Raima Sen

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Raima Sen
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Sen in 2017
Born
Raima Dev Varma

(1979-11-07) 7 November 1979 (age 45)
OccupationActress
Years active1999–present
Mother Moon Moon Sen
Relatives Riya Sen (sister)
Suchitra Sen (maternal grandmother)

Raima Sen (born Raima Dev Varma) is an Indian actress who is known for her work in Hindi and Bengali films.

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Early life

Raima Sen was born in Bombay (now Mumbai) to Moon Moon Sen and Bharat Dev Varma and the granddaughter of actress Suchitra Sen who is regarded as the Mahanayika of Bengali Cinema. Her sister Riya Sen is also in the Bollywood industry. Their father Bharat Dev Varma is a member of the royal family of Tripura. [1] Her paternal grandmother, Ila Devi, was the princess of Cooch Behar, whose younger sister Gayatri Devi was the Maharani of Jaipur. [2] Her paternal great-grandmother Indira was the only daughter of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III of Baroda. [3] [4]

Raima's maternal great-grandfather Adinath Sen was a prominent Kolkata businessman, whose son Dinanath Sen – a relative of former Union Law Minister Ashoke Kumar Sen- was the Diwan or a Minister of the Maharaja of Tripura. [5] The sisters are credited on-screen under their mother's maiden name, although their official papers carry the surname Dev Varma. [6]

Personal life

Sen is said to resemble her grandmother much more than either her mother or her sister. [7] 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 Kolkata's street food, notably Jhal Muri and Aloo chaat. [8] Raima Sen in 2006 said that she had a brief relation with Odisha politician Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo in 2006–2007, but the relationship did not last long. [9]

Career

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Raima Sen with her mother Moon Moon Sen

Sen made her debut in the film Godmother , which was a critically acclaimed[ by whom? ] 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 . After a few more average movies she had Parineeta in 2005, where she played the playmate 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). In 2006, she appeared in the film The Bong Connection (co-starring Shayan Munshi). In 2007, she worked in the thriller Manorama Six Feet Under with Abhay Deol. In 2011, she starred in the hit Bengali film Baishe Srabon , opposite Parambrata Chatterjee.

2014 saw Sen as the leading lady in the critically acclaimed Hrid Majharey , the first Bengali movie based on the works of William Shakespeare, and presented as a tribute on the 450th year of birth of the Bard. [10] [11] She co-stars with Abir Chatterjee and Indrasish Roy in this dark love-story by debutant filmmaker Ranjan Ghosh. [12] The film has earned a rare recommendation from the Film London in its list of world cinema based on the plays of Shakespeare. [13] The film and its screenplay have also been included in the UGC Literature Archive. [14] It is also famous for being the only other Bengali film after Sabuj Dweeper Raja (1979) to be shot in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. [15] [16] [17]

In 2016, she was seen in Bollywood Diaries , a film written and directed by K.D. Satyam. The film also stars Ashish Vidyarthi and Salim Diwan.[ citation needed ] Amazon Prime The Last Hour [18] Web Series will release in 2020 Ending in this series Raima Sen & Sanjay Kapoor playing the main role this series directed by Amit Kumar.

Filmography

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
1999 Godmother Sejal Hindi Debut film
2001 Daman Deepa Saikia
2002 Nil Nirjane Ria Bengali
Chokher Bali Ashalata
Fun2shh... Dudes in the 10th Century JunaliHindi
2003Kuch Dil Ne Kaha
2004 Shakti ManasiBengali
2005 Antar Mahal Rukmini
Dhairyam Mallika Telugu
Nishijapon SunitaBengali BFJA - Most Promising Actress Award
Parineeta KoelHindi
99.9 FM Kim G. Singh
Dus Priya
2006 The Bong Connection SheelaBengali
Anuranan Preeti
2007 Eklavya: The Royal Guard Princess NandiniHindi
Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. Milly P. Sen
Yatra
Manorama Six Feet Under Sheetal/Neetu
MigrationYamunaShort film
2008 Khela AnjaliBengali
DhariyaHindi
C Kkompany PriyaHindi
Mukhbiir Roshni
2009 Mere Khwabon Mein Jo Aaye Maya Singh
Mumbai Cutting
2010 The Japanese Wife SandhyaBengali
Memories in March Sahana ChowdhuryEnglishPartly in Bengali & Hindi
Teen Patti Shivani MukherjeeHindi
Notobor Notout MistuBengali
Mirch Maya/ManjulaHindi
2011 Noukadubi HemnaliniBengaliDubbed in Hindi as Kashmakash
Baishe Srabon Amrita Mukherji
Veeraputhran Kunhi Beevathu Malayalam [ citation needed ]
2012 Chitrangada: The Crowning Wish KasturiBengali
Abosheshey Nandini
Koyekti Meyer GolpoRini
3 Bachelors NehaHindi
2013 Maach Mishti & More IshaniBengaliNominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor Supporting Role (Female) – Bengali
I, Me, aur Main Beena ChandokHindi
Hawa Bodol Tanuka/TanuBengali
Shabdo Tarukh's wife
Ami Aar Amar Girlfriends Preenita
Ganesh Talkies Shaban [19]
Sunglass
2014 Chaya Manush
Children of War FidaHindi
Baari Tar Bangla AbantiBengali
Hrid Majharey Debjani
2015 Abby Sen Parama
Kaagaz Ke Fools RubinaHindi
Roga Howar Sohoj UpayBengali
89PurbaBengali
2016 Bollywood Diaries ImliHindi
Monchora NandaBengali
Bastu Shaap Banya Dasgupta/Bony
Khawto Srijita /SriBengali
2017ESP-Ekti Rohosso GolpoBengali
Hason Raja DilaramBengali
2018 Vodka Diaries Roshni BanerjeeHindi
2006 Varanasi – The Untold [20]
Reunion Murari Mohan Rakshit Bengali
2019 Finally Bhalobasha Malabika Bengali
Sitara Sitara Bengali
2020 Dwitiyo Purush Amrita Bengali
2022 Anya Divya Hindi, Marathi [21]
2023 The Vaccine War Rohini Singh Dhulla Hindi [22]
2024 Bastar: The Naxal Story Vanya RoyHindi
Aliya Basu Gayab Hai Aliya BasuHindi

Web series

YearTitleRolePlatformNotes
2017 Hello NanditaHoichoi
2018MehmaanAalo Chakraborty ZEE5
2019ParchhayeeJulie ZEE5 [23]
2019Love Bites ZEE5
2019Eat Sleep RepeatSanjana ZEE5
2020 Black Widows Innaya Thakur ZEE5
2020Forbidden LoveSudha ZEE5
2021 The Last Hour Nyima Amazon Prime
2022 Mai: A Mother's Rage Neelam Netflix
2023 Roktokorobi Ranja ZEE5
2024KolonkoChaitiHoichoi
2024 Big Girls Don't Cry Uma Ahuja Prime Video

Awards and nominations

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