Moon Moon Sen
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2014 – 24 May 2019
Preceded byBasudeb Acharia
Succeeded bySubhash Sarkar
ConstituencyBankura, West Bengal
Personal details
Born
Srimati Sen[1]

(1954-03-28) 28 March 1954[2]
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
(present-day Kolkata)
Spouse
Bharat Dev Varma
​
(m. 1978)​
ChildrenRaima Sen
Riya Sen
Parent(s)Dibanath Sen
Suchitra Sen
Residence(s)Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Alma materSomerville College, Oxford
Jadavpur University
ProfessionActress

Moon Moon Sen, also credited as Moonmoon Sen (born Srimati Sen; 28 March 1954),[3] is an Indian actress, known for her works in Hindi, Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, and Marathi films. She eventually starred in Bollywood films. She has appeared in 60 films and 40 television series. She has received Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1987, for her role in the film Sirivennela.

Early life

Moon Moon Sen was born in Calcutta (present-day Kolkata) to popular Bengali actress Suchitra Sen and Dibanath Sen. Her father, of Ballygunge Place, was the son of one of the wealthiest businessmen of Kolkata, Adinath Sen. Her great-grandfather Dinanath Sen was the Diwan or a Minister of the Maharaja of Tripura.

She was educated at Loreto Convent, Shillong and at Loreto House, Calcutta. She completed her graduation from Somerville College, Oxford and received her master's degree in Comparative Literature from Jadavpur University, Calcutta.[4][5]

As a child, Sen learnt drawing from Jamini Roy, one of India's greatest artists.[6] She loves paintings and collecting antiques. In an interview in 2000, she said she taught at Ballygunge Govt High School for a year[7] and then taught graphics at Chitrabani, a school teaching film techniques. She was also active in social work and even thought about adopting a baby, even before she was married.[5] Sen taught English at a well known Boys' school (Ballygunge Govt. High School) in Kolkata before joining films.

Career

Acting career

Moon Moon Sen started her career in films and television after marriage and motherhood. She made her debut in Andar Baahar (1984).[8] Her daring role in that film apparently created a storm of controversy.

She had also starred in a suspense thriller 100 Days with Madhuri Dixit. After Zakhmi Dil (1994) she did not appear in films until 2003 when she starred in an unsuccessful thriller Kucch To Hai. She could not match success of her mother. She'd acted in a Telugu movie Sirivennela directed by the legendary Telugu director K. Viswanath.

Before and after entering the film industry, she appeared alone (or with her daughters) in some modelling assignments. She notably modelled for soap ads[9] which were quite controversial in the 1980s. Apart from doing some television serials, she also did couple of Bengali tele-films.

Sen said she would bare all even at 70.

"Age is not important, the attitude is. Sophia is the ultimate glam girl who can manage to look beautiful in such a picture even now. But yes, India too has beautiful women like Rekha and Hema Malini who can carry such a thing out with aplomb. In fact, I wouldn't mind myself if the shoot is done aesthetically and with taste."[10]

Her film My Karma (2004), directed by Korak Day earned her international praise, as the film received international awards and recognition for her as a "tough and sweet Indian wife, standing as a rock behind her husband".

She is now doing a few films at a time. She is also apparently writing a cookbook in Bengali, which is yet to be published.

Political career

She joined All India Trinamool Congress in March 2014[11] and won in 2014 Lok Sabha Polls from Bankura constituency, where she defeated CPI(M)'s nine-time MP, Basudeb Acharia.[12][13] In 2019, she lost the Asansol Lok Sabha constituency election to Babul Supriyo of BJP.[14]

In 2015, Moon Moon Sen in an interview said 'I think we should give him (Modi) a chance. He has done a very good job winning all those votes and we have to give him a chance as a Prime Minister.' Though her party distanced itself from the statement and said that it is her own view and is certainly not the view of the party.[15]

Personal life

Moon Moon Sen married in 1978 to a descendant of the erstwhile royal family of Tripura. They have two daughters, Raima and Riya, who also pursued a career in acting. She has high regards for her husband for his consistent support of her professional acting career.[7]

Her late mother-in-law, Ila Devi, daughter of Indira Raje, the princess of Cooch Behar and an elder sister of Gayatri Devi, the Maharani of Jaipur.

Deeply religious, in spite of her bohemian screen image, Moon Moon Sen is committed to family life and grieved at her mother Suchitra Sen's passing away on 17 January 2014 due to a heart attack. She immersed the ashes of her mother ritualistically in the Ganges on Wednesday, 29 January 2014. The prayers was attended by dignitaries, like West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and close friends and family who had missed the funeral, a hurried affair after five hours of death as per the last wishes of the dying actress.[16]

Awards

Filmography

Hindi

Bengali

Malayalam

Kannada

Telugu

Tamil

  • 12B (2001) Sulo, Jo's mother

English

  • My Karma (2004) as Mrs. Mallik

Television

  • Paliyathachan - Malayalam serial
  • Rishtey - Hindi Serial
  • Shudhu Tomari Jonyo - Bengali serial

References

  1. ↑ Dey, Shuvra (8 April 2022). "From Roma to Suchitra Sen". GetBengal. GetBengal. Retrieved 29 July 2020. Meanwhile, the couple was blessed with a baby girl, who was named Srimati. She became the famous Moon Moon Sen.
  2. ↑ "Sixteenth Lok Sabha – Members Bioprofile – Varma, Smt. Dev (Moon Moon Sen)". Parliament of India – Lok Sabha. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  3. ↑ Dey, Shuvra (8 April 2022). "From Roma to Suchitra Sen". GetBengal. GetBengal. Retrieved 29 July 2020. Meanwhile, the couple was blessed with a baby girl, who was named Srimati. She became the famous Moon Moon Sen.
  4. ↑ "Moon Moon Sen Biography". Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Focus on IIFCL refinance to pump in Rs 75,000 crore". 6 January 2009. Archived from the original on 1 May 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
  6. ↑ "Sorry". The Indian Express. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  7. 1 2 "Sorry". Screenindia.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  8. ↑ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - NCR stories".
  9. ↑ "Rediff on the NeT: Transcript of the Adi Godrej Chat".
  10. ↑ "Dare to bare at 70?". The Times of India. 9 July 2006. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  11. ↑ "Baichung Bhutia, Moon Moon Sen bring star power to Mamata's TMC". Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  12. ↑ "Tollywood wishes luck to Dev, Moon Moon Sen for Lok Sabha Polls". news.biharprabha.com. Indo-Asian News Service. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  13. ↑ "Lok Saba polls: Bhaichung Bhutia, Moon Moon Sen to contest on Trinamool ticket". The Times of India. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  14. ↑ "Asansol Election Result 2019: Moon Moon Sen loses to BJP's Babul Supriyo". The Times of India. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  15. ↑ "Moon Moon Sen Biography, Husband, Daughters, Age - Odiha News". 13 May 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  16. ↑ "Moon Moon Sen immerses ashes of late mother Suchitra Sen in Ganga". 18 January 2014.
  17. ↑ "Kalakar award winners" (PDF). Kalakar website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.

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