Riddhi Sen Explained
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.
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]
Early life
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." 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]
Filmography
YouTube short films
Theatre performances
- Prachya[13]
- Dakghor (directed by Kaushik Sen)
- Banku Babur Bandhu (directed by Kaushik Sen)
- Bhalo Rakkhosher Golpo (directed by Kaushik Sen)
- Krironok
- Dushman No.1 (directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay)[14]
- Birpurush (2010)
- Macbeth (2012 Bengali theatre, based on Shakespeare's play Macbeth, directed by Kaushik Sen; Riddhi Sen played the role of one of the three witches)[15]
- In mid-2012 Sen played the role of young Andrea in Anjan Dutt's Bengali theatre adoption of Bertolt Brecht's Life of Galileo.[16]
- Drohokaal (Directed by Kaushik Sen)
- Ashwathama, directed by Kaushik Sen based on Manoj Mitra's play Ashwathama; Riddhi Sen played the role of Ashwathama.
- Taraye Taraye, directed by Kaushik Sen based on Srijato's novel Tara Bhora Akasher Niche; Riddhi Sen played the role of Ritwik.
Web series
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.
[20] Awards
- National Film Award for Best Actor for Nagarkirtan
- Award by Nehru Children's Museum, 2005.
- Sundaram Award, 2008
- Shera Bangali Award by ABP Ananda, Kalker Shera Ajke 2015.
- 18th Tele Cine Award, Best Actor Male for Nagarkirtan, 2019.
- Best Rising Actor by Kalakar Awards for Helicopter Eela, 2019.
- Best Actor for Nagarkirtan at SAARC in 2019[21]
Notes and References
- News: 7 April 2022 . Riddhi Sen: ‘বুদ্ধিজীবীরা কোথায়?’ সরাসরি সহ অভিনেতাদের তোপ দাগলেন অভিনেতা ঋদ্ধি সেন . The Bengali Chronicle . 10 August 2022 . bn.
- News: National Film Awards 2018 complete winners list: Sridevi named Best Actress; Newton is Best Hindi Film. 13 April 2018. Firstpost. 13 April 2018.
- Web site: 100 Greatest Performances of the Decade. https://web.archive.org/web/20191219043509/https://www.filmcompanion.in/best-of-the-decade/100-best-performances-indian-cinema.html. dead. 19 December 2019. 100 Greatest Performances of the Decade. en. 26 November 2019.
- Web site: Family drama. India Today. 11 May 2012.
- Web site: Chitra Sen: Bengali theatre and acting-Exclusive Interview. Calcuttaweb. 11 May 2012.
- News: Theatre for a cause. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304210009/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081125/jsp/calcutta/story_10160192.jsp. dead. 4 March 2016. 11 May 2012. Telegraph Kolkata. 25 November 2008.
- Web site: South Point prize distribution ceremony document. South Point school, Kolkata. 11 May 2012.
- News: Riddhi feels lucky to work with Kamaleswar in ‘Anusandhan’. Sankha Ghosh. 24 March 2021 . The Times of India . 29 October 2020 . en.
- Web site: Indraadip Dasgupta on his next ‘Bismillah’ - Times of India. 2020-06-24. The Times of India. en.
- Web site: Ankush, Riddhi in Pavel’s next - Times of India . 2022-07-26 . The Times of India . en.
- Web site: পাভেলের পরিচালনায় ‘ডাক্তারকাকু’প্রসেনজিৎ, সঙ্গে ঋদ্ধি-এনা . 2022-07-26 . www.sangbadpratidin.in. bn.
- News: শিক্ষক দিবসে অনলাইনে মুক্তি পেল মীরের ‘সত্যদার কোচিং’ . . 5 September 2017.
- Web site: Preview. narthaki.com/. 13 May 2012.
- News: A little twist in ‘Kahaani'. https://web.archive.org/web/20131212094429/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-10-24/news-interviews/28213068_1_sujoy-ghosh-kahaani-twist. dead. 12 December 2013. 24 Oct 2010. The Times of India. 11 May 2012.
- News: 'Performance speaks louder than star power' . Times of India. 12 April 2012. 11 May 2012.
- News: Anjan as galileo. https://web.archive.org/web/20141129021100/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120619/jsp/entertainment/story_15626178.jsp#.T-gjtOLJVVg. dead. 29 November 2014. 25 June 2012. Telegraph Calcutta. 19 June 2012.
- "Riddhi Sen as Topshe in Web-Series Feluda; New Topshe for the New Age Audience" https://www.addatimes.com/show/feluda/
- Web site: Riddhi Sen in Feluda web series - Times of India. 2020-12-01. The Times of India. en.
- Web site: 2019-02-21. Paanch Phoron review: Hoichoi's new anthology series is a delicious, satisfying concoction . 2020-12-01. Firstpost.
- Web site: Kahlon . Sukhpreet . Coldfire review: Fiction comments on reality in this dystopian sci-fi drama . https://web.archive.org/web/20210816051823/https://www.cinestaan.com/reviews/coldfire-47112 . live . 16 August 2021 . Cinestaan . 16 October 2021.
- News: Kajol के इस 'बेटे' की फिल्म ने नौवें SAARC Film Festival में मचाई धूम, प्रकाश जावड़ेकर ने दी बधाई . Dainik Jagran . 16 July 2019 . hi.
