Riya Sen: Age, Movies, Controversies, Family, Relationship

Recently in the Headlines after the death of Bharat Dev Varma, his Younger daughter Riya Sen has been in the limelight. The Indian actress was close to her father and his demise has left an undying mark on her. Moreover, if interested one can go through Riya Sen biography, career highlights, relationship news and more details in depth. 

Who is Riya Sen?

Riya Sen is an Indian actress and Model known for her work in Bollywood films as well as regional cinema. Her real name is Riya Dev Varma but she chose her Grandmother’s title “Sen” as her surname to honor her legacy. She hails from a prominent film family and is the daughter of Moon Moon Sen. Riya is well known for her glamorous image and has been featured in several fashion magazines. Over the years, she has built a remarkable fan base and continues to be a recognized figure in the Indian entertainment Industry. 

Wiki: Riya Sen age, biography and more 

Name	Riya Sen
Real Name	Riya Sen Dev Varma
Date of Birth	24 January 1981
Place of Birth	Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Age (as of 2024)	43 Years
Marital Status	Married
Spouse	Shivam Tewari
Height	5 feet 1 Inches
Weight	50 Kgs (Approx.)
Zodiac Sign	Aquarius
Nationality	Indian
Religion	Hinduism
Profession	Actress and Model

Family Relations and Updates 

Riya hails from a prominent Indian Family and has royal connection She is the daughter of Bharat Dev Varma who hails from Tripura Royal Family. He is the son of lla Devi, the princess of Cooch Behar and sister of Gayatri Devi, the Maharani of Jaipur. Now, Riya’s Mother Moon Moon Sen was a popular and successful Veteran Actress. Eventually her Grandmother Suchitra Sen and Grandfather Dibanath Sen were popular Indian Actors. Suchitra Sen was a part of Andhi, Devdas and more popular films. Riya also has an Elder sister Raima Sen, who is an Indian Actress and a Model as well. 

Connection	Name	Profession
Mother	Moon Moon Star	Actress
Father	Bharat Dev Varma	Descendant of Royal Family
Sister	Raima Sen	Actress and Model
Paternal GrandMother	lla Devi	Princess of Cooch Behar
Paternal Grandmother	Gayatri Devi	Maharani of Jaipur Note: lla Devi and Gayatri Devi are Sisters and have family relations.
Maternal GrandMother	Suchitra Sen	Actress

Bharat Dev Varma Riya’s Father Passes Away: Actress Pen’s down a Note 

Bharat Dev Varma recently passed away on November 19, 2024. Well, according to the media report Riya’s father’s health suddenly deteriorated and his family called up the ambulance. Unfortunately, even before the Ambulance could arrive, Bharat Dev Varma took his last breath. Following his death, both the sisters Raima Sen and Riya Sen shared some unseen pictures of the duo with their father and expressed a heartfelt tribute. Riya wrote:

 “Dear Daddy, It’s been a few days since you have left the world for a better place to be at… Daddy’s Girl Forever.”  

The loss of Bharat Dev marks the end of an Era for the family leaving behind cherished memories and legacy that steeped in History and Tradition.  

A look into Married life and Relationship highlights 

Riya Sen and Shivam Tewari

Riya Sen married Shivam Twear on 16 August 2017. The pair were said to be dating for a long time and had an intimate wedding in the presence of family. The couple had tied the knot in a Bengali form of wedding in Kolkata and had been going strong since then. However, there is not much information available about Shivam Tewari Riya Sen’s Husband as of Now. 

Relationship Rumors 

Earlier, Riya was reported to be in a Relationship with various known faces. She was reported to be dating John Abraham (Actor), Ashmit Patel (Actor), Salman Rushdie (Novelist) , Yuvraj Singh (Cricketer) and Sreesanth (Cricketer). However, she married her long time boyfriend Shivam Tewari in the end.

Controversies 

Now, during her dating period a MMS of Riya Sen and Ashmit Patel went viral on Social Networking sites. A 90- sec video which went viral overnight pictured Ashmit and Riya sen in an uncompromising position. However, Riya later cleared out the news saying that the girl visible in the video was definitely not her. Moreover, till date the video controversy has not been cleared yet. 

Once it was also reported that she underwent a short Rehab for Heroin and other addictions such as Chocolates in Bangkok. 

Early Life and Educational Qualification 

Riya went to Loreto House, Kolkata in order to complete her early education. Moreover, She has been inclined towards Media ventures since childhood. Eventually she attended Rani Birla Girls College, Kolkata for her graduation. And later attended National Institute of Fashion Technology, Mumbai to complete a Course in Fashion Designing. Moreover, she started her career in designing as a Jewellery artist to pursue her hobby. Eventually Riya is a Trained Kathak Dancer and has completed Level 1 out of 5 in belly Dancing. 

Career Hardships and Highlights 

Acting line 

Moving ahead, Riya chose to be an actress at a young age itself. 

• She first appeared as a child artist when she was just 5. 
• In 1991, she played the role of young Pooja Bedi in Vishkanya.
• At 19, she was part of National Film Awards winning director Bharathiraja Tamil film Taj Mahal. 
• She made her bollywood debut in 2001 with “Love You Hamesha” a low budget commercial comedy film. 
• In Addition to Hindi Bollywood films, she has also appeared in several Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and English Films.  
• Her Career began with Tamil Film “Taj Mahal” and “Good Luck”. However, the films failed commercially where she also had a Dance number
• Her First English film was “It was Raining that Night”, a remake of Bengali film “Hei Brishtir Raat”.
• She was casted alongside her mother Moon Moon Sen. 
• Moreover, she was later replaced from Bengali – English film The Bong Connection where she was supposed to be casted alongside her sister Raima Sen
• However, the two sister’s were casted in 3 Bachelor’s , a Bengali film released in 2012. 
• Well, till date she has a successful Acting career in all over the Bollywood Industry, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and English as well. 

 Movie Debut 

Language	Debut Movie	Year
Hindi	VishkanyaLove You Hamesha	19912001
English	It was Raining That Night	2005
Malayalam	Ananthabhadram	2005
Tamil	Taj Mahal	1999
Telugu	Nenu Meeku Telusa?	2008
Bengali	Mone Pore Tomake	2001
Oriya	My Love Story	2013

Modelling Looks

Now, after having a successful acting career, Riya made it to the Modelling line-up as well. 

• She has appeared in several Music Videos such as “Yaad Piya ki Aane Lagi – by Falguni Pathak”.
• She shot the video at the age of 16. Since then she has been a part of several music videos sung by legendary singers. 
• However, she has appeared in several Magazines covers and has been a part of ramp shows as well. 
• She has walked for Lakme Fashion Week back in 2005- 2007 and Wills Fashion Week 2006 – 2007. 
• The major breakthrough of her modeling career came back in 2006. 
• She became the brand ambassador of soft drink Limca replacing Deepika Padukone. 
• In 2004, she featured partially Nude in Dabboo Ratnani’s annual calendar.  
• She is said to be the only female face to be featured on a Calendar for five consecutive Years between 2003- 2007. 

Riya Sen Tv Shows and Movies 

Year	Film	Role	Language
1991	Vishkanya	Young Nishi	Hindi
1994	Gajamukta		Bengali
1999	Taj Mahal	Machakanni	Tamil
2000	Good Luck	Priya	Tamil
2000	Mone Pore Tomake	Riya	Bengali
2001	Style	Sheena	Hindi
2002	Dil Vil Pyar Vyar	Gaurav’s girlfriend	Hindi
2003	Saazish		Hindi
2003	Qayamat: City Under Threat	Sheetal	Hindi
2003	Jhankaar Beats	Preeti	Hindi
2004	Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa	Kamini	Hindi
2004	Plan	Shalini	Hindi
2004	Arasatchi	Iruvathu Vaisu	Tamil
2005	Ananthabhadram	Bhama	Malayalam
2005	Shaadi No. 1	Madhuri	Hindi
2005	Tum… Ho Na!	Reema	Hindi
2005	James	–	Hindi
2005	Silsiilay	Anushka	Hindi
2005	It Was Raining That Night	Savitri Banerje	English
2006	Apna Sapna Money Money	Shivani	Hindi
2006	Rokda	–	Hindi
2006	Dil Kahin Hosh Kahin	–	Hindi
2006	2007	Heyy Baby	Hindi
2008	Nenu Meeku Telusa?	Madhu	Telugu
2008	Heroes	Shivani	Hindi
2009	Zor Lagaa Ke… Haiya!	Chamki	Hindi
2009	Love Khichdi	Deepti Mehta	Hindi
2009	Paying Guests	Avni	Hindi
2010	Benny and Babloo	Riya	Hindi
2010	Abohoman	Chandrika	Bengali
2011	Noukadubi	Kamala	Bengali
2011	Tere Mere Phere	Muskaan	Hindi
2012	3 Bachelors	Nisha	Hindi
2013	Zindagi 50-50	Naina	Hindi
2013	Rabba Main Kya Karoon		Hindi
2013	My Love Story	Item girl	Odia
2014	Jaatishwar	Sudeshna	Bengali
2014	Kolkata Calling	–	Bengali
2015	Roga Howar Sohoj Upaye	–	Bengali
2015	Family Album	–	Bengali
2016	Hero 420	Riya	Bengali
2016	Dark Chocolate	Ishani Banerjee	Bengali
2017	Lonely Girl	Radhika Kapoor	Hindi
2022	Love You Hamesha	Meghna	Hindi
2023	Death Tale	–	Hindi

Music Videos 

Songs	Singer
Yaad Piya Ki Aane Lagi	Falguni Pathak
Jhumka Gira Re	Asha Bhosle
Jab Samne Tum and Kahin Kahin Se	Jagjit Singh and Asha Bhosle
Dil Kahin Hosh Kahin	Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle
Jeena Hai Tere Liye	Sony Nigma
Sutta Maro	Shaan

Web Series 

Year	Title	Role	Platform
2016	Alisha	Avantika
2017	Ragini MMS Return	Simran	ALTBalajii
2019	Poison	Natasha	Zee5
2019	Mismatch 2	Mishika	Hoichoi Originals
2020	Pati Patni Aur Woh	Rimjhim	MX Player
2023	Bekaaboo	Chitra Irani	ALTBalaji
2024	Call me Bae	Mitali Sawla	Prime Video

Achievements and Recognition

Some of the Awards and Achievements Riya Sen has collected to her name is as follows: 

• 2012 – Star Guild Bengali Film Award for Best Actress in “Noukadubi”
• 2007 – Ranked 9th among Femina Magazine “50 Most Beautiful Women”
• 2008 – Jury Member of “Mr. India 2008”
• Works as an Activist and appeared in AIDS awareness music Video
• On 17 November 2022, she joined Rahul Gandhi in Akola for Bharat Jodo Yatra  

Earnings: Riya Sen Net Worth 

Riya Sen has a successful career span of 3 – 4 decades. In the long career span she has been part of various Big screen releases, Modelling shows and more. She has done several music videos, walked for big names on the ramp and also worked as an activist. Moreover, Riya Sen Net worth is calculated to be around $5 Million. Eventually her car collection of Tata Indica, Ford Ikon and Audi A4 also add up her net worth calculation. 

Income Source	Riya Sen Net Worth
Movies, Modelling, Music Video and Activist	Approx. $5 Million
Car Collection	Cost Price
Tata Indica	₹4.05 Lakh – ₹4.41 Lakh
Ford Ikon	₹4.83 Lakh
Audi A4	₹46.02 Lakh

Social Media Connectivity: Riya Sen Instagram and others

Moreover, to have an easy update one can connect with Riya through various social media platforms. She is present on Instagram, Facebook and twitter as well. Alongside one can also go through the Link Tree to get her Social Media handle links more easily. 

Social Media Platform	Social Media Handle	No. of Followers
Instagram	@riyasendv	1.7 Million
Facebook	Riya Sen Dev Varma  https://www.facebook.com/riyasenofficial/	3.3 Million
Twitter	@Ri_flect https://x.com/ri_flect?lang=en	55.4K
Link Tree	https://linktr.ee/Riya2481	—

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