Shweta Basu debuted as a child artiste

Shweta Basu Prasad debuted as a child artiste (dual role) in Makdee, which was written and directed by Vishal Bharadwaj. She received National Award (The Best Child Artiste) from the then President APJ Abdul Kalam. Later, at 14, she worked in Iqbal; a Nagesh Kukunoor’s film produced by Subash Ghai film and also did another film in Bengali with Mithun Chakravarthy before making her Tollywood debut as heroine in Kotha Bangaru Lokham.