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.Official website of Venice Days Festival-http://www.venice-days.com/2014/index.asp?lang=eng
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 Year Title Role Director Broadcasting channel 2010 - 2011 Ganer Opaarey 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 (later replaced by Madhubani Ghosh Gowswami) Krishna Sengupta Swarnendu Samaddar Zee Bangla 2015 Mon Niye Kachakachi Dr. Labanya Sanyal Abira Majumdar Star Jalsha 2016 Goyenda Ginni Tridha Banerjee Anupam, Rajat Paul Zee Bangla 2016Taranath TantrikJahnobiBijoy JanaColors Bangla2019–2020 Netaji Prabhabati Bose (Dutt) Amit Das, Sibhangshu Dasgupta Zee Bangla2020Prothoma Kadambini Jnanadanandini Devi Swarnendu Samaddar, Shamik Bose Star Jalsha2023–2024 Kar Kachhe Koi Moner Kotha Sucharita Basu Leena Gangopadhyay Zee Bangla2025 SIT Bengal Madhumita Basak Rakesh Basu Zee Bangla
Awards Year Award Category Character Film/TV show 2015Telly Academy Award 2015 Best Actress Labanya Mon Niye Kachakachi 2019Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival Best Actress Jury Mou Tokhon Kuasa Chilo 2020Zee Bangla Sonar Sansar Award 2020 Priyo Maa Prabhabati Bose Netaji
Mahalaya Year Title Role Broadcasting channel 2013 Jago Dosoprohoronodharini Devi Gouri Zee Bangla 2014 Durga Durgotinashini Devi Sati Star Jalsha 2019 12 Mashe 12 Rupe Debibaran Devi Basanti Zee Bangla
Films Year Title Role Note 2014 Asha Jaoar Majhe The woman2019Weekend E SurjodayBasudha2020MichhilSreemoyi 2020 Sraboner DharaPritha Roy2020Rawkto RawhoshyoKheya2021Sohorer Upokotha Moumita2021Torulatar Bhoot Monorama2021 Tokhon Kuasa ChiloMou2022AbhijaanDeepa Chatterjee2027Sesh Obdhi
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