Raima Sen

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Raima Sen

Born	November 11, 1979 (age 27)

Raima Sen (Bengali: রাইমা সেন; born Raima Dev Varma on 11 November 1979) is an Indian film actress.

1 Biography
2 Image and Private Life
3 Filmography
4 External links

[edit] Biography

She is the daughter of actress Moon Moon Sen and the granddaughter of legendary actress Suchitra Sen. Her younger sister, Riya Sen, is also in the Bollywood industry. Their father is Bharat Dev Varma , scion of the erstwhile royal family of Tripura state.

Her paternal grandmother Ila Devi, was the princess of Cooch Behar (in Bengal), whose younger sister Gayatri Devi is the Maharani of Jaipur.

She made her debut in the film Godmother, which was a critically acclaimed success, but her minor role may have been overlooked in favour of the protagonist, played by Shabana Azmi. She then starred in the film Daman playing Raveena Tandon's daughter, where her small performance was appreciated.

Her breakthrough role came when she starred in the Rituparno Ghosh's film Chokher Bali. She won much praise for her role as the simple, submissive Ashalata. After a few more average movies she had a critically acclaimed hit in 2005 with Parineeta, where she played the younger cousin of the film's heroine, played by the debutante Vidya Balan. Since then she has had two more hits with the action thriller Dus and the Bengali film Antar Mahal (where she had a very small role). Most recently, she appeared in the Hindi film Eklavya (again co-starring with Vidya Balan and Saif Ali Khan). She has yet, however, to play the leading role as an actress in any hit movie.

Like her younger sister Riya, Raima continues to model, particularly for the Indian cosmetics giant Lakme.[1]

[edit] Image and Private Life

Raima's public profile and image is much lower-key and more demure than that of her sister Riya who has been compared more to their mother. Raima is also said to resemble her grandmother much more than either her mother or her sister.[2]. Journalists who meet her describe her as easy to talk to, and devoid of starry airs.

In an interview, she says while she enjoys Mumbai's faster pace of life, its gyms and its nightclubs, she misses her family in Kolkata, her dog Cuddles, and of course Kolkata's street food, notably jhal muri and aloo chaat.[3]

[edit] Filmography

Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. (2007)
Anuranan (2007) ... (post-production)
Sunglass (2007) ... (post-production)
Eklavya: The Royal Guard (2007) ... Princess Nandini
Antar Mahal (2005) ... Rukmini
Dus (2005) ... Priya
Parineeta (2005) ... Koel
Nishijapon (2005) ... Sunita
Swapner Din (2004)
99.9FM (2004)
Fun2shh... Dudes in the 10th Century (2003) ... Junali
Chokher Bali (2003) ... Ashalata
Nil Nirjane (2003)
Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence (2001) ... Deepa Saikia
Godmother (1999) ... Sejal

[edit] External links

Interviews

Indrani Roy Mitra Informal Chat with Raima rediff.com, circa 9 January 2006; this is actually the transcript of an interview, covering her relationships with her sister and grandmother; her roles in recent films; her career goals, and so forth.
Subhash K. Jha, Interview with Raima Sen at Bollywoodgate.com Indo-Asian News Service .Refers to the death of one of her three puppies, that she lives with her sister in Mumbai, and that most stories about her are both outdated and made-up.

Profiles