Riya was last seen as a leading lady way back in 2006 opposite Shreyas Talpade in the hit film Apna Sapna Money Money. But Riya Sen was in no mood to get into a signing spree. Waiting patiently for the right roles to come her way, the pretty young girl, who has also been seen in successful films like Shaadi No. 1, Plan, Qayamat, Jhankaar Beats and last but not the least Style, has been keeping herself busy by being a part of item songs.
Her mini appearance amongst a horde of girls was definitely noticed as she burnt the dance floor in the sizzling title song from Heyy Babyy (2007). The song turned out to be a chartbuster and Riya was noticed once again, in spite of presence of a dozen odd sexy sirens like Celina Jaitley, Koena Mitra and Amisha Patel and others.
Now she has got a platform set for herself to make a further impression with Hum Phirr Milein Na Milein where she has got an entire item song shot exclusively on her.
Titled 'Sajan Mera', a number where Riya is seen in yet another sizzling avtar, it also features the film's lead Sarwar Ahuja, who appears all pensive and troubled as required by the situation in the song. Along with Sarwar, who debuted with Khanna & Iyer last year, the film also stars Tabassum's granddaughter Khushi, who would be making her debut as a leading lady. The film is produced by Rajesh Gupta and directed by Manish Goel.
Incidentally, Hum Phirr Milein Na Milein was recently in the news since the makers had gone on record stating that Riya was not cooperating with them for the film's promos. Apparently Riya, who has a cameo role in Hum Phirr Milein Na Milein, felt the makers only wanted to cash in on her name and popularity to promote the film. This is why she was demanding close to Rs 3 lakh just to promote the film.
Though there hasn't been an official word on this from Riya, the makers have made it clear that they won't bow down to her demands since the film's promotion was planned with an extremely tight budget due to Hum Phirr Milein Na Milein being a small-budget film.
