Sushmita Sen is an attractive and leading actress of the Indian film industry and a former Miss Universe. She was born on 19th November 1975 in
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. She is a single mother of an adopted daughter Renee. To get the full right of her daughter she had to fight a long battle at court which finally ended when she was given the possession of her daughter.
In 1994, Sushmita Sen won the Miss India title beating Aishwarya Rai, who was considered a strong contender for the title. She impressed the judges with her grace, beauty and intelligence and won the Miss Universe title in 1994, which paved her way for entering the film industry. She became the first Indian to win a Miss Universe Title.
Sushmita Sen debut film in Bollywood was "Dastak", where she played the role of Miss Universe who was being chased by a psycho played by Sharad Kapoor. The film was a flop followed by another flop "Zor" at the box office. Her comic role in David Dhawan's "Biwi No.1" gave her recognition in the film industry.
Later she performed a romantic role in "Bus Itna Sa Khwab Hai"opposite Abhishek Bachchan. Even this movie couldn't do well at the box office. In Meghna Gulzar's first film as a director "Filhaal", Sushmita Sen did a very sentimental and realistic role of Sia. The role of Sia was that of a modern and independent girl who lends her womb to conceive her friend's child. This woman oriented, unconventional role won her rave reviews from critics. In 2003 she won the Zee Cine Popular Award Best Actress in a Supporting Role for the film Filhaal. She performed in songs like Mehboob Mere (Fiza) and Dilbar Dilbar (Sirf Tum) which became very popular. Till date, Main Hoon Na has been biggest hit of Sushmita Sen, in which she starred opposite Shah Rukh Khan.
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