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Sushmita Sen
Born	(1975-11-19) 19 November 1975 (age 36) Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India[1]
Occupation	actor, model
Years active	1993–present
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Children	Renee Sen Alisha Sen

Sushmita Sen (born 19 November, 1975) is an Indian actress who appears in mainly Bollywood films. A former model, Sen was crowned Miss Universe in 1994.^[3] She created history by being the first Indian woman to win the contest.

She started her career with Dastak, a movie rumored to have been made on her life. However, she attained commercial and critical recognition for her roles in Sirf Tum (1999) and the comedy Biwi No.1 (1999). The latter earned her the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award.

She has acted in commercially successful films such as Aankhen (2002), Main Hoon Na (2004) - her biggest commercial success so far and Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya? (2005). She received high critical acclaim for her female-oriented roles in films such as Filhaal... (2002), Samay: When Time Strikes (2003), Chingaari (2005) and Zindaggi Rocks (2006).

In 2010, she ventured into partnership with Tantra Entertainment Private limited becoming the President of the 'I Am She' Miss Universe Contest and the sole representative of the Miss Universe pageant in India.

Personal life[link]

Sen was born in the Bengali Sen family on 19 November, 1975.^[4] in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. Her family consists of her dad, Shubeer, a former Indian Air Force Wing Commander; mom, Subhra, Jewelry Designer and owner of a Dubai-based store. She has two siblings, a sister named Neelam, who is married to Nauman Malik, and a brother named Rajeev.^[5]

Often known as the most stylish and glamorous lady of India^[6][7], Sushmita Sen made history by adopting a baby girl named Renée.^[1][8] in 2000. She, as a single woman of only 25 years of age, was not viewed as socially acceptable to obtain the guardianship of the baby. However, the High Court of India quashed the appeal and she obtained gain of cause. On 13 Jan, 2010 she adopted a three-month-old girl and named her Alisha.^[1]

On April 9, 2012 it was reported that her ex boyfriend Mudassar Aziz, is all set to marry Farahjaan Sheikh^[9]. Sushmita was linked to Mudassar in 2008 when she was shooting for his film Dulha Mil Gaya, which also featured Fardeen Khan and Shah Rukh Khan. Sushmita sen has also been linked to another Bollywood personality Randeep Hooda^[10]. They had a ugly break-up in 2009 which impacted the running of film Karma Aur Holi.^[11].

Career[link]

Miss Universe[link]

In 1994, as a teenager, Sen won the title of Femina Miss India beating Aishwarya Rai, who was the runner up.^[12] Sen represented India at the 1994 Miss Universe Pageant, held in Manila, Philippines and won there.^[3]

At Miss Universe, Sen ranked third overall in the preliminaries, right behind preliminary winner Miss Colombia Carolina Gómez, and Miss Greece Rea Totounzi, who ranked second but won the preliminary swimsuit and evening gown competitions. Sen went on to place second, fifth and third in the swimsuit, interview, and evening gown semi-final competitions respectively, placing third place behind Miss Colombia Carolina Gomez and Miss Venezuela Minorka Mercado. All three women went on to be the final three contestants. In the end, the judges placed their votes on Sen, making her the first woman from India to become Miss Universe. She owns the rights to send delegates from India to the Miss Universe pageant from 2010 onwards through her project I Am She – Miss Universe India.^[13]

Film career[link]

1990s[link]

Sushmita at the judging of Pantaloons Femina Miss India contest 2009.

After her reign as Miss Universe, Sushmita became an actress. Her first film, Dastak was in 1996, in which she played the victim of a stalker played by Sharad Kapoor. Mukul Dev starred as the lead actor. She then starred in the 1997 Tamil blockbuster, Ratchagan. Two years later her appearance as Rupali in David Dhawan's movie Biwi No.1 won her the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award in 1999. Biwi No.1 was the second highest grossing movie of 1999.^[14] The same year, she was also nominated for her role in Sirf Tum in the same category, making her an obvious choice for winner. Following her famous item song in Fiza known as 'Mehboob Mere', she tried to make a niche for her career in the Indian film cinema.

2000s[link]

She received critical acclaim and box office success for film Aankhen. So far, her biggest hit has been the 2004 movie Main Hoon Na, in which she starred as Shahrukh Khan's love interest. The film grossed a total of Rs 330,000,000 and was the second best selling movie of that year.^[15] Later, Sushmita played a lawyer in Main Aisa Hi Hoon opposite Ajay Devgan. In 2005, she also starred in a remake of Cactus Flower, called Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?: Sen played the lead opposite Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif. Her most recent movies include Karma, Confessions and Holi (2006) opposite Naomi Campbell, Do Knot Disturb, Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag (2007) and Dulha Mil Gaya (2010).

Sushmita has signed three big projects, one of which has been reported that she will portray the slain Pakistan Peoples Party leader Benazir Bhutto in a film co-produced by Zaid Aziz and Henna Rai of the Karachi production company Vox Vision, and Leicester-based Sum Films. Tentatively titled Benazir Bhutto: The Movie, the film will be shot in locations in Pakistan, the US, Britain and Dubai, where Bhutto spent years as a student and later as a political leader in exile. When Sushmita was asked about this big opportunity, she excitedly said, “Yes, I am keen to play the role.”^[16]. The second being Farah Khan's untitled venture opposite Salman Khan, and the third one being veteran actress Rekhha's biopic titled Sitare under the banner of Red Chillies Entertainment.^{[citation needed]}

Recently she starred in Do Knot Disturb with long-time screen partner Govinda. The film failed to do well.

2010s[link]

Sushmita plays the role of a successful supermodel called Shimmer in Dulha Mil Gaya.^[17]

Awards[link]

Filmfare Awards[link]

2000: Best Supporting Actress for Biwi No.1 (1999)

IIFA Awards[link]

2000 IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award for Biwi No.1

Star Screen Awards[link]

2001 Best Supporting Actress for Biwi No.1

Zee Cine Awards[link]

2000: Best Supporting Actress for Biwi No.1 (1999)

2003: Best Supporting Actress for Filhaal... (2002)

National honours[link]

2006: Rajiv Gandhi Award for her achievement in bollywood.

Filmography[link]

See also[link]

• List of firsts in India

References[link]

External links[link]

• Sushmita Sen at the Internet Movie Database

Awards and titles for Sushmita Sen Awards and achievements Preceded by Namrata Shirodkar Femina Miss India 1994 Succeeded by Manpreet Brar v t e Miss Universe titleholders (1980–1999) Shawn Weatherly (1980) Irene Sáez (1981) Karen Dianne Baldwin (1982) Lorraine Downes (1983) Yvonne Ryding (1984) Deborah Carthy-Deu (1985) Bárbara Palacios Teyde (1986) Cecilia Bolocco (1987) Porntip Nakhirunkanok (1988) Angela Visser (1989) Mona Grudt (1990) Lupita Jones (1991) Michelle McLean (1992) Dayanara Torres (1993) Sushmita Sen (1994) Chelsi Smith (1995) Alicia Machado (1996) Brook Mahealani Lee (1997) Wendy Fitzwilliam (1998) Mpule Kwelagobe (1999) Complete list (1952–1959) (1960–1979) (1980–1999) (2000–2019) v t e Miss Universe Organization titleholders (1994) Miss Universe Sushmita Sen Miss USA Lu Parker Miss Teen USA Shauna Gambill Miss Universe Organization titleholders of 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 v t e Major international pageant titleholders (1994) Miss Universe Sushmita Sen Miss World Aishwarya Rai Miss International Christina Lekka Major international pageants titleholders of 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 v t e Miss India winners in the Grand Slam pageants Miss Universe Sushmita Sen (1994) · Lara Dutta (2000) Miss World Reita Faria (1966) · Aishwarya Rai (1994) · Diana Hayden (1997) · Yukta Mookhey (1999) · Priyanka Chopra (2000) Miss Asia Pacific Zeenat Aman (1970) · Tara Anne Fonseca (1973) · Dia Mirza (2000) Miss Earth Nicole Faria (2010) Miss International - Dominican Republic India Panamá Philippines Puerto Rico USA Venezuela v t e Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress 1955–1960 Usha Kiran (1955) Nirupa Roy (1956) Vyjayanthimala (1957) Shyama (1958) Nalini Jaywant (1959) Lalita Pawar (1960) 1961–1980 Nanda (1961) Nirupa Roy (1962) Shashikala (1963) Shashikala (1964) Nirupa Roy (1965) Padmini (1966) Simi Garewal (1967) Jamuna Ramanarao (1968) Simi Garewal (1969) Tanuja Samarth (1970) Chaand Usmani (1971) Farida Jalal (1972) Zeenat Aman (1973) Raakhee Gulzar (1974) Durga Khote (1975) Nadira (1976) Kajari (1977) Asha Sachdev (1978) Reena Roy (1979) Helen (1980) 1981–2000 Padmini Kolhapure (1981) Supriya Pathak (1982) Supriya Pathak (1983) Rohini Hattangadi (1984) Aruna Irani (1985) Nutan (1986) Not awarded (1987) Not awarded (1988) Sonu Walia (1989) Raakhee Gulzar (1990) Rohini Hattangadi (1991) Farida Jalal (1992) Aruna Irani (1993) Amrita Singh (1994) Dimple Kapadia (1995) Farida Jalal (1996) Rekha (1997) Karisma Kapoor (1998) Rani Mukerji (1999) Sushmita Sen (2000) 2001–present Jaya Bachchan (2001) Jaya Bachchan (2002) Madhuri Dixit (2003) Jaya Bachchan (2004) Rani Mukerji (2005) Ayesha Kapur (2006) Konkona Sen Sharma (2007) Konkona Sen Sharma (2008) Kangana Ranaut (2009) Kalki Koechlin (2010) Kareena Kapoor (2011) Rani Mukerji (2012) Complete list (1955–1960) (1961–1980) (1981–2000) (2001–present)

Jackie Shroff (Hindi: जैकी श्रॉफ़) (born 1 February 1960)^[1] is an Indian actor. He has been in the industry for more than 28 years and has appeared in over 150 films in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali, Kannada, and Marathi.

Personal life[link]

He belongs to Gujarati-speaking Shroff family born on February 1, 1960.^[1] His brother's name is Hemant, and they live in Bandra, Mumbai. He is a non-vegetarian.

He married his longtime girlfriend, Ayesha Dutt, who is a producer. Both husband and wife run Jackie Shroff Entertainment Limited. They have two children: a son, Tiger, and a daughter, Krishna.

Career[link]

He made his acting debut in a bit-role as a villain in the 1973 hit Heera Panna which starred Dev Anand.^[2]He then went on to act in another Dev Anand starer, Swami Dada.

Subhash Ghai signed him up for the 1983 hit Hero that catapulted him to stardom, followed by yet another hit Andar Bahar with Anil Kapoor as his co-star.

Since then he went on to star in close to 150 movies. Since 2000 or thereabouts, he has appeared in main character roles.^[2]

Awards[link]

• 1990: Won: Filmfare Best Actor Award-Parinda
• 1994:Nominated: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award-Khalnayak
• 1995: Won: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award-1942: A Love Story
• 1996: Won: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award-Rangeela
• 1997:Nominated: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award-Agni Sakshi
• 2002:Nominated: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award-Yaadein
• 2001:Nominated: Filmfare Best Villain Award-Mission Kashmir
• 2003:Nominated: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award-Devdas

• 2007 - Special Honour Jury Award for Outstanding Contribution to Indian cinema

Other information[link]

Jackie Shroff was a judge on a magic show called India's Magic Star broadcast on Indian channel Star One on a weekend. The show began on 3 July 2010 and will run till the final "India's Magic Star" is revealed.

Filmography[link]