Varma, Bharat Dev
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(1978 - present) 2 children
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Daughter
of Bengali actress Suchitra Sen,
and mother of actresses Riya Sen
and Raima Sen.
Has performed in over 20 languages,
and has won awards like the Nandi State Award, the Kalakendra Screen Award and
the Bharat Nirman Award.
Her late mother-in-law, Ila Devi,
was the princess of Cooch Behar, whose younger sister Gayatri Devi is the
Maharani of Jaipur.
In 1978, Sen married Bharat Dev
Varma, a descendant of the royal family belonging to the state of Tripura in
India. They have two daughters, actresses Raima Sen and Riya Sen. She has high regard for her
husband, for his consistent support of her professional acting career.
Sen is writing a cookbook in
Bengali, which is yet to be published. Most recently, she has made occasional
appearances in the Page three sections of Indian newspapers, usually at polo
events or film-related events, and promoting new restaurants.
In an interview in 2000, she said
she taught at Ballygunge Girls' School for a year and then taught graphics at
Chitrabani, a school teaching film techniques. She also taught English at a
well known Boys' school in Calcutta before joining films.
Loves paintings and collecting
antiques.
Received her masters in Comparative
Literature from Jadavpur University in Calcutta.
Studied in Loreto Convent in
Darjeeling, then in a British school in England and after coming back she
graduated from Loreto College in Calcutta.
Her father is Dibanath Sen. Dibanath
Sen was the son of one of the wealthiest business men of Calcutta, Adinath Sen.
Her great grandfather is Dinanath Sen and was the Minister of the Maharaja of
Tripura.
Has appeared in 60 films and 40 TV
serials.
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