Seema Biswas is a popular supporting actress from the Bollywood film industry. Apart from being a renowned film actress, Seema Biswas is also a popular theater actress and has been a prominent figure in the Indian drama industry.
Seema Biswas is an alumni of National School of Drama (NSD), Delhi and uses her impressive acting skills to portray extremely strong, and often negative, female characters on the big screen.
Being such a talented actress Seema Biswas is the winner of several prestigious acting awards and has had numerous award nominations to her name as well.
Apart from the Bollywood Hindi film industry, Seema Biswas is also renowned within the Malayalam, Tamil and Marathi film indsustries.
About Seema Biswas
Bio | |
| Real Name | Seema Biswas |
| Date of Birth | 14th January 1965 |
| Age (as of October 2018) | 53 years |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Place of Birth | Nalbari (Assam) |
| Education: | Graduate from NSD (National School of Drama), Delhi |
Physical Stats | |
| Height | 5 ft 2" (158 cm) approximately |
| Weight | 121 lbs (55 kg) approximately |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Eye Color | Black |
Family & Relationships | |
| Father | Jagdish Biswas (Businessman) |
| Mother | Meera Biswas (Teacher) |
| Marital Status | Divorced |
| Husband | Nikhilesh Sharma |
Career | |
| Profession | Actress |
| Famous for | Amshini (1988), Bandit Queen (1994), Khamoshi: The Musical (1996), Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa (1998), Bindhaast (1999), Shantham (2001), Deewaangee, Company (2002), Boom, Bhoot, Pinjar (2003), Kaya Taran, Ek Hasina Thi (2004), Water, Mumbai Godfather (2005), Vivah, Thalaimagan (2006), Sofia, Risk (2007), Striker, Shaurya, Heaven On Earth (2008), Cooking With Stella, Yeh Mera India (2009), Lalbaug Parel, City Of Gold (2010), Patang (2011), Midnight's Children (2012), Manjunath (2014), Freaky Ali (2016), Half Girlfriend (2017) |
| First Movie | Amshini (1988) |
| Hobby | Reading books and acting |
Seema Biswas is truly one of the most talented actresses to have graced the big screen as well as the Indian theater scene. Seema Biswas is popular for playing hard, tough characters in her movies, and has won numerous prestigious awards till date.
Seema Biswas’s age is around 53 years as Seema Biswas was born on 14th of January, 1965 in Nalbari, Assam. Seema Biswas’s height is around 5 ft 2 inches (158 cm) while Seema Biswas’s weight is around 55 kg (121 lbs). In her spare time, Seema Biswas loves to read and act, as part of her hobbies.
Seema Biswas’s father was Jagdish Biswas, a businessman, while Seema Biswas’s mother was Meera Biswas, a history teacher by profession and a prominent figure in the Assamese theater industry too. Seema Biswas was a single child and does not have any siblings. Although she is now currently divorced, Seema Biswas’s husband was Nikhilesh Sharma, whom was married to, from 2003 to her divorce in 2007.
Being such a talented film actress, Seema Biswas is the winner of several prestigious acting awards, including the National Film Award for Best Actress for her impressive performance in the critically-acclaimed super hit ‘Bandit Queen’ (1995).
Seema Biswas also won the Star Screen Awards’ Best Supporting Actress award for her role in ‘Khamoshi: The Musical’ (1997) and also had 2 Star Screen Award nominations besides this.
Besides, Seema Biswas is the winner of the 2001 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, the 26th Genie Awards’ Best Actress award for ‘Water’ (2006) and the Canadian Screen Awards’ Best Supporting Actress award for her role in ‘Midnight’s Children’ (2013).
Interesting Facts About Seema Biswas
- It is not known whether Seema Biswas smokes or if she drinks alcohol.
- Seema Biswas’s mother, Meera Biswas, was considered to be one of the most influential personalities in the Assam theater industry and was a pioneer for female actress.
- Apart from having worked in Hindi, Marathi and Malayalam films, Seema Biswas has also starred in English, Punjabi, Assamese and Gujarati-language films as well.
- After having graduated from NSD, Delhi, Seema Biswas joined the NSD Repertory Company, in 1984.
- It is not widely known that before making her impressive debut with ‘Bandit Queen’ (1997), Seema Biswas had started initially working in the Assamese cinema.
