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Seema Biswas earned a distinct identity for herself when she essayed the role of Phoolan Devi in the Bandit Queen.

Basics on Seema

Seema Biswas was born on the 14th January 1965 in Guwhati, Assam, India. Her parents were Jagdish and Meera. Her mother was a history teacher and was a well known name in theater. It was not long before Biswas took to theater.

Biswas completed studying Political Science at Nalbari College and then joined the prestigious National School of Drama.

She went onto become a part of the NSD Repertory Company and was noticed by Shekhar Kapur when she staged the play Khubsurat Bahu.

Seema Biswas\' Films

Shekhar Kapur zeroed in on Seema Biswas for the role of the iconic character Phoolan Devi in Bandit Queen (1994). She won the Filmfare Best Female Debut Award and took up the role of a deaf mute woman in Khamoshi: The Musical (1996). Her performance won her the National Film Award for Best Actress.

She stayed away from roles which stereotyped her and handled varying roles in films like Company (2002), Pinjar (2003), Bhoot (2003), Water (2005) and Heaven on Earth (2008).

She will be working with Deepa Mehta again in Kamagata Maru which is about immigrants.

Seema Biswas

The Story

Seema Biswas Filmography(49)

Raktabeej 2

Jolly LL.B 3

Sarfira

Sir Madam Sarpanch

Visfot

Atrangi Re

Sameer

Half Girlfriend

Freaky Ali

Project Marathwada

Manjunath

Baromas

Chaarfutiya Chhokare

Oonga

Midnight's Children

Queens! Destiny of Dance

Yeh Faasley

Society

Tomorrow

Kamagata Maru

Zor Lagaa Ke... Haiya

Striker

Yeh Mera India

Red Alert

Aasma

Kahaani Gudiya Ki

Shaurya

Water

Risk

The White Land

Kahin Aag Na Lag Jaaye

Katputtli

Vivah

Zindaggi Rocks

Maa Where Are You

Bombay Godfather

Hanan

Kaya Taran

Dobaara

Ek Hasina Thi

Bhoot

Boom

Pinjar

Agnipariksha

Company

Mukt

Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa

Khamoshi: The Musical

Bandit Queen

Commercial Track Record

Sarfira

Half Girlfriend

Freaky Ali