Sushmita's dad, Shubeer, was a former Indian Air Force Wing Commander.
Sushmita's mom, Subhra, was a Jewelry Designer and owner of a Dubai-based store.
She has two siblings, a sister named Neelam, who is married to Nauman Malik, and a brother named Rajeev.
She attended different schools in Jorhat, and Nagpur, but spend the majority of her schooling days in the Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute and Air Force Silver School in Delhi.
She was regarded as a tomboy and spent most of her times with boys.
Since the schools were Hindi medium, she could not speak English until she was 16 years of age. She subsequently not only mastered English, but became an English Honors student, and also obtained a degree in Journalism. Due to her place of birth she can speak Urdu flawlessly.
Ironically the final outfit for Miss Universe for Sushmita was made by a little-known Meena Bazar tailor, and her mom.
Not considered a classic beauty and leading quite an unconventional lifestyle she ended up in many relationships but did not marry anyone.
Enjoys writing prose and poetry.
Listed as number 10 of 'Top Bollywood Actresses' of 2006.
Sushmita Sen was the original choice for item number by Shweta Menon in Asoka.
