Riya Sen is an Indian actress and model. Coming from a family of actors, Riya is famous for the 2001 Bollywood film Style. Presenting you some interesting facts about his personal life, film career, controversies, marriage, etc.
Biography/Wiki
Riya Sen Dev Varma is the daughter of famous actress Moon Moon Sen and granddaughter of yesteryear star Suchitra Sen. Raima Sen is his sister. Suchitra Sen is an established Bengali and Hindi film actress. Riya started her career in the glamor world as a child artiste in 1991 in the film, Vishkanya as young Nishi. She rose to fame with the low-budget Bollywood film Style released in 2001. Riya Sen is also known for her roles in the films Jhankaar Beats and Shaadi No. 1. She was recognized as a model at the age of 16 In addition to being an actress, she has appeared as a model in advertisements for many popular brands. Apart from that, Riya Sen is also a philanthropist and raises awareness about AIDS.
Physical appearance
Riya Sen is 5′ 1″ tall and weighs around 50 kilos. The size of the figure is 32-26-34. He has dark brown eyes and black hair.
Sen is also a certified yoga teacher and trainer.
Aerial yoga teacher training certificate Riya Sen
Family & Religion
Riya Sen was born on January 21, 1981 (37 years old) in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. His father is Bharat Dev Varma and his mother is famous actor and politician, Moon Moon Sen. Moon Moon Sen is a TMC (Trinamool Congress) Member of Parliament from Bankura, West Bengal constituency. His father belonged to the royal family of Tripura. Raima Sen is his sister.
Riya Sen in her childhood
Riya Sen with her parents and sister
Riya Sen’s mother, Moon Moon Sen campaigned in Bankura
Suchitra Sen is her maternal grandmother.
Riya Sen’s grandmother, Suchitra Sen
Boyfriend & Husband
Riya Sen has been rumored to be dating many actors before. His name has been linked with actors John Abraham and Ashmit Patel.
Riya Sen with John Abraham
Riya Sen with Ashmit Patel
She is rumored to be in a relationship with Novelist Salman Rushdie.
Riya Sen and Salman Rushdie
Moreover, she is associated with cricketers, Yuvraj Singh and Sreesanth.
Riya Sen with Yuvraj Singh
Riya Sen with Sreesanth
Finally, on 16 August 2017, she married her boyfriend Shivam Tewari in a private ceremony in Kolkata.
Riya Sen’s wedding photo
Riya Sen with her family, sister and husband
Career
Riya Sen completed her schooling from Loreto House, Kolkata and graduated from Rani Birla Girls’ College, Kolkata. Riya is also a certified fashion designer and pursued a Fashion Designing Course from the National Institute of Fashion Technology, Mumbai. Riya Sen made her screen debut in 1991 as a child artiste in the Bollywood film Vishkanya as Young Nishi. Riya Sen has worked in various cinemas from Hindi to Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam, English, Telugu and Oriya.
Riya Sen’s Bollywood debut as a child artist – Vishkanya (1991)
At the age of 16, Riya gained recognition as a model from Falguni Pathak’s music video Yaad Piya Ki Aane Lagi in 1998.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JESH8I3Dpw
His Tamil debut was in 1999, Taj Mahal as Machakanni.
Tamil film debut Riya Sen-Taj Mahal,1999
In 2001, she made her Bollywood debut with the film Style. In the same year, Riya Sen got her break in Bengali cinema with the film Mone Pore Tomake.
Riya Sen’s Bollywood debut as an actress – Style (2001)
In 2005, she appeared in the Malayalam film Anandhabhadram and the Hollywood film It Was Raining That Night.
Riya Sen’s Malayalam film debut-Anandhabhadram, 2005
Riya Sen made her Telugu debut with the movie Nenu Meeku Telusa…? in 2008.
Telugu film debut Riya Sen-Nenu Meeku Telusa, 2008
In 2013, Riya appeared in the Oriya film My Love Story.
Riya Sen Oriya film debut-My Love Story, 2013
Sen has endorsed various products and brands such as Lakme, Keo Karpin Body Oil, Reliance, Nirma Lime Fresh Soap, Close Up Toothpaste, Colgate Toothpaste, Gitanjali Jewellery, Dabur Vatika Hair Oil, Limca, Agni Jewellery, etc.
Riya Sen has modeled for various popular fashion designers like Ritu Kumar, Manish Malhotra, Neeta Lulla, Raghuvendra Rathore, Ranna Gill, JJ Valaya, Arpan Vohra, etc.
Riya Sen walks for designer Arpan Vohra
She also acted in the short film Lonely Girl (2017) as Radhika Kapoor and in the web series Ragini MMS: Returns (2017) as Simran.
Riya Sen was trained in Kathak dance and still follows it under Vijayshree Chaudhury.
In 2007, Femina Magazine ranked her ninth among the 50 Most Beautiful Women. Riya was also one of the judges for the finals of Mr India 2008. She appeared on the cover of various magazines like Enlighten India, T3, Stylespeak, etc.
Riya Sen’s appearance on the cover of T3 magazine
Riya has worked as an activist and appeared in AIDS awareness music videos with the aim of dispelling popular myths about AIDS. As of 2017, she is the only female face featured in the annual calendar for five consecutive years, from 2003 to 2007.
Riya Sen is often seen as a bold youth icon. Riya Sen’s public persona has been compared to her mother Moon Moon Sen, who was seen as a sex symbol in her time.
Award
- In 2012, Riya Sen won the Star Guild Bengali Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in Noukadubi.
Controversy
Once an MMS of her and her then boyfriend, Ashmit Patel was leaked which went viral on the Internet. The MMS shows the couple in a compromising position in a hotel bedroom.
Favourite
- Riya Sen likes to eat Black Cod and Mexican Chicken.
- He prefers Thai food any day.
- His favorite restaurant is Nobu.
- Sen likes to watch movies, Titanic (1997) and Gone with the Wind (1939).
- Riya’s favorite car is Porsche Cayenne.
- He likes to go to London and Paris for holidays.
Car Collection
Riya is very fond of cars. His personal car collection includes Tata Indica, Ford Ikon and Audi A4.
Facts
- He smokes and drinks alcohol.
- Sen is a Non-Vegetarian.
- Her hobbies include Swimming, Doing Yoga, Listening to Music, Dancing and Painting.
- Riya and her sister Raima Sen use the surname of their maternal grandmother Suchitra Sen.
- He is also an avid dog lover.
Riya Sen loves dogs
- During the filming of Shaadi No. 1 (2005) in France, he was knocked unconscious after being accidentally hit by a stuntman’s motorcycle, but he was not seriously injured.
- On 17 November 2022, she became the second Bollywood actress after Pooja Bhatt to join Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra; he joined the yatra in Ankola, Maharashtra.
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