Seema Biswas

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DVD Cover of Bandit Queen
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Seema Biswas (Hindi: सीमा बिस्वास, Assamese: সীমা বিশ্বাস) is an Indian actress from Assam who shot into prominence with the role of Phoolan Devi in Shekhar Kapur's film Bandit Queen (1994). Biswas won the 1996 National Film Award for Best Actress for her role in the film. She has a reputation for performing strong character roles.

Biswas won the 2006 Best Actress Genie Award for her role as Shakuntala in Deepa Mehta's Water (2005).

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Seema Biswas was born on January 1, 1965 at Guwahati, Assam, to Jagdish and Meera Biswas.[1] Her mother was a history teacher and a pioneering figure for female theatre artistes in Assam, an early influence; and she came into contact with artists like Bhupen Hazarika, Phani Sarma and Bishnuprasad Rabha early in life. She took to theatre at an early age. She studied Political Science at Nalbari College, and later joined the National School of Drama at Delhi. After her studies at NSD were over, she joined the NSD Repertory Company. After a performance of the stage play Khubsurat Bahu (NSD Repertory Company), Shekhar Kapur offered her a role in Bandit Queen. Though she had earlier acted in Assamese cinema this was her 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]

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