Sushmita Sen is a versatile Indian actress, model, and the winner of the Miss Universe 1994 pageant. She is well recognized for being the first Indian to win the Miss Universe pageant. She won the title of Femina Miss India as a teenager and represented India in the Miss Universe beauty pageant. Sen also won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress Award for her work in the 1999 comedy film “Biwi No.1”. Similarly, she has starred in numerous films and TV series such as “Sirf Tum” (1999), “Aankhen” (2002), “Main Hoon Na” (2004), and “Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?” (2005), and many others. As well, she is the winner of the 2021 Critic’s Choice Award for her work in the TV Series “Aarya“.
Sushmita Sen Famous For
- She is an Indian actress and model.
- She is the winner of the Miss Universe 1994 pageant.
Where is Sushmita Sen from?
Sushmita Sen took birth on 19th November 1975 in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. She holds Indian nationality and she belongs to Asian ethnicity. Likewise, her religious belief is in the Baidya religion and her race is white. Sen’s present age is 46 and she will be celebrating her 47th birthday in the coming November of 2022. As per her birth date, her zodiac sign is Scorpio. She is the daughter of her father, Shubeer Sen, a former Indian Air Force Wing Commander, and his wife, Subhra Sen who is a jewelry designer and owner of a Dubai-based store. She has one sibling a brother named Rajeev Sen.
Moving to Sen’s education, she attended Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute, New Delhi, and St. Ann’s High School, Secunderabad. She did not go further to pursue higher education.
Sushmita Sen Movie Career
- Sushmita Sen kicks off her career by winning the title ‘Femina Miss India Universe’ in 1994 after which she ranked third overall in the preliminaries, behind Miss Colombia Carolina Gomez and Miss Venezuela Minorka Mercado at the Miss Universe contest.
- She then went on to place second, fifth, and third in the subsequent rounds and finally won the title and crown of Miss Universe 1994. She became the first Indian to win the title.
- She starred as one of the judges of Miss Universe 2016 at the Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines on 30th January 2017.
- Subsequently, she was seen in the film industry starring in the role of a victim of a stalker in “Dastak” in 1996.
- She appeared in the 1997 Tamil action film “Ratchagan” and starred in David Dhawan’s comedy film “Biwi No.1”.
- She was seen in the film “Aankhen” and the biggest success of her career came with the 2004 action film “Main Hoon Na”.
- She appeared as a lawyer in “Main Aisa Hi Hoon” and also starred in a remake of “Cactus Flower”, called “Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?” in 2005.
- She also played the leading role in “Karma Aur Holi” and starred in the action-comedy film “No Problem” in 2010.
- As well, she was seen in Disney Hotstar’s TV Series “Aarya” in 2020, where she won the 2021 Critic’s Choice Award 2020.
- Sen has returned for the second season released in December 2021.
Awards and Achievements
- Filmfare Awards for her role in “Biwi No.1”
- Star Screen Awards for her role in “Biwi No.1”
- IIFA Awards for her role in “Biwi No.1”
- Zee Cine Awards for her role in “Filhaal…”
- Mother Teresa Awards
- Indian Affairs India Leadership Conclave
- I Am Woman Awards
- Filmfare OTT Awards for her role in “Aarya”
Is Sushmita Sen in a relationship?
Sushmita Sen is an unmarried woman. She is in a romantic relationship with a businessman Lalit Modi. He shared a couple of tweets that featured his pictures with Sushmita. He also mentioned his wish of marrying the “Aarya” star. However, Sen has two adopted daughters Alisah Sen and Renee Sen. Sushmit adopted Renee in 2000 while Alisah joined the family in 2010. Renee made her acting debut with a short film. Furthermore, talking about her sexual orientation, she is straight.
How much does Sushmita Sen earn?
Sushmita Sen has been in the film industry for quite a long time. She has a net worth of $10 million as of 2022 whereas her per movie salary is 3 to 4 Crore rupees. She has no doubt amassed a huge fortune with the bulk of her wealth coming from her professional acting and modeling career. Sen also has done endorsement work for several brands such as Kalyan Jewellers and Assotech from where she is earning a fine amount of money.
How tall is Sushmita Sen?
Sushmita Sen got a standard height of 5 ft 7½ in or 171.5 cm and a convincing appearance. She had the perfect body combined with good looks. Her body weighs around 57 kg or 126 lbs. Sen has a slim body build with 34-25-36 in or 86-63.5-91 cm of body measurements. She has good-looking dark brown hair and eyes color. Moreover, she has Addison’s disease and requires lifelong steroid drugs to manage the illness.