She rose to fame by acting in the lead female role in the comedy soap Boyei Gelo, which aired on Zee Bangla.
[2] Subsequently, she worked in a daily soap Mon Niye Kachakachi[3] on Star Jalsha, where she acted the role of Dr. Labanya Sanyal Kapoor.
She starred in a lead role alongside her co-actor was Ritwick Chakraborty in the movie which was directed by Aditya Vikram Sengupta.
But she came to limelight when she made her debut in the soap Ganer Opaarey, directed by Rituparno Ghosh.
[5] Basabdatta has appeared in several television serials, including Gaaner Oparey, Boyei Gelo and Mon Niye Kachakachi.