As a promising child star, she played the twins Chunni and Munni in Vishal Bhardwaj's 2002 film 'Makdee', and the protective younger sister Khadija in Nagesh Kukunoor's Iqbal (2005). Today, as an accomplished actor, Shweta Basu Prasad is wowing audiences in films and in Zee Theatre's teleplays like 'Gunehgaar', 'Gudiya ki Shaadi', and 'Kusum Manohar Lele'. However, there are many more facets to her creativity. She is well-versed in the history of classical music, plays the sitar effortlessly, and also directed the acclaimed documentary, 'Roots', featuring legendary musicians like Shubha Mudgal, A R Rahman, Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Pandit Jasraj, Pandit Birju Maharaj, Vishal Bhardwaj, and Ustad Amjad Ali Khan.