Riya Sen (; , pron. ) (born
Riya Dev Varma on 24 January 1981) is an Indian film actress and model. Riya, who hails from a family of actors including her grandmother
Suchitra Sen, mother
Moon Moon Sen and sister
Raima Sen, began her acting career in 1991 as a child artiste in the film
Vishkanya. Her first commercial success in her film career was with
Style, a 2001
Hindi low-budget
sex comedy directed by
N. Chandra. Some of her other films include producer
Pritish Nandy's
musical film,
Jhankaar Beats (2001) in
Hinglish,
Shaadi No. 1 (2005) Malayalam
horror film Ananthabhadram (2005).
Riya was first recognised as a model when she performed in
Falguni Pathak's music video
Yaad Piya Ki Aane Lagi at the age of sixteen. Since then, she has appeared in
music videos,
television commercials,
fashion shows, and on
magazine covers.