Riya Sen hails from a royal family of Cooch Behar. Her father Bharat Dev Varma is the descendant of the royal family and her mother is actress Moon Moon Sen. Her mother was one of the most sensual actresses of her times. Riya did her schooling from John Connon School. After her schooling this Bengali beauty started modeling. She worked in a lot of commercials and music videos, to name a few;
Asha Bhonsle (Jhumka Gira Re), Falguni Pathak (Yaad Piya Ki Aane Lagi or Chudi jo khanki),
Jagjit Singh and
Asha Bhonsle (Jab Samne Tum, Kahin Kahin Se),
Sonu Nigam (Jeena Hai Tere Liye), and Shaan (Sutta Maro). She shot for her first music video (Yaad Piya Ki Aane Lagi) at the age of 16. Riya bagged her major role at the age of fifteen in a Tamil movie, Taj Mahal, directed by Bharathiraja.
Since then Riya has acted in many Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and English films. Her sister
Raima is also an actress and has a successful acting career. Riya likes to spend her time with her Mom, Dad, Sister and her grandmother. Riya has a long way to go, but this bubbly actress sure as hell has shown the world her acting prowess.
