Sanjana Sarkar Riya (Bengali: সানজানা সরকার রিয়া) is a Bangladeshi actress and model who works in Bengali television dramas and web productions. She began her career as a model in a television commercial for Banglalink and later became known for her roles in the television series Family Crisis and Bachelor Point. She won the Best Emerging Actress award in the television category at the CJFB Performance Award 2020 for Bachelor Point.
Career
Riya entered the entertainment industry as a model in a Banglalink television commercial. She subsequently appeared alongside Ziaul Faruq Apurba in the television drama Monobashona. She also appeared in short films produced for Pran Frooto Love Express.
Riya gained wider recognition after appearing in Mostafa Kamal Raj's television series Family Crisis. She later appeared in the second season of Kajal Arefin Ome's comedy series Bachelor Point. Manab Zamin reported in 2020 that she was working on Bachelor Point after gaining recognition through Family Crisis. Channel i later identified Family Crisis and Bachelor Point as the two productions that brought her the most recognition.
She also appeared in Kajal Arefin Ome's productions Propose and Female. In 2021, she appeared as Alisha in the web production Thanda. During the same period, she worked in a television commercial for the mobile financial service Nagad, directed by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki.
In 2022, Riya appeared opposite Niloy Alamgir in the television drama Girlfriend Jokhon Boss, directed by Osman Miraz. According to Channel i, the drama surpassed one million views on YouTube within fourteen hours of its release.
Recognition
Riya was nominated for Best Emerging Actress in the television category at the CJFB Performance Award 2020 for her performance in Bachelor Point. The other nominees in the category were Keya Payel for Hoyto Tomari Jonno and Sarika Saba for Family Crisis. She subsequently won the award.
Selected works
Year Title Type Role 2019 Bachelor Eid Television film Riya 2019 Family Crisis Television series Shishir 2020 Stadium Television film Jennifer 2020 Propose Short film — 2020–2021 Bachelor Point Television series Riya 2021 Female Television film — 2021 Thanda Web production Alisha 2021 The Secret Television film — 2022 Bachelor's Ramadan Television film Riya 2022 Bachelor's Qurbani Television film Riya 2022 Girlfriend Jokhon Boss Television drama —
Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result 2020 CJFB Performance Award Best Emerging Actress Bachelor Point
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