Happy Birthday Sushmita Sen. When the actress’s father was not happy with her wearing a swimsuit in the Miss India competition

India’s first Miss Universe and veteran Bollywood actress Sushmita Sen is celebrating her 48th birthday today. On this special day, the actress has shared a very important story of her life. In an interview with Mid-Day, the actress said that she is her father’s daughter. Along with this, the actress talked about her tumultuous relationship with her father. The actress told that her decision to participate in Miss India had broken all the dreams of her father.

Sushmita said, ‘There is no one in my family from the film industry. My father wanted me to become an IAS officer so I was preparing accordingly. When the bomb was dropped on my father that I wanted to go to Miss India, my father did not talk to me at all. The actress further said, ‘I remember that very emotional moment with my father when I promised him that Baba I have to wear a swimsuit. I can’t wear it. It’s part of the show. But I promise you I will add respect to it. This wouldn’t be nonsense. He was not very happy with it, but when I won Miss India and I told my father that I would represent my country, it was a matter of pride for my father, being a defense man.’

Sushmita Sen represented India in the Miss Universe contest in 1994. The competition was held in Manila, Philippines. The actress’s mother and brother accompanied her on the trip, while her father stayed in India and watched the telecast of the competition. Let us tell you, Sushmita was the first Indian to win Miss Universe. After Sushmita, Lara Dutta won this competition in the year 2000 and Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu in 2021.