Saturday 19 November 2016

SUSHMITA SEN ,MISS UNIVERSE 1994 HINDI ACTRESS BORN 1975 NOVEMBER 19



SUSHMITA SEN ,MISS UNIVERSE 1994


HINDI ACTRESS BORN 1975 NOVEMBER 19

Sushmita Sen (born 19 November 1975)[1][2] 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.
Sushmita Sen
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Sen in 2011
Born19 November 1975 (age 40)[1][2]
HyderabadAndhra Pradesh, India[3]
(now in Telangana, India)
ResidenceMumbaiMaharashtra, India[4]
OccupationActress
Years active1994–present
TitleFemina Miss India 1994(Winner)
Miss Universe 1994 (Winner)
ChildrenRenee Sen
Alisah Sen
AwardsBest Supporting Actress (1999) for Biwi No.1
Signature
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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


Early life[edit]

Sen with her daughters Renee and Alishah at Raveena Tandon's show Isi Ka Naam Zindagi.

Sen with her daughters Renee and Alishah at Raveena Tandon's show Isi Ka Naam Zindagi.
Sen was born into a Bengali family[5] 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.[6]

She has attended Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute[7] in New Delhi and St. Ann's High School in Secunderabad, but did not pursue higher education.[2][8][9]



Sushmita Sen at Harmony Foundation's Mother Teresa Memorial Awards


Sushmita Sen at Harmony Foundation's Mother Teresa Memorial Awards

Personal life[edit]
Sushmita Sen made history by adopting a baby girl named Renée[3][10] 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 January 2010, she adopted a three-month-old girl and named her Alisah.[3]


Sushmita Sen at Raveena's chat show


Sushmita Sen at Raveena's chat show

Miss Universe[edit]

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.[11]

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.[12]


Film career[edit]
1990s[edit]

Sushmita with the cast of her movie Filhaal.


Sushmita with the cast of her movie Filhaal.
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.[13] 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.[citation needed]


Sushmita at Esha Deol 's wedding reception


Sushmita at Esha Deol 's wedding reception
2000s[edit]
She received critical acclaim and box office success for film Aankhen starring opposite Arjun Rampal. The film co-starred Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Aditya Pancholi and Paresh Rawal. 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.[14] 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.


Sen walks for Manish Malhotra for Empower Girl Child show in 2012


Sen walks for Manish Malhotra for Empower Girl Child show in 2012
2010s[edit]
Sushmita plays the role of a successful supermodel called Shimmer in Dulha Mil Gaya; the film was a moderate success that year





Sushmita Sen (born 19 November 1975)[1][2] is an Indian film actress and model who was crowned Femina Miss India in 1994 and she later won the Miss Universe 1994 contest at the age of 18. Sen is the first Indian woman to win the competition.[6] Primarily known for her work in Hindi films, she has also appeared in Tamil and Bengali films and has won a Filmfare Award.

She made her acting debut with the Hindi film Dastak in 1996. The Tamil musical Ratchagan (1997) was her first commercial success. She featured in several box-office hits, including Sirf Tum (1999), Biwi No.1 (1999), Aankhen (2002), Main Hoon Na (2004) and Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya? (2005).

Early life
Sen was born into a Bengali Baidya[7] family[6] in Hyderabad. Her parents are Shubeer 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.[8]

She has attended Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute[9] in New Delhi and St. Ann's High School in Secunderabad, but did not pursue higher education.[2][10][11]

Pageantry
Femina Miss India
In 1994, as a teenager, Sen participated in the Femina Miss India contest. She won the title 'Femina Miss India Universe', earning the right to compete at the Miss Universe 1994 contest.[12]

Miss Universe
At the Miss Universe contest, Sen ranked third overall in the preliminaries, behind Miss Colombia Carolina Gómez and Miss Greece Rea Totounzi. Sen went on to place second, fifth and third in the subsequent rounds and finally won the title and crown of Miss Universe 1994. She was the first Indian to win the title.[13]

After the Times Group relinquished the rights to choose the Indian representative to Miss Universe, Sen's project, I Am She – Miss Universe India, took over. It ran for three years (from 2010 to 2012). In 2013, Femina was awarded the contract back.[14]

Miss Universe 2016
As a celebration of 65th Miss Universe, 23 years after winning the pageant, she returned to Manila, Philippines, in January 2017, as one of the judges of the Miss Universe 2016 beauty pageant.[15] The pageant took place at the Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines on 30 January 2017. Joining her as judges were Cynthia Bailey, Mickey Boardman, Francine LaFrak, Miss Universe 2011 Leila Lopes, and Miss Universe 1993 Dayanara Torres.[16]

Film career
1990s

Sen (second from left) with the co-stars of her movie Filhaal in 2002
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.[17] The same year, she was also nominated for her role in Sirf Tum in the same category. She appeared in a dance song in the movie Fiza, in the year 2000.

2000s
She received critical acclaim and box office success for the film Aankhen, starring opposite Arjun Rampal. The film co-starred Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Aditya Pancholi and Paresh Rawal. 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.[18] 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. She also played the leading role in Karma Aur Holi.

2010s
In 2010, Sushmita played the role of a successful supermodel called Shimmer in Dulha Mil Gaya; the film was a moderate success that year.[19] She additionally appeared in the action-comedy film No Problem the same year.[20] In 2015, she starred in a Bengali drama film titled Nirbaak.[21] In Sushmita's career, this was her first film in Bengali language.[22]

Personal life

Sen with her daughters at Raveena Tandon's show Isi Ka Naam Zindagi

Sen adopted a baby girl in 2000 and a second girl in 2010.[3][23] She is currently dating Rohman Shawl, who is a fashion model.[2



YearFilmRoleOther notes
1996DastakSushmita Sen
1997ZorAarti
1997RatchaganSoniyaTamil film
1999Sirf TumNehaNominated—Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
1999Hindustan Ki KasamPriya
1999Biwi No.1RupaliFilmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
1999MudhalvanSpecial appearance (song)
Tamil film
2000AaghaazSudha
2000FizaSpecial appearance (song)
2001Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin BoltaSonam
2001Nayak: The Real HeroSpecial appearance (song)
2001Bas Itna Sa Khwaab HaiLara Oberoi
2002AankhenNeha Srivastav
2002Tumko Na Bhool PaayengeMehak
2002Filhaal...Sia ShethNominated—Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
2003Samay: When Time StrikesACP Malvika Chauhan
2003Pran Jaye Par Shaan Na JayeHerselfSpecial appearance
2004Vaastu ShastraDr. Jhilmil Rao
2004Main Hoon NaMiss Chandni Chopra
2004Paisa VasoolBaby
2005ChingaariBasanti
2005Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?Naina
2005Main Aisa Hi HoonAdvocate Neeti Khanna/Neeti Chhahal
2005BewafaaAarti
2005Kisna: The Warrior PoetNaima BegumSpecial appearance (song)
2005It Was Raining That NightAyesha SahaniBengali / English language film
2006Zindaggi RocksKriya
2006AlagSpecial appearance (song)
2007Ram Gopal Varma Ki AagDurga/Devi aka Durga Devi
2009Karma Aur HoliMeera
2009Do Knot DisturbKiran
2010Dulha Mil GayaShimmer Kanhai
2010No ProblemKajal
2016Happy Anniversary
2015Nirbaak
2016Jodi emon hoto

Awards and nominations[edit]

List of acting awards and nominations
YearFilmAwardCategoryResult
2000Biwi No.1Filmfare AwardsBest Supporting ActressWon
2000Sirf TumFilmfare AwardsBest Supporting ActressNominated
2000Biwi No.1Star Screen AwardsBest Supporting ActressWon
2000Sirf TumStar Screen AwardsBest Supporting ActressNominated
2000Sirf TumIIFA AwardsIIFA Best Supporting Actress AwardNominated
2000Biwi No.1IIFA AwardsIIFA Best Supporting Actress AwardWon
2000Biwi No.1Zee Cine AwardBest Supporting ActressWon
2003Filhaal...Filmfare AwardsBest Supporting ActressNominated
2003Filhaal...Star Screen AwardsBest Supporting ActressNominated
2003Filhaal...IIFA AwardsIIFA Best Supporting Actress AwardNominated
2003Filhaal...Zee Cine AwardBest Supporting ActressWon
2004Samay: When Time StrikesStar Screen AwardsBest ActressNominated
2005Main Hoon NaZee Cine AwardBest Supporting ActressNominated
2006Rajiv Gandhi AwardAchievement in BollywoodWon
2013Mother Teresa AwardsSocial JusticeWon[16]
2016Indian Affairs India Leadership ConclaveEternal Beauty & Actress of the DecadeWon[17

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