Why There'll Never Be A Miss Universe Like Sushmita Sen!

Sushmita Sen is a woman of substance with the perfect blend of elegance and sheer grit. Her journey in the Hindi film industry is not remarkable as such considering her selected filmography and discerning appearance on celluloid. But the decisions which Sushmita has made inspite of experiencing its annihilative nature is what defines her – she doesn’t need a Friday to prove her brilliance because her personality is enough to designate her as a phenomenal woman.

Sushmita was born in the Bengali-speaking Sen family on November 19, 1975 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. Her family consists of her dad, Shubeer, a former Indian Air Force Wing Commander; mom, Subhra, Jewelry Designer and owner of a Dubai-based store. She has two siblings, a sister named Neelam, who is married to Nauman Malik, and a brother named Rajeev. Subhra's dad was a poet.

She attended different schools in Jorhat, and Nagpur, but spend the majority of her schooling days in the Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute and Air Force Silver School in Delhi. She was regarded as a tomboy and spent most of her times with boys. Since the schools were Hindi medium, she could not speak English until she was 16 years of age. She subsequently not only mastered English, but became an English Honors student, and also obtained a degree in Journalism. Due to her place of birth she can speak Urdu flawlessly.

Her first public appearance was at the Air Force Club Contest at the age of 15. She did a few fashion shows thereafter. Then during 1994 she decided to be a participant in Miss India beauty pageant, fully aware that she was being pitted against the reigning favorite, Aishwarya Rai. 

Sushmita took everyone by surprise when she was crowned Miss India while Aishwarya had to content with being the First Runner-up. Both beauties went on to win Miss Universe and Miss World titles respectively. Ironically the final outfit for Miss Universe for Sushmita was made by a little-known Meena Bazar tailor, and her mom.

It was during 1996 that she first appeared as herself in a Bollywood movie titled 'Dastak'. Though the movie did not fare too well, she was noticed and thus began her career on the silver screen. She has since then portrayed herself in a variety of characters and also some 'item' numbers.

Starred in Deepak Shivdasani's shelved film "A.A.A." (2004). The triple A stood for Anjali, Anna, Anamika. Starring Sushmita Sen, Bipasha Basu, Maliika Sherawat. Deepak denied the film being a remake of Charlie's Angels.f.

Starred in the shelved film "Zakham" (1997). Starring Faraaz Khan, Sushmita Sen, Sucheta. Directed by Vikram Bhatt.

Sushmita Sen, star of films Sirf Tum, Biwi No.1, Aankhen, Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya? and Dulha Mil Gaya, was last seen in Srijit Mukherji's Bengali film Nirbaak in 2015.

Though Sushmita Sen has been involved in more than one fling in the past, she publicly dated actor Randeep Hooda for three years before a bitter break-up drove a wedge between the two.
As per media reports, the actress was also linked to actor Vikram Bhatt in the past as well. Pakistani cricketer Wasim Akram and Sushmita Sen, who were once part of an Indian show, were also romantically linked though both of them denied it.