Basabdatta Chatterjee | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Indian |
Education | Lee Memorial Girls High School, Brahmo Girls' School, Gokhale Memorial Girls' College (graduation), Rabindra Bharati University (Masters) |
Occupation(s) | Acting, Modeling |
Known for | Acting in the popular Bengali comedy soap Boyei Gelo and the Bengali film Asha Jaoar Majhe |
Spouse | Anirban Biswas (m. 2018) |
Basabdatta Chatterjee (born 6 May 1989) is a Bengali actress who mainly works in Bengali television serials. She made her debut in the popular soap Gaaner Oparey directed by Rituparno Ghosh. She rose to fame by acting in the lead female role in the comedy soap Boyei Gelo , which aired on Zee Bangla. But later, due to other engagements, she stopped acting in the serial. [1] Boyei Gelo was Basabdatta's seventh work. [2] Subsequently, she worked in a daily soap Mon Niye Kachakachi [3] on Star Jalsha, 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'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 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 . 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 [4] 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.
Basabdatta was born in Kolkata in West Bengal. She passed Madhyamik from Lee Memorial Girls High School, Higher Secondary from Brahmo Balika Shikshalaya and graduated from Gokhale Memorial Girls' College. In 2013, she completed her master's degree in Bengali from Rabindra Bharati University.
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, directed by Rituparno Ghosh. She is also a model for several jewellery and clothing brands. Basabdatta is equally popular in both West Bengal and Bangladesh. [5]
Basabdatta has appeared in several television serials, including Gaaner Oparey, Boyei Gelo and Mon Niye Kachakachi. She has also appeared in the television game show Dadagiri Unlimited on Zee Bangla and Ebar Jalsha Rannaghore on Star Jalsha. She also took the role as Sati in the television event Durga Durgotinashini.
On 6 March 2018 she was married to journalist Anirban Biswas. In June 2022, she gave birth to a daughter. [6]
Year | Name | Character | Director | Co-actor | Broadcasting channel | |
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2010 - 2011 | Ganer Opaarey | Damini | Rituparno Ghosh | Star Jalsha | ||
2011 | Ek Mutho Asha | Sanchita | Mahuaa Bangla | |||
2011 | Ami Sei Meye | Sananda TV | ||||
2011 - 2012 | Amar Naam Joyita | Joyita | Sananda TV | |||
2013 | Ashar Alo | Chandana | ETV Bangla | |||
2013–2014 | Boyei Gelo [1] (later replaced by Madhubani Ghosh Gowswami) | Krishna Sengupta | Swarnendu Samaddar | Rohit Samanta, Paran Banerjee, Monu Mukhopadhyay, Ratna Ghoshal, Chitra Sen | Zee Bangla | |
2015 | Mon Niye Kachakachi [7] | Dr. Labanya Sanyal | Abira Majumdar | Tathagata Mukherjee, Dolon Roy, Sudip Mukherjee, Rimjhim Mitra, Chitra Sen | Star Jalsha | |
2016 | Goyenda Ginni | Tridha Banerjee | Anupam, Rajat Paul | Indrani Halder, Saheb Chatterjee, Aditi Chatterjee, Ratna Ghoshal, Indrajit Bose | Zee Bangla | |
2016 | Taranath Tantrik | Jahnobi | Bijoy Jana | Tota Roy Chowdhury, Sougata, Sayan Banerjee, Bikas Bhowmik, Prriyam, Toshana Mukherjee | Colors Bangla | |
2019–2020 | Netaji | Prabhabati Bose (Dutt) | Amit Das, Sibhangshu Dasgupta | Ankit Mazumder, Dhrubajyoti Sarkar, Sripanrna Roy, Abhishek Bose, Kaushik Chakraborty | Zee Bangla | |
2020 | Prothoma Kadambini | Jnanadanandini Devi | Swarnendu Samaddar, Shamik Bose | Solanki Roy, Honey Bafna | Star Jalsha | |
2023–Present | Kar Kachhe Koi Moner Kotha | Sucharita Basu | Leena Gangopadhyay | Manali Dey, Sneha Chatterjee, Kuyasha Biswas, Srijani Mitra | Zee Bangla | |
Year | Name | Character | Co-actor | Broadcasting channel |
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2013 | Jago Dosoprohoronodharini | Devi Gouri | Jeetu Kamal, Oindrilla Sen, Mimi Dutta, Geetashree Roy, Rupsha Chatterjee,[Diya Mukherjee, Tumpa Ghosh | Zee Bangla |
2014 | Durga Durgotinashini | Devi Sati | Sreenanda Shankar, Sritama Bhattacharjee, Arindam Roy | Star Jalsha |
2019 | 12 Mashe 12 Rupe Debibaran | Devi Basanti | Subhashree Ganguly, Sreeporna Roy, Debadrita Basu, Ushasi Ray, Roshni Tonhi Bhattacharya, Manali Dey, Ditipriya Roy, Sushmili Acharjya, Shruti Das, Tiyasha Roy, Abhishek Bose, Dhrubo Sarkar, Sneha Chatterjee, Suman Dey | Zee Bangla |
Year | Name | Character |
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2014 | Asha Jaoar Majhe [8] | The woman |
2019 | Weekend E Surjoday | Basudha |
2020 | Michhil | Sreemoyi |
2020 | Sraboner Dhara | Pritha Roy |
2020 | Rawkto Rawhoshyo | Kheya |
2021 | Sohorer Upokotha | Moumita |
2021 | Torulatar Bhoot | Monorama |
2021 | Tokhon Kuasa Chilo | Mou |
2022 | Abhijaan | Deepa Chatterjee |
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