Reema Sen (born 29 October 1981) is a former Indian actress and model who primarily appeared in

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, Telugu, and

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films.

Early life and education

Reema Sen was born in

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on 29 October 1981. She completed high school from St. Thomas Girls School in

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, Kolkata, after which her family moved to

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Personal life

Sen married businessman Shiv Karan Singh in 2012. She gave birth to their son, Rudraveer, on 22 February 2013.

Career

Film and modelling career

In Mumbai, she began her modelling career, appearing in a number of advertising campaigns. She then moved to films and made her acting debut with Telugu film '' Chitram'', in which she acted opposite

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, whom she later paired with in '' Manasantha Nuvve''. She also appeared in the

film ''

Minnale ''Minnale'' () is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language musical romance film directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon in his directoral debut. The story was written by Menon and Vipul D. Shah. The film, starring Madhavan, Abbas and Reema Sen, tells the story ...

'' alongside Madhavan, which was very successful. Her first

film '' Hum Ho Gaye Aapke'' flopped, and she decided to continue working in Tamil cinema. Her appearance in the Tamil film ''

Rendu ''Rendu'' () is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed by Sundar C and produced by Khushbu Sundar. The film stars Madhavan in dual lead roles, with Reema Sen and Anushka Shetty as the lead actresses. Vadivelu, Santhanam and ...

'', again alongside Madhavan, was successful. Audience found her expressions in the film ''

Thimiru ''Thimiru'' () is a 2006 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language action film directed by Tarun Gopi (in his directorial debut), written by G. V. Renjith and produced by Vikram Krishna under G K Film Corporation. It stars Vishal (actor), Vishal, alo ...

'' cute. Her negative role in '' Aayirathil Oruvan'' and '' Vallavan'' was highly praised by viewers and critics. She ended her film career in 2012 after she got married. Her last Bollywood film was ''

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'' alongside

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and

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Music video appearance

In 1998, she appeared in the video of the song "Chandni Raatein" sung by Shamsa Kanwal.

Public image

In April 2006, a

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court issued non-bailable warrants against Sen and Shilpa Shetty for "posing in an obscene manner" in photographs published by the

newspaper ''Dinakaran'', owned by Sun Group. The report stated that the two actresses had failed to comply with earlier summons for the same reason, hence the issuance of the warrants. The petitioner submitted that the paper had published ''"very sexy blow-ups and medium blow-ups"'' in its December 2005 and January 2006 issues, and which allegedly violated the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act 1986, Young Persons (Harmful Publications) Act 1956, and the

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Section 292 (Sale of Obscene Books). The petitioner further demanded that the images should be confiscated under the terms of the Press and Registration of Book Act 1867. In January 2007, outgoing Chief Justice Y. K. Sabharwal confirmed that Sen had written to him in order to enunciate guidelines against frivolous

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against artists, but declined her plea on the grounds that she should have filed a formal

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instead of writing a letter.

Filmography

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sen, Reema 1981 births Living people Indian film actresses Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Bengali cinema Actresses from Kolkata Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Kannada cinema 21st-century Indian actresses Filmfare Awards South winners Female models from Kolkata