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• Is the granddaughter of Adinath Sen who was one of the wealthiest businessmen of Calcutta.
• Learnt painting in childhood from one of the greatest Indian artists, Jamini Roy.
• Received her masters in Comparative Literature from Jadavpur University in Calcutta.
• Taught at Ballygunge Girls' School for a year, taught graphics at the film techniques school Chitrabani, and taught English at a well known Boys' school in Calcutta.
• Had her first crush on K. K. Mahajan, the renowned Indian cinematographer who was known for his work in Parallel Cinema.
• Married in 1978 to Bharat Dev Varma, who is a descendant of the royal family belonging to the state of Tripura in India.
• Is the daughter-in-law of Ila Devi, the princess of Cooch Behar, whose younger sister Gayatri Devi is the Maharani of Jaipur.
• Was involved in publicised affairs with actor Victor Banerjee in 1988, Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan in 1990, and Bollywood producer Romu Sippy.
• Entered politics by joining the Trinamool Congress party during 2014 and won Lok Sabha Poll right in her first attempt.Has acted in programmes of over 20 languages.