Rimi Sen (; born Subhamitra Sen on 21 September 1981), also known professionally as Rimi or Rimii, is a former Indian actress and producer, who appeared in Hindi, Telugu, and Bengali films. She made her debut as a lead actress in 2002, in the Telugu film Nee Thodu Kavali. In 2003, she made her Hindi film debut in the comedy film Hungama for which she was nominated at the Filmfare Awards for Best Female Debut. Subsequently, she appeared in several successful films including Baghban (2003), Dhoom (2004), Garam Masala (2005), Kyon Ki (2005), Deewane Huye Paagal (2005), Phir Hera Pheri (2006) and Golmaal: Fun Unlimited (2006). She also participated in the reality television show Bigg Boss in 2015. After quitting the entertainment industry, she works as a real estate agent in Dubai.
Early life Sen was born as Subhamitra Sen into a Bengali Baidya family from Calcutta, West Bengal. She graduated with a degree in commerce from the University of Calcutta.
Career
Since childhood, Sen dreamt of becoming an actress. She lived at Jyotish Roy Road, New Alipore, Kolkata with her mother. She did her schooling from Vidya Bharati New Alipore near Mint. After completing her studies, she persuaded her mother to accompany her to Mumbai. She later said that she wasn't encouraged by anyone in her family except by her grandfather. After doing the rounds, she got into ads including one Coca-Cola ad with Aamir Khan.
Sen made her debut as a lead actress in the Telugu movie Nee Thodu Kavali. Her debut Hindi film, Vijay Galani's Hungama was released in 2003. It was a comedy film, in which she co-starred with Akshaye Khanna, Aftab Shivdasani and Paresh Rawal.
She followed it with appearances in big-budget movies such as Dhoom (2004), Kyon Ki (2005), Garam Masala (2005) and Golmaal (2006). Sen also did a cameo in the 2006 film Dhoom 2, and she followed it with Johnny Gaddaar, alongside newcomer actor Neil Nitin Mukesh. In 2008, she appeared in De Taali and in 2009, Sankat City and Horn Ok Please. All three of these films were box office disasters. After these films, her career declined.
She further appeared in the films Thank You and Shagird in 2011. Both failed to do well. In 2015, she participated in the reality show Bigg Boss.
Sen has produced a film, Budhia Singh - Born to Run. She changed her screen name, Rimi, to her real name, Subhamitra Sen for her production venture.
Sen was a celebrity contestant in the ninth season of the Indian version of the reality TV show Big Brother, Bigg Boss. It aired in October 2015. Sen entered the house with Suyyash Rai as her partner for the show; however, her pairing was revised on Day 5, when Rochelle Rao was chosen as her new partner. She was evicted after staying in the house for 7.5 weeks. In 2016, Sen participated in the dance celebrity reality show, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9 as a wild card entrant but did not get selected.
Filmography Films Year Film Role Language Notes2000Paromitar Ek Din Niece of Paromita's first husband Bengali Bengali debut2001Ide Naa Modati Prema Lekha Anjali Telugu Telugu debut, credited as Rimi2002Nee Thodu Kavali Sindhu 2003 Hungama AnjaliHindi Baghban Payal Malhotra 2004 Sajani Priya Bengali Dhoom Sweety Dixit Hindi credited as Rimii Swapner Din Ameena Bengali 2005 Andarivaadu Swetha Telugu Garam Masala Anjali Hindi credited as RimiiKyon Ki Maya Sahani Deewane Huye Paagal Tanya / Natasha Mulchandani 2006 Phir Hera Pheri Anjali Patekar credited as Rimi Golmaal: Fun Unlimited Niraali Dhoom 2 Sweety Dixit Special appearance 2007 Hattrick Kashmira credited as Rimi Johnny Gaddaar Mini 2008 De Taali Kartika Rai / Anjali Nahata 2009 Sankat City Mona credited as Rimi Horn 'Ok' Pleassss Ria / Sia (dual role) 2011 Thank You Shivani Chopra credited as Rimi Shagird Varsha Mathur 2016Budhia Singh – Born to Run Producer
Television Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2015 Bigg Boss 9 Contestant 13th place 2016 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9 Not selected
Awards and nominations +List of awards and nominations received by Sen Year Film Award Category Result Ref. 2004HungamaFilmfare AwardsBest Female DebutScreen AwardsMost Promising Newcomer – FemaleStardust AwardsSuperstar of Tomorrow – FemaleInternational Indian Film Academy AwardsStar Debut of the Year – FemaleAnandalok Puraskar AwardsBest Debut ActressZee Cine AwardsBest Female Debut Baghban2005DhoomStardust AwardsBest Breakthrough Performance – Female2010Sankat CityScreen AwardsBest Ensemble Cast2016Budhia Singh - Born to RunNational Film AwardsBest Children's FilmWorldFest-Houston International Film FestivalBest Film
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