First of Many: Riya Sen revisits Gajamukta

With veteran actor Suchitra Sen as her grandmother and yesteryear star Moon Moon Sen as her mom, Riya Sen says it was pure for her to enter showbiz. She confronted the digicam for the primary time for Bengali movie Gajamukta (1991), the place she shared display screen house with Moon Moon Sen and Soumitra Chatterjee.
Here’s what Riya shared about her first movie:
1. How did you find yourself being a part of Gajamukta?
Every time my sister and I went on the set with my mom, everybody could be like, “Oh my god, she’s going to become a star.” So in my head, I at all times thought I used to be going to be an actress, however not so quickly. So my first position was once I was 5 years outdated. I had one scene with my mother in a Bengali movie known as Gajamukta. After that, I assumed I’d develop into Madhuri Dixit (laughs). So I used to be very younger once I began. Even the youngest actresses at the moment joined once they have been a lot older than once I had joined. It began as a one-off factor.

2. What do you bear in mind of your first day on set?
I used to be taking part in my mom Moon Moon Sen’s daughter within the movie. It was a hospital scene. I bear in mind in my first shot, I needed to cry as a result of she was dying. I needed to wipe her tears. We did the shoot in Tollygunge Club in Kolkata. My shot received over, and my mother was nonetheless capturing. I walked across the complete membership pondering, “Oh my God, I just acted in a movie!” That’s my first reminiscence. I cherished it.
3. Were you nervous?
I feel at the moment I’m extra able to face the digicam. I’m extra assured, and I do know what I’m doing. That time, I didn’t know what the hell I used to be doing.
4. How was the rapport together with your co-stars once you received to satisfy or work with them once more?
My sister and I did a Geetanjali advert with my mother later in Mumbai. I assumed I used to be probably the most dramatic till I shot with my mom who’s completely a diva as a result of everybody was giving her a lot significance. And she calls for that significance naturally. I didn’t see that diva aspect of her once I was younger. Then we did this film Kolkata Calling collectively, the place she performs my mother. That was additionally very totally different as a result of my grandma had simply handed away. So she was truly crying when she was imagined to cry. It has been totally different every time I labored along with her.
5. If given an opportunity to return to your debut position, what would you want to alter or do higher?
I wouldn’t wish to have began then in any respect. I used to be too younger. I didn’t study appearing. I used to be nonetheless at school/faculty, capturing after which going again to research. You can’t do two various things on the identical time. How are you able to focus on one? I maintain forgetting lengthy years of my life. So when folks ask me what age did I do that video, I say which video? Then I actually have to consider what all I’ve completed after which issues come again to me.
Unlike every other star child, I didn’t have any A-grade launch. I simply did no matter got here my method. So, if given an opportunity, I might change all of that now. But that’s effective, as a result of my profession has lasted for much longer.
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6. One movie or position that impressed you to develop into an actor?
I began doing correct film roles and adverts from class eight, and I used to be travelling so much, much more than my household did then. Since I used to be balancing journey, work and college, I by no means actually received an opportunity to look at many films at that time in my life, as a result of I used to be at all times working. I began watching movies a lot later.