Basabdatta Chatterjee is a
Bengali
Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to:
*something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia
* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
* Bengali language, the language they speak
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actress who mainly works in Bengali television serials. She made her debut in the popular soap ''
Gaaner Oparey
''Gaaner Oparey'' () is an Indian Bengali television serial which aired on Star Jalsha from 28 June 2010 to 16 April 2011. This TV musical marked the beginning of a yearlong celebration of the 150th birth anniversary of the great Indian poet Rab ...
'' directed by
Rituparno Ghosh
Rituparno Ghosh (31 August 1963 – 30 May 2013) was an Indian film director, actor, writer and lyricist. After pursuing a degree in economics, he started his career as a creative artist at an advertising agency. He received recognition for his ...
. She rose to fame by acting in the lead female role in the comedy soap ''
Boyei Gelo'', which aired on
Zee Bangla
Zee Bangla is an Indian general entertainment pay television channel broadcasting in the Bengali language. It is owned by the Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It is the first Bengali-language satellite television channel in India, officially co ...
. But later, due to other engagements, she stopped acting in the serial.
Boyei Gelo was Basabdatta's seventh work. Subsequently, she worked in a daily soap ''
Mon Niye Kachakachi'' on
Star Jalsha
Star Jalsha is an Indian Bengali language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly ''Star India''), a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. It broadcasts Bengali-language programming, such as family ...
, where she acted the role of Dr. Labanya Sanyal Kapoor. Currently, she acts as Netaji Subash Chandra Bose's mother
Prabhabati Devi on
Zee Bangla
Zee Bangla is an Indian general entertainment pay television channel broadcasting in the Bengali language. It is owned by the Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It is the first Bengali-language satellite television channel in India, officially co ...
's daily soap ''
Netaji''.
Basabdatta's first movie was 'Labour of Love' (''
Asha Jaoar Majhe'') which was released on 2 September 2014. She starred in a lead role alongside her co-actor was
Ritwick Chakraborty
Ritwick Chakraborty is an Indian actor who works in Bengali cinema. He made his debut with Pagol Premi in 2007. He plays different roles in different sorts of movies, so he is a versatile actor in Bengali Film Industry.
Career
Chakraborty wa ...
in the movie which was directed by Aditya Vikram Sengupta. She was selected by the director after he found her impressive performance in her first serial ''
Ganer Opaarey
''Gaaner Oparey'' () is an Indian Bengali language, Bengali television serial which aired on Star Jalsha from 28 June 2010 to 16 April 2011. This TV musical marked the beginning of a yearlong celebration of the 150th birth anniversary of the grea ...
''. The film won 62nd National Award in 2015 in the category of Best First Film of a Director and Best Audiography. It was screened at the 11th Venice Days Film Festival
[Official website of Venice Days Festival-http://www.venice-days.com/2014/index.asp?lang=eng] and many other festivals. In May 2015 New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF), it was awarded in 3 categories – Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Film.
Personal life
Basabdatta was born in
Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , List of renamed places in India#West Bengal, the official name until 2001) is the Capital city, capital of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal, on the eastern ba ...
in
West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the four ...
. She passed Madhyamik from Lee Memorial Girls High School, Higher Secondary from
Brahmo Balika Shikshalaya
The Brahmo Balika Shikshalaya is a girls' school in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is guided by the principles of the Brahmo Samaj movement. It was established on 16 May 1890 by the Sadharan Brahmo Samaj on the 12th anniversary of its foundati ...
and graduated from
Gokhale Memorial Girls' College. In 2013, she completed her master's degree in Bengali from
Rabindra Bharati University
Rabindra Bharati University is a public research university in Kolkata, India. It was founded on May 8, 1962, under the Rabindra Bharati Act of the Government of West Bengal in 1961, to mark the birth centenary of the poet Rabindranath Tagore. ...
.
On 6 March 2018 she was married to journalist Anirban Biswas.
Career
Basabdatta's father, Sumantra Chatterjee, was a film reviewer. So initially, she wanted to become a reporter. She had basically no plans for entering the glamour world. But she came to limelight when she made her debut in the soap
Ganer Opaarey
''Gaaner Oparey'' () is an Indian Bengali language, Bengali television serial which aired on Star Jalsha from 28 June 2010 to 16 April 2011. This TV musical marked the beginning of a yearlong celebration of the 150th birth anniversary of the grea ...
, directed by
Rituparno Ghosh
Rituparno Ghosh (31 August 1963 – 30 May 2013) was an Indian film director, actor, writer and lyricist. After pursuing a degree in economics, he started his career as a creative artist at an advertising agency. He received recognition for his ...
. She is also a model for several jewellery and clothing brands. Basabdatta is equally popular in both
West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the four ...
and
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million pe ...
.
Television
Basabdatta has appeared in several television serials, including
Gaaner Oparey
''Gaaner Oparey'' () is an Indian Bengali television serial which aired on Star Jalsha from 28 June 2010 to 16 April 2011. This TV musical marked the beginning of a yearlong celebration of the 150th birth anniversary of the great Indian poet Rab ...
,
Boyei Gelo and
Mon Niye Kachakachi. She has also appeared in the television game show
Dadagiri Unlimited
''Dadagiri Unlimited'' is an Indian Bengali language quiz show. The programme has been airing on Zee Bangla since 2009. Sourav Ganguly, the former captain of the India national cricket team and the current president of the Board of Control ...
on Zee Bangla and ''Ebar Jalsha Rannaghore'' on Star Jalsha. She also took the role as Sati in the television event ''Durga Durgotinashini''.
Filmography and Television
Television
Films
References
External links
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Living people
Gokhale Memorial Girls' College alumni
University of Calcutta alumni
Rabindra Bharati University alumni
Bengali television actresses
1989 births