Riddhi Sen

Riddhi Sen
Riddhi Sen
Riddhi Sen
Born (1998-05-19) 19 May 1998 (age 26)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Alma materSouth Point School
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present
Parent(s)Kaushik Sen (father)
Reshmi Sen (mother)
RelativesChitra Sen (grandmother)
Shyamal Sen (grandfather)

Riddhi Sen is an Indian film actor who predominantly works in Bengali films along with a few Hindi films.[1] He is the youngest actor in India to receive the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film Nagarkirtan.

He is also known for his work in several other film productions.[2] In 2019, Film Companion ranked Sen's performance in Nagarkirtan among 100 Greatest Performances of the decade.[3]

Early life

Born in Kolkata, Riddhi Sen is the son of Bengali stage and film actor Kaushik Sen and dancer Reshmi Sen, and grandson of actress Chitra Sen and actor Shyamal Sen.[4][5] Sen has acted on stage from an early age, with his grandmother saying "From a very tender age he is performing at ‘Prachya’, I remember carrying him through the crowds at the age of 3."[5] He is a regular actor of the theatre group Swapnasandhani[6] and is an alumnus of South Point school, Kolkata. In 2010, he received a special talent award from his school for his achievements in the field of theatre.[7]

Filmography

Photograph of Riddhi Sen and Kajol.
Riddhi Sen with co-star Kajol at an event for Helicopter Eela in 2018
Year Film Directed by Role Ref.
2014 Children of War Mrityunjay Devvrat [8]
Chirodini Tumi Je Amar 2 Soumik Chatterjee Supporting role
2015 Open Tee Bioscope Anindya Chatterjee Main role [9]
Loadshedding Soukarya Ghosal Main role [10]
Parched Leena Yadav Short role [11]
2016 Lion (2016 film) Garth Davis Short role [12]
2017 Samantaral Partha Chakraborty [13]
Nagarkirtan Kaushik Ganguly [14]
2018 Helicopter Eela Pradeep Sarkar [15]
2019 Vinci Da Srijit Mukherji Cameo

Appearance

2021 Anusandhan Kamaleshwar Mukherjee [16]
2022 Bismillah Indraadip Dasgupta [17]
2023 Bogla Mama Jug Jug Jiyo Dhrubo Banerjee
2024 Mon Kharap Pavel [18]
2025 Daktar Kaku Pavel [19]
Hawa Banduk Birsa Dasgupta

YouTube short films

  • Satya Dar Coaching[20]

Theatre performances

  • Prachya[21]
  • Dakghor (directed by Kaushik Sen)
  • Banku Babur Bandhu (directed by Kaushik Sen)
  • Bhalo Rakkhosher Golpo (directed by Kaushik Sen)
  • Krironok
  • Dushman No.1 (directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay)[22]
  • Birpurush (2010)
  • Macbeth (2012 Bengali theatre, based on Shakespeare's play Macbeth, directed by Kaushik Sen; Riddhi Sen played the role of one of the three witches)[23]
  • In mid-2012 Sen played the role of young Andrea in Anjan Dutt's Bengali theatre adoption of Bertolt Brecht's Life of Galileo.[24]
  • Drohokaal (Directed by Kaushik Sen)
  • Ashwathama, directed by Kaushik Sen based on Manoj Mitra's play Ashwathama; Riddhi Sen played the role of Ashwathama.
  • Taraye Taraye, directed by Kaushik Sen based on Srijato's novel Tara Bhora Akasher Niche; Riddhi Sen played the role of Ritwik.

Web series

Year Title Role Platform Notes
2017 Feluda Topshe Addatimes directed by Parambrata Chatterjee[25][26]
2019 Sharate Aaj Swapno ZEE5 directed by Aritra Sen

created by Parambrata Chatterjee

2019 Panch Phoron Hoichoi [27]
2021 Boyfriends and Girlfriends Hoichoi
2022 Sundarbaner Vidyasagar Hoichoi

Sen's first directorial debut is a short film based on the author Nabarun Bhattacharya's short story, Coldfire, a dystopian dark comedy, which released in 2021.[28]

Awards

Sen in 65th National Film Awards

References

  1. ^ "Riddhi Sen: 'বুদ্ধিজীবীরা কোথায়?' সরাসরি সহ অভিনেতাদের তোপ দাগলেন অভিনেতা ঋদ্ধি সেন". The Bengali Chronicle (in Bengali). 7 April 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  2. ^ "National Film Awards 2018 complete winners list: Sridevi named Best Actress; Newton is Best Hindi Film". Firstpost. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  3. ^ "100 Greatest Performances of the Decade". 100 Greatest Performances of the Decade. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Family drama". India Today. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Chitra Sen: Bengali theatre and acting-Exclusive Interview". Calcuttaweb. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Theatre for a cause". Telegraph Kolkata. 25 November 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  7. ^ "South Point prize distribution ceremony document" (PDF). South Point school, Kolkata. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  8. ^ Children of War, retrieved 24 June 2020
  9. ^ Open Tee Bioscope, retrieved 24 June 2020
  10. ^ Load Shedding, retrieved 24 June 2020
  11. ^ Parched, retrieved 27 August 2022
  12. ^ Lion, retrieved 19 November 2023
  13. ^ Samantaral, retrieved 24 June 2020
  14. ^ Nagarkirtan, retrieved 24 June 2020
  15. ^ Helicopter Eela, retrieved 24 June 2020
  16. ^ Sankha Ghosh (29 October 2020). "Riddhi feels lucky to work with Kamaleswar in 'Anusandhan'". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  17. ^ "Indraadip Dasgupta on his next 'Bismillah' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  18. ^ "Ankush, Riddhi in Pavel's next - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  19. ^ "পাভেলের পরিচালনায় 'ডাক্তারকাকু'প্রসেনজিৎ, সঙ্গে ঋদ্ধি-এনা". www.sangbadpratidin.in (in Bengali). Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  20. ^ "শিক্ষক দিবসে অনলাইনে মুক্তি পেল মীরের 'সত্যদার কোচিং'". Sangbad Pratidin. 5 September 2017.
  21. ^ a b c "Preview". narthaki.com/. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  22. ^ "A little twist in 'Kahaani'". The Times of India. 24 October 2010. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  23. ^ "'Performance speaks louder than star power'". Times of India. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  24. ^ "Anjan as galileo". Telegraph Calcutta. 19 June 2012. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  25. ^ "Riddhi Sen as Topshe in Web-Series Feluda; New Topshe for the New Age Audience" https://www.addatimes.com/show/feluda/
  26. ^ "Riddhi Sen in Feluda web series - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  27. ^ "Paanch Phoron review: Hoichoi's new anthology series is a delicious, satisfying concoction". Firstpost. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  28. ^ Kahlon, Sukhpreet. "Coldfire review: Fiction comments on reality in this dystopian sci-fi drama". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  29. ^ "Kajol के इस 'बेटे' की फिल्म ने नौवें SAARC Film Festival में मचाई धूम, प्रकाश जावड़ेकर ने दी बधाई". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). 16 July 2019.
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