5 Most Memorable Performances of Sushmita Sen

November 19, 2022, 10:34 AM
by Kawser Md Sayem

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Publish- November 19, 2022, 10:34 AM
Kawser Md Sayem
Update- November 19, 2022, 10:59 AM

5 Most Memorable Performances of Sushmita Sen

Miss Universe Sushmita Sen

Sushmita Sen is one of the most cherished beauty queens in the Indian subcontinent. Winning the Miss India crown led her to the Miss Universe pageant. Then in 1994, at the age of 18, Sushmita became the first Indian to become Miss Universe. Since then, movie lovers started getting to know about her artistry in the cinematic universe. This crash of millions of fans is going to reach 47 on November 19, 2022. On this occasion, let’s take a trip to the archives and enjoy the 5 most noteworthy performances of Sushmita Sen in Bollywood movies.

5 Best Films of Sushmita Sen

Aankhen (2002)

IMDb: 7.4

Directed by Vipul Amritlal Shah, this heist thriller film is basically a remake of his own Gujarati play Andhalo Pato or Blindman's Buff. Here Sushmita shares the screen with Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Arjun Rampal, Aditya Pancholi, and Paresh Rawal.

In the story, a short-tempered man is unexpectedly fired from the position of bank manager. He decides to rob a bank to take revenge. Interestingly, he arranged for three blind men to be trained to do this risky job. The responsibility of this mentoring falls on the shoulders of a school teacher named Neha Srivastava.

Sushmita Sen has played the role of Neha with extraordinary skill. In the film, she paired up with Arjun Rampal, who was one of the three blinds. Sen earned much appreciation for her performance in the character.

The movie had a stellar opening at the Indian box office. With a gross figure of Rs 471.9 million, this hit movie became the second-highest-grossing Bollywood movie of 2002. Even it got a nomination for Best Film at the 9th Annual Screen Awards.

Main Hoon Naa (2004)

IMDb: 7

This masala film directed by Farah Khan made a huge contribution to Sushmita Sen's career. Her co-artists here were Shah Rukh Khan, Sunil Shetty, Amrita Rao, and Zayed Khan.

Major Ram Sharma disguises himself as a university student on a mission to save the general's daughter from a dangerous rogue soldier. During the mission, he falls in love with a newcomer chemistry teacher at the university. And this chemistry teacher was none other than Sushmita. Her sensational approach to this role in the film packed with comedy, romance, and action is still etched in the hearts of fans.

May Hoon Na received an amazing response at the Bollywood box office. The film achieved the 2nd position among the highest-grossing Indian films in 2004 by earning Rs 84 crore. This Chandni Chopra character was one of Sushmita's popular roles, which earned her many accolades. These include nominations for Readers' Choice Star - Actress of the Year at the Stardust Awards and Best Supporting Actress at the Zee Cine Awards.

Samay: When Time Strikes (2003)

IMDb: 7

Directed by Robby Grewal, this thriller movie is basically the Bollywood version of the famous Hollywood film Se7en.

In this movie, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Malvika Chauhan is constantly struggling to solve various murders in the city. Sushmita Sen plays the lead role i.e. ACP Malvika Chauhan in the high-tension movie. She was accompanied by Jackie Shroff, Sushant Singh, and Barkha Singh.

5 Movies Starring Sushmita Sen

The film was well received at the box office in the year of its release. Sushmita Sen's professional acting was especially the center of praise. Stepping out of the romantic confines of mainstream heroines, Sen dazzled the audience with a completely different look. Even in such a grim character, there was no shortage of her gorgeousness.

Sushmita was nominated for Best Actress at the People's Choice Awards in India for her role in the cinema.

Filhaal (2002)

Imdb: 5.7

When Rewa learns that she will never be a mother again, she gets devastated. At this time, her only closest friend Shiya wishes to become a surrogate mother for the sake of her friend. At first, Rewa is very happy but later she starts doubting whether her husband and Shiya are having an affair.

This was the plot the film Filhaal, directed and written by Meghna Gulzar, has progressed on. The film was really way ahead of its time because it was not easy then to talk about surrogacy in the open. However, Sushmita Sen's portrayal of Shiya here was much loved by movie critics. Other performers included Tabu, Sanjay Suri, Palash Sen, and director Gulzar himself.

Sushmita was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at several film festivals for her outstanding performance. Among these, she won Zee Cine Awards. Other nominations included Filmfare Awards, Bollywood Movie Awards, Bharat People's Choice Awards, Sansui Viewers' Choice Awards, and Screen Awards.

Biwi No 1 (1999)

IMDb: 5.7

This comedy film is originally a Bollywood version of the 1995 Tamil film Saathi Lilavati.

In the story of the David Dhawan-directed movie, Pooja, a housewife learns that her husband, Prem is cheating on her. So, her hilarious mission begins to bring her husband back from alienation.

Here Sushmita's Rupali character was quite challenging because at that time there was a fear that the audience would turn away from her. This Rupali character was the other girl for whom Prem was cheating on Pooja. But surprisingly the audience fell in love with this Rupali despite being an unlikable character.

This small role enabled the already talented Sushmita to bag multiple awards. She won Filmfare Awards, International Indian Film Academy Awards, Screen Weekly Awards, Screen Awards, and Zee Cine Awards for Best Supporting Actress.

Apart from Sushmita, it also stars Salman Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Tabu, and Saif Ali Khan. Becoming the second highest earner made the cinema a super hit that year.

Bottom Line

In these 5 most momentous performances Sushmita Sen proved her talent in acting. Till today, this epitome of beauty hasn't stopped surprising her fans. Her delightful presence on the OTT platform through the web series 'Arya' seems to have resurrected a new Sushmita Sen. On the birthday of Sushmita Sen millions of fans worldwide wish to see her talented appearances on the silver screen as well as OTT screens.