Anasuya Sengupta created a history for Indian Cinema

Anasuya Sengupta become first Indian actress to win best actress award at Cannes Film Festival

She got an award for her role in Bulgarian director Konstantin Bojanov's 'The Shameless'

Kolkata born Anasuya Sengupta is also a successful art director and worked in many feature films

Anasuya holds a degree in English literature from Jadavpur University, Kolkata.

She started her acting career as a supporting actor in Anjan Dutta's 2009 film 'Madly Bangalee'.

Anasuya receives congratulatory messages from various bollywood celebrities like Alia Bhatt, Ranveer Singh, Arjun Kapoor after her achievement

Anasuya Sengupta dedicated her award to the queer community

in an interview she said "It was a lead role…I have worked so hard for so long, and I'm here to keep doing it more and more"