Actor Riya Sen says being sexualised in films and music videos at a young age made her so uncomfortable that she decided to stop working in Hindi movies. Riya hails from a family of artistes that includes her grandmother Suchitra Sen, mother Moon Moon Sen, and sister Raima Sen.

She was just 16 when she got her breakthrough in 1998 after she featured in the music video of Falguni Pathak's song "Yaad Piya Ki Aane Lagi". Films naturally followed, with director Bharathiraja's Tamil romantic-drama "Taj Mahal" in 1999 marking her big-screen debut.