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Moonmoon Sen

Srimati
Deb Barma
(Moon Moon Sen)
মুনমুন সেন
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Member of Parliament
Assumed office
2014
Preceded by Basudeb Acharia
Constituency Bankura, West Bengal
Personal details
Born (1954-03-28) 28 March 1954 (age 63)
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Political party Trinamool Congress
Spouse(s) Bharat Dev Varma (1978–present)
Children Raima Sen
Riya Sen
Residence Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Alma mater Jadavpur University - (M.A.)
Profession Actress
Religion Hinduism

Moon Moon Sen, also credited as Moonmoon Sen, (born 28 March 1954) is an Indian film actress, known for her works in Bengali, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi and Kannada 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.

Moon Moon Sen was born into a Hindu family in 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, Kolkata, she graduated from Somerville College, Oxford. She received her masters in Comparative Literature from Jadavpur University, Kolkata.

As a child, Sen learnt drawing from Jamini Roy, one of India's greatest artists. She loves paintings and collecting antiques. In an interview in 2000, she said she taught at Ballygunge Govt High School for a year 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. Sen taught English at a well known Boys' school (Ballygunge Govt. High School) in Kolkata before joining films.


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