Riya Sen:Many stars in Bollywood have come from different backgrounds. Some fought poverty to make a name for themselves in the industry, while there are many stars who have connections with royal families. Today we will tell you the story of an actress belonging to a royal family who had a great start in the industry. However, a scandal ruined her career.
Riya Sen is from a royal family
The beauty we are talking about is none other than Riya Sen. Riya is the youngest daughter of actress Moon Moon Sen and granddaughter of the famous late actress Suchitra Sen. Through her father Bharat Dev Varma, she belongs to the royal family of Tripura. At the age of only five, Riya played her mother’s on-screen daughter.
Riya Sen worked in many films
In the year 1991, Riya made her official debut in the film industry as a child artist in the film Vishkanya. Her first film as an actress was Style in the year 2001. In this film, she shared screen space with Sharman Joshi, Sahil Khan and Shilpi Sharma. It was directed by N Chandra. Later Riya appeared in many successful films like Dil Vil Pyar Vyar, Qayamat and Jhankar Beats.
Scandal ruined career
Riya Sen was at the peak of her career in 2005 when a pornographic MMS of her with her rumoured boyfriend Ashmit Patel was leaked online. Riya Sen was caught in this scandal. Due to this, the couple broke up and Riya accused Ashmit of leaking the clip himself. Although Riya was famous for her bold scenes and glamorous personality, this incident had a negative impact on her career and it went on the path of derailment.
No film was successful after being caught in a scandal
After getting caught in the scandal, she acted in about 15 films in languages like Hindi, Bengali, Telugu and Odia. According to reports, none of her projects were commercially successful. Some of her last releases include Hero 420 and Dark Chocolate, which were released in 2016. In 2017, she made her OTT debut in a cameo role with the web series Ragini MMS: Returns. Since then, she has appeared in series like Poison, Mismatch 2, Pati Patni Aur Hu and Bekaaboo. She has appeared in films like Lonely Girl, Love You Always and Death Tale.
