Seema Biswas Information & Seema Biswas Links at HealthHaven.com

Seema Biswas
সীমা বিশ্বাস
Seema Biswas; সীমা বিশ্বাস
	; Seema Biswas
Born	January 14, 1965 (age 44); Nalbari , India

Seema Biswas (Hindi: सीमा बिस्वास, Assamese: সীমা বিশ্বাস) (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. 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).

[edit] Personal life and education

Biswas was born in Nalbari, Assam, to Jagdish 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.

[edit] Career

Biswas debuted after Shekhar Kapur watched her perform in Khubsurat Bahu, a play produced by 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 have worked in a variety of films and character roles. She has also worked in a number of Malayalam, and a Tamil film.^[3]

[edit] Awards

[edit] Filmography

2008: Striker ... Siddharth's mother
2008: Cooking with Stella? .... Stella
2008: Heaven on Earth ....
2007: Sofia ... The Madam
2007: Kamagata Maru
2008: Amal ... Sapna Agarwal
2006: Vivah ... Rama
2006: Shoonya ... Pradhan
2006: Zindaggi Rocks
2005: Water ... Shakuntala
2005: Mumbai Godfather
2005: The White Land ... Sudha's mother
2004: Kaya Taran ... Sister Agatha
2004: Dobara
2004: Ek Hasina Thi ... ACP Malti Vaidya
2004: Hanan ... Mrs. Heeralal
2003: Boom ... Bharti
2003: Bhoot ... Bai
2003: Iyarkai ... sister-in-law of nancy
2003: Pinjar ... Mad woman
2002: Deewangee ... Psychiatrist
2002: Company ... Ranibai
2002: Ghaav: The Wound ... Tanya
2001: Dhyasparva ... Malati Karve
1999: Bindhaast ... CBI officer
1999: Samar ... Dulari
1998: Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa ... Somu's mother
1996: Khamoshi: The Musical ... Flavy J. Braganza
1994: Bandit Queen ... Phoolan Devi

[edit] Notes

^ Vasisht, Divya: "Seema Biswas: Beyond the limelight" The Times of India (online) , 24 June 2003
^ Kumar, Anuj: "Beyond the image", The Hindu, Metro Plus Mangalore edition, 3 March 2007.
^ George, Liza (interview) "`Each role is a challenge'" The Hindu, 16 December 2005.

[edit] Awards

Awards
Filmfare Award
Preceded by Twinkle Khanna for Barsaat	Best Debut for Bandit Queen 1996	Succeeded by Mahima Chaudhary for Pardes
National Film Award
Preceded by Debashree Roy for Unishe April	Best Actress for Bandit Queen 1996	Succeeded by Tabu for Maachis
Genie Award
Preceded by Pascale Bussières for Ma vie en cinémascope	Best Actress for Water 2006	Succeeded by Julie LeBreton for Maurice Richard

[edit] External links

Seema Biswas at the Internet Movie Database

.

[0] Vasisht, Divya: "Seema Biswas: Beyond the limelight" The Times of India (online) , 24 June 2003

[1] Kumar, Anuj: "Beyond the image", The Hindu, Metro Plus Mangalore edition, 3 March 2007.

[2] George, Liza (interview) "`Each role is a challenge'" The Hindu, 16 December 2005.

[1]

[2]

[3]

Contents

[edit] Personal life and education

[edit] Career

[edit] Awards

[edit] Filmfare Awards

[edit] Star Screen Awards

[edit] National Film Awards

[edit] Sangeet Natak Akademi Award

[edit] Genie Award

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Notes

[edit] Awards

[edit] External links