Reema Sen

Summary

Reema Sen (born 29 October 1981)[1] is a former Indian actress and model who primarily appeared in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi films.

Reema Sen
Sen in early 2000s
Born (1981-10-29) 29 October 1981 (age 42)
Other namesHema
EducationSt Thomas School, Kolkata
Occupations
Years active2000–2012
Spouse
Shiv Karan Singh
(m. 2012)
Children1

Early life and education edit

Reema Sen was born in Kolkata[2] on 29 October 1981. She completed high school from St. Thomas Girls School in Kidderpore, Kolkata, after which her family moved to Mumbai.

Personal life edit

Sen married businessman Shiv Karan Singh in 2012. She gave birth to their son, Rudraveer, on 22 February 2013.[3]

Career edit

Film and modelling career edit

In Mumbai, she began her modelling career, appearing in a number of advertising campaigns. She then moved to films and made her acting debut with Telugu film Chitram, in which she acted opposite Uday Kiran, whom she later paired with in Manasantha Nuvve. She also appeared in the Tamil film Minnale alongside Madhavan, which was very successful.[4] Her first Hindi film Hum Ho Gaye Aapke flopped, and she decided to continue working in Tamil cinema. Her appearance in the Tamil film Rendu, again alongside Madhavan, was successful. Audience found her expressions in the film Thimiru cute. Her negative role in Aayirathil Oruvan and Vallavan was highly praised by viewers and critics.[5][6]

 
Reema at audio release of Malamaal Weekly

She ended her film career in 2012 after she got married. Her last Bollywood film was Gangs of Wasseypur alongside Manoj Bajpayee, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Richa Chadda.[7]

Music video appearance edit

In 1998, she appeared in the video of the song "Chandni Raatein" sung by Shamsa Kanwal.[8]

Public image edit

In April 2006, a Madurai court issued non-bailable warrants against Sen and Shilpa Shetty for "posing in an obscene manner" in photographs published by the Tamil newspaper Dinakaran, owned by Sun Group.[9] The report stated that the two actresses had failed to comply with earlier summons for the same reason, hence the issuance of the warrants.[9] The petitioner submitted that the paper had published "very sexy blow-ups and medium blow-ups" in its December 2005 and January 2006 issues, and which allegedly violated the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act 1986, Young Persons (Harmful Publications) Act 1956, and the Indian Penal Code Section 292 (Sale of Obscene Books). The petitioner further demanded that the images should be confiscated under the terms of the Press and Registration of Book Act 1867.

In January 2007, outgoing Chief Justice Y. K. Sabharwal confirmed that Sen had written to him in order to enunciate guidelines against frivolous lawsuits against artists, but declined her plea on the grounds that she should have filed a formal petition instead of writing a letter.[10]

Filmography edit

Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
2000 Chitram Janaki Telugu Telugu Debut [11]
[12]
2001 Minnale Reena Joseph Tamil Tamil Debut Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut - South [13]
[14]
Bava Nachadu Lahari Telugu [15]
Hum Ho Gaye Aapke Chandni Gupta Hindi Hindi Debut [16]
[17]
Manasantha Nuvve Anu (Renu) Telugu [18]
[19]
2002 Seema Simham Charulatha [20]
Adrustam Asha [21]
[22]
Bagavathi Anjali Tamil
2003 Dhool Swapna Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil [23]
Jaal: The Trap Anita Choudhary Hindi [24]
Veede Swapna Telugu Remake of Dhool [25]
[26]
Neetho Vastha Asha [27]
Jodi Kya Banayi Wah Wah Ramji Priyanka Hindi [28]
Jay Jay Herself Tamil Special appearance in song "May Maasam" [29]
Enakku 20 Unakku 18 Priyanka Guest appearance; Bilingual film [30]
Nee Manasu Naaku Telusu Telugu
2004 Anji Herself Special appearance in song "Mirapakaya Bajji"
Aan: Men at Work Hindi Special appearance in song "Jugnu Ki Payal Bandhi Hai"
Iti Srikanta Rajlakshmi Bengali Bengali Debut [31]
[32]
Chellamae Mythili Tamil Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil [14]
Giri Priya [33]
2005 News Pooja Kannada Kannada debut [34]
2006 Malamaal Weekly Sukmani Hindi [35]
Bangaram Reporter Telugu [36]
[37]
Thimiru Srimathy Tamil [38]
[39]
Vallavan Geetha [14]
[40]
[41]
Rendu Velli
2007 Yamagola Malli Modalayindi Vaijayanti Telugu [42]
2009 Chal Chala Chal Payal Hindi [43]
2010 Aayirathil Oruvan Anitha Pandian Tamil Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards for Best Villain — Female Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
Nominated - Vijay Award for Best Actress Nominated - Vijay Award for Best Villain
[44]
Aakrosh Jhamunia Hindi [45]
2011 Mugguru Balatripura Sundari Telugu [46]
Rajapattai Herself Tamil Special appearance in song "Rendu Laddu" [47]
[48]
2012 Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1 Durga Hindi [14]
[49]
[50]
Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2
Sattam Oru Iruttarai Kausalya Raman Tamil [51]
[52]

See also edit

References edit

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  2. ^ "Reema Sen to get hitched". Sify. 1 February 2012. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
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  4. ^ "Gautham Vasudev Menon – the south's Yash Chopra". Firstpost. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Aayirathil Oruvan is not for the faint hearted". Rediff. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  6. ^ Aayirathil Oruvan Movie Review {3/5}: Critic Review of Aayirathil Oruvan by Times of India, retrieved 20 September 2018
  7. ^ "Recap: What happened in 'Gangs of Wasseypur 1'". News18. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Reemma Sen appeared in the video of Chandni Raatein". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Non-bailable warrants against Shilpa Shetty, Reema Sen". in.rediff.com. Retrieved 3 January 2007.
  10. ^ Legal, Our (14 January 2007). "Top judge snubs Shilpa's plea". telegraphindia.com. Calcutta, India. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 16 January 2007.
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  15. ^ "Movie review - Bava Nachadu". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  16. ^ "Rich guys have all the luck!". Rediff.com. 3 August 2001. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
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  31. ^ "ITI SRIKANTA (2004)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 27 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  32. ^ "Reema's Bengali film becomes Ilavarasi in Tamil!". Sify. Archived from the original on 10 February 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  33. ^ "Nesamani forever: 12 films that are still remembered only for Vadivelu's comedy". The News Minute. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  34. ^ "Upendra's top class in News". Rediff.com. 9 August 2005. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  35. ^ "Reema Sen weds hotelier in Delhi". Hindustan Times. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
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  38. ^ "Thimiru is a time-pass flick". Rediff.com. 4 August 2006. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
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  45. ^ "Reema Sen Wants To Make A Comeback To Bollywood". The Times of India. 24 June 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  46. ^ "Reema Sen roots for commerce". The Hindu. 9 July 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  47. ^ "Rajapattai on Dec 23". Sify. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  48. ^ "'Rajapattai' will hit screens in December". CNN-News18. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  49. ^ "Anurag took me to a different level: Reema Sen". Sify. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 14 August 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  50. ^ "Reema slams "size zero" trend, thanks Vidya for making curves trendy". Zee News. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  51. ^ "Reema resumes shoot for 'Sattam Oru Iruttarai'". Sify. 3 July 2012. Archived from the original on 30 August 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  52. ^ "Reema Sen turns cop!". The Times of India. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2020.

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