Overview
Riya Sen (born Riya Dev Varma; 24 January 1981) is an Indian actress and model who has appeared predominantly in Hindi, Bengali, English, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Odia films. She was born to actress Moon Moon Sen and Bharat Dev Varma, and comes from a royal background. Her father hails from the erstwhile royal family of Tripura State and was the son of Ila Devi, a princess of Cooch Behar State, and the nephew of Gayatri Devi, Maharani of Jaipur State. Her grandmother was the veteran actress Suchitra Sen.
Sen began her acting career at the age of five, playing her mother's daughter on screen. She later appeared as a child actress in the 1991 film Vishkanya. Her first commercial success came with Style, a 2001 Hindi low-budget comedy directed by N. Chandra. Among her other notable films are Pritish Nandy's Hinglish musical Jhankaar Beats (2003) and the Malayalam horror film Ananthabhadram (2005). She received the Star Guide Award for Best Actress for her performance in Noukadubi.
Sen first gained recognition as a model at the age of seventeen, when she featured in Falguni Pathak's music video Yaad Piya Ki Aane Lagi in 1998. Since then, she has appeared in music videos, television advertisements, fashion shows and on magazine covers. She has also been granted an O-1 visa to the United States for her extraordinary abilities.
Beyond her work in films and modelling, Sen has been associated with social causes. She appeared in an AIDS awareness music video aimed at dispelling popular myths about the disease, and has helped raise funds for paediatric eye-care and for underprivileged children.
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