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Bhanita Das Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 5, 2026 • 2 min read

Quick Info

Date of birth2008

Age10 (as in 2018)

BirthplaceChhaygaon, Assam, India

ProfessionActress

NationalityIndian

FamilyMother: Basanti Das; Brother: Manabendra Das; Sister: Mallika Das

Bhanita Das Biography

Bhanita Das is an Assamese child actress best known for playing the lead role of Dhunu in Rima Das’s acclaimed film Village Rockstars. Born in Chhaygaon, R

Early life and background
Bhanita Das was born in 2008 in Chhaygaon, a town in Assam, India. She grew up in the same locality and is of Assamese ethnicity. As of 2018 she was pursuing her secondary education. Details about her father have not been made public; her mother is Basanti Das. Bhanita has two siblings: a brother named Manabendra Das and a sister named Mallika Das.

Career
Bhanita made her screen debut as a child actress in the 2017 film Village Rockstars, directed by Rima Das. In the film she portrayed Dhunu, a 10‑year‑old girl who dreams of becoming a rockstar and owning an electric guitar. The role introduced Bhanita to a national audience and remains the central credit of her acting career to date.

Village Rockstars was filmed in the Kalardiya village in the Chhaygaon area. The project grew out of director Rima Das’s observation of local children and their homemade musical play, an inspiration that led to casting local youngsters including Bhanita in the story.

Recognition
Village Rockstars brought significant recognition. At the 65th National Film Awards the film won Best Feature Film, marking the first time in 29 years that an Assamese production had received that honor. The awards ceremony also honored Bhanita for Best Child Artist. The film additionally received awards for sound recording and editing, and was selected as India’s official entry for the Oscars in 2018.

Public profile
Bhanita is described as enjoying activities such as cycling, swimming and acting. Her physical features listed in public profiles note black hair and black eyes. Her favourite actor is reported as Salman Khan. Beyond her debut film and the accolades associated with it, further details of additional film work or public projects are not listed in the available information.

Latest updates
As of the information published around 2018, Bhanita was continuing her education while being recognized for her performance in Village Rockstars. No later credits or public projects are recorded in the provided material.

Editorial Review and Sources

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Recent Work

Village Rockstars

Debut film in which she played the lead child role of Dhunu; the film won multiple national awards and was India’s official Oscars entry in 2018.

2017
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Career Highlights

  1. Played Dhunu in Village Rockstars (2017)
  2. Won Best Child Artist at the 65th National Film Awards for Village Rockstars
  3. Part of the cast of India’s official entry to the Oscars in 2018
Reviewed by F4U Editorial Desk

F4U profile pages are prepared from public career information, checked for readability, and updated when reliable correction sources are shared with the editorial team.

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