Debadrita Basu

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Debadrita Basu
Born
Debadrita Basu

NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Partner Rahul Dev Bose
Relatives Sanjay Basu (father)
Debopriya Basu (sister)

Debadrita Basu is a Bengali TV and Theatre actress. [1] Although her career started with stage plays, she is best known for playing the lead roles of Joyee in the serial Joyee, Alo in the serial Alo Chhaya, both of these aired on Zee Bangla and Rajkumari Meera / Meerabai in the mythological serial Shree Krishna Bhakto Meera on Star Jalsha, [2] Alo in the serial Alor Theekana on Sun Bangla and negative role 'Nilu' in the serial 'Mithijhora' on Zee Bangla

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Early life

Basu was born in Chakdaha, West Bengal to Sanjay and Shukla Basu. She is granddaughter of famous footballer bidesh basu . She has a younger sister, Debopriya, who is also an actress. Basu's acting career started with the theater group Ha Za Ba Ra La at age 8. While studying at school, Basu started the theatre practice with her father. [3] Drohi Choitonnya was her first theater drama. She had an opportunity through auditioning to work on TV serials.

Career

Basu played the lead role of the serial Joyee on the Bengali channel Zee Bangla in Calcutta. [4]

She also played Alo Sengupta, the titular protagonist in the soap opera Alo Chhaya .

She was last seen as Meerabai in the mythological drama Shree Krishna Bhakto Meera on Star Jalsha which unexpectedly stopped airing due to low popularity of the show.

Since 2022, she has been playing Alo, the main protagonist in the daily soap, Alor Theekana on Sun Bangla. [5]

Television

Television Series

YearTitleRoleChannelsNotesRef(s)
2017–2019 Joyee Joyee/Jessica Zee Bangla Lead Role [6]
2019–2021 Alo Chhaya Alo Sengupta (née Chatterjee) [7] [8] [9]
2021 Shree Krishna Bhakto Meera Meerabai Star Jalsha [10]
2022–2023Alor TheekanaAlo Sun Bangla [2]
2023–Present Mithijhora Nilanjana aka Nilu Zee Bangla Negative Role [1]

Mahalaya

  1. Shaktirupeno as Devi Bipottarini (Zee Bangla Mahalaya 2018)
  2. Baro Mashe Baro Rupe Debiboron as Devi Faloharini and Jagadhatri (Zee Bangla Mahalaya 2019)
  3. Durga Saptashati Sambhabami Yuge Yuge as Devi Yogmaya (Zee Bangla Mahalaya 2020)
  4. Debi Doshomahavidya as Devi Chinnamasta (Colors Bangla Mahalaya 2022)

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryCharacterFilm/TV showResult
2018Zee Bangla Sonar Sansar Awards 2018Priyo BouJoyee Joyee Won[ citation needed ]
Zee Bangla Sonar Sansar Awards 2018Priyo Juti (with Dibyojyoti Dutta )Joyee-Ribhu Joyee Won[ citation needed ]
Zee Bangla Sonar Sansar Awards 2018Priyo SonsarDasgupto Sonsar Joyee Won[ citation needed ]
2019Zee Bangla Sonar Sansar Awards 2019Priyo BoumaJoyee Joyee Won[ citation needed ]
2020Zee Bangla Sonar Sansar Awards 2020Priyo MeyeAlo Alo Chhaya Won[ citation needed ]
2021Zee Bangla Sonar Sansar Awards 2020Priyo BouAlo Alo Chhaya Won [11] [12] [13]

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  12. "সোনার সংসার ২০২১: বাজিমাত কৃষ্ণকলির, সেরা নায়িকা 'রানিমা', ৩টে পুরস্কার রাধিকার!".
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