Riddhi Sen
Riddhi Sen is an Indian Bengali film actor. He is a regular actor of the theatre group Swapnasandhani[1] and was a student of South Point school, Kolkata. In 2010, he received a special talent award from his school for his achievements in the field of theatre.[2] He is the youngest actor in India to win the National Film Award for Best Actor for the film Nagarkirtan.[3] In 2019, Film Companion ranked Sen's performance in Nagarkirtan among 100 Greatest Performances of the decade.[4]
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Born | |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | South Point School |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2010-Present |
Parent(s) | Kaushik Sen (father) Reshmi Sen (mother) |
Relatives | Chitra Sen (grandmother) Shyamal Sen (grandfather) |
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.[5][6] 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."[6]
Filmography
Year | Film | Directed by | Ref. |
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2010 | Iti Mrinalini | Aparna Sen | [7] |
2012 | Kahaani | Sujoy Ghosh | [8][9] |
2014 | Children of War | Mrityunjay Devvrat | [10] |
2014 | Chirodini Tumi Je Amar 2 | Soumik Chatterjee | |
2015 | Open Tee Bioscope | Anindya Chatterjee | [11] |
2015 | Chauranga | Bikas Mitra | [12] |
2015 | Loadshedding | Soukarya Ghosal | [13] |
2016 | Parched | Leena Yadav | [14] |
2016 | Lion | Garth Davis | [15] |
2017 | Bhoomi | Omung Kumar | [16] |
2017 | Samantaral | Partha Chakraborty | [17] |
2017 | Nagarkirtan | Kaushik Ganguly | [18] |
2018 | Helicopter Eela | Pradeep Sarkar | [19] |
2019 | Vinci Da | Srijit Mukherjee | [20] |
2021 | Anusandhan | Kamaleshwar Mukherjee | [21] |
2022 | Bismillah | Indraadip Dasgupta | [22] |
2022 | Mon Kharap | Pavel | |
2022 | Doctor Kaku | Pavel | |
2023 | Hawa Banduk | Birsa Dasgupta |
YouTube short films
- Satya dar coaching[23]
Theatre performances
- Prachya[24]
- 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)[25]
- 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)[26]
- In mid-2012 Sen played the role of young Andrea in Anjan Dutt's Bengali theatre adoption of Bertolt Brecht's Life of Galileo.[27]
- 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
Year | Title | Role | Platform | Notes |
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2017 | Feluda | Topshe | Addatimes | directed by Parambrata Chatterjee[28][29] |
2019 | Sharate Aaj | Swapno | ZEE5 | directed by Aritra Sen
created by Parambrata Chatterjee[30] |
2019 | Panch Phoron | Hoichoi | [31] | |
2021 | Boyfriends and Girlfriends | Hoichoi | ||
2022 | Sundarbaner Vidyasagar | Hoichoi |
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.[32]
Awards

- National Film Award for Best Actor for Nagarkirtan
- Award by Nehru Children's Museum, 2005.[24]
- Sundaram Award, 2008[24]
- 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[33]
References
- "Theatre for a cause". Telegraph Kolkata. 25 November 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- "South Point prize distribution ceremony document" (PDF). South Point school, Kolkata. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- "National Film Awards 2018 complete winners list: Sridevi named Best Actress; Newton is Best Hindi Film". Firstpost. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- "100 Greatest Performances of the Decade". 100 Greatest Performances of the Decade. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- "Family drama". India Today. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- "Chitra Sen: Bengali theatre and acting-Exclusive Interview". Calcuttaweb. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- Iti Mrinalini: An Unfinished Letter..., retrieved 24 June 2020
- "A little twist in 'Kahaani'". The Times of India. 24 October 2010. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- Kahaani, retrieved 24 June 2020
- Children of War, retrieved 24 June 2020
- Open Tee Bioscope, retrieved 24 June 2020
- Chauranga, retrieved 24 June 2020
- Load Shedding, retrieved 24 June 2020
- Parched, retrieved 24 June 2020
- Lion, retrieved 24 June 2020
- Bhoomi, retrieved 24 June 2020
- Samantaral, retrieved 24 June 2020
- Nagarkirtan, retrieved 24 June 2020
- Helicopter Eela, retrieved 24 June 2020
- Vinci Da, retrieved 24 June 2020
- Sankha Ghosh (29 October 2020). "Riddhi feels lucky to work with Kamaleswar in 'Anusandhan'". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- "Indraadip Dasgupta on his next 'Bismillah' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- "শিক্ষক দিবসে অনলাইনে মুক্তি পেল মীরের 'সত্যদার কোচিং'". Sangbad Pratidin. 5 September 2017.
- "Preview". narthaki.com/. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- "A little twist in 'Kahaani'". The Times of India. 24 October 2010. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- "'Performance speaks louder than star power'". Times of India. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- "Anjan as galileo". Telegraph Calcutta. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- "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. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- "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 - Entertainment News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- Kahlon, Sukhpreet. "Coldfire review: Fiction comments on reality in this dystopian sci-fi drama". Cinestaan. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- "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.