Shweta Basu Prasad

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.