Published 16:02 IST, January 14th 2021
Seema Biswas Birthday: Remember when her movie 'Bandit Queen' made headlines?
Seema Biswas Birthday: Remember when the actor had to strip for a scene in Shekhar Kapur's 1994 classic 'Bandit Queen'? Read on.
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Seema Biswas turns 56 today on January 14, 2021. 27 years back, she won massive critical acclaim for her performance in Shekhar Kapur's Bandit Queen. actor played titular role of Phoolan Devi and she me helines when she h to strip for a scene in film. Re along to kw more about this movie that gave Seema Biswas major recognition.
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When Seema Biswas stripped for a scene in Bandit Queen
Seema Biswas won major acclaim and got her breakthrough with her performance in Bandit Queen, directed by Shekhar Kapur. film me helines after she h to strip for a scene. movie was based on life of Indian dacoit-turned-politician Phoolan Devi and was apted from Mala Sen authored book India's Bandit Queen: True Story of Phoolan Devi. Seema Biswas went on to win National Film Awards for Best Actress in 1995 and n a Filmfare Awards for Best Female Debut in 1995, however, movie was t Seema’s debut and she appeared on screen for first time in movie Amshini in 1988.
film went on to win National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie and Best Direction in 1994. movie was also caught in a lot of controversies. As per IMDb trivia, subject of movie Phoolan Devi herself h a problem with movie and me all efforts to get it banned in country and went on to say that she would sacrifice her life in front of a cinema if it wasn’t. However, this was later settled with a deal with British media company Channel 4 and Phoolan Devi received international recognition with it.
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Seema Biswas in recent years
Seema Biswas has been a part of several critically acclaimed movies and won awards for m later in her career which include Khamoshi, Bhoot, Water, Company and Midnight’s Children. actor was recently seen in television show Dai Amma in 2020 in le role. She also me her web-series debut in 2019 Netflix show Leila, followed by Zee 5 show Code M in 2020.
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16:01 IST, January 14th 2021