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Riya Sen
Born: 24th Jan 1981 Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Dept: Acting
Riya Sen (born Riya Dev Varma; 24 January 1981) is an Indian film actress and model. Riya, who comes from a family of actors including her grandmother Suchitra Sen, mother Moon Moon Sen and sister Raima Sen, 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 sixteen in 1998. 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.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 46
Film: 38 (83%)
Television: 8 (17%)
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Filmography
Original title: #ফেয়ার অ্যান্ড আগলি
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Fair And Ugly (2024) directed by Prasenjit Biswas. This is an anthology film that consists of four stories, each exploring a different aspect of fairn ... view
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Nov 2025 (first aired)
Mehul, a young woman whose innocent crush on her tuition teacher, Shekhar Da, develops into a dangerous obsession. After his death is ruled a suicide, ... view
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Sayantika (7 ep.)
Original title: नादानियां
2025
A privileged Delhi socialite hires a middle-class student to pose as her boyfriend to maintain her social status. Their pretense becomes complicated w ... view
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Special Appearance
Sep 2024 (first aired)
Bae, billionaire fashionista is disowned by her ultra-rich family, owing to a salacious scandal and for the first time in her life, has to fend for he ... view
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Mitali Sawla (4 ep.)
Original title: সেনাপতি
2020
This is the debut Bengali film of columnist cum author Suhel Seth. ... view
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Jun 2020 (first aired)
Set in Mathura, the Pati Patni Aur Woh story revolves around a middle-class couple whose marriage comes to an abrupt end, but this is just the beginni ... view
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Rimjhim (10 ep.)
May 2019 (first aired)
Kiyaan Roy's bestselling erotica novel gifts him a life that appears as perfect as a dream. However, the deepest corners of his heart desire for a dif ... view
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Chitra Irani (6 ep.)
Apr 2019 (first aired)
After his release from jail, Ranveer moves to Goa to seek revenge on his enemies. Meanwhile, DSP Vikram sets his eyes of Antonio Verghese, a don who o ... view
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Natasha (11 ep.)
Sep 2018 (first aired)
Mishka is terrified of her husband Abir's fantasies. Her boss Aditi intimidates her husband Anirban. The two mismatched couples begin a wild journey! ... view
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Unknown/various (21 ep.)
Oct 2017 (first aired)
When Ragini joined a new college, little did she know that she was entering a realm where horrors lurked around every corner. It's scary. It's a must ... view
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Simran (27 ep.)
2016
The film is based on the real life murder mystery of Sheena Bora. Bollywood actress Mahima Chaudhry makes her debut in Bengali film as Ishani Banerjee ... view
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Rina Bardhan
Original title: হীরো ৪২০
2016
In order to win a woman's heart, a clever man creates a fake character, but when the imaginary person materialises in real life, he draws them into a ... view
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Sep 2015 (first aired)
Based on the format of roast comedy, the show features comic crusaders who take a jibe at celebrity guests testing their patience through slapstick hu ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
Original title: রোগা হওয়ার সহজ উপায়
2015
Ranjana Sen, a straightforward, young woman, starts feeling that her husband will stop loving her since she has been putting on weight, which forces h ... view
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Original title: ফ্যামিলি অ্যালবাম
2015
This is a movie that exposes the not-so picture-perfect Family Album...a hilarious and sad and eccentric concoction of the truth. ... view
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Shreyoshi Dasgupta
Original title: কলকাতা কলিং
2014
People from different backgrounds struggle to make their mark in the world while also trying to deal with their families and societal pressures. ... view
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Kritika
Original title: জাতিস্মর
2014
Rohit, a Gujarati, studies the life of Anthony Firengee, and in the process meets with a mysterious man Kushawl Hajra. ... view
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Sudeshna
2013
Zindagi 50 50 has three stories of common people's special dreams. And to fulfill those dreams they have to struggle hard. Sometimes few get it easily ... view
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Naina
2013
Rabba Main Kya Karoon is a roller coaster ride, which centres around a big - lavish Delhi wedding. ... view
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2011
An irate groom-to-be abducts a recently married bickering couple and asks them to take him to his wedding: Tere Mere Phere is a story about a newly ma ... view
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Muskaan
2011
The story revolves around the murder case of an actress. ... view
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2011
There are things that science can't explain and also some events that can't be understood. This story is based on a young aspiring photographer named ... view
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Jennifer
Original title: নৌকাডুবি
2011
Rameshchandra Chaudhry, a lawyer by profession, is in love with Hemnalini, and is displeased when he finds that his father wants him to marry Sushilla ... view
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Kamala
2010
Benny and Babloo is a 2010 Bollywood satirical comedy film, produced by Umesh Chouhan and directed by Yunus Sajawal. The film was released in October ... view
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Riya
Original title: আবহমান
2009
Marital strife follows when an aging filmmaker meets an actress who bears an uncanny resemblance to his wife in her younger days. ... view
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Chandrika
2009
A talented Sous-Chef woos a variety of women with a view of using them to try and fulfill his dream. ... view
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Deepti Mehta
2009
Four friends' attempts to find employment and accommodation pits them against landlords and gangsters in Bangkok. ... view
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Alpita
2009
Children build a tree-house to spy on a beggar, than seek his help against a builder. ... view
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Chamki
2008
Havaldar Balkar Singh, Captain Dhananjay Shergill and Lieutenant Sahil Naqvi are amongst numerous fatalities on India's side in the 1999 Kargil war ag ... view
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Shivani
2008
Aditya (Manoj Manchu) has a strange disorder. His memory keeps refreshing every night he sleeps, but he wakes up with a blank mind every day. Only two ... view
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Madhumitha
2006
Kishan is a young man from Goa whose brain is full of every conceivable trick to make a quick buck. He cons people by slipping into different outfits ... view
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Shivani S. Shashtri
Original title: അനന്തഭദ്രം
2005
To honour his mother's final wish, Ananthan returns to his ancestral village from America and attempts to light a lamp at the family temple. However, ... view
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Bhama
Original title: जेम्स
2005
James, who comes to Mumbai seeking a successful life, and ends up working as a bouncer at a club there, and fighting gangsters. He then encounters the ... view
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2005
In their misguided pursuit of happiness outside of marriage, three husbands end up in the crosshairs of a man who is like an elder brother to their wi ... view
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Original title: सिल्सीले
2005
An account of the lives of three women who are not connected to each other. ... view
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Anushka
2005
It's love at first sight for Anjali and Jai Walia. However, after Anjali gets an anonymous tip-off about Jai's alleged infidelity, cracks begin to app ... view
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Reema
Original title: அரசாட்சி
2004
Siddharth has suffered at the hands of corrupt lawyers and decides to kill all lawyers who help criminals evade the law. He doesn't even refrain from ... view
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Original title: दिल ने जिसे अपना कहा
2004
A wealthy man working in an advertising agency and a dedicated doctor fall in love and marry. When his wife dies, the devastated man must fulfil her l ... view
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Kamini
Original title: कयामत
2003
CBI Officer Akram Sheikh is on the verge of nabbing three dreaded Pakistan-backed arms dealers, the brothers Ali and Abbas and their common moll Laila ... view
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Sheetal
2003
Deep and Rishi, best friends and passionate musicians, navigate the challenges of their personal and professional lives while preparing for the annual ... view
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Preeti Sharma
Original title: दिल विल प्यार व्यार
2002
Three friends, who have known each other for a long time, decide to enter a singing and musical competition. The events that lead to this competition, ... view
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Guest Appearance
2001
Chantu and Bantu are a couple of scam-artists trying to woo rich girls for easy money. In the process, they get embroiled in a murder case and become ... view
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Sheena
2000
Surya (Prashanth) is a carefree youth living in Malaysia with his brother Chandramohan (Raghuvaran) and sister-in-law Devi (Sukanya). Chandramohan and ... view
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Original title: தாஜ்மகால்
1999
Even though Maayan and Machakanni are deeply in love with each other, her brother decides to get her married to someone else. So, Maayan's friends res ... view
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Machakkanni
1991
Inspector Rakesh Verma has been assigned the case of the mysterious deaths of Zoravar and his associate. His investigations take him to meet the other ... view
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Baby Nisha