Sushmita Sen
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Sushmita Sen is an Indian actress who appears in mainly Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

 films. A former model, Sen was crowned Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....

in 1994. She was the first Indian woman to win the contest.

Personal life

Sen was born on 19 November 1975.

In 2000, she adopted a daughter, named Renée. On 13 Jan, 2010 she adopted a three-month-old girl and named her Alisah.

Miss Universe

In 1994, at the age of eighteen, Sen won the title of Femina Miss India beating Aishwarya Rai
Aishwarya Rai
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is an Indian film actress. She worked as a model before starting her acting career, and ultimately won the Miss World pageant in 1994...

, who was the runner up. Sen represented India at the 1994 Miss Universe
Miss Universe 1994
Miss Universe 1994, the 43rd Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Plenary Hall of the Philippine International Convention Center, in Manila, Philippines on May 20, 1994...

 Pageant, held in Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...

, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

 and won there.

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, interview, and evening gown semi-final competitions respectively, placing third place behind Miss Colombia Carolina Gomez and Miss Venezuela Minorka Mercado. All three women went on to be the final three contestants. In the end, the judges placed their votes on Sen, making her the first woman from India to become Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....

. She owns the rights to send delegates from India to the Miss Universe pageant from 2010 onwards through her project I Am She – Miss Universe India.

Film career

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. She then starred in the 1997 Tamil blockbuster
Blockbuster (entertainment)
Blockbuster, as applied to film or theatre, denotes a very popular or successful production. The entertainment industry use was originally theatrical slang referring to a particularly successful play but is now used primarily by the film industry...

, Ratchagan
Ratchagan
Ratchagan is a 1997 Tamil action film, directed by Praveen Gandhi, starring Nagarjuna and Sushmita Sen in the lead role. It also starred Raghuvaran, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vadivelu and Girish Karnad. The soundtrack was composed by A. R. Rahman...

. Two years later her appearance as Rupali in David Dhawan
David Dhawan
David Dhawan is an Indian film director. He has studied at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.-Career:Dhawan started off as an editor and then took the plunge into directing...

's movie Biwi No.1
Biwi No.1
Biwi No.1 is a 1999 Bollywood comedy film directed by David Dhawan. The film stars Salman Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Sushmita Sen, Anil Kapoor and Tabu. Saif Ali Khan has a special appearance in the film. It is remake of the 1995 Tamil film Sathi Leelavathi...

won her the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
The Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Awards is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a female actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role...

 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
Sirf Tum
Sirf Tum is a Bollywood film directed by Agathian. It was released on 11 June 1999. The film features Sanjay Kapoor, Priya Gill, Salman Khan, Sushmita Sen, Simran Bagga and Jackie Shroff. It is a remake of the National award winning Tamil film Kadhal Kottai, which starred Ajith Kumar and Devayani...

in the same category, making her an obvious choice for winner. She received critical acclaim and box office success for film Aankhen
Aankhen (2002 film)
Aankhen is a 2002 Bollywood film directed by Vipul Amrutlal Shah; starring Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Arjun Rampal, Paresh Rawal and Sushmita Sen...

.

So far, her biggest hit has been the 2004 movie Main Hoon Na
Main Hoon Na
Main Hoon Na is a Bollywood masala film written and directed by Farah Khan. It was the first film of Khan production company Red Chillies Entertainment. It was released on 30 April 2004 and went on to become a box-office success...

, in which she starred as Shahrukh Khan
Shahrukh Khan
Shahrukh Khan , often credited as Shah Rukh Khan, is an Indian film actor, as well as a film producer and television host. Often referred to as "the King of Bollywood", Khan has acted in over 70 Hindi films....

'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
Main Aisa Hi Hoon
Main Aisa Hi Hoon is a Bollywood film released in 2005. It was directed by Harry Baweja and stars Ajay Devgan, Sushmita Sen, Esha Deol and Anupam Kher...

opposite Ajay Devgan
Ajay Devgan
Ajay Devgan , born Vishal Veeru Devgan on 2 April 1969, is an Indian film actor, director, and producer.He made his film debut with Phool Aur Kaante in 1991 and received a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut for his performance in the film and for which he won a Filmfare Best Debut Award...

. In 2005, she also starred in a remake of Cactus Flower
Cactus Flower (film)
Cactus Flower is a 1969 comedic film directed by Gene Saks and starring Walter Matthau, Ingrid Bergman, and Goldie Hawn, who won an Oscar for her performance. The screenplay was adapted by I. A. L. Diamond from a Broadway stage play written by Abe Burrows, which in turn was based upon the French...

, called Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya: Sen played the lead opposite Salman Khan
Salman Khan
Salman Khan is an Indian film actor. He has starred in more than 80 Hindi films.Khan, who made his acting debut with a minor role in the drama Biwi Ho To Aisi with Rekha in a lead role, had his first commercial success with the blockbuster Maine Pyar Kiya , for which he won a Filmfare Award for...

 and Katrina Kaif
Katrina Kaif
Katrina Kaif is a British Indian actress and former model who appears in Indian films, mainly in the Hindi-language film industry. She has also appeared in Telugu and Malayalam films. She was voted the sexiest Asian woman in the world by Eastern Eye in the years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011...

. Her most recent movies include Karma, Confessions and Holi (2006) opposite Naomi Campbell
Naomi Campbell
Naomi Campbell is a British model. Scouted at the age of 15, she established herself among the top three most recognisable and in-demand models of the late 1980s and early 1990s, and she was one of six models of her generation declared "supermodels" by the fashion world...

, Do Knot Disturb
Do Knot Disturb
The soundtrack of the film is composed by Nadeem-Shravan while the lyrics are penned by Sameer....

, Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag (2007) and Dulha Mil Gaya
Dulha Mil Gaya
The soundtrack was composed by Lalit Pandit and released on December 14, 2009. The lyrics are written by Mudassar Aziz; songs are arranged by Richard Mithra and Kashinath Kashyap; and all songs are mixed and engineered by Abani Tanti...

(2010).

It has been reported that Sushmita will portray the slain Pakistan Peoples Party
Pakistan Peoples Party
The Pakistan Peoples Party , is a democratic socialist political party in Pakistan affiliated with Socialist International. Pakistan People's Party is the largest political party of Pakistan...

 leader Benazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto was a democratic socialist who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Pakistan in two non-consecutive terms from 1988 until 1990 and 1993 until 1996....

 in a film co-produced by Zaid Aziz and Henna Rai of the Karachi production company Vox Vision, and Leicester-based Sum Films. Tentatively titled Benazir Bhutto: The Movie, the film will be shot in locations in Pakistan, the US, Britain and Dubai, where Bhutto spent years as a student and later as a political leader in exile. When Sushmita was asked about this big opportunity, she excitedly said, “Yes, I am keen to play the role.”

Recently she starred in Do Knot Disturb
Do Knot Disturb
The soundtrack of the film is composed by Nadeem-Shravan while the lyrics are penned by Sameer....

with long-time screen partner Govinda
Govinda (actor)
Govinda is a Filmfare award-winning Indian actor and politician. He has appeared in over 120 Hindi language films. At the start of his career, his acting and dancing skills gained him widespread attention among film viewers. He later gained worldwide fame as a Bollywood icon through comedy films...

. The film failed to do well. Sushmita plays the role of a successful supermodel called Shimmer in Dulha Mil Gaya
Dulha Mil Gaya
The soundtrack was composed by Lalit Pandit and released on December 14, 2009. The lyrics are written by Mudassar Aziz; songs are arranged by Richard Mithra and Kashinath Kashyap; and all songs are mixed and engineered by Abani Tanti...

.

Filmfare Awards

2000: Best Supporting Actress
Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
The Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Awards is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a female actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role...

 for Biwi No.1
Biwi No.1
Biwi No.1 is a 1999 Bollywood comedy film directed by David Dhawan. The film stars Salman Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Sushmita Sen, Anil Kapoor and Tabu. Saif Ali Khan has a special appearance in the film. It is remake of the 1995 Tamil film Sathi Leelavathi...

(1999)

Star Screen Awards

2001 Best Supporting Actress
Star Screen Award Best Supporting Actress
The Star Screen Award Best Supporting Actress is chosen via a distinguished panel of judges from the film industry of India. The winners are announced in January....

 for Biwi No.1
Biwi No.1
Biwi No.1 is a 1999 Bollywood comedy film directed by David Dhawan. The film stars Salman Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Sushmita Sen, Anil Kapoor and Tabu. Saif Ali Khan has a special appearance in the film. It is remake of the 1995 Tamil film Sathi Leelavathi...


Zee Cine Awards

2000: Best Supporting Actress
Zee Cine Award Best Actor in a Supporting Role- Female
The Zee Cine Award Best Actor in a Supporting Role- Female is chosen by the viewers and the winner is announced at the actual ceremony.The award is given in March but the actress who wins it is awarded for her work from a movie released in the previous year from January 1 to December 31.Sushmita...

 for Biwi No.1
Biwi No.1
Biwi No.1 is a 1999 Bollywood comedy film directed by David Dhawan. The film stars Salman Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Sushmita Sen, Anil Kapoor and Tabu. Saif Ali Khan has a special appearance in the film. It is remake of the 1995 Tamil film Sathi Leelavathi...

(1999)

2003: Best Supporting Actress
Zee Cine Award Best Actor in a Supporting Role- Female
The Zee Cine Award Best Actor in a Supporting Role- Female is chosen by the viewers and the winner is announced at the actual ceremony.The award is given in March but the actress who wins it is awarded for her work from a movie released in the previous year from January 1 to December 31.Sushmita...

 for Filhaal (2002)

Filmography

Year Film Role Other notes
1996 Dastak
Dastak (1996 film)
Dastak is a 1996 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Mahesh Bhatt, starring Sushmita Sen in her debut film supported by Mukul Dev and Sharad Kapoor as the psychopath.- Plot :...

Sushmita Sen
1997 Zor
Zor (film)
Zor is a Bollywood film released in 1997. Zor was produced by Vivek Kumar and directed by Sangeeth Sivan.- Plot :Zor is a film about how innocent people are targeted by mafia and politicians to turn them into terrorist for their benefits. Arjun a Photographer is only a son of Police Commissioner ...

Aarti
1997 Ratchagan
Ratchagan
Ratchagan is a 1997 Tamil action film, directed by Praveen Gandhi, starring Nagarjuna and Sushmita Sen in the lead role. It also starred Raghuvaran, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vadivelu and Girish Karnad. The soundtrack was composed by A. R. Rahman...

Soniya Tamil film
Tamil cinema
Tamil cinema is the film industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to the production of films in the Tamil language. It is based in Chennai's Kodambakkam district, where several South Indian film production companies are headquartered...

1999 Sirf Tum
Sirf Tum
Sirf Tum is a Bollywood film directed by Agathian. It was released on 11 June 1999. The film features Sanjay Kapoor, Priya Gill, Salman Khan, Sushmita Sen, Simran Bagga and Jackie Shroff. It is a remake of the National award winning Tamil film Kadhal Kottai, which starred Ajith Kumar and Devayani...

Neha Nominated—Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
The Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Awards is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a female actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role...

1999 Hindustan Ki Kasam
Hindustan Ki Kasam
Hindustan Ki Kasam is a 1973 war movie based on the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 directed by Chetan Anand.-Cast:*Chetan Anand*Vijay Anand*Raaj Kumar*Priya Rajvansh*Balraj Sahni*Padma Khanna*Amjad Khan*Amrish Puri*Parikshat Sahni*Bharat Kapoor...

Priya
1999 Biwi No.1
Biwi No.1
Biwi No.1 is a 1999 Bollywood comedy film directed by David Dhawan. The film stars Salman Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Sushmita Sen, Anil Kapoor and Tabu. Saif Ali Khan has a special appearance in the film. It is remake of the 1995 Tamil film Sathi Leelavathi...

Rupali Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
The Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Awards is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a female actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role...

1999 Mudhalvan
Mudhalvan
Mudhalvan is a 1999 Tamil political thriller film co-written and directed by S. Shankar. The film features Arjun, Manisha Koirala and Raghuvaran in the lead roles with Manivannan, Vijayakumar and Hanifa portraying other significant roles. The film featured an award-winning soundtrack composed by...

Special appearance (song)
Tamil film
2000 Aaghaaz
Aaghaaz
Aaghaaz is a 2000 Indian Bollywood mobster action film drama directed by Yogesh Ishwar. It is the remake of a Telugu movie "Shivaiah" which was also produced by D. Suresh Babu-Plot summary:...

Sudha
2000 Fiza
Fiza
Fiza is a 2000 Indian film written and directed by Khalid Mohammed. The film stars Karisma Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan and Jaya Bachchan.- Synopsis :...

Special appearance (song)
2001 Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta
Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta
Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta is a 2001 Indian movie, starring Govinda, Sushmeta Sen, Rambha, Anupam Kher, Satish Kaushik, Mohnish Bahl and Ashish Vidyarthi...

Sonam
2001 Nayak: The Real Hero
Nayak: The Real Hero
Nayak: The Real Hero is a 2001 Indian movie starring Anil Kapoor and Rani Mukerji. It was directed by S. Shankar. The film is a remake of S. Shankar's earlier released Tamil film Mudhalvan . The film's score and soundtrack, composed by A. R. Rahman, were dubbed from Mudhalvan into Hindi for the...

Special appearance (song)
2001 Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai
Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai
Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai is a 2001 Hindi movie was written and directed by Goldie Behl. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukerji, Sushmita Sen and Jackie Shroff...

Lara Oberoi
2002 Aankhen
Aankhen (2002 film)
Aankhen is a 2002 Bollywood film directed by Vipul Amrutlal Shah; starring Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Arjun Rampal, Paresh Rawal and Sushmita Sen...

Neha Srivastav
2002 Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge
Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge
Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge is a 2002 Hindi film directed by Pankaj Parashar. The films stars Salman Khan, Sushmita Sen and Dia Mirza in the lead roles.- Synopsis :...

Mehak
2002 Filhaal...
Filhaal...
Filhaal... is a Bollywood film released in 2001. The film stars Sushmita Sen, Tabu, Sanjay Suri and Palash Sen in the lead roles. Meghna Gulzar, daughter of actress Raakhee Gulzar makes her directorial debut with the film.- Synopsis :...

Sia Sheth Nominated—Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
The Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Awards is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a female actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role...

2003 Samay: When Time Strikes
Samay: When Time Strikes
Samay: When Time Strikes is a 2003 action-based movie starring Sushmita Sen, and Sushant Singh. It also has Jackie Shroff in it as the clever antagonist. It was inspired from Hollywood movie SE7EN starring Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt.-Plot:...

ACP Malvika Chauhan
2003 Pran Jaye Par Shaan Na Jaye
Pran Jaye Par Shaan Na Jaye
Pran Jaaye Par Shaan Na Jaaye is an Indian comedy film directed by Sanjay Jha which depicts various aspects of chawl culture in Mumbai. This film was co-produced by Raj Lalchandani, Mahesh Manjrekar, Asoo Nihlani, Sagoon Wagh. The film has an extensive cast of actors from Indian films....

Herself Special appearance
2004 Vaastu Shastra
Vaastu Shastra (film)
Vaastu Shastra is a 2004 thriller movie by Ram Gopal Varma starring Susmita Sen and J D Chakravarty in the lead roles. It was a medium rated film. It was released on 22 October 2004, India...

Jhilmil Rao
2004 Main Hoon Na
Main Hoon Na
Main Hoon Na is a Bollywood masala film written and directed by Farah Khan. It was the first film of Khan production company Red Chillies Entertainment. It was released on 30 April 2004 and went on to become a box-office success...

Miss Chandni
2004 Paisa Vasool
Paisa Vasool
Paisa Vasool is a 2004 Indian film directed by Srinivas Bhashyam starring Manisha Koirala and Sushmita Sen. The film was produced by actress Manisha Koirala. The film is an uncredited remake of 2001 Hollywood movie High Heels and Low Lifes....

Baby
2005 Chingaari
Chingaari
Chingaari is a Bollywood movie released in 2006. The movie was directed by Kalpana Lajmi who previously directed Rudaali and Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence...

Basanti
2005 Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?
Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?
The soundtrack consists of 7 original tracks and 4 remixes. It was extremely popular and was one of the best selling soundtrack albums of the year.-Tracklist:...

Naina
2005 Main Aisa Hi Hoon
Main Aisa Hi Hoon
Main Aisa Hi Hoon is a Bollywood film released in 2005. It was directed by Harry Baweja and stars Ajay Devgan, Sushmita Sen, Esha Deol and Anupam Kher...

Neeti Khanna
2005 Bewafaa
Bewafaa
Bewafaa is a 2005 Bollywood film starring Akshay Kumar, Anil Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Sushmita Sen, Shamita Shetty, Manoj Bajpai and Kabir Bedi. The film is directed by Dharmesh Darshan who later directed films like Raja Hindustani and Dhadkan...

Aarti
2005 Kisna Naima Begum Special appearance (song)
2005 It Was Raining That Night Bengali
Bengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...

 / English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 language film
2006 Zindaggi Rocks
Zindaggi Rocks
Zindaggi Rocks is a 2006 Bollywood film, directed by Tanuja Chandra and produced by Anurradha Prasad. It is about the love story between a famous singer, Kriya, played by Sushmita Sen and a doctor, played by Shiney Ahuja....

Kriya
2006 Alag
Alag
Alag is a 2006 Bollywood film starring Akshay Kapoor and Dia Mirza and directed by Ashu Trikha and produced by Subi Samuel. The film is also known as Alag: He Is Different.... He Is Alone... in some other sites, example IMDB...

Special appearance (song)
2007 Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag Durga
2009 Karma Aur Holi
Karma Aur Holi
Karma Aur Holi is a Bollywood drama film written and directed by débutante Manish Gupta.- Plot :The film revolves around an NRI couple, desperate to have a biological child. The couple host a party to celebrate Holi, with Indian and American guests. The plot deals with the events happening...

Meera
2009 Do Knot Disturb
Do Knot Disturb
The soundtrack of the film is composed by Nadeem-Shravan while the lyrics are penned by Sameer....

Kiran
2010 Dulha Mil Gaya
Dulha Mil Gaya
The soundtrack was composed by Lalit Pandit and released on December 14, 2009. The lyrics are written by Mudassar Aziz; songs are arranged by Richard Mithra and Kashinath Kashyap; and all songs are mixed and engineered by Abani Tanti...

Shimmer
2010 No Problem
No Problem (film)
No Problem is a 2010 Bollywood action comedy film directed by Anees Bazmee and produced by Anil Kapoor who also stars as the main character. It also stars Sanjay Dutt, Akshaye Khanna, Sushmita Sen, Paresh Rawal, Kangana Ranaut, Neetu Chandra and Suniel Shetty. The shooting of the film began in July...

Kajal

See also

  • List of Bengalis
  • List of Indian film actresses
  • Firsts in India
  • Miss Universe 1994
    Miss Universe 1994
    Miss Universe 1994, the 43rd Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Plenary Hall of the Philippine International Convention Center, in Manila, Philippines on May 20, 1994...


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