Riddhi Sen

Riddhi Sen (; born 19 May 1998) is an Indian film actor who predominantly works in Bengali films along with a few Hindi films. 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. In 2019, Film Companion ranked Sen's performance in Nagarkirtan among 100 Greatest Performances of the decade.

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. 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." 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. and he was not able to clear his final Class 12 examination.

Filmography

Note: all films are in Bengali, unless otherwise noted.

YouTube short films Satya Dar Coaching

Theatre performances Prachya 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) 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) In mid-2012 Sen played the role of young Andrea in Anjan Dutt's Bengali theatre adoption of Bertolt Brecht's Life of Galileo. Drohokaal (Directed by Kaushik Sen) Antigone, directed by Kaushik Sen, based on the play Antigone by Sophocles; Riddhi Sen played the role of narrator. 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. Hamlet, directed by Kaushik Sen, based on Shakespeare's play Hamlet; Riddhi Sen played the role of Hamlet.

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.

Awards

National Film Award for Best Actor for Nagarkirtan Award by Nehru Children's Museum, 2005.

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