Rii Sen

Rii Sen (Bengali: ঋ সেন) (born as Rituparna Sen; Bengali: ঋতুপর্ণা সেন) is an Indian actress who works in Bengali cinema.[1] She started her career as a freelance model and television actress. Her debut film was Tepantorer Mathe, but it was not released in theatres because of obscene scenes. She has acted in movies like Bishh, Gandu, and Cosmic Sex.

Not to be confused with Raima Sen, Reemma Sen, Rimi Sen, or Riya Sen.

Rii Sen
Rii Sen at Berlinale in 2011
Born
Rituparna Sen

(1978-07-26) 26 July 1978
Kolkata, West Bengal
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Known forBigg Boss Bangla,
Trinayani

Sen is considered a notable actress of alternative Bengali cinema.[2] She won a best actress award at Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema for her movie Cosmic Sex.[3]

Career

Early career

She has acted in a few television series (Tithir Otithi, Ekhane Akash Neel) and short films. The actress was also a contestant of Bigg Boss Bangla Season 2,[4]

Film career

2009—2011

Sen acted in Tepantorer Mathe, which was her debut feature film, but it was not released.[4] In 2009 Sen worked in a documentary, Love in India, directed by Qaushiq Mukherjee. The subject of the documentary was dehotatwa (worshiping through one's body).[3] In the same year she acted in another documentary, Many Stories of Love and Hate, directed by Shyamal Karmakar. The documentary was screened at the Mumbai International Film Festival in 2010.[5]

In 2009, she acted in Bissh, directed by Qaushiq Mukherjee. In this film Rii played the character Anushka, a college student. According to Rii, this was a very complex role and playing the character was very tough for her. She said in an interview— "I play Bee in Bishh... Bee is not a simple, straightforward girl. She is complicated, confused yet confident. Maybe that's why she is called Bee. I almost lost my identity while getting into the skin of the character."[6]

In the 2010 film Gandu, Sen played a lead role. For the character, Sen was required to portray frontal nudity. Qaushiq Mukherjee, the director of the film, said in an interview that he cast Rii because she was the only heroine (of the Bengali film industry) who could have played this role.[7] IBNLive appreciated the work of Rii and wrote in their review— "All the characters have put in their best efforts. Both Komolika and Rii have exuberated confidence in all the sex scenes, showing their maturity as actresses."[8] In the 2010 film Autograph, directed by Srijit Mukherji, Sen played a minor role.

2011—present

Sen acted in 2012 film Koyekti Meyer Golpo, directed by Subrata Sen. In this film she played the character of the wife of a don.[9] She also acted in the Bengali film Cosmic Sex, directed by Amitabh Chakraborty. The story of the film revolves around a young man's sexual self-discovery. Kripa, the young man, meets a prostitute, a eunuch and a female ascetic named Sadhana during his journey. The film was screened at Osian's film festival and got a warm reception.[4]

Sen appeared as Horotoni in the 2013 film Tasher Desh, directed by Q aka Qaushiq Mukherjee. The film has been described as "trippy adaptation" of the Rabindrath Tagore's namesake play by Indian medias.[10]

According to a newspaper report published in The Times of India in May 2013, Sen is acting in debutant director Anirban Mukherjee's Byanka Prithibi. In this film she is playing the character of a housewife.[11] In 2014 it was announced that Rii would appear in Q (Quashiq Mukherjee) and Nikon’s upcoming movie ‘LUDO’, playing a role not previously seen on Indian screens.[12][13]

Sen as an actress of alternative cinema

Sen is regarded as a prominent actress of alternative Bengali cinema.[2] In an article of Mint, the performances of Sen was described as– "the common link between a set of films that has been challenging the norms of acceptability and decorum in the past few years."[4] According to Sen, sexuality is a cult for her. She also told— she wants to push her sexuality in cinema "to the borderline where it becomes extreme and dangerous".[3]

Sen was shot for frontal nudity scenes in Qaushik Mukherjee's Gandu and Amitabh Chakraborty's Cosmic Sex. Though Paoli Dam is generally credited as the first Indian actress to shoot full nude scenes, according to a report of The Times of India, Sen went for frontal nudity scene six months before Dam's work.[14] Sen told she was happy that she could use her body for "a great cinematic purpose". She also told— "As an artiste, I feel, it's important to record the passing time through one's work. And I don't want my work to be seen as gimmick of any sort."[14]

Filmography
Color key

     Pink indicates "unreleased films";      light green indicates "documentary film"

YearFilmDirector
—Tepantorer MathQaushiq Mukherjee
2009Love in IndiaQaushiq Mukherjee
Many Stories of Love And HateShyamal Karmakar
BishhQaushiq Mukherjee
2010GanduQaushiq Mukherjee
AutographSrijit Mukherji
2012Koyekti Meyer GolpoSubrata Sen
Charulata 2011
2013Tasher DeshQaushiq Mukherjee
2015Cosmic SexAmitabh Chakraborty
LudoQaushik Mukherjee, Nikon
UpcomingByanka PrithibiAnirban Mukherjee
Upcoming Malini Directed by Arpan Basak

Awards

In 2012, Sen won a best actress award at Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema for her movie Cosmic Sex.[3]

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See also

References
  1. "Rii is her own competition". The Times of India. 26 September 2011. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  2. "Rituparna to Nandana: The hottest Bengali heroines". NDTV. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  3. "Sexuality is a cult for me: OSIAN`s award winning actress". Zee News. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  4. "Kolkata Extreme Down and dirty in Kolkata". Live Mint. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  5. "Love and Hate Spinning a Touchy Tale of Identification". Arts News N Views. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  6. "Passion poison – Debutant director Qaushik on how Bishh questions conventional morality". The Telegraph. Calcutta. 4 March 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  7. "A telling tale". The Hindu. 30 December 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  8. "Bengali Review: 'Gandu' is a drug induced hallucination". IBNLive. 27 October 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  9. "Sen's girls". The Telegraph. Calcutta. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  10. Tasher Desh trailer creates a buzz - The Times of India
  11. "Swastika-Rahul in Byanka Prithibi". The Times of India. 31 May 2013. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  12. "Rii to star in Q and Nikon's 2015 film 'LUDO'". The Insight. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  13. BIG BOSS BANGLA | SEASON 2
  14. "Frontal nudity? I've shot for it long back: Rii". The Times of India. 25 September 2011. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
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