Rimi Sen (born Subhamitra Sen on 21 September 1981) is an Indian actress and producer who appears in

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films. Sen debuted as child actress in the 1996 Bengali film ''Damu''. She made her debut as a lead actress in 2002, in the Telugu film ''

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''. In 2003, she made her Hindi film debut in the comedy film ''

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'' for which she was nominated at the

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for Best Female Debut. Subsequently, she appeared in several successful films including ''

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'' (2003), ''

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'' (2004), ''

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'' (2005), ''

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'' (2005), ''

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'' (2006) and '' Golmaal: Fun Unlimited'' (2006). She also participated in the reality television show ''

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'' in 2015.

Early life

Sen was born as Subhamitra Sen in

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. She completed her schooling from Bidya Bharati Girls' High School in 1999. She completed her graduation in Commerce from the

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Career

Since childhood, Sen dreamt of becoming an actress. She lived at Jyotish Roy Road, New Alipore, Kolkata with her mother. She did her schooling from Vidya Bharati New Alipore near Mint. After completing her studies, she persuaded her mother to accompany her to

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. She later said that she wasn't encouraged by anyone in her family except by her grandfather. After doing the rounds, she got into ads including one

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ad with

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. She was instantly noticed, and her first offers for films started rolling in. Sen made her debut as a lead actress in the Telugu movie ''

''. Her debut Hindi film, Vijay Galani's ''

'' was released in 2003. It was a comedy film, in which she co-starred with

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and

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. She followed it with appearances in big-budget movies such as ''

'' (2004), ''

'' (2005), ''

'' (2005) and '' Golmaal'' (2006). Sen also did a cameo in the 2006 film ''

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'', and she followed it with ''

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'', alongside newcomer actor

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. In 2008, she appeared in ''

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'' and in 2009, ''

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'' and ''Horn Ok Please''. All three of these films were box office disasters. After these films, her career declined. She further appeared in the films ''

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'' and '' Shagird'' in 2011. Both failed to do well. In 2015, she participated in the reality show ''

''. Sen has produced a film, ''

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''. She changed her screen name, Rimi, to her real name, Subhamitra Sen for her production venture.

Reality TV

Sen was a celebrity contestant in the ninth season of the Indian version of the

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show '' Big Brother'', ''

''. It aired in October 2015. Sen entered the house with

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as her partner for the show; however, her pairing was revised on Day 5, when

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was chosen as her new partner. She was evicted after staying in the house for 7.5 weeks.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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