2" | 1999 || ''[[Bindhaast]]'' || CBI officer || Marathi ||
|rowspan="2" | 1999 || ''[[Bindhaast]]'' || CBI officer || Marathi
|-
|-
|''[[Samar (1999 film)|Samar]]'' || Dulari  || Hindi ||
|''[[Samar (1999 film)|Samar]]'' || Dulari  || Hindi
|-
|-
|rowspan="2" | 2001 ||''[[Dhyasparva]]'' || Malati Karve || Marathi ||
|rowspan="2" | 2001 ||''[[Dhyasparva]]'' || Malati Karve || Marathi
|-
|-
| ''[[Shantham]]''  || || Malayalam ||
| ''[[Shantham]]''  || || Malayalam  
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2002 || ''[[Deewangee]]'' || Psychiatrist  || Hindi ||
|rowspan="3"| 2002 || ''[[Deewangee]]'' || Psychiatrist   
| rowspan=3| Hindi
|-
|-
|''[[Company (2002 film)|Company]]'' || Ranibai || Hindi ||
|''[[Company (2002 film)|Company]]'' || Ranibai
|-
|-
|''[[Ghaav: The Wound]]'' || Tanya || Hindi ||
|''[[Ghaav: The Wound]]'' || Tanya  
|-
|-
| rowspan ="4"|2003 || ''[[Boom (2003 film)|Boom]]'' || Bharti || Hindi, English ||
| rowspan ="4"|2003 || ''[[Boom (2003 film)|Boom]]'' || Bharti || Hindi, English
|-
|-
| ''[[Bhoot (film)|Bhoot]]'' || Bai  || Hindi ||
| ''[[Bhoot (film)|Bhoot]]'' || Bai  || Hindi
|-
|-
|''[[Iyarkai]]'' ||Mercy  || Tamil ||
|''[[Iyarkai]]'' ||Mercy  || Tamil
|-
|-
|''[[Pinjar (film)|Pinjar]]''|| Pagli- Mad woman || Hindustani, Punjabi ||
|''[[Pinjar (film)|Pinjar]]''|| Pagli- Mad woman || Hindustani, Punjabi
|-
|-
|rowspan="4"|2004 || ''[[Kaya Taran]]'' || Sister Agatha || Hindi ||
|rowspan="4"|2004 || ''[[Kaya Taran]]'' || Sister Agatha  
| rowspan=2| Hindi
|-
|-
|''[[Dobara]]''  || || Hindi ||
|''[[Dobara]]''  ||  
|-
|-
|''[[Ek Hasina Thi (film)|Ek Hasina Thi]]'' || ACP Malti Vaidya  || Hindi, English ||
|''[[Ek Hasina Thi (film)|Ek Hasina Thi]]'' || ACP Malti Vaidya  || Hindi, English
|-
|-
|''Hanan'' || Mrs. Heeralal || Hindi, Bengali, English ||
|''Hanan'' || Mrs. Heeralal || Hindi, Bengali, English
|-
|-
|rowspan ="3"| 2005 ||''[[Water (2005)|Water]]'' || Shakuntala || English, Hindi ||
|rowspan ="3"| 2005 ||''[[Water (2005)|Water]]'' || Shakuntala || English, Hindi
|-
|-
|''[[Mumbai Godfather]]'' || || Hindi ||
|''[[Mumbai Godfather]]'' ||
| rowspan=4| Hindi
|-
|-
|''[[The White Land]]''|| Sudha's mother || Hindi ||
|''[[The White Land]]''|| Sudha's mother  
|-
|-
|rowspan ="4"|2006 || ''[[Vivah]]'' || Rama || Hindi ||
|rowspan ="4"|2006 || ''[[Vivah]]'' || Rama  
|-
|-
| ''[[Shoonya]]''||Pradhan || Hindi ||
| ''[[Shoonya]]''||Pradhan  
|-
|-
| ''[[Thalaimagan]]'' || Alankaram || Tamil ||
| ''[[Thalaimagan]]'' || S. Alankaram || Tamil
|-
|-
|''[[Zindaggi Rocks]]'' || || Hindi ||
|''[[Zindaggi Rocks]]'' || || Hindi
|-
|-
|rowspan="4" | 2007 || ''Sofia'' || The Madam || ||
|rowspan="3" | 2007 || ''Sofia'' || The Madam || English
|-
|-
|''Kamagata Maru'' || || ||
|''[[Risk (2007 film)|Risk]]'' || Devki Wardhan || Hindi
|-
|-
|''[[Risk (2007 film)|Risk]]'' || Devki Wardhan || ||
| ''[[Amal (2007 film)|Amal]]'' || Sapna Agarwal || English, Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Amal (film)|Amal]]'' || Sapna Agarwal || English, Hindi ||
|rowspan ="4"| 2008 || ''[[Striker (2010 film)|Striker]]'' || Siddharth's mother
| rowspan=2| Hindi
|-
|-
|rowspan ="4"| 2008 || ''[[Striker (2010 film)|Striker]]'' || Siddharth's mother || Hindi ||
|''[[Shaurya]]'' ||Captain Javed Khan's mother  
|-
|-
|''[[Shaurya]]'' ||Captain Javed Khan's mother || Hindi ||
|''[[Heaven on Earth (2008 film)|Heaven on Earth]]'' || || English, Punjabi
|-
|-
|''[[Heaven on Earth (2008 film)|Heaven on Earth]]'' || || English, Punjabi ||
|''[[Yeh Mera India]]'' || Bai || Hindi
|-
|-
|''[[Yeh Mera India]]'' || Bai || Hindi ||
|rowspan ="2"| 2009 || ''[[Cooking with Stella]]'' || Stella || English, Hindi
|-
|-
|rowspan ="2"| 2009 || ''[[Cooking with Stella]]'' || Stella || English, Hindi ||
|''[[Dujone]]'' || Meghna's aunt || Bengali
|-
|-
|''[[Dujone (2009 film)|Dujone]]'' || Meghna's aunt || Bengali ||
|rowspan ="2"| 2010 ||''[[Lalbaug Parel]]'' || Mother || Marathi
|-
|-
|rowspan ="2"| 2010 ||''[[Lalbaug Parel]]'' || Mother || Marathi ||
|''[[City of Gold (2010 film)|City of Gold]]'' || Aai
| rowspan=2| Hindi
|-
|-
|''[[City of Gold (2010 film)|City of Gold]]'' || Aai || Hindi ||
| rowspan="3" | 2011 ||''[[Queens! Destiny Of Dance]]'' || Guru Amma
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2011 ||''[[Queens! Destiny Of Dance]]'' || Guru Amma || Hindi ||
|''Patang'' || Sudha || Hindi, Gujarati, English
|-
|-
|''[[Patang]]'' || Sudha || Hindi, Gujarati, English ||
|''[[With Love, Delhi!]]'' || Mother
| rowspan=2| English
|-
|-
|''[[With Love, Delhi!]]''
|2012||''[[Midnight's Children (film)|Midnight's Children]]''|| Mary
|Mother
|-
|English
| 2013 || ''[[Oonga (film)|Oonga]]'' || Laxmi || Hindi, Odia
|
|-
|rowspan ="5"| 2014 ||''[[Chaarfutiya Chhokare]]''|| Janki
| rowspan=2| Hindi
|-
|''[[Manjunath (Film)|Manjunath]]'' || Manjunath's Mother
|-
|''[[Sold (2014 film)|Sold]]'' || Amma || English
|-
| ''[[Balyakalasakhi (2014 film)|Balyakalasakhi]]'' ||  Selvi  ||  Malayalam
|-
|''Endless Summer'' || || Malayalam
|-
|2015 || ''[[Jai Ho Democracy]]'' || Mohini Devi || Hindi
|-
|rowspan="6"|2016||''[[Kothanodi]]''|| Dhoneshwari || Assamese
|-
|''[[A Yellow Bird]]'' ||Siva's mother || Tamil, Mandarin, English
|-
|-
|2012||''[[Midnight's Children (film)|Midnight's Children]]''|| Mary || English ||
|''[[Freaky Ali]]'' || Ali's Mother
| rowspan=6| Hindi
|-
|-
|rowspan ="6"| 2014 ||''[[Chaarfutiya Chhokare]]''|| Janki || Hindi ||
|''[[Anatomy of Violence]]'' ||  
|-
|-
|''[[Manjunath (Film)|Manjunath]]'' || Manjunath's Mother || Hindi ||
| ''[[Holding Back (film)|Holding Back]]'' ||  
|-
|-
|''[[Sold (2014 film)|Sold]]'' || Amma || English ||
| ''[[Project Marathwada]]'' ||  
|-
|-
| ''[[Balyakalasakhi (2014 film)|Balyakalasakhi]]'' || Selvi  ||  Malayalam ||
| rowspan="4" |2017 || ''[[Half Girlfriend (film)|Half Girlfriend]]'' || Rani Sahiba, Madhav's mother
|-
|-
|''Endless Summer'' || || Malayalam ||
| ''[[Sameer (2017 film)|Sameer]]'' || Mumtaz Khala
|-
|-
|''[[Exclusion (film)|Exclusion]]'' || || Hindi||
| ''[[Soul Curry]]'' || || Konkani
|-
|-
|2015
| ''Dhiya Poota'' || Kakiya || Bhojpuri
|''[[Jai Ho Democracy]]''
|Mohini Devi
|Hindi||
|-
|-
|rowspan="5"|2016||''[[Kothanodi]]''|| Dhoneshwari || Assamese ||
| 2018 || ''[[Bhoga Khirikee]]'' || || Assamese
|-
|-
|''[[A Yellow Bird]]'' ||Siva's mother || Tamil, Mandarin, English ||
| 2019 || ''Darkness Visible'' || Rakhee || Hindi
|-
|-
|''[[Freaky Ali]]'' || Ali's Mother || Hindi ||
| 2020 || ''Idam'' || Bhanu || Malayalam
|-
|-
|''[[Anatomy of Violence]]'' || || Hindi ||
| 2020 || ''[[Funny Boy (2020 film)|Funny Boy]]'' || Ammachi || English, Tamil, Sinhala
|-
|-
| ''[[Holding Back]]'' || || Hindi ||
|2021 || ''[[Atrangi Re]]'' || Naani
| rowspan=6| Hindi
|-
|-
| rowspan="4" |2017 || ''[[Half Girlfriend (film)|Half Girlfriend]]'' || Rani Sahiba, Madhav's mother || Hindi ||
|2022 || ''[[Bachchhan Paandey]]'' || Mrs. Paandey
|-
|-
| ''[[Sameer (2017 film)|Sameer]]'' || Mumtaz Khala || Hindi ||
|2023 ||''[[Sir Madam Sarpanch]]'' || Parvati
|-
|-
| ''[[Soul Curry]]'' || || Konkani ||
| rowspan="3" |2024 ||''[[Political War (film)|Political War]]'' || Sunita Chatterjee
|-
|-
| ''Dhiya Poota'' || Kakiya || Bhojpuri ||
|''[[Sarfira]]''
|Veer’s Mother 
|-
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Bhoga Khirikee]]'' || || Assamese ||
|''[[Visfot]]'' || Acid Tai
|-
|-
| 2019 || ''Darkness Visible'' || Rakhee || Hindi ||
|rowspan=2|2025
|''Raktabeej 2''
|
|Bengali
|-
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Funny Boy (2020 film)|Funny Boy]]'' || Ammachi || English, Tamil, Sinhala ||
|''[[Jolly LLB 3]]''
| Janki Rajaram Solanki
| Hindi
|}
|}


== Television ==
=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Year
!Title
!Title
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|2019
|2019
|''[[Leila (TV series)|Leila]]''
|''[[Leila (TV series)|Leila]]''
|
| Madhu
|-
|-
|2020
|2020
|''[[Dadi Amma... Dadi Amma Maan Jaao!|Daadi Amma Daadi Amma Maan Jaao!]]''
|''[[Dadi Amma... Dadi Amma Maan Jaao!|Daadi Amma Daadi Amma Maan Jaao!]]''
|Daadi Amma
|Daadi Amma
|}
==Web Series==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Network
|-
|-
|2020
|2020
|''[[Code M]]''
|''[[Code M]]''
|Asif's mother
|Asif's mother
|[[ALTBalaji]]/[[ZEE5]]
|-
|-
|2021
|2021
|''[[The Family Man (Indian TV series)|The Family Man Season 2]]''
|''[[The Family Man (Indian TV series)|The Family Man Season 2]]''
|PM Basu
|PM Basu
|[[Amazon Prime Video]]
|-
|2022
|''[[Human (TV series)|Human]]''
|Roma Ma
|-
|2022
|[[Breathe: Into the Shadows|''Breathe: Into the Shadows Season 2'']]
|Dr. Indu Rao
|-
|2023
|''[[Kaalkoot]]''
| Ravi's mother
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2025
|[[Om Kali Jai Kali]]
|Kaathadi
|-
|[[Bindiya Ke Bahubali (TV series)|Bindiya Ke Bahubali]]
|Sanka Davan
|-
|''[[The Family Man (Indian TV series)|The Family Man Season 3]]''
|PM Basu
|}
|}


==Awards==
==Awards==


===National Film Awards===
{| class="wikitable"
* 1995: '''Won''': [[National Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] for ''[[Bandit Queen]]''
!Year
 
!Award
===Filmfare Awards===
!Film
* 1997: '''Won''': [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut|Best Female Debut]] for ''Bandit Queen''
!Category
 
!Result
===Star Screen Awards===
|-
* 1997: '''Won''': [[Star Screen Award Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] for ''[[Khamoshi: The Musical]]''
![[43rd National Film Awards|1996]]
* 2003: Nominated: [[Star Screen Award Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] for [[Company (2002 film)|''Company'']]
|[[National Film Awards]]
* 2004: Nominated: [[Star Screen Award Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] for [[Bhoot (film)|''Bhoot'']]
|''[[Bandit Queen]]''
 
|[[National Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]  
===Sangeet Natak Akademi Award===
| {{Won}}&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;
* 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==
==Notes==
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[[Category:People from Nalbari district]]
[[Category:People from Nalbari district]]
[[Category:People from Nalbari]]
[[Category:People from Nalbari]]
[[Category:Bengali people]]
[[Category:Bengali actresses]]
[[Category:1965 births]]
[[Category:1965 births]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian actresses]]
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[[Category:Best Actress National Film Award winners]]
[[Category:Best Actress National Film Award winners]]
[[Category:Best Supporting Actress Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners]]
[[Category:Best Supporting Actress Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners]]
[[Category:Filmfare Awards winners]]
[[Category:21st-century Bengali people]]
[[Category:Screen Awards winners]]
[[Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema]]

Revision as of 11:19, 16 February 2026


Seema Biswas
Biswas in 2009
Born (1965-01-14) 14 January 1965 (age 61)
Nalbari, Assam, India
OccupationActress
Years active1988–present

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's film Bandit Queen (1994), for which she won the National Film Award for Best Actress.<ref name=newstrack>"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.</ref> 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, most recently, The Family Man (Indian TV series).

Personal life and education

Biswas was born in a Bengali family at Nalbari, Assam, to Jagdish Biswas and Meera Biswas.<ref>Vasisht, Divya (24 June 2003). "Seema Biswas: Beyond the limelight". The Times of India. Retrieved 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>M, Athira (19 July 2018). "I am a perfectionist, says Seema Biswas". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 November 2022.</ref>

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,<ref>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.</ref> and has worked in a variety of films and character roles. She has also worked in Marathi, Malayalam and Tamil films.<ref>Acharya, Anindita (4 June 2022). "Bandit Queen returns after 13 yrs". millenniumpost.in. Retrieved 18 November 2022.</ref> 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.<ref>Pranjal Borah (21 November 2014). "Seema Biswas as Jury in 45th International Film Festival of India". KothaSobi. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2014.</ref>

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Language
1988 Amshini Sarada Hindi
1994 Bandit Queen Phoolan Devi
1996 Khamoshi: The Musical Flavy J. Braganza
1997 Ladies Only
1998 Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa Somu's mother
1999 Bindhaast CBI officer Marathi
Samar Dulari Hindi
2001 Dhyasparva Malati Karve Marathi
Shantham Malayalam
2002 Deewangee Psychiatrist Hindi
Company Ranibai
Ghaav: The Wound Tanya
2003 Boom Bharti Hindi, English
Bhoot Bai Hindi
Iyarkai Mercy Tamil
Pinjar Pagli- Mad woman Hindustani, Punjabi
2004 Kaya Taran Sister Agatha Hindi
Dobara
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
2006 Vivah Rama
Shoonya Pradhan
Thalaimagan S. Alankaram Tamil
Zindaggi Rocks Hindi
2007 Sofia The Madam English
Risk Devki Wardhan Hindi
Amal Sapna Agarwal English, Hindi
2008 Striker Siddharth's mother Hindi
Shaurya Captain Javed Khan's mother
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
Patang Sudha Hindi, Gujarati, English
With Love, Delhi! Mother English
2012 Midnight's Children Mary
2013 Oonga Laxmi Hindi, Odia
2014 Chaarfutiya Chhokare Janki Hindi
Manjunath Manjunath's Mother
Sold Amma English
Balyakalasakhi Selvi Malayalam
Endless Summer Malayalam
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
Holding Back
Project Marathwada
2017 Half Girlfriend Rani Sahiba, Madhav's mother
Sameer Mumtaz Khala
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
2023 Sir Madam Sarpanch Parvati
2024 Political War Sunita Chatterjee
Sarfira Veer’s Mother
Visfot Acid Tai
2025 Raktabeej 2 Bengali
Jolly LLB 3 Janki Rajaram Solanki Hindi

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
2020 Code M Asif's mother
2021 The Family Man Season 2 PM Basu
2022 Human Roma Ma
2022 Breathe: Into the Shadows Season 2 Dr. Indu Rao
2023 Kaalkoot Ravi's mother
2025 Om Kali Jai Kali Kaathadi
Bindiya Ke Bahubali Sanka Davan
The Family Man Season 3 PM Basu

Awards

Year Award Film Category Result
1996 National Film Awards Bandit Queen Best Actress Won<ref>"43rd National Film Awards – 1996". Directorate of Film Festivals. pp. 26–27. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.</ref>

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