Sushmita Sen

Sushmita Sen :: Sexy Miss Universe 1994
Sushmita Sen was born on November 19, 1975 in Hyderabad, India. She is a well-known Bollywood actress who has also appeared in few Tamil films and a former beauty queen, who was crowned Miss Universe in 1994.

 

Sushmita Sen - Bollywood Actress
Sushmita Sen Aliases (Nicknames & Misspelled names): Titu, Little Titan, Sush, Susmita Sen, Sushmita, Sushmitha Sen, India's first Miss Universe, Miss Universe Sushmita Sen

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Birth Name        Sushmita Sen
Height                5'9 1/2"
Sex                          Female
Nationality          Indian
Birth Date          19-Nov-75
Birth Place        Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Zodiac Sign       Scorpio
Language               Hindi, English, Bengali
Profession      Bollywood Actress, Model
Education Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute, Delhi, India
Air Force Silver school, Delhi, India(studied English Honors)
Other Interests Loves writing poetry
Film-making
Fishing
Loves sports(especially Tennis) & She was sports captain in her school "Air Force School, New Delhi".
Father Shubeer Sen (Ex-Wing Commander Air Force, Indian)
Mother Subhra Sen (Worked as a fashion artist and jewellery designer)
Brother Rajeev Sen
Sister Neelam Sen(married to IT consultant Nauman Malik , famous personality, billionare)
Daughter Renee Sen(adopted her in year 2000)



Rajat Tara (during her school days)
Ricky Martin(Born on 24 December 1971,San Juan, Puerto Rico. He is a singer by professions. He was a judge at the Miss Universe pageant in which Sushmita won the title)
Sanjay Narang(Businessman, India)
Vikram Bhatt(Bollywood film director & film producer)
Sabir Bhatia(the man behind Hotmail, born in 1969 at Chandigarh, India)
Randeep Hooda(Bollywood actor, protégé of Naseeruddin Shah and Ram Gopal Varma and 9 months her junior)
Maanav Menon(Film maker)


Address
Sushmita Sen
6th Floor, Beach Queen, Yari Road,
Versova, Andheri (W),
Mumbai 400 061





Early Life:

Sushmita Sen, was born on November 19, 1975 in Hyderabad , Andhra Pradesh. Daughter of an Air Force Commander her family of Bengali origin was posted in Nagpur , then Jorhat, and finally in Delhi . She did her schooling with English Honors predominantly in the Air Force Silver School.

Becoming First Miss Universe:

She was interested in modeling and took part in one or two fashion shows during her school days. After she finished her plus two, she participated in the Femina Miss India contest and from then on there was no looking back. 172.5cm tall girl, with her girl next-door looks shot to fame when she became The Femina Miss India in 1994. Her main assets- an intelligent mind, poise and linguistic competence finally won her the coveted Miss Universe Crown. Eighteen year old Sushmita Sen, the youngest among the 76 contestants charmed a million viewers as well as the judges with her amazing mental acumen.

Entry into Bollywood:

After she won the crown she got more opportunities for modeling followed by a competitive career in Bollywood. Her first stint in the film world was a south Indian movie, 'Rakshakan' followed by 'Dastak' in Hindi. Her films in Hindi include 'Biwi No.1', 'Sirf Tum', 'Nayak' and so on. She has proved her mettle and excels in whatever she does, be it acting or dancing. Her dance numbers like 'Shakalaka baby' in Nayak, 'Mehaboob Mere' in Fiza has been much appreciated. She got rave reviews for the convincing portrayal of her character in the film 'Filhaal'. She won the best supporting actress award in the year 2000 for her role in 'Biwi No 1'. 'Main Hoon Naa' released in 2004, was one of the biggest hits of her career and her role in 'Vaastu-Shastra' the same year was very much appreciated.

In 2005, she played a lawyer in 'Main Aisa Hi Hoon' opposite Ajay Devgan and also starred in a remake of 'Cactus Flower', called 'Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya'. Her most recent movies include 'Zindaggi Rocks' (2006), 'Chingaari', 'Gulel' (2006) and 'Karma, Confessions and Holi' (2006).







Awards won:

Year Award Description
1994 Miss India
Miss Universe
2000 Filmfare Awards: Best Supporting Actress win for Biwi No.1(1999)
Zee Cine Awards: Best Supporting Actress win for Biwi No.1 (1999)
2001 Star Screen Awards, Best Supporting Actress win for Biwi No.1
2003 Zee Cine Awards: Best Supporting Actress win for Filhaal (2002)
Nominations:

Year Awards Description
2003 Filmfare Awards, Best Supporting Actress nomination for Filhaal (2002)
2005 Zee Cine Awards, Best Supporting Actress nomination for Main Hoon Na (2004)





Year
Movie Title
Language
Other Notes
1996
Ratchagan
Tamil
Role: Special Appearance
Co-Starring: Nagarjuna, SP Bala
Director: S. Shankar
Music: A.R. Rahman
1996
Dastak
Hindi
Release Date: Nov. 29, 1996
Co-Starring: Mukul Dev, Sharad Kappor
Director: Mahesh Bhatt
Producer: Makesh Bhatt
Music: Rajesh Roshan
1998
Zor
Hindi
Release Date: February 13, 1998
Role: Aarti
Co-Starring: Sunny Deol, Milin Gunaji,Om Puri, Anupam Kher
Director: Sangeeth Sivan
Producer: Vivek Kumar
Music: Agosh
1999
Sirf Tum
Hindi
Release Date: June 11, 1999
Role: Neha
Co-Starring: Sanjay Kapoor, Priya Gil, Mohnish Behl, Johnny Lever
Director: Ahathian
Producer: Boney Kapoor
Music: Nadeem Shravan
1999
Mudhalvan
Tamil
Release Date: 1999
Role: Special Appearance
Co-Starring: Arjun, Manisha Koirala, Rahuvaran, Vadiveloo, Manivanan
Director: S. Shankar
Producer: A. M. Rathnam
Music: A R Rehman
1999
Biwi No 1
Hindi
Release Date:May 28, 1999
Role: Rupali Walia
Co-Starring: Salman Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Tabu, Saif Ali Khan
Director: David Dhawan
Producer: Vashu Bhagnani
Music: Anu Malik
1999
Hindustan Ki Kasam
Hindi
Release Date: July 28, 1999
Role: Priya
Co-Starring: Ajay Devgan, Amitabh Bachchan, Manisha Koirala
Director: Veeru Devgan
Producer: Bharat Shah
Music: Sukhwindara Singh
2000
Fiza
Hindi
Release Date: September 8, 2000
Role: Special Appearance as Reshma
Co-Starring: Hrithik Roshan, Neha, Karisma Kapoor
Director: Khalid Mohammad
Producer: Pradeep Guha
Music: Mehboob Mere
2000
Aghaaz
Hindi
Release Date: October 6, 2000
Role: Sudha
Co-Starring: Suniel Shetty, Namrata Shirodkar, Anoop Kumar, Gulshan Grover, Johny Lever
Director: Yogesh Ishwar
Producer: D Rama Naidu
Music: Anu Malik
2001
Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai
Hindi
Release Date: July 6, 2001
Role: Lara Oberoi
Co-Starring: Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukerji, Jackie Shroff
Director: Goldie Behl
Producer: Madhu Ramesh Behl-Rose Films Combine
Music: Aadesh Shrivastava
2001
Nayak: The Real Hero
Hindi
Release Date: September 7, 2001
Role: Special Appearance (Item Number ShakaLaka Baby)
Co-Starring: Anil Kapoor, Rani Mukerji
Director: S Shankar
Producer: AM Rathnam
Music: A R Rehman
2001
Kyo Kii...Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta
Hindi
Release Date: September 21, 2001
Role: Sonam
Co-Starring: Govinda
Director: David Dhawan
Producer: Shobha Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor-Balaji Films
Music: Anand Raaj Anand
2002
Filhaal
Hindi
Release Date: February 1, 2002
Role: Sia Sheth
Co-Starring: Tabu, Sanjay Suri, Palash Sen
Director: Meghna Gulzar
Producer: Jhamu Sughandh
Music: Anu Malik
2002
Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge
Hindi
Release Date: February 22, 2002
Role: Mehak
Co-Starring: Salman Khan, Dia Mirza
Director: Pankaj Parashar
Producer: Gordhan Tanwani
Music: Sajid Wajid, Daboo Malik
2002
Aankhen
Hindi
Release Date: April 5, 2002
Role: Neha Srivastav
Co-Starring: Arjun Rampal, Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal
Director: Vipul Shah-Doshi
Producer: Gaurang Doshi
Music: Adesh Shrivastava
2003
Pran Jaaye Par Shaan Na Jaaye
Hindi
Release Date: April 25, 2003
Role: Sushmita (Narrator)
Co-Starring: Raveena Tandon, Dia Mirza, Mahesh Manjrekar
Director: Sanjay Jha
Producer: Mahesh Manjrekar, Asoo Nihalani
Music: Daboo Malik, Nitin Raikwar
2003
Samay: When Time Strikes
Hindi
Release Date: October 10, 2003
Role: ACP Malvika Chauhan
Co-Starring: Sushant Singh, Rajesh Khera, Jackie Shroff, Dinesh Lamba
Director: Robby Grewal
Producer: iDreams Productions
Music: Sandeep Chowta
2004
Paisa Vasool
Hindi
Release Date: January 9, 2004
Role: Baby
Co-Starring: Manisha Koirala, Sushant Singh
Director: Srinivas Bhashyam
Producer: Moving Image Production
Music: Bapi-Tutul
2004
Main Hoon Na
Hindi
Release Date: April 30, 2004
Role: Chandni
Co-Starring: Shahrukh Khan, Amrita Rao, Zayed Khan
Director: Farah Khan
Producer: Gauri Khan-Red Chillies Entertainment
Music: Anu Malik
2004
Vaastu Shastra
Hindi
Release Date: October 22, 2004
Role: Jhilmil
Co-Starring: Chakravarthy, Piya Rai Chaudhary, Purab Kohli
Director: Sourabh Narang
Producer: K. Sera, Ramgopal Verma
Music: Amar Mohile
2005
Kisna: The Warrior Poet
Hindi
Release Date: January 21, 2005
Role: Naima Begum (Special Appearance)
Co-Starring: Vivek Oberoi, Isha Sharvani
Director: Subhash Ghai
Producer: Mukta Arts LTD
Music: A.R. Rahman, Ismail Darbar
2005
Bewafaa
Hindi
Release Date: February 26, 2005
Role: Aarti Sahni
Co-Starring: Anil Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Akshay Kumar, Shamita Shetty
Director: Dharmesh Darshan
Producer: Dharmesh Darshan-Sridevi Productions
Music: Nadeem-Sharvan
2005
Main Aisa Hi Hoon
Hindi
Release Date: May 6, 2005
Role: Neeti Khanna
Co-Starring: Ajay Devgan, Esha Deol
Director: Harry Baweja
Producer: Pammi Baweja-Baweja Films
Music: Himesh Reshammiya
2005
Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya
Hindi
Release Date: July 15, 2005
Role: Nurse Naina Malhotra
Co-Starring: Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Arshad Warsi, Isha Koppikar, Rajpal Yadav and Sohail Khan
Director: David Dhawan
Producer: Dhillin Mehta,Sohail Khan, Seema Kar
Music: Salim - Sulaiman-Himesh Reshammiya
2006
Chingari
Hindi
Release Date: 17 February 2006
Role: Basanti/Titli
Co-Starring: Anuj Sawhney, Mithun Chakravarthy,Anuj Sawhney, Ila Arun, Anjaan Srivastav
Director: Kalpana Lajmi
Producer: Kalpana Lajmi
Music: Adesh Shrivastava
2006
Zindaggi Rocks
Hindi
Release: 27 October 2006
Role: A Rock Star
Co-Starring: Shiney Ahuja
Director: Tanuja Chandra
Producer: B.A.G Films
Music: Anu Malik
Upcoming Movies
2007
It Was Raining That Night
English
Release Date: Not Released Yet
Co-Starring: Mahesh Manjrekar
Director: Mahesh Manjrekar
Producer: Mahesh Manjrekar
2007
Sholay
Hindi
Role: Durga (Radha)
Co-Starring: Ajay Devgan (as Veeru), Amitabh Bachchan (as Gabbar), Sushmita Sen (as Radha) and Nisha Kothari (as Ghungru, the modern Basanti)
Producer: Ram Gopal Varma
2007
Dulha Mil Gaya
Hindi
Co-Starring: Shah Rukh Khan, Fardeen Khan and Ishitta Sharrma
Director: Mudassar Aziz
Producer: Viveck Vaswani
2007
The Expat
English
Role: An Indian Immigrant
Co-Starring: Richard Gere
Director: Sutapa Ghosh
Producer: Miramax Films
2007
Karma Confessions & Holi
English
Role: Yoga Instructor, Meera
Co-Starring: Randeep Hooda, Suchitra Krishnamurthy, Suresh Oberoi, Rati Agnihotri, Deepal Shaw, Drena de Niro, Naomi Campbell & Sticky Fingaz
Director: Manish Gupta
Producer: Rapture Productions (Sa Re Ga Ma)
2007
Gulel
Hindi
Co-Starring: Ajay Devgan, Konkona Sen Sharma, Vijaya Mehta
Director: Aparna Sen, Shabana Azmi (dialogue)
2007
Idhar Udhar
Hindi
Status: Pre-Production
Release Date: 2007
Co-Starring: Fardeen Khan
Director: Ambika Hinduja




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