Rimi Sen

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Rimi Sen
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Rimi Sen at the India Beach Fashion Week (Goa) in 2017
Born
Subhamitra Sen

(1981-09-21) 21 September 1981 (age 43)
Other namesRimii
OccupationFilm actress
Years active1996–2011
2015–2016
Known for Dhoom , Hungama , Phir Hera Pheri , Golmaal Fun Unlimited
SpouseAli Farooqi
MotherSanghamitra Sen

Rimi Sen (born Subhamitra Sen on 21 September 1981), also known professionally as Rimi or Rimii, is a former Indian actress and producer who appears in Hindi, Telugu, and Bengali films. [1] She made her debut as a lead actress in 2002, in the Telugu film Nee Thodu Kavali . In 2003, she made her Hindi film debut in the comedy film Hungama for which she was nominated at the Filmfare Awards for Best Female Debut. Subsequently, she appeared in several successful films including Baghban (2003), Dhoom (2004), Garam Masala (2005), Kyon Ki (2005), Phir Hera Pheri (2006) and Golmaal: Fun Unlimited (2006). She also participated in the reality television show Bigg Boss in 2015.

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Early life

Sen was born as Subhamitra Sen [2] into a Bengali Baidya family from Calcutta, West Bengal. She graduated with a degree in commerce from the University of Calcutta. [3]

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 Mumbai. 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 Coca-Cola ad with Aamir Khan. [3]

Sen made her debut as a lead actress in the Telugu movie Nee Thodu Kavali . Her debut Hindi film, Vijay Galani's Hungama was released in 2003. It was a comedy film, in which she co-starred with Akshaye Khanna, Aftab Shivdasani and Paresh Rawal. [4]

She followed it with appearances in big-budget movies such as Dhoom (2004), Kyon Ki (2005), Garam Masala (2005) and Golmaal (2006). Sen also did a cameo in the 2006 film Dhoom 2 , and she followed it with Johnny Gaddaar , alongside newcomer actor Neil Nitin Mukesh. In 2008, she appeared in De Taali and in 2009, Sankat City 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 Thank You and Shagird in 2011. Both failed to do well. In 2015, she participated in the reality show Bigg Boss .

Sen has produced a film, Budhia Singh - Born to Run . [5] She changed her screen name, Rimi, to her real name, Subhamitra Sen for her production venture. [6]

Reality TV

Sen was a celebrity contestant in the ninth season of the Indian version of the reality TV show Big Brother , Bigg Boss . [7] It aired in October 2015. [8] Sen entered the house with Suyyash Rai as her partner for the show; however, her pairing was revised on Day 5, when Rochelle Rao was chosen as her new partner. She was evicted after staying in the house for 7.5 weeks.

In 2016, Sen participated in the dance celebrity reality show, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9 as a wild card entrant but did not get selected. [9]

Filmography

Films

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2000 Paromitar Ek Din Niece of Paromita's first husband Bengali Bengali debut
2001Ide Naa Modati Prema LekhaAnjali Telugu Telugu debut, credited as Rimi
2002 Nee Thodu Kavali Sindhu
2003 Hungama Anjali Hindi
Baghban Payal Malhotra
2004 Sajani PriyaBengali
Dhoom Sweety DixitHindicredited as Rimii
Swapner Din AmeenaBengali
2005 Andarivaadu SwethaTelugu
Garam Masala AnjaliHindicredited as Rimii
Kyon Ki Maya Sahanicredited as Rimii
Deewane Huye Paagal Tanya / Natasha Mulchandani
2006 Phir Hera Pheri Anjali Patekarcredited as Rimi
Golmaal: Fun Unlimited Niraali
Dhoom 2 Sweety Dixit
2007 Hattrick Kashmiracredited as Rimi
Johnny Gaddaar Minicredited as Rimi
2008 De Taali Kartika Rai / Anjali Nahata
2009 Sankat City Monacredited as Rimi
Horn 'Ok' Pleassss Ria / Sia (dual role)
2011 Thank You Shivani Chopracredited as Rimi
Shagird Varsha Mathurcredited as Rimi
2016 Budhia Singh – Born to Run Producer [6]

Television

YearNameRoleNotesRef
2015 Bigg Boss 9 Contestant13th place, evicted week 7
2016 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9 ContestantWild card entrant, not selected

Awards and nominations

List of acting awards and nominations for work in films
YearFilmAwardCategoryResults
2004 Hungama Filmfare Awards Best Female Debut Nominated
Screen Awards Most Promising Newcomer – Female Nominated
Stardust Awards Superstar of Tomorrow – Female Nominated
International Indian Film Academy Awards Star Debut of the Year – Female Nominated
Anandalok Puraskar Awards Best Debut ActressWon

Zee Cine Awards

Best Female Debut

Nominated
Baghban Nominated
2005 Dhoom Stardust Awards

Best Breakthrough Performance – Female

Nominated
2010 Sankat City Screen Awards Best Ensemble CastNominated
2016 Budhia Singh - Born to Run 63rd National awards Best Children's FilmWon
Houston Film Festival Best FilmWon

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