Riya Sen is literally royalty. Her father Bharat Dev Varma hails from the royal family Tripura. He is the son of Ila Devi Princess of Cooch Behar and nephew of Maharani Gayatri Devi of Jaipur. She began her acting career in 1991 as a child actress in the film Vishkanya and was first recognised as a model when she performed in Falguni Pathak’s music video Yaad Piya Ki Aane Lagi at the age of seventeen in 1998. Since then, she has appeared in several music videos, television commercials, fashion shows, and on magazine covers.
