But the Bong dame hasn't been so lucky. This in spite of the fact that she manages to look pretty and very much the siren.
Looks like the lack of good acting skills have worked against her big time.
To prove that she's some skills she acted in Ritupurno Ghosh's Bengali movie 'Nauka Dubi' recently. She and sister Raima are seen on the silver screen together for the first time. Riya has worn sarees to act as the middle-class housewife in the film.
And she's not given up on the glam avatar as yet.
In her next film, 'Shaadi of the Dead', she'll be seen as the glamorous beauty a seductress who sets the screen on fire. Purab Kohli has been cast opposite her.
The film is produced by Manmohan Shetty and Siddharth Jain.
The film is a rib-tickling comedy that is sure to keep the audiences entertained. Well, the movie might make audiences laugh. Chances are so would Riya's terrible acting skills.