Seema Biswas (born 14 January 1965)[ 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 film Bandit Queen (1994), for which she won the National Film Award for Best Actress.]
Personal life and education
Biswas was born in a Bengalis family at Nalbari, Assam, to Jagdish Biswas and Meera Biswas.
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 opposite Nana Patekar and won the Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Rooted firmly in theatre, she refuses to be typecast,
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.
In 2014, Biswas was a jury member of the 45th International Film Festival of India, held from 20 to 30 November at Goa.
Filmography
Films
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| Sarada | Hindi |
| Phoolan Devi |
| Flavy J. Braganza |
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| Somu's mother |
| Marathi |
| Hindi |
| Marathi |
| Malayalam |
| Psychiatrist | Hindi |
| Ranibai |
| Tanya |
| Hindi, English |
| Hindi |
| Tamil |
| Hindustani, Punjabi |
| Sister Agatha | Hindi |
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| Hindi, English |
| Hindi, Bengali, English |
| English, Hindi |
| | Hindi |
| Sudha's mother |
| Rama |
| Pradhan |
| Tamil |
| Hindi |
| English |
| Hindi |
| English, Hindi |
| Siddharth's mother | Hindi |
| Captain Javed Khan's mother |
| English, Punjabi |
| Hindi |
| English, Hindi |
| Bengali |
| Marathi |
| Aai | Hindi |
| Guru Amma |
| Hindi, Gujarati, English |
| Mother | English |
| Mary |
| Hindi, Odia |
| Janki | Hindi |
| Manjunath's Mother |
| English |
| Malayalam |
| Malayalam |
| Hindi |
| Assamese |
| Tamil, Mandarin, English |
| Ali's Mother | Hindi |
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| Rani Sahiba, Madhav's mother |
| Mumtaz Khala |
| Konkani |
| Bhojpuri |
| Assamese |
| Hindi |
| Malayalam |
| English, Tamil, Sinhala |
| Naani | Hindi |
| Mrs. Paandey |
| Parvati |
| Sunita Chatterjee |
| Sarfira | Veer’s Mother |
| Acid Tai |
| 2025 | Raktabeej 2 | | Bengali |
| Jolly LLB 3 | Janki Rajaram Solanki | Hindi |
Television
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| 2014–15 | | 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 | | 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
Notes
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