Riya Sen (born Dev Varma;) [1] is an Indian film actress and model.[2] Riya comes from Royal ancestry. Her father Bharat Dev Varma hails from the royal family Tripura . He is the son of Ila Devi Princess of cooch behar and nephew of Maharani Gayatri Devi of Jaipur. Riya’s mother Moon Moon Sen and grandmother Suchitra sen are reputed veteran actors .[3] Riya began her acting career in 1991 as a child actress in the film Vishkanya. Her first commercial success in her film career was with Style, a 2001 Hindi low-budget comedy directed by N. Chandra. Some of her other notable films include producer Pritish Nandy's musical film, Jhankaar Beats (2003) in Hinglish, Shaadi No. 1 (2005) and Malayalam horror film Ananthabhadram (2005).
Riya was first recognised as a model when she performed in Falguni Pathak's music video Yaad Piya Ki Aane Lagi at the age of seventeen in 1998.[4] Since then, she has appeared in music videos, television commercials, fashion shows, and on magazine covers. Riya has worked as an activist and appeared in an AIDS awareness music video with the aim of dispelling popular myths about the disease. She also helped raise funds for pediatric eye-care and underprivileged children.
Born on 24 January 1981 in Kolkata, West Bengal, Riya is the daughter of Moon Moon Sen, a former actress,[25][60] and granddaughter of Suchitra Sen, a legend in Bengali cinema.[61] Before leaving for Mumbai, she lived in Kolkata with her parents and sister Raima Sen, also an actress. Her father Bharat Dev Varma is a member of the royal family of Tripura.[62] Her paternal grandmother, Ila Devi, was a princess of Cooch Behar, whose younger sister Gayatri Devi was the Maharani of Jaipur.[63] Her paternal great-grandmother Indira was the only daughter of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III of Baroda.[64] Riya's maternal great-grandfather Adinath Sen was a prominent Kolkata businessman, whose father Dinanath Sen – a relative of former Union Law Minister Ashoke Kumar Sen- was the Diwan or a Minister of the Maharaja of Tripura.[65] The sisters are credited on-screen under their mother's maiden name, although their official papers carry the surname Dev Varma.[66]
Riya completed her schooling at Loreto House and Rani Birla Girls' College (a University of Calcutta affiliate), both in Kolkata.[citation needed] Thereafter, she studied at the National Institute of Fashion Technology,[67] and she took up jewellery-designing as a hobby.[68] She designs most of the clothes that she wears in films and commercials.[69] Riya is trained in Kathak and is still pursuing it under Vijayshree Chaudhury.[70] She is taking kickboxing lessons and has completed Level I of the 5 levels in belly dancing.[11][71] Riya entered the film industry through small-time modelling assignments, commuting between Mumbai and Kolkata and travelling by public transport during her early career.[25][72][73] After breaking into the film industry, she shifted from her mother's house in Ballygunge Circular Road in south Kolkata to Mumbai.[74] There she moved into the family house in Juhu, where she stays with her sister between 2004 and 2008.[73][75]
During the filming of Shaadi No. 1 in France, she was knocked unconscious after being accidentally run over by a stuntman's motorbike, but she was not seriously injured.[76]
In August 2017, Sen married her boyfriend Shivam Tewari in a private Bengali Hindu ceremony.
Riya Sen Movies List
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Vishkanya | Young Nishi | Hindi | As a child artist |
| 1999 | Taj Mahal | Machakanni | Tamil | |
| 2000 | Good Luck | Priya | ||
| 2001 | Style | Sheena | Hindi | |
| Mone Pore Tomake | Riya | Bengali | Bangladeshi film | |
| 2002 | Dil Vil Pyar Vyar | Gaurav's girlfriend | Hindi | Cameo appearance |
| 2003 | Saazish | |||
| Qayamat: City Under Threat | Sheetal | |||
| Jhankaar Beats | Preeti | The language of the film was a mix of Hindi and English | ||
| 2004 | Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa | Kamini | Cameo appearance | |
| Plan | Shalini | Item number | ||
| Arasatchi | Iruvathu Vaisu | Tamil | Item number | |
| 2005 | Ananthabhadram | Bhama | Malayalam | |
| Shaadi No. 1 | Madhuri | Hindi | ||
| Tum... Ho Na! | Reema | |||
| James | – | Item number | ||
| Silsiilay | Anushka | |||
| It Was Raining That Night | Savitri Banerje | English | ||
| 2006 | Apna Sapna Money Money | Shivani | Hindi | |
| Rokda | – | Unfinished | ||
| Dil Kahin Hosh Kahin[90] | - | Video album | ||
| Love You Hamesha | Meghna | Originally scheduled for release in 1999, credited as Rhea Dev Varma | ||
| 2007 | Heyy Baby | – | Item number | |
| 2008 | Nenu Meeku Telusa...? | Madhu | Telugu | Dubbed into Tamil |
| Heroes | Shivani | Hindi | ||
| Zor Lagaa Ke... Hayya | – | |||
| Love Khichdi | Deepti Mehta | |||
| 2009 | Paying Guests | Avni | ||
| 2010 | Benny and Babloo | Riya | ||
| Abohoman | Chandrika | Bengali | ||
| 2011 | Noukadubi | Kamala | First appearance with her sister Raima Sen | |
| Tere Mere Phere | Muskaan | Hindi | ||
| 2012 | 3 Bachelors | Nisha | Made almost 10 years ago | |
| 2013 | Zindagi 50-50 | Naina | ||
| Rabba Main Kya Karoon | ||||
| My Love Story | Item girl | Oriya | ||
| 2014 | Jaatishwar | Sudeshna | Bengali | |
| Kolkata Calling | ||||
| 2015 | Roga Howar Sohoj Upaye | |||
| Family Album | ||||
| 2016 | Hero 420 | Riya | ||
| Dark Chocolate | Ishani Banerjee | |||
| 2017 | Lonely Girl | Radhika Kapoor | Hindi | Short film |
Web Series[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Platform | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Ragini MMS: Returns | Simran | ALTBalaji | |
| 2019 | Poison | Natasha | ZEE5 | [91][92] |
| 2019 | Mismatch 2 | Mishika | Hoichoi Originals | |
| 2020 | Pati Patni Aur Woh | Rimjhim | MX Player |
Riya Sen Upcoming Movies List
Rangeela (2021)(Telugu movie)
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