Riya Sen

Riya Sen born Riya Dev Varma 24 January 1981 is an Indian film actress and model Riya who comes 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 actress in the film Vishkanya Her first commercial success in her film career was with Style a 2001 Hindi lowbudget comedy directed by N Chandra Some of her other notable films include producer Pritish Nandys musical film Jhankaar Beats 2003 in Hinglish Shaadi No 1 2005 and Malayalam horror film Ananthabhadram 2005 Riya was first recognised as a model when she performed in Falguni Pathaks music video Yaad Piya Ki Aane Lagi at the age of sixteen in 1998 Since then she has appeared in music videos television commercials fashion shows and on magazine covers Riya has worked as an activist and appeared in an AIDS awareness music video with the aim of dispelling popular myths about the disease She also helped raise funds for pediatric eyecare