Riya Sen has acted in Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and English films. Riya Sen began her career as a child artist in film Vishkanya and bagged her major role at the age of fifteen in a Tamil movie, Tajmahal directed by Bharathiraja.Riya Sen appeared partially nude in an Indian photographer Dabboo Ratnani’s annual calendar. It generated tremendous response to the calendar as the photograph was too sexy and she became the only female to appear on the calendar for four years continually from 2004 to 2007.
She was one of many Bollywood stars who appeared in Haath Se Haath Mila an anti-HIV/AIDS music video.