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Riya Sen made her Bengali film debut with a small appearance in director Rituparno Ghosh’s film “Abohamaan”, which was screened here on Sunday. “I refused every offer I got for Bengali movies as I wanted to start my career in Bengali films with a Rituparno Ghosh film. I was waiting for the right opportunity,” said Riya.

“Abohamaan” is the story of a Bengali filmmaker who marries an actress. The actress sacrifices her career for love and marriage. Later, the director falls in love with another young actress and that leads to a scandal.

“Riya has a tiny role, yet it is significant and it is her introduction to Bengali cinema,” said Ghosh.Dipankar Dey, Jisshu Sengupta, Mamata Shankar and Ananya Chatterjee play important roles in the film. “Abohamaan” was screened Sunday during the 11th Mumbai Film Festival which started Oct 29 and will conclude Nov 5.
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Riya Sen was recently spotted with a new guy at two separate events in the past few days. First, at Salman Khan’s Eid party; then at the ongoing fashion week in Mumbai.

Reveals a source, “Riya has just met this guy. Not much is known about him. But the couple seems to have hit it off very well and that’s the only reason Riya is tagging him along everywhere she goes. They were seen constantly holding hands and appeared quite close after dashing out of Salman’s Eid party.”

Riya maintains, “I’m not dating anyone. I was with my friend Aushima and two of our very close childhood friends. Also, if I do start dating someone, I won’t be embarrassed and hide it.”

When asked about the new guy she was snapped in the backseat of a car with, she retorts, “Must be a family friend; why? I don’t know what picture are you talking about. Relax. I am single and happy being so.”

Born on January 24, 1981 in Kolkata, West Bengal, Riya is the daughter of Moon Moon Sen, a former actress, and granddaughter of Suchitra Sen, a legend in Bengali cinema. Before moving to Mumbai, she lived in Kolkata with her parents and sister Raima Sen, also an actress. Her father Bharat Dev Varma is a member of the royal family of Tripura. Her paternal grandmother, Ila Devi, was the princess of Cooch Behar, whose younger sister Gayatri Devi is the Maharani of Jaipur. Her paternal grandmother Indira was the only daughter of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III of Baroda. Riya’s maternal great-grandfather Adinath Sen was a prominent Kolkata businessman, whose father Dinanath Sen was the Diwan or a Minister of the Maharaja of Tripura. The sisters are credited on-screen under their grandmother’s maiden name, although their official papers carry the surname Dev Varma.