Riddhi Sen

Riddhi Sen is an Indian Bengali actor. He is a regular actor of the theatre group Swapnasandhani[1] and was a student of South Point school, Kolkata. In 2010, he received a special talent award from his school for his achievements in the field of theatre.[2] He is the youngest actor in India to win the National Film Award for Best Actor for the film Nagarkirtan.[3] In 2019, Film Companion ranked Sen's performance in Nagarkirtan among 100 Greatest Performances of the decade.[4]

Riddhi Sen
Sen in January 2020
Born (1998-05-19) 19 May 1998
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materSouth Point School
OccupationActor
Parent(s)Kaushik Sen (father)
Reshmi Sen (mother)
RelativesChitra Sen (grandmother)
Shyamal Sen (grandfather)

Early life
Sen in 2010

Sen is the son of Bengali stage and film actor Kaushik Sen and dancer Reshmi Sen, and grandson of actress Chitra Sen and Shyamal Sen.[5][6] 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."[6]

Filmography
FIlms
Year Name Directed by Reference
2010 Iti Mrinalini Aparna Sen [7]
2012 Kahaani Sujoy Ghosh [8][9]
2014 Children of war Mrityunjay Devvrat Chirodini Tumi je Amar 2[10]
2014 Open Tee Bioscope Anindya Chatterjee [11]
2015 Chauranga Bikas Mitra [12]
2015 Loadshedding Soukarya Ghosal [13]
2016 Parched Leena Yadav [14]
2016 Lion Garth Davis [15]
2017 Bhoomi Omung Kumar [16]
2017 Samantaral Partha Chakraborty [17]
2017 Nagarkirtan Kaushik Ganguly [18]
2018 Helicopter Eela Pradeep Sarkar [19]
2019 Vinci Da Srijit Mukherjee [20]
2020 Bismillah Indraadip Dasgupta [21]

YouTube Short films
  • 'Satya dar coaching' - by Dr Krishnendu Chatterjee

Theatre performances
  • Prachya[22]
  • Dakghor (directed by Kaushik Sen)
  • Banku Babur Bandhu 2006 (directed by Kaushik Sen)
  • Bhalo Rakkhosher Golpo (directed by Kaushik Sen)
  • Krironok
  • Dushman No. 1 (directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay)[23]
  • 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)[24]
  • In mid-2012 Sen played the role of young Andrea in Anjan Dutt's Bengali theatre adoption of Bertolt Brecht's Life of Galileo.[25]
  • 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[26][27]
2019 Sharate Aaj Swapno ZEE5 directed by Aritra Sen

created by Parambrata Chatterjee[28]

2019 Panch Phoron Hoichoi [29]

Sen’s first directorial debut is a short film based on the eminent author Nabarun Bhattacharya ‘s short story , Coldfire , a dystopian dark comedy , which is set to release in 2021.

Awards
Sen in 65th National Film Awards

Best Actor for Nagarkirtan at SAARC ,2019

References
  1. "Theatre for a cause". Telegraph Kolkata. 25 November 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  2. "South Point prize distribution ceremony document" (PDF). South Point school, Kolkata. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  3. "National Film Awards 2018 complete winners list: Sridevi named Best Actress; Newton is Best Hindi Film". Firstpost. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  4. "100 Greatest Performances of the Decade". 100 Greatest Performances of the Decade. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  5. "Family drama". India Today. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  6. "Chitra Sen: Bengali theatre and acting-Exclusive Interview". Calcuttaweb. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  7. Iti Mrinalini: An Unfinished Letter..., retrieved 24 June 2020
  8. "A little twist in 'Kahaani'". Times of India. 24 October 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  9. Kahaani, retrieved 24 June 2020
  10. Children of War, retrieved 24 June 2020
  11. Open Tee Bioscope, retrieved 24 June 2020
  12. Chauranga, retrieved 24 June 2020
  13. Load Shedding, retrieved 24 June 2020
  14. Parched, retrieved 24 June 2020
  15. Lion, retrieved 24 June 2020
  16. Bhoomi, retrieved 24 June 2020
  17. Samantaral, retrieved 24 June 2020
  18. Nagarkirtan, retrieved 24 June 2020
  19. Helicopter Eela, retrieved 24 June 2020
  20. Vinci Da, retrieved 24 June 2020
  21. "Indraadip Dasgupta on his next 'Bismillah' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  22. "Preview". narthaki.com/. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  23. "A little twist in 'Kahaani'". Times of India. 24 October 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  24. "'Performance speaks louder than star power'". Times of India. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  25. "Anjan as galileo". Telegraph Calcutta. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  26. "Riddhi Sen as Topshe in Web-Series Feluda; New Topshe for the New Age Audience" https://www.addatimes.com/show/feluda/
  27. "Riddhi Sen in Feluda web series - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  28. "Bengali original web series Sharate Aaj shooting continues in London" https://thekolkatamail.com/zee5-bengali-original-web-series-sharate-aaj-shooting-continues-in-london/
  29. "Paanch Phoron review: Hoichoi's new anthology series is a delicious, satisfying concoction - Entertainment News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
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