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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.
Riddhi Sen | |
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Alma mater | South Point School |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2014–present |
Parent(s) | Kaushik Sen (father) Reshmi Sen (mother) |
Relatives | Chitra Sen (grandmother) Shyamal Sen (grandfather) |
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]
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]
Year | Film | Directed by | Role | Ref. |
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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 |
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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 |
Year | Title | Role | Platform | Notes |
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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]