- Sushmita Sen
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caption= Sushmita Sen as Kriya inZindaggi Rocks
title=Miss India 1994Miss Universe 1994
location=Kolkata ,India
birthname= Sushmita Sen
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ethnicity= IndianSushmita Sen ("Shushmita Sen",
Hindi , सुष्मिता सेन, Suśmitā Sen) was born onNovember 19 ,1975 inKolkata, West Bengal . She is a well-knownBollywood actress who has also appeared in fewTamil films and wasMiss Universe in 1994.Personal life
Sushmita was born in a Bengali family to Shubeer Sen, a former
Indian Air Force Wing Commander and Subhra Sen, worked as a fashion artist andjewelery designer . She has a brother, Rajeev Sen and a sister, Neelam Sen.She was born St.Theresa's hospital, Hyderabad, and grew up inNew Delhi . She attended school at Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute studying English, and had career plans in journalism. She has been linked romantically to several people. In 2000, she adopted a girl, Renee, as a single mother.Miss Universe
In
1994 , at the age of eighteen, Sushmita won the title ofMiss India beating outAishwarya Rai . Sen represented India at theMiss Universe Pageant, held inManila ,Philippines .At Miss Universe, Sushmita ranked third overall in the preliminaries, right behind preliminary winner Miss Colombia Carolina Gomez, and Miss Greece Rea Totounzi, who ranked second but won the preliminary swimsuit and evening gown competitions. Sushmita went on to place second, fifth and third in the swimsuit, interview, and evening gown semi-final competitions respectively, placing her in third place behind Miss Colombia and Miss Venezuela Minorka Mercado. All three women went on to be the final three contestants. In the end, the judges placed their votes on Sushmita, making her the first woman from India to become Miss Universe.
Sushmita's supposed rival at the Miss India pageant, Aishwarya Rai, went on to win the 1994
Miss World contest.Career
Sushmita became an actress. Her first movie, "
Dastak " in1996 , where she played the victim of a stalker, didn't do well at the box office. Her subsequent Tamil filmRatchagan , was a huge hitFact|date=March 2008. However, it was two years later that her appearance as Rupali inDavid Dhawan 's movie "Biwi No.1 " won her theFilmfare Best Supporting Actress Award in1999 . The same year, she was also nominated for her role in "Sirf Tum " in the same category, making her an obvious choice for winner.So far, her biggest hit has been the
2004 movie "Main Hoon Na ", in which she starred asShahrukh Khan 's love interest. Later on, she played a lawyer in "Main Aisa Hi Hoon " oppositeAjay Devgan . In 2005, she also starred in a remake of "Cactus Flower", called "Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya ": Sen played the lead oppositeSalman Khan andKatrina Kaif . Her most recent movies include "Karma, Confessions and Holi" (2006) oppositeNaomi Campbell , "Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag " (2007) and the recently announced "Dulha Mil Gaya " (2007) oppositeShahrukh Khan .Awards & Nominations
Filmfare Awards 2000: Best Supporting Actress win for "
Biwi No.1 " (1999)2003: Best Supporting Actress nomination for "Filhaal" (2002)
Star Screen Awards 2001 Best Supporting Actress win for "
Biwi No.1 "Zee Cine Awards 2000: Best Supporting Actress win for "
Biwi No.1 " (1999)2003: Best Supporting Actress win for "Filhaal" (2002)
2005: Best Supporting Actress nomination for "
Main Hoon Na " (2004)National honours
2006:
Rajiv Gandhi Award for her achievement inBollywood [ [http://nowrunning.com/news/slideshow.asp?newsID=7508 John Abraham honoured with Rajiv Gandhi award ] ]Filmography
ee also
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List of Indian movie actresses
*Firsts in India References
External links
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* [http://www.sushmita-sen.com/ Official site]Miss Universe Organization titleholders
Year=1994
Miss Universe=Sushmita Sen
Miss USA=Lu Parker
Miss Teen USA=Shauna Gambill Big Four Pageants titleholders
Year=1994
Miss Universe=Sushmita Sen
Miss World=Aishwarya Rai
Miss Earth= -
Miss International=Christina Lekka
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