She is currently dating Rohman Shawl and the much in love couple often share mushy posts for each other.23 years after winning the pageant, Sushmita returned to Manila in 2017 to co-judge the Miss Universe 2016 beauty pageant.In 2014, she battled a chronic illness- Addison’s disease.She is a proud mother of two Renee and Alisah. After a decade, she brought Alisah into her life. Sushmita Sen inspired many single women when she adopted her first daughter Renee at the age of 24 in 2000.‘Nirbaak’ marks her last film on the big screen.
In 2015, she starred in the Bengali film ‘Nirbaak’, her project in the language.She won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Salman Khan and Karisma Kapoor Biwi No 1 (1999).Sushmita made her Bollywood debut in 1996 with ‘Dastak’.In an old interview, Sushmita had once revealed how she got her Miss India gown made by a local tailor from Delhi as coming from a middle-class family, they could not afford designer outfits for the finale.In 1994, Sushmita created history by winning the Miss Universe title as none of the beauty queens from India had ever won the crown. Later, Sushmita represented India in the Miss Universe in Manila.However, despite being not so confident about her victory over Aishwarya, she got first place.But when she learnt that Aishwarya Rai had also participated in the competition, she wanted to withdraw her application. Sushmita participated in the Miss India pageant in 1994.Her family had later moved to Delhi and Sushmita completed her further studies here.Her father Shubeer Sen is a former Indian Air Force Wing Commander and her mother Subhra Sen is a jewellery designer. Sushmita Sen was born on November 19, 1975, in Hyderabad.On Sushmita Sen’s birthday, here are a few lesser-known facts about the diva you probably didn’t know: