Riddhi Sen

Riddhi Sen
Riddhi Sen
	Riddhi Sen
Born	19 May 1998(age 26); Kolkata,West Bengal,India
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)

Riddhi Senis an Indian film actor who predominantly works in Bengali films along with a few Hindi films.^[1]He is the youngest actor inIndiato receive theNational Film Award for Best Actorfor his performance in the filmNagarkirtan.

He is also known for his work in several other film productions.^[2]In 2019,Film Companionranked Sen's performance inNagarkirtanamong100 Greatest Performances of the decade.^[3]

Early life

Born inKolkata,Riddhi Sen is the son ofBengalistage and film actorKaushik Senand dancer Reshmi Sen, and grandson of actressChitra Senand 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 groupSwapnasandhani^[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

Year	Film	Directed by	Role	Ref.
2014	Children of War	Mrityunjay Devvrat		^[8]
2014	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]
2017	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]
2025	Hawa Banduk	Birsa Dasgupta

YouTube short films

Satya Dar Coaching^[20]

Theatre performances

Prachya^[21]
Dakghor(directed byKaushik Sen)
Banku Babur Bandhu(directed by Kaushik Sen)
Bhalo Rakkhosher Golpo(directed by Kaushik Sen)
Krironok
Dushman No.1(directed bySuman Mukhopadhyay)^[22]
Birpurush(2010)
Macbeth(2012 Bengali theatre, based on Shakespeare's playMacbeth,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 inAnjan Dutt's Bengali theatre adoption ofBertolt Brecht'sLife of Galileo.^[24]
Drohokaal(Directed by Kaushik Sen)
Ashwathama,directed by Kaushik Sen based onManoj Mitra's play Ashwathama; Riddhi Sen played the role of Ashwathama.
Taraye Taraye,directed by Kaushik Sen based onSrijato'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 byParambrata Chatterjee^[25]^[26]
2019	Sharate Aaj	Swapno	ZEE5	directed by Aritra Sen created byParambrata Chatterjee^[27]
2019	Panch Phoron		Hoichoi	^[28]
2021	Boyfriends and Girlfriends		Hoichoi
2022	Sundarbaner Vidyasagar		Hoichoi

Sen's first directorial debut is a short film based on the authorNabarun Bhattacharya's short story,Coldfire,a dystopian dark comedy, which released in 2021.^[29]

Awards

National Film Award for Best ActorforNagarkirtan
Award by Nehru Children's Museum, 2005.^[21]
Sundaram Award, 2008^[21]
Shera Bangali Award by ABP Ananda, Kalker Shera Ajke 2015.
18th Tele Cine Award,Best Actor Male forNagarkirtan,2019.^{[citation needed]}
Best Rising Actor by Kalakar Awards forHelicopter Eela,2019.
Best Actor for Nagarkirtan at SAARC in 2019^[30]

References

^"Riddhi Sen: 'বুদ্ধিজীবীরা কোথায়?' সরাসরি সহ অভিনেতাদের তোপ দাগলেন অভিনেতা ঋদ্ধি সেন".The Bengali Chronicle(in Bengali). 7 April 2022.Retrieved10 August2022.
^"National Film Awards 2018 complete winners list: Sridevi named Best Actress; Newton is Best Hindi Film".Firstpost.13 April 2018.Retrieved13 April2018.
^"100 Greatest Performances of the Decade".100 Greatest Performances of the Decade.Archived fromthe originalon 19 December 2019.Retrieved26 November2019.
^"Family drama".India Today.Retrieved11 May2012.
^^a ^b"Chitra Sen: Bengali theatre and acting-Exclusive Interview".Calcuttaweb.Retrieved11 May2012.
^"Theatre for a cause".Telegraph Kolkata.25 November 2008. Archived fromthe originalon 4 March 2016.Retrieved11 May2012.
^"South Point prize distribution ceremony document"(PDF).South Point school, Kolkata.Retrieved11 May2012.
^Children of War,retrieved24 June2020
^Open Tee Bioscope,retrieved24 June2020
^Load Shedding,retrieved24 June2020
^Parched,retrieved27 August2022
^Lion,retrieved19 November2023
^Samantaral,retrieved24 June2020
^Nagarkirtan,retrieved24 June2020
^Helicopter Eela,retrieved24 June2020
^Sankha Ghosh (29 October 2020)."Riddhi feels lucky to work with Kamaleswar in 'Anusandhan'".The Times of India.Retrieved24 March2021.
^"Indraadip Dasgupta on his next 'Bismillah' - Times of India".The Times of India.Retrieved24 June2020.
^"Ankush, Riddhi in Pavel's next - Times of India".The Times of India.Retrieved26 July2022.
^"পাভেলের পরিচালনায় 'ডাক্তারকাকু'প্রসেনজিৎ, সঙ্গে ঋদ্ধি-এনা".www.sangbadpratidin.in(in Bengali).Retrieved26 July2022.
^"শিক্ষক দিবসে অনলাইনে মুক্তি পেল মীরের 'সত্যদার কোচিং'".Sangbad Pratidin.5 September 2017.
^^a ^b ^c"Preview".narthaki.com/.Retrieved13 May2012.
^"A little twist in 'Kahaani'".The Times of India.24 October 2010. Archived fromthe originalon 12 December 2013.Retrieved11 May2012.
^"'Performance speaks louder than star power'".Times of India.12 April 2012.Retrieved11 May2012.
^"Anjan as galileo".Telegraph Calcutta.19 June 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 29 November 2014.Retrieved25 June2012.
^"Riddhi Sen as Topshe in Web-Series Feluda; New Topshe for the New Age Audience"https://www.addatimes.com/show/feluda/
^"Riddhi Sen in Feluda web series - Times of India".The Times of India.Retrieved1 December2020.
^"Bengali original web series Sharate Aaj shooting continues in London"https://thekolkatamail.com/zee5-bengali-original-web-series-sharate-aaj-shooting-continues-in-london/
^"Paanch Phoron review: Hoichoi's new anthology series is a delicious, satisfying concoction".Firstpost.21 February 2019.Retrieved1 December2020.
^Kahlon, Sukhpreet."Coldfire review: Fiction comments on reality in this dystopian sci-fi drama".Cinestaan.Archivedfrom the original on 16 August 2021.Retrieved16 October2021.
^"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.

External links

Riddhi SenatIMDb

[1] "Riddhi Sen: 'বুদ্ধিজীবীরা কোথায়?' সরাসরি সহ অভিনেতাদের তোপ দাগলেন অভিনেতা ঋদ্ধি সেন".The Bengali Chronicle(in Bengali). 7 April 2022.Retrieved10 August2022.

[2] "National Film Awards 2018 complete winners list: Sridevi named Best Actress; Newton is Best Hindi Film".Firstpost.13 April 2018.Retrieved13 April2018.

[3] "100 Greatest Performances of the Decade".100 Greatest Performances of the Decade.Archived fromthe originalon 19 December 2019.Retrieved26 November2019.

[Familty_drama-4] "Family drama".India Today.Retrieved11 May2012.

[Chitra_Sen:_Bengali_theatre_and_acting-Exclusive_Interview-5] "Chitra Sen: Bengali theatre and acting-Exclusive Interview".Calcuttaweb.Retrieved11 May2012.

[Theatre_for_a_cause-6] "Theatre for a cause".Telegraph Kolkata.25 November 2008. Archived fromthe originalon 4 March 2016.Retrieved11 May2012.

[South_Point_prize_distribution_ceremony_document-7] "South Point prize distribution ceremony document"(PDF).South Point school, Kolkata.Retrieved11 May2012.

[8] Children of War,retrieved24 June2020

[9] Open Tee Bioscope,retrieved24 June2020

[10] Load Shedding,retrieved24 June2020

[11] Parched,retrieved27 August2022

[12] Lion,retrieved19 November2023

[13] Samantaral,retrieved24 June2020

[14] Nagarkirtan,retrieved24 June2020

[15] Helicopter Eela,retrieved24 June2020

[16] Sankha Ghosh (29 October 2020)."Riddhi feels lucky to work with Kamaleswar in 'Anusandhan'".The Times of India.Retrieved24 March2021.

[17] "Indraadip Dasgupta on his next 'Bismillah' - Times of India".The Times of India.Retrieved24 June2020.

[18] "Ankush, Riddhi in Pavel's next - Times of India".The Times of India.Retrieved26 July2022.

[19] "পাভেলের পরিচালনায় 'ডাক্তারকাকু'প্রসেনজিৎ, সঙ্গে ঋদ্ধি-এনা".www.sangbadpratidin.in(in Bengali).Retrieved26 July2022.

[20] "শিক্ষক দিবসে অনলাইনে মুক্তি পেল মীরের 'সত্যদার কোচিং'".Sangbad Pratidin.5 September 2017.

[Awards_Pr-21] "Preview".narthaki.com/.Retrieved13 May2012.

[A_little_twist_in_‘Kahaani'2-22] "A little twist in 'Kahaani'".The Times of India.24 October 2010. Archived fromthe originalon 12 December 2013.Retrieved11 May2012.

[23] "'Performance speaks louder than star power'".Times of India.12 April 2012.Retrieved11 May2012.

[Anjan_as_galileo-24] "Anjan as galileo".Telegraph Calcutta.19 June 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 29 November 2014.Retrieved25 June2012.

[Feluda_Web_Series-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.Retrieved1 December2020.

[Sharate_Aaj_Web_Series-27] "Bengali original web series Sharate Aaj shooting continues in London"https://thekolkatamail.com/zee5-bengali-original-web-series-sharate-aaj-shooting-continues-in-london/

[28] "Paanch Phoron review: Hoichoi's new anthology series is a delicious, satisfying concoction".Firstpost.21 February 2019.Retrieved1 December2020.

[29] Kahlon, Sukhpreet."Coldfire review: Fiction comments on reality in this dystopian sci-fi drama".Cinestaan.Archivedfrom the original on 16 August 2021.Retrieved16 October2021.

[30] "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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