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Actor
Seema Biswas
सीमा बिस्वास
Seema Biswas (born 14 January 1965) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films and the theatre. She gained prominence after playing the role of Phoolan Devi in Shekhar Kapur's film Bandit Queen (1994), for which she won the National Film Award for Best Actress. She won the 2000 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award and the 2006 Best Actress Genie Award for her role as Shakuntala in Deepa Mehta's Water (2005).
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Genie Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Sangeet Natak Akademi Award + 2 more honours
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Film Murders too close, Love too far 2026 
Murders too close, Love too far 2026 Film Chalti Rahe Zindagi 2024 
Chalti Rahe Zindagi 2024 Film Mon Potongo 2024 
Mon Potongo 2024 Film Atrangi Re 2021 
Atrangi Re 2021
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Honours & awards
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading RoleWinner
Genie Award for Best Actress in a Supporting RoleWinner
Sangeet Natak Akademi AwardWinner
National Film Award for Best ActressWinner
Filmfare Award for Best Female DebutWinner
Selected works
6 credited titles · 2004–266 credits shown
Sources: Wikidata · Wikipedia · Hindi Wikipedia · Wikimedia Commons file metadata Last verified 2026-06-10