Basabdatta Chatterjee

Basabdatta Chatterjee (born 6 May 1989) is an Indian Bengali television and film actress. She made her debut with Gaaner Oparey directed by Rituparno Ghosh. She rose to fame after playing the female lead in the comedy soap Boyei Gelo, which aired on Zee Bangla. Boyei Gelo was Basabdatta's seventh work. Subsequently, she worked in another daily soap Mon Niye Kachakachi on Star Jalsha. In 2019, she played Subash Chandra Bose's mother Prabhavati Devi on Zee Bangla's daily soap Netaji.

Chatterjee's debut film was Asha Jaoar Majhe (2014) directed by Aditya Vikram Sengupta. She starred as the female lead alongside Ritwick Chakraborty. She was selected by the director after he found her impressive performance in her first serial Ganer Opaarey. At the 62nd National Film Awards (2015), it won the Best Debut Film of a Director and Best Audiography awards. It was screened at the 11th Venice Days Film Festival and many other festivals.

Early life and education

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.

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, 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.

Television

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.

Personal life

On 6 March 2018 she was married to journalist Anirban Biswas. In June 2022, she gave birth to a daughter.

Filmography

TV series

Awards

Mahalaya

Films

External links

• at IMDb
• on Facebook