Born as Shubhomitra Sen on 21st September, 1981 in Kolkata, Rimi Sen is an Indian Actress who has appeared in several Bollywood movies and has also played parts in Telugu and Bengali movies.
After completing her schooling from BidyaBharati Girls High School in 1998, she went on to become a Commerce Graduate from the University of Calcutta. Under the supervision of Kolkata based Odissi exponent, Rimi is also a trained Odissi dancer.
It was her childhood dream to become an actor. After completing her education, she started her acting career with TV commercials. Her potential to be a film actress shinned after she did a Coca Cola commercial with the Bollywood star, Amir Khan, and film makers started to notice her talents.
Her Big Screen career kicked off with a Bengali Film in 2000 directed by Aparna Sen. She then entered in Telugu film industry by playing the lead role as “Sindhu” in a film directed by Bhimaneni Rao. She finally gave her first appearance in Bollywood the year after. Directed by Priyadarshan, “Hungama” in 2003 was an instant hit and a great start to Rimi’s career as a Bollywood Actress. She played the lead female role of the comedy movie, and worked alongside famous actors such as Akshaye Khanna and Paresh Rawal, given a great boost to her career. Since then, year after year she successfully appeared in several films. Some of which include super hits like ”Dhoom” (2004), “Garam Masala” (2005), “Golmaal” and “Dhoom 2” (2006) and many more.
In 2007, Rimi starred alongside Neil Nitin Mukesh, a new face to the industry, in “Johnny Gaddaar” which did not prove to be a good investment. She appeared in “De Taali” in 2008 and the following year she played as Mona in “Sankat City”. All of the three movie failed at the charts and her career plunged down after that. “Thank you” and “Shagird” also starred the actress, which further contributed to the destruction of her career.
For now, she has taken a break, and decided the change her name to Rimi Sen. When asked why, there is no clear answer.