Basabdatta Chatterjee

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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}

{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Basabdatta Chatterjee

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1989|5|6}}

| birth_place = Kolkata, West Bengal, India

| spouse = {{Marriage|Anirban Biswas|2018}}

| nationality = Indian

| known_for = Acting in the popular Bengali comedy soap Boyei Gelo and the Bengali film Asha Jaoar Majhe

| occupation = Acting, Modeling

| education = Lee Memorial Girls High School, Brahmo Girls' School, Gokhale Memorial Girls' College (graduation), Rabindra Bharati University (Masters)

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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.{{cite web | title=জম্পেশ টিভি ধারাবাহিক | url=http://ebela.in/details/9810-1491662.html | accessdate=1 August 2013 | newspaper=Ebela | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128132355/http://ebela.in/details/9810-1491662.html | archive-date=28 January 2015 | url-status=dead }} Boyei Gelo was Basabdatta's seventh work.{{cite news | title=সিরিয়াল বয়েই গেল | url=http://www.dailyjanakantha.com/news_view.php?nc=20&dd=2014-01-09&ni=160119 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923212403/http://www.dailyjanakantha.com/news_view.php?nc=20&dd=2014-01-09&ni=160119 | url-status=dead | archive-date=23 September 2015 | accessdate=9 January 2014 | newspaper=Janakantha }} Subsequently, she worked in a daily soap Mon Niye Kachakachi{{cite web | url=https://eisamay.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv-news/a-new-tele-serial-on-the-block-mon-niye-kachakachi/articleshow/45864985.cms? | title=মা- মেয়ে এবার আধুনিক মোড়কে | date=13 January 2015 | publisher=Eisamay | accessdate=28 August 2018 }} 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 FestivalOfficial website of Venice Days Festival-http://www.venice-days.com/2014/index.asp?lang=eng 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.

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.{{cite news | title=বাসব দত্তার সঙ্গে কিছু সময় | url=http://www.dailyjanakantha.com/news_view.php?nc=20&dd=2014-01-30&ni=161998 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923212404/http://www.dailyjanakantha.com/news_view.php?nc=20&dd=2014-01-30&ni=161998 | url-status=dead | archive-date=23 September 2015 | accessdate=30 January 2014 | newspaper=Janakantha }}

= 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.{{Cite news |date=2022-07-26 |title=New mom Basabdatta Chatterjee shares first picture of her baby girl |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/basabdatta-chatterjee-shares-first-picture-of-her-newborn-girl/articleshow/93127863.cms |access-date=2024-03-11 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}

Filmography

= TV series =

class="wikitable" width=100% text align=center
Year

! Title

! Role

! Director

! Co-actor

! Broadcasting channel

2010 - 2011

| Ganer Opaarey

|Damini |

| Rituparno Ghosh

|

| Star Jalsha

2011Ek Mutho AshaSanchitaMahuaa Bangla
2011Ami Sei MeyeSananda TV
2011 - 2012Amar Naam JoyitaJoyitaSananda TV
2013Ashar AloChandanaETV Bangla
2013–2014Boyei Gelo (later replaced by Madhubani Ghosh Gowswami)Krishna SenguptaSwarnendu SamaddarRohit Samanta, Paran Banerjee, Monu Mukhopadhyay, Ratna Ghoshal, Chitra SenZee Bangla
2015Mon Niye Kachakachi{{cite news | title=মা মেয়ে এবার আধুনিক মোড়কে | url=http://eisamay.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv-news/a-new-tele-serial-on-the-block-mon-niye-kachakachi/articleshow/45864985.cms? | newspaper=Ei Samay|language=bn}}Dr. Labanya SanyalAbira MajumdarTathagata Mukherjee, Dolon Roy, Sudip Mukherjee, Rimjhim Mitra, Chitra SenStar Jalsha
2016Goyenda GinniTridha BanerjeeAnupam, Rajat PaulIndrani Halder, Saheb Chatterjee, Aditi Chatterjee, Ratna Ghoshal, Indrajit BoseZee Bangla
2016

|Taranath Tantrik

|Jahnobi

|Bijoy Jana

|Tota Roy Chowdhury, Sougata,

Sayan Banerjee, Bikas Bhowmik,

Prriyam, Toshana Mukherjee

|Colors Bangla

2019–2020NetajiPrabhabati Bose (Dutt)Amit Das, Sibhangshu DasguptaAnkit Mazumder, Dhrubajyoti Sarkar, Sripanrna Roy, Abhishek Bose, Kaushik ChakrabortyZee Bangla
2020

|Prothoma Kadambini

Jnanadanandini DeviSwarnendu Samaddar, Shamik BoseSolanki Roy, Honey BafnaStar Jalsha
2023–2024Kar Kachhe Koi Moner KothaSucharita BasuLeena GangopadhyayManali Dey, Sneha Chatterjee, Kuyasha Biswas, Srijani MitraZee Bangla

= Awards=

class="wikitable sortable"
YearAwardCategoryCharacterFilm/TV show
2015

|Telly Academy Award 2015

| Best Actress

| Labanya

| Mon Niye Kachakachi

2019

|Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival

| Best Actress Jury

| Mou

| Tokhon Kuasa Chilo

2020

|Zee Bangla Sonar Sansar Award 2020

| Priyo Maa

| Prabhabati Bose

| Netaji

=Mahalaya=

class="wikitable" width=100% text align=center
Year

! Title

! Role

! Broadcasting channel

2013Jago DosoprohoronodhariniDevi GouriZee Bangla
2014Durga DurgotinashiniDevi SatiStar Jalsha
201912 Mashe 12 Rupe DebibaranDevi BasantiZee Bangla

= Films =

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Year

! Title

! Role

!Note

2014

| Asha Jaoar Majhe{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140725/jsp/t2/story_18651056.jsp#.VNKw153F-So|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150205000224/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140725/jsp/t2/story_18651056.jsp%23.VNKw153F-So|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 February 2015| title=Bengali returns to the Venice Film Festival |work=The Telegraph|location=Kolkata, India|date=25 July 2014|first=Mohua|last=Das}}

The woman

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2019

|Weekend E Surjoday

|Basudha

|

2020

|Michhil

|Sreemoyi

|

2020

| Sraboner Dhara

|Pritha Roy

|

2020

|Rawkto Rawhoshyo

|Kheya

|

2021

|Sohorer Upokotha

|Moumita

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2021

|Torulatar Bhoot

| Monorama

|

2021

|Tokhon Kuasa Chilo

|Mou

|

2022

|Abhijaan

|Deepa Chatterjee

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