Shweta basu prasad

Shweta Basu Prasad won the National Award for Best Child Actor for Makdee. She made her television comeback in 2016 with Ekta Kapoor’s Chandra Nandni. For many, Shweta Basu Prasad is still the little girl of Iqbal who helped her speech-and-hearing impaired brother fulfil his dream of becoming a cricketer. And for others, she is Chunni-Munni, the two characters she played in Makdee, that got her a National Award for Best Child Artist when she was only 11-year-old. She even played young Shruti in TV soap opera Kahani Ghar Ghar Kii, apart from doing few more films as a child actor. After being around for some time, Shweta took a sabbatical for her studies only to return to television with Ekta Kapoor’s historical drama Chandra Nandni in 2016. As the actor turns 26 today, she shared with us about her birthday plans and how the past year has been for her. “I have taken an off for 11th, my birthday. I am bringing it in tonight (10th) with friends,” an excited Shweta said during an exclusive chat with indianexpress.com. The cast and crew of her show Chandra Nandni has already treated her with advance wishes and cakes two days back. Shweta Basu Prasad was a part of critically acclaimed film Iqbal which also starred Shreyas Talpade and Naseeruddin Shah. Shweta has even done projects down south, including films in Tamil, Telugu and even Bengali cinema. When not acting, she is busy making a documentary on Indian classical music called Roots that features names like A R Rahman, Vishal...

Millions of people come to Mumbai with enormous hopes of becoming stars, but the Bollywood industry is competitive, and few people are only able to achieve the level of stardom they desire. Similarly to this, not all child actors who gained recognition for their adorable movie roles failed to make it big in Bollywood. Take a look: One of the most cherished Hindi films of all time is Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. There were many memorable characters, scenes, and lines of conversation in the movie, but one character's line stands out above the others every time we discuss it. Yes, we're referring to Parzan Dastur's one-liner "Tussi ja rahe ho?" A whole generation fell in love with him after "Tussi na Jao" was released. Later in his career, he was unable to duplicate that enchantment on the big screen. Vishal Desai, also popularly known as Master Bittoo, was another young actor who stole the limelight in the 1990s. He demonstrated the strength of his acting talent with his promising performances in films, including Amar Prem, Chupke Chupke, Amar Akbar Anthony, Mr. Natwarlal, Do Aur Do Paanch, Yaarana, and many more. He failed to leave a lasting impression on the big screen with his acting abilities in the later years of his career.

Shweta Basu Prasad: As A Female Filmmaker, It's Equally Important To Emotionally Empower Men Onscreen After making a documentary film on Indian classical music after college which premiered at the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival and was then on Netflix for 3 years, she is now ready with her first fiction direction titled ‘Retake’ • • • • • Shweta Basu Prasad Shweta Basu Prasad From winning National Film Award at the age of 12 for Vishal Bhardwaj’s 2002 released film Makdee (2002) followed by acting in films like Iqbal (2005) The Tashkent Files (2019) Serious Men (Netflix 2020) Ray (Netflix 2021) Criminal Justice (produced by BBC studios India, 2022) Jubilee (Amazon Prime 2023), After making a documentary film on Indian classical music after college which premiered at the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival and was then on In this conversation with Outlook, Shweta talks about the film, the pros and cons of starting as a child actor, and how OTT has shaped her acting career. Excerpts from the interview: Q) Let's start by talking about 'Retake'. Don’t you think you did your fiction film too late? Why so? Yes, I did make a documentary film about ten years ago called 'Roots' which was about the dying visibility of Indian classical music, and that was the interview-based documentary and direction was never on the cards. I made the documentary because of my pure love of classical music and I am a student of Hindustani classical music myself. I played the sitar and I have grown up in an environment...

Shweta Basu Prasad became a household name and one of the most popular child actors following the release of her films Makdee (2002) and Iqbal (2005). Although she has been an active part of the industry since then, with just a gap of a couple of years, Shweta says that she was never exploited for work, thanks to her parents. The actress says that she is an outsider who grew up in the industry and considers it her extended family. She can currently be seen in the series Criminal Justice Season 3, where she plays public prosecutor Lekha and is pitted against Pankaj Tripathi’s Madhav Mishra. In a freewheeling conversation with us, the actress opened up on her series, her major learnings from her character and her journey in the industry. Excerpts from the interview: Tell us about your role in season 3 and what attracted you to it. I’m an audience first and anything after that. I need to be excited by what I read. I loved the script and I’ve never played a lawyer before. I’ve never done stage or theatre. I’ve always been a camera actor. The long takes, monologues, and courtroom drama which required a lot of reading and blocking really excited me. The script is also not an adaptation, it is created by the Indian content creators. And of course, it is a popular series. My family is also a huge fan. When I told my brother that I am playing the public prosecutor and will be pitted against Madhav Mishra (Panjak Tripathi), he joked that he already doesn’t like me for going up again...