Riya Sen
Actor, Film actor
1981 –
Who is Riya Sen?
Riya Sen 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 sex comedy directed by N. Chandra. Some of her other notable films include producer Pritish Nandy's musical film, Jhankaar Beats in Hinglish, Shaadi No. 1 and Malayalam horror film Ananthabhadram.
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 eighteen. Since then, she has appeared in music videos, television commercials, fashion shows, and on magazine covers. She has been a heartthrob sensation throughout India. 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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- Born
- Jan 24, 1981
Kolkata - Also known as
- Ria Sen
- Rhea Dev Verma
- Riya Dev Varma
- Parents
- Siblings
- Ethnicity
- Indian people
- Nationality
- India
- Profession
- Education
- National Institute of Fashion Technology
- Rani Birla Girls' College
- Loreto House
- Lived in
- Kolkata
- Mumbai
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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