Shweta Basu Prasad
Shweta Basu Prasad is an Indian actress who began her career as a child performer in Hindi films and television. She won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for playing Chunni and Munni in Makdee (2002). Her later work has included Telugu films such as Kotha Bangaru Lokam, Hindi films including The Tashkent Files and Serious Men, and series such as Chandra Nandni, Criminal Justice: Adhura Sach, Jubilee and Tribhuvan Mishra CA Topper.
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Shweta Basu Prasad Bio
Shweta Basu Prasad began acting as a child, appearing as the twin characters Chunni and Munni in Makdee in 2002. The performance earned her the National Film Award for Best Child Artist. She continued in Hindi cinema with Iqbal and Vaah!
Life Ho Toh Aisi! in 2005, followed by Darna Zaroori Hai in 2006. She moved into adult roles with the Telugu film Kotha Bangaru Lokam, in which she played Swapna.
Her subsequent Telugu credits included Ride, Kalavar King, Raa Raa, Genius and Chandamama. She also returned to Hindi films with Badrinath Ki Dulhania and played Raagini Phule in The Tashkent Files. Television and streaming projects have formed a substantial part of her later career.
She played Queen Nandini in Chandra Nandni, Aishwarya in GangStars and Shikha Pandey in Hostages. Her other series include Ray, Maharani, Criminal Justice: Adhura Sach, Jubilee, Tribhuvan Mishra CA Topper and Zindaginama. Her film work during the same period included Serious Men, Comedy Couple, Jamun and India Lockdown.
In 2025, she appeared as Roohi Jani in Oops Ab Kya and returned as Lekha Agastya in Criminal Justice: A Family Matter. Her acting career spans Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Bengali productions, as well as television and streaming series.
Shweta Basu Prasad Quick Facts
- Profession
- Actress
- Born
- 11 January 1991
- Birthplace
- Jamshedpur, Bihar, India
- Years active
- 2002 to present
- Known for
- Makdee, Iqbal, Kotha Bangaru Lokam, The Tashkent Files, Serious Men, Criminal Justice: Adhura Sach, Jubilee
Shweta Basu Prasad Filmography
Movies
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Makdee | Chunni / Munni |
| 2005 | Iqbal | Khadija |
| 2005 | Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi! | Shweta |
| 2006 | Darna Zaroori Hai | Ashu |
| 2006 | Ek Nodir Galpo | |
| 2008 | Kotha Bangaru Lokam | Swapna |
| 2009 | Kasko | |
| 2009 | Ride | Rani |
| 2010 | Kalavar King | Sruthi |
| 2011 | Raa Raa | Gayathri |
| 2012 | Genius | Unnamed cutie 2 |
| 2013 | Chandamama | Mary |
| 2014 | INT. CAFÉ – NIGHT | Young Girl |
| 2015 | Ek Nadir Galpo | |
| 2015 | Intelligent Idiots | |
| 2017 | Badrinath Ki Dulhania | Urmila Bansal |
| 2017 | Mixture Potlam | |
| 2019 | Chubhan | Meghna |
| 2019 | The Man Who Feels No Pain | Surya's Mother / Amma |
| 2019 | The Tashkent Files | Raagini Phule |
| 2020 | Comedy Couple | Zoya Batra |
| 2020 | Serious Men | Anuja Dhavre |
| 2020 | Shukranu | |
| 2020 | The Lovers | Nitya |
| 2021 | Jamun | |
| 2022 | Gunehgaar | Mrinalini |
| 2022 | India Lockdown | Mehrunnisa |
| 2022 | Yatri Kripya Dhyan De | |
| 2024 | U=Me | |
| 2026 | Love Mocktail 3 | |
| Leftover | ||
| The Gambler | ||
| The Nexus: Shadows of Destiny | Ayesha Iqbal | |
| Three Course Meal |
TV and Web Series
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Darr Sabko Lagta Hai | |
| 2016 | Chandra Nandni | Queen Nandini |
| 2018 | GangStars | Aishwarya |
| 2019 | Flip | |
| 2019 | Hostages | Shikha Pandey |
| 2020 | Asur | |
| 2021 | Maharani | Roshini Bharti |
| 2021 | Ray | Maggie Dsouza |
| 2022 | Criminal Justice: Adhura Sach | Lekha Agastya |
| 2022 | High | Dr. Shweta |
| 2023 | Jubilee | Ratna Das |
| 2024 | Tribhuvan Mishra CA Topper | Shobha Pathak |
| 2024 | Zindaginama | Namrata |
| 2025 | Criminal Justice: A Family Matter | Lekha Agastya |
| 2025 | Oops Ab Kya | Roohi Jani |
