Bhaswati Basu
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| Born | 5 March 1973 |
| Nationality | India |
| Education | Post-graduation in Drama |
| Alma mater | Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya |
| Known for | Acting in films, television serials and theatre; Poetry |
| Spouse | Vijay Mandal |
| Children | Dishani |
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| Awards | Best Supporting Actress, Odisha State Film Awards (2005) |
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Bhaswati Basu (born 5 March 1973) is an Odia film, television and stage actress, playwright and director. Her notable performances in Odia films include those in Kathantara, recognized as the Best Supporting Actress in the 2005 Odisha State Film Awards, and Khyanikaa: The Lost Idea. Her father is stage and art director Asim Basu.
Early life and family
[edit]Bhaswati Basu was born on 5 March 1973 in Bapuji Nagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Her mother is Gita Basu and her father, Asim Basu, renowned painter, actor, director, writer and art director.[1] She has two siblings, Atasi and Gautam. Basu married Vijay Mandal and they have a daughter Dishani.
Basu graduated in drama from Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya. She served as guest faculty at the institute after completing her studies.[2]
Career
[edit]Films
[edit]Bhaswati Basu made her acting debut in 2005 with the Odia film Jiwan Mrutyu, directed by Raju Mishra. Her second film was Kathantara, released in 2006 and directed by Himanshu Khatua. Among the eight awards the film won in the 2006 Odisha State Film Awards, her performance in it secured her the Best Supporting Actress award.[3]
Basu also acted in the 2017 film Khyanikaa: The Lost Idea, directed by Amartya Bhattacharyya. The film was featured in Indian Panorama section of the 2017 edition of the International Film Festival of India.[4] It also received critical acclaim at several international film festivals.[5]
Basu also acted in the short film Rasagola, directed by Swaraj Mishra and screened in 2020, that is based on Babuna, a collection of stories of a child growing up in a village in Odisha.[6]
Basu played the role of the mother of the eponymous protagonist in the 2021 film, Kokoli: Fish Out of Water, whose theme was the impact on the Odia fishing community of rising sea levels thanks to climate change.[7]
Phalguna Chaitra, in which Basu essayed a prominent role, was the first Odia film to be released simultaneously in 9 countries, in 2023.[8]
In 2025, Basu acted in Indradhanu, an Arjun Samantaray film set to be released on 18 July.[9]
Stage
[edit]Basu began her stage career with the theatre group Satabdira Kalakar, and, notably, has directed plays like Aparna, Dine Ratire, Yada Yada Hi Dharmasya and Tyaga.[1]
Basu starred in over twenty five plays, wrote the script for nineteen productions and directed thirteen.[10]
In 2009, Basu directed Aparna, her adaptation of the Bengali play of the same name by Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay at the Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya.[2] Three years later, she directed Kandhei Ghara, her own translation of the Henrik Ibsen play, A Doll's House, for the institute's Natya Saptah theatre festival.[11]
Basu adapted the Satabdira Kalakar production of Charandas Chor, a famous Habib Tanvir play.[12]
Television
[edit]Basu has acted in several Odia serials.
| Title | Telecaster | Director |
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| Ananya | ETV Network | Debananda Nayak |
| Badhu Nuhen Bandhu | DD Odia | Ajit Das |
| Sei Kahani | DD Odia | Rajat Paikaraya |
| Ananya Anupama | DD Odia | Jyoti Prakash |
| Dharmatma | DD Odia | Gudiya Mahapatra |
| Nila Mastrani | DD Odia | Sadhu Meher |
| Budha Sankhari | DD Odia | Tapas Bose |
| Queen | Tarang TV | |
| Abujhaa Ae Man | Tarang TV | |
| Gayatri | ETV Odia | Sudhanshu Sahu |
| Bhagya Bidhata | ETV Odia | Sudhanshu Sahu |
| Ashar Aakash | Kalinga TV | |
| Badhu | Sarthak TV | |
| Maaya | Tarang TV | |
| Sinhadwar | Manjari TV |
Poetry
[edit]When her father passed away in 2017, Basu returned to writing poetry which she occasionally had done in college.[10] Having written 70 poems, she published them as the anthology Bata Abata in 2021[13][14]
In 2023, another volume of her poems, Raga Malkosh, was published.[15]
Other
[edit]Basu also helped organize the 2018 Asim Utsav, commemorating the first death anniversary of her father, that staged three of his plays. She was in charge of conceptualizing the Odisha Pavilion at the India International Trade Fair in New Delhi.[10] She also organised, along with Subhashree Shubhashmita Mishra, an informal event called Cafetaria, in which litterateurs discuss politics and policy for a young audience.[16]
Filmography
[edit]- 2005 Jiwan Mrutyu
- 2006 Kathantara
- 2017 Khyanikaa: The Lost Idea
- 2019 Rasagola
- 2021 Kokoli: Fish Out of Water
- 2023 Phalguna Chaitra
- 2025 Indradhanu
Bibliography
[edit]- Basu, Bhaswati (2021). Bata Abata. Barsha Publication, Bhubaneswar, India. pp. 136. ASIN B09WQLLNV8
- Basu, Bhaswati (2023). Raga Malkosh. Barsha Publication, Bhubaneswar, India. pp. 88. ASIN B0CNZ6C3WM
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Three acts of a new beginning". Indian Express. 30 August 2009. Archived from the original on 5 July 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Women directors steal the show". Indian Express. 10 April 2009. Archived from the original on 6 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ "Award winning parallel cinema Kathantara released, Orissa Entertainment News". orissadiary.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2009.
- ^ "Indian Panorama selection of Feature and Non Feature films for 48th IFFI 2017 announced". Press Information Bureau. 9 November 2017. Archived from the original on 6 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ Mishra, Sweta (21 October 2017). "Odisha-based filmmaker ecstatic after UK invite". Sambad. Archived from the original on 5 July 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "Swaraj Mishra's 'Rasagola' wins Odisha State Film Awards". Sambad. 5 November 2021. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ Banerji, Annie (25 September 2018). "Love in the Time of Climate Change: Indian film with a new take on romance". Reuters. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Routray, Rituparna (12 May 2023). "ବଦଳୁଛି ଓଡିଆ ଫିଲ୍ମର ଢାଞ୍ଚା : ଅଷ୍ଟ୍ରେଲିଆ ସହିତ ୮ଟି ଦେଶରେ ରିଲିଜ ହେଲା ଫିଲ୍ମ 'ଫାଲଗୁନ ଚୈତ୍ର'" [The format of Odia films is changing: 'Phalgun Chaitra' released in 8 countries including Australia] (in Odia). Kanak News. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ "Plays staged by Satabdira Kalakar". IMDB. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c Chakra, Shyamhari (11 October 2020). "I Feel Like An Empress On Stage, Says Odia Theatre's Leading Light Bhaswati Basu". Odisha Bytes. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ "Students stage myriad plays". Telegraph India. 11 February 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Plays staged by Satabdira Kalakar". Satabdira Kalakar. 11 October 2020. Archived from the original on 27 August 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ "Bata Abata by Bhaswati Basu". Ritikart. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Bata Abata". Amazon. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Raga Malkosh". Amazon. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Bal, Sandip (8 April 2019). "City witnesses litterateurs discuss politics". Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
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