Since childhood, Sen dreamt of becoming an actress. She lived at Jyotish Roy Road, New Alipore, Kolkata with her mother. She did her schooling from Vidya Bharati New Alipore near Mint. After completing her studies, she persuaded her mother to accompany her to
Mumbai. She later said that she wasn't encouraged by anyone in her family except by her grandfather. After doing the rounds, she got into ads including one
Coca-Cola ad with
Aamir Khan. She followed it with appearances in big-budget movies such as
Dhoom (2004),
Kyon Ki (2005),
Garam Masala (2005) and
Golmaal (2006). Sen also did a cameo in the 2006 film
Dhoom 2, and she followed it with
Johnny Gaddaar, alongside newcomer actor
Neil Nitin Mukesh. In 2008, she appeared in
De Taali and in 2009,
Sankat City and
Horn Ok Please. All three of these films were box office disasters. After these films, her career declined. She further appeared in the films
Thank You and
Shagird in 2011. Both failed to do well. In 2015, she participated in the reality show
Bigg Boss. Sen has produced a film,
Budhia Singh - Born to Run. She changed her screen name, Rimi, to her real name, Subhamitra Sen for her production venture.
Reality TV Sen was a celebrity contestant in the
ninth season of the Indian version of the
reality TV show
Big Brother,
Bigg Boss. It aired in October 2015. Sen entered the house with
Suyyash Rai as her partner for the show; however, her pairing was revised on Day 5, when
Rochelle Rao was chosen as her new partner. She was evicted after staying in the house for 7.5 weeks. In 2016, Sen participated in the dance celebrity reality show,
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9 as a wild card entrant but did not get selected. ==Filmography==