Shweta Basu Prasad | |
|---|---|
.jpg) At a restaurant launch in Mumbai, 2017 | |
| Born | 11 January 1991 |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, film maker |
| Years active | 2002 – present |
| Spouse |
Rohit Mittal
(m. 2018; div. 2019) |
| Awards | section on awards |
Shweta Basu Prasad (born 11 January 1991) is an Indian actress known for her works in television, Hindi cinema, Telugu cinema and Tamil cinema. She won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for her role in Makdee (2002). After Iqbal (2005), she transitioned to adult roles and found success with Kotha Bangaru Lokam (2008), The Tashkent Files (2019), and OTT platform films and web series such as Serious Men (2020), Criminal Justice (Season 3, 2022), India Lockdown (2022), Jubilee (2023) and Tribhuvan Mishra: CA Topper (2024).
Shweta has also worked in Bengali language films. She made a documentary on Indian classical music, and has produced and written for short films. She made her directoral debut with the short film Retake in 2023.