Sushmita Sen

Sushmita Sen (born 19 November 1975) is an Indian actress and model who was crowned Femina Miss India in 1994 and won Miss Universe 1994 at the age of 18. Sen is the first Indian to win the competition and has since primarily worked in Hindi films. 

Sen won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the comedy film Biwi No.1 (1999), and was also nominated in the category for her roles in Sirf Tum (1999) and Filhaal... (2002). Her commercially successful films include Aankhen (2002), Main Hoon Na (2004), and Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya? (2005). 

 Early life  
Sen was born into a Bengali Baidya family in Hyderabad to Shubeer Sen, a former Indian Air Force Wing Commander, and Subhra Sen, a jewelry designer and owner of a Dubai-based store. She has two siblings, a sister named Neelam and a brother named Rajeev.

She attended Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute in New Delhi and St. Ann's High School in Secunderabad, but did not pursue any further higher education.

 Personal life  
Sen adopted a baby girl, Renee, in 2000 and a second girl, Alisah, in 2010. Sen has Addison's disease and requires lifelong steroid drugs to manage the illness. 

 Other websites  
Sushmita Sen at IMDb
Sushmita Sen at Bollywood Hungama
Sushmita Sen on Twitter 

 References 

Category:1975 births
Category:Living people
Category:Indian actors
Category:Filmfare Awards winners