Rimi Shikidum Sen born on September 21, 1981 in Kolkata, India is an Indian
actress working in the Bollywood film industry. Her real name is Shubhomitra
Sen. She is also a Odissi dancer and performed in the dance troupe of the
eminent Kolkata-based Odissi exponent, Aloka Kanungo.
Sen moved to Mumbai to become a film actress. She was first noticed when she
auditioned for a Coca-Cola advertisement, impressing Priyadarshan, the director
of the ad. In 2003 Priyadarshan cast her in his hit film Hungama, establishing
her in Bollywood. She then played Amitabh Bachchan's and Hema Malini's
granddaughter in the hit film Baghban later that year. Her next big hit was the
Yashraj produced Dhoom in 2004. In 2005, Garam Masala was a very good release
for her, being one of her biggest hits so far. The other releases in 2005
weren't as succesful. However, 2006 was successful for her when Phir Hera Pheri
and Golmaal were both box office hits. Her last release of 2006 was the sequel
to Dhoom titled Dhoom 2 which was a blockbuster hit, though she had very little
presence in the film. In 2007 she appeared in the Johnny Gaddaar.
Rimi is now going by the screen name Rimii. She explains the name change as a
career move: there are many other Sens working in Bollywood right now, and a
single name may help her stand out from the crowd and stay apart from others.
Rimi caused wisespread offence in an interview statement in 2005, regarding the
talent abilities of the director of the film Golmaal, Rohit Shetty.*
*Source Wikipedia.