Sushmita Sen

Sushmita Sen

Born: November 19, 1975
Age: 49
Birthplace: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India (now in Telangana, India)
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Biography

Sushmita Sen (born 19 November 1975) is an Indian film actress, model and the winner of the Miss Universe pageant of 1994. She was the first Indian to win the crown.

After completing her reign, Sen went on to pursue Bollywood. She started her career with the Hindi film, Dastak. She rose to stardom with the Tamil musical Ratchagan opposite Nagarjuna; later, she attained commercial and critical recognition for her roles in Sirf Tum (1999) and the comedy Biwi No.1 (1999). The latter earned her the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award. She has also acted in commercially successful films such as Aankhen (2002), Main Hoon Na (2004) - her biggest commercial success so far — and Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya? (2005). She received critical acclaim for her female-oriented roles in films such as Filhaal... (2002), Samay: When Time Strikes (2003), Chingaari (2005), Zindaggi Rocks (2006), Aag (2007) and others.

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Early life

Sen was born into a Bengali family in Hyderabad. Her parents are Shuber Sen, a former Indian Air Force Wing Commander, and Subhra Sen, a jewelry designer and owner of a Dubai-based store. She has two siblings, a sister named Neelam and a brother named Rajeev.

She has attended Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute in New Delhi and St. Ann's High School in Secunderabad, but did not pursue higher education.

Personal life

Sushmita Sen made history by adopting a baby girl named Renée in 2000. She, as a single woman of only 25 years of age, was not viewed as socially acceptable to obtain the guardianship of the baby. However, the High Court of Bombay quashed the appeal and she obtained gain of cause. On 13 Jan, 2010 she adopted a three-month-old girl and named her Alisah. Sen was in a relationship with actor Randeep Hooda from 2004, They broke up their relation in 2006.

Miss Universe

In 1994, as a teenager, Sen won the title of Femina Miss India. Sen then won the 1994 Miss Universe Pageant, held in Manila, Philippines, representing India.

At Miss Universe, Sen ranked third overall in the preliminaries, right behind preliminary winner Miss Colombia Carolina Gómez, and Miss Greece Rea Totounzi, who ranked second but won the preliminary swimsuit and evening gown competitions. Sen went on to place second, fifth and third in the swimsuit, India to the Miss Universe pageant from 2010 onwards through her project I Am She - Miss Universe India.

Film career

1990s

After her reign as Miss Universe, Sushmita became an actress. Her first film, Dastak was in 1996, in which she played the victim of a stalker played by Sharad Kapoor. Mukul Dev starred as the lead actor. She then starred in the 1997 Tamil, action film Ratchagan. Two years later her appearance as Rupali in David Dhawan's movie Biwi No.1 won her the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award in 1999. Biwi No.1 was the second highest grossing movie of 1999. The same year, she was also nominated for her role in Sirf Tum in the same category. Following her dance song in Fiza known as 'Mehboob Mere', she tried to make a niche for her career in the Indian film cinema.

2000s

She received critical acclaim and box office success for film Aankhen. So far, her biggest hit has been the 2004 movie Main Hoon Na, in which she starred as Shahrukh Khan's love interest. The film grossed a total of Rs 330,000,000 and was the second best selling movie of that year. Later, Sushmita played a lawyer in Main Aisa Hi Hoon opposite Ajay Devgan. In 2005, she also starred in a remake of Cactus Flower, called Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?: Sen played the lead opposite Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif.

2010s

Sushmita plays the role of a successful supermodel called Shimmer in Dulha Mil Gaya; the film was a major commercial failure that year.

Filmography

Year Film Role Other notes
1996 Dastak Sushmita Sen
1997 Zor Aarti
1997 Ratchagan Soniya Tamil film
1999 Sirf Tum Neha Nominated—Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
1999 Hindustan Ki Kasam Priya
1999 Biwi No.1 Rupali Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
1999 Mudhalvan Special appearance (song)
Tamil film
2000 Aaghaaz Sudha
2000 Fiza Special appearance (song)
2001 Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta Sonam
2001 Nayak: The Real Hero Special appearance (song)
2001 Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai Lara Oberoi
2002 Aankhen Neha Srivastav
2002 Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge Mehak
2002 Filhaal... Sia Sheth Nominated—Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
2003 Samay: When Time Strikes ACP Malvika Chauhan
2003 Pran Jaye Par Shaan Na Jaye Herself Special appearance
2004 Vaastu Shastra Dr. Jhilmil Rao
2004 Main Hoon Na Miss Chandni Chopra
2004 Paisa Vasool Baby
2005 Chingaari Basanti
2005 Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya? Naina
2005 Main Aisa Hi Hoon Advocate Neeti Khanna/Neeti Chhahal
2005 Bewafaa Aarti
2005 Kisna: The Warrior Poet Naima Begum Special appearance (song)
2005 It Was Raining That Night Ayesha Sahani Bengali / English language film
2006 Zindaggi Rocks Kriya
2006 Alag Special appearance (song)
2007 Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag Durga/Devi aka Durga Devi
2009 Karma Aur Holi Meera
2009 Do Knot Disturb Kiran
2010 Dulha Mil Gaya Shimmer Kanhai
2010 No Problem Kajal
2016 Happy Anniversary
2015 Nirbaak
2016 Jodi emon hoto

Awards and nominations

List of acting awards and nominations
Year Film Award Category Result
2000 Biwi No.1 Filmfare Awards Best Supporting Actress Won
2000 Sirf Tum Filmfare Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2000 Biwi No.1 Star Screen Awards Best Supporting Actress Won
2000 Sirf Tum Star Screen Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2000 Sirf Tum IIFA Awards IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award Nominated
2000 Biwi No.1 IIFA Awards IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award Won
2000 Biwi No.1 Zee Cine Award Best Supporting Actress Won
2003 Filhaal... Filmfare Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2003 Filhaal... Star Screen Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2003 Filhaal... IIFA Awards IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award Nominated
2003 Filhaal... Zee Cine Award Best Supporting Actress Won
2004 Samay: When Time Strikes Star Screen Awards Best Actress Nominated
2005 Main Hoon Na Zee Cine Award Best Supporting Actress Nominated
2006 Rajiv Gandhi Award Achievement in Bollywood Won
2013 Mother Teresa Awards Social Justice Won

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