ABOUT SWETHA BASU PRASAD

Shweta Basu Prasad BornShweta Basu Prasad 11th January 1991 Jamshedpur , Bihar , India (Now in Jharkhand )[1] OccupationActress Years active2002–present *Shweta Basu Prasad*[1]  is an Indian film actress. She started her career as achild actress  in Hindi films and television series and went on to play lead roles in Bengali,Telugu and Tamil cinema . For her performance in the 2002 film Makdee , she won theNational Film Award for Best Child Artist .[2] Early lifeEdit Prasad was born in Jamshedpur , Bihar (now in Jharkhand ) and moved toMumbai  when she was a child.[1]  Her mother Sarmishta is from West Bengal while her father Anuj is from Bihar .[1] She studied commerce in the R. N. Podar High School, Santa-Cruz , Mumbai. She added her mother's maiden name Basu to her screen name .[3] CareerFilmographyEdit FilmsYearFilmRoleLanguageNotes 2002"Makdee "Chunni/MunniHindiNational Film Award for Best Child Artist Star Screen Award for Best Child Artist [24] 2005"Iqbal "KhadijaHindiStar Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress [25] Zee Cine Award – Critics' Choice Best Actress Nominated,Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated,IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress [26] 2005"Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi "ShwetaHindi 2006"Darna Zaroori Hai "AshuHindi 2008"Kotha Bangaru Lokam "Swapna VishwanathTeluguNominated,Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu 2009"Ek Nadir Galpo: Tale of a River "AnjanaBengali 2009"Kasko"[27] KrishnaveniTelugu 2010"Kalavar King "ShruthiTelugu 2010"Priyudu"[28] Telugu 2011"Raa Raa "BharathiTamil 2012"Nuvvekaddunte Nenakkadunta "Telugu 2013"Chandhamama "MaryTamil TelevisionTitleRoleLanguage "Kutumb "VanchitaHindi "Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii "ShrutiHindi "Karishma Kaa Karishma "SweetyHindi "The Magic Make-Up Box "AshuHindi ReferencesEdit * "Interview with Shweta Basu Prasad" . www.idlebrain.com. Retrieved 2008-10-30. * "Reel Magic" . "The Hindu" (Chennai, India). 2003-11-20. * Shweta Prasad's name games . Hindustan Times (2007-11-26). Retrieved on 2012-06-21. * PIB Press Releases . Pib.nic.in (2003-07-26). Retrieved on 2012-06-21. * 5th KaraFilm Festival – Karachi International Film Festival 2005 . Karafilmfest.com. Retrieved on 2012-06-21. * "SHOCKING: Actress caught in prostitution racket case" . "Bollywood Hungama". 6 September 2014. * Shweta Basu breaks silence, explains her version of events in the 'prostitution' scandal . DNA India. 3 November 2014 * Handoo, Ritika (30 October 2014)'Makdee' actress Shweta Basu Prasad out from rescue home . zeenews.india.com * "Second chance? Director Hansal Mehta may offer Shweta Prasad role in his film" . "India Today". 5 September 2014. * 'Iqbal' famed actress Swetha Basu: Circumstances led to prostitution . indiaglitz.com. 3 September 2014 * Sabherwal, Parul (10 September 2014). "Shweta Basu sex scandal: Sakshi Tanwar extends support in open letter" . "zeenews.india.com". * "Deepika Padukone Supports Swetha Basu: What is wrong with Prostitution?" . "Deccan-Journal". Retrieved 15 September 2014. * "I was never encouraged to get into commercial sex: Shweta Basu Prasad speaks out in an open letter to the media after getting clean chit from court" . 8 Dec 2014. Retrieved7 January 2015. * "Shweta Basu breaks her silence, releases open letter" . "http://indiatoday.intoday.in ". India Today. * "Shweta Basu Prasad slams media in open letter" . "http://www.thehindu.com ". The Hindu. * "Well done! You created a mess in my very life, says Shweta Basu Prasad in her open letter to media" . "http://indianexpress.com ". Indian Express. * "Why Shweta Basu Prasad’s Open Letter to the Media Shames Me" ."http://idiva.com ". IDiva. * "Shweta Basu Prasad sex scandal: Her version of the story" . "http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com ". Times Of India. * "Shweta Basu Prasad slams media in an open letter - TOI" . "https://www.youtube.com ". TOI - Youtube. * "Shweta Basu Prasad's OPEN LETTER to the media - EXCLUSIVE" ."https://in.lifestyle.yahoo.com ". Yahoo Lifestyle. * "Shweta Basu Prasad slams media in open letter" . "http://www.financialexpress.com ". Financial Express. * "Shweta Basu Prasad slams media in open letter" . "http://www.mid-day.com ". Mid Day. * http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/Shweta-Basu-Prasad-doesnt-want-to-do-item-songs/articleshow/46299876.cms * startv.com/uk . Uk.startv.com. Retrieved on 2012-06-21. * startv.com/uk . Uk.startv.com. Retrieved on 2012-06-21. * IIFA 2006 in Dubai . Entertainment.oneindia.in (2006-06-02). Retrieved on 2012-06-21. * "Kasko" . "IMDB". * "Priyudu" . "IMDB".External linksEdit * Shweta Prasad  at the Internet Movie Database * Swetha Basu Prasad * Swetha Basu Prasad Roots Documentary