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Riya sen (born Riya Dev Varma)27 yrs. (January 24, 1981) Birthplace : Kolkata, West Bengal, India Hair Color : black Eye Color : Brown Height : 5'1" Zodiac Sign : Aquarius Debut Movie : Love you Hamesha Famous movies : Dil vil Pyar vyar, Style, Shaadi No .1 More movies... Likes: Watching TV, eating and sleeping Detailed Biography Indian actress and model Riya Sen (childhood name Riya Dev Varma) was born on January 24, 1981 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Her nick name is Ria, she's 5 feet 1 inches tall and she has those lovely brown eyes. Her mother, Moon Moon Sen is a successful actress of her time. Her grandmother, Suchitra Sen is also a legend in Bengali Cimena. Her father's name is Bharat Dev Burman. He is from a royal family of Tripura. Her paternal grandmother, Ila Devi, was the Princess of Cooch Behar, and younger sister of her paternal grandmother, Gayatri Devi, is the Maharani of Jaipur. Raima Sen, her only sister is also a bollywood actress. She moved to the city of films Mumbai where she's living with her mother and sister. She wishes to spend her time with all the family members - mom, dad, sister and grandmother but everyone is so busy with their life that they hardly get any time to spend together. She has done her graduation from Rani Birla College, Koltata. She also studied at NIFT (National Institute of fashion Design) where she did Jewellery design hobby classes. Her interests are kathak, belly dancing and kick boxing. Among all the actors (men), her favourite are Salman Khan, Shah Rukh khan (SRK), and Keanu reeves. Among women, she likes Aishwarya Rai, Julia Roberts, She likes to party out and watch movies. She has done lot of movies mainly Style, Dil vil pyar vyar, Qayamat, shaadi no. 1 and plan. For more of her movies, you can Visit her filmography section. When she was 15, she did the Falguni Pathak's Yaad Piya ki Aane Lagi, after which she got noticed. As a model, she did TV Commercials, music album videos, and featured on magazine covers. Her first success with bollywood was Style movie after which she had no looking back. She has also featured in various social activities. She did an anti HIV-AIDS video 'Haath se haath mila' that aimed to break those traditional myths about HIV AIDS. She also helped in raising funds for pediatric eye care.
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Her Modelling Career Riya & the Ramp! Riya has appeared on the cover of a number of magazines, including Femina, Elaan, Man's World, Gladrags, Savvy and Indian versions of Elle, Maxim and Cosmopolitan, as well as on the ramp of a major fashion shows, including Lakme Fashion Week (2005-07) and Wills Fashion Week (2006-2007). She has participated in fashion shows together with her sister Raima. Riya in Music Videos Earlier in her career, she was known for doing music album videos. She gained popularity when she did Falguni Pathak's "Yaad Piya ki Aane Lagi", "Choodi jo khanki haath mein", Ahsa Bhonsle and Jagjit singh's "Jab Saamne tum aa jaate ho", at the age of 15. Other popular videos of her were Shaan's "Sutta Maaro yaaron", Asha Bhonsle's "Jhumka Gira re Bareli ke Bazaar mein", and Sonu Nigam's Jeena hai tere liye. Riya as an Advertising Model Riya is a leading advertising model in India. A high point of her modeling career came when she became the Limca brand ambassador, replacing Deepika Padukone, in 2006. Other ads she did include Colgate, Vatika, Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate, and Nirma. In 2004, she was featured partially nude in leading Indian photographer Dabboo Ratnani's annual calendar, which is a major happening in the Indian glamor industry.The response to the photograph was superb. It led to a three year contract with Ratnani to feature her on his annual calendar. She is the only model to be featured on the calendar for five consecutive years (2003-07). |