Título: Riya Sen
Seção: Acting career
Background: Riya Sen (born Riya Dev Varma; 24 January 1981) is an Indian film actress and model. Riya, who comes from a family of actors including her grandmother Suchitra Sen, mother Moon Moon Sen and sister Raima Sen, began her acting career in 1991 as a child actress in the film Vishkanya. Her first commercial success in her film career was with Style, a 2001 Hindi low-budget comedy directed by N. Chandra. Some of her other notable films include producer Pritish Nandy's musical film, Jhankaar Beats (2003) in Hinglish,

Conteúdo: Riya first appeared as a child artist in the film Vishkanya in 1991, where she played the role of the young Pooja Bedi. At the age of 19, she did National Film Awards winning director Bharathiraja's Tamil film, Taj Mahal (2000), which did not achieve commercial success. She was scheduled to make her Bollywood film debut in Love You Hamesha, opposite actor Akshaye Khanna; however, the film was stalled, and she finally made her debut in N. Chandra's Style in 2001. This low-budget comedy was the first commercial success in over a decade for the director. A launch pad for Riya, cast in the female lead along with fellow-newcomers, Sharman Joshi, Sahil Khan and Shilpi Mudgal, the film pioneered a trend of commercial success for small budget films in India. Riya and the second female lead of the film were replaced by aspirant actresses Sonali Joshi and Jaya Seal in Xcuse Me'.  Her next success was Jhankaar Beats, comedy revolving around the music of legendary composer R D Burman, which saw her playing a small and glamorous role alongside Shayan Munshi, Juhi Chawla, Rahul Bose, Rinke Khanna and Sanjay Suri. Produced by Pritish Nandy, publishing director of The Times of India, the film was made on a budget of Rs. 25 million (US$525,000), marking the sixth in a row of small to medium budget films made by Pritish Nandy Communications (PNC). Despite being part of a wave of offbeat films that mostly failed to make an impact at the box office, it drew public attention upon its release, whi

user: What was Riya's first role?

assistant: Riya first appeared as a child artist in the film Vishkanya in 1991,

user: What other movies did she did at the start of her career?

assistant: At the age of 19, she did National Film Awards winning director Bharathiraja's Tamil film, Taj Mahal (2000),

user: How did Taj Mahal do at the box office?

assistant: Bharathiraja's Tamil film, Taj Mahal (2000), which did not achieve commercial success.

user: What was a successful movie that she as in?

assistant: her debut in N. Chandra's Style in 2001. This low-budget comedy was the first commercial success

user: What other actors or actresses were in the film with her?

assistant: fellow-newcomers, Sharman Joshi, Sahil Khan and Shilpi Mudgal,

user: What was another successful movie that she was in?

assistant: Her next success was Jhankaar Beats,

user: Who directed the movie?

assistant: Produced by Pritish Nandy, publishing director of The Times of India,

user: Do we know how much money the movie made?

assistant: it drew public attention upon its release, which led to a commercial success among a restricted audience