Basabdatta Chatterjee is a Bengali actress who mainly works in Bengali television serials. She made her debut in the soap Ganer Opaarey. She rose to fame by acting in the female lead role in the comedy soap Boyei Gelo, which aired on Zee Bangla. But later, due to other engagements, she stopped acting in the serial. This was Basabdatta's seventh work. Then, she worked in a daily soap Mon Niye Kachakachi on Star Jalsha in female lead role.

The First movie of Basabdatta is 'Labour of Love' (Asha Jaoar Majhe), directed by Aditya Vikram Sengupta, where she acted in Female Lead role. Her Co-actor was Ritwick Chakraborty. She was selected by the Director after he found her acting impressive in her first serial Ganer Opaarey. The film won 62nd National Award in 2015 in the category of Best First Film of a Director and Best Audiography. It was sent to the Venice International Film Festival after almost twelve years and also shown in 50 International Film Festivals altogether. In May 2015 New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF), it was awarded in 3 categories - Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Film. 'Labour of Love' won 10 International Awards altogether.

Biography

Basabdatta was born in Kolkata in West Bengal. She passed Madhyamik from Lee Memorial Girls High School, Higher Secondary from Brahmo Balika Shikshalaya and did graduation from Gokhale Memorial Girls' College. In 2013, she completed her master's degree in Bengali from Rabindra Bharati University.