Basabdatta Chatterjee Explained

Basabdatta Chatterjee
Birth Date:1989 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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)

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.

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.[5]

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.[6]

Filmography and television

Television

Year Name Character Director Co-actor Broadcasting channel
2010 - 2011 Ganer Opaarey Damini 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
2015Mon Niye Kachakachi[7] Dr. Labanya Sanyal Abira Majumdar Star Jalsha
2016 Goyenda Ginni Tridha BanerjeeAnupam, Rajat Paul
2016Taranath TantrikJahnobiBijoy JanaTota Roy Chowdhury, Sougata,Sayan Banerjee, Bikas Bhowmik,Prriyam, Toshana MukherjeeColors Bangla
2019–2020Netaji Amit Das, Sibhangshu Dasgupta Ankit Mazumder, Dhrubajyoti Sarkar, Sripanrna Roy, Abhishek Bose, Kaushik Chakraborty Zee Bangla
2020Prothoma Kadambini Jnanadanandini DeviSwarnendu Samaddar, Shamik Bose Star Jalsha
2023–2024Kar Kachhe Koi Moner Kotha Sucharita BasuManali Dey, Sneha Chatterjee, Kuyasha Biswas, Srijani Mitra Zee Bangla

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: জম্পেশ টিভি ধারাবাহিক . 1 August 2013 . Ebela . https://web.archive.org/web/20150128132355/http://ebela.in/details/9810-1491662.html . 28 January 2015 . dead .
  2. News: সিরিয়াল বয়েই গেল . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923212403/http://www.dailyjanakantha.com/news_view.php?nc=20&dd=2014-01-09&ni=160119 . dead . 23 September 2015 . 9 January 2014 . Janakantha .
  3. Web site: মা- মেয়ে এবার আধুনিক মোড়কে . 13 January 2015 . Eisamay . 28 August 2018 .
  4. Official website of Venice Days Festival-http://www.venice-days.com/2014/index.asp?lang=eng
  5. News: বাসব দত্তার সঙ্গে কিছু সময় . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923212404/http://www.dailyjanakantha.com/news_view.php?nc=20&dd=2014-01-30&ni=161998 . dead . 23 September 2015 . 30 January 2014 . Janakantha .
  6. News: 2022-07-26 . New mom Basabdatta Chatterjee shares first picture of her baby girl . 2024-03-11 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  7. News: মা মেয়ে এবার আধুনিক মোড়কে . Ei Samay. bn.
  8. News: Bengali returns to the Venice Film Festival . https://archive.today/20150205000224/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140725/jsp/t2/story_18651056.jsp%23.VNKw153F-So. dead. 5 February 2015. The Telegraph. Kolkata, India. 25 July 2014. Mohua. Das.