Raima Sen (born Raima Dev Varma on 7 November 1979) is an Indian actress who is known for her work in the

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and Bengali films.

Early life

Raima Sen was born on 7 November 1979 in Bombay (now

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) to

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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

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industry. Their father Bharat Dev Varma is a member of the royal family of

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. Her paternal grandmother, Ila Devi, was the princess of Cooch Behar, whose younger sister

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was the Maharani of

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. Her paternal great-grandmother Indira was the only daughter of

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. 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. The sisters are credited on-screen under their mother's maiden name, although their official papers carry the surname Dev Varma.

Personal life

Sen is said to resemble her grandmother much more than either her mother or her sister. 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. Raima Sen in 2006 admitted that she had a brief relation with Odisha politician Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo in 2006–2007, but the relationship did not last long.

Career

Sen 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

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. She then starred in the film '' Daman'' playing

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's daughter, where her small performance was appreciated. Her breakthrough role came when she starred in the

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's film '' Chokher Bali''. After a few more average movies she had a critically acclaimed hit in 2005 with '' Parineeta'', 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 ''

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'' 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

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). In 2007, she worked in the thriller ''

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'' with Abhay Deol. In 2011, she starred in the hit Bengali film '' Baishe Srabon'', opposite

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. 2014 saw Sen as the leading lady in the critically acclaimed '' Hrid Majharey'', the first Bengali movie based on the works of

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, and presented as a tribute on the 450th year of birth of the Bard. She co-stars with

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and

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in this dark love-story by debutant filmmaker Ranjan Ghosh. The film has earned a rare recommendation from the ''Film London'' in its list of world cinema based on the plays of Shakespeare. The film and its screenplay have also been included in the ''UGC Literature Archive''. 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. In 2016, she was seen in ''

Bollywood Diaries ''Bollywood Diaries'' is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by K.D.Satyam. It features Raima Sen, Salim Diwan, and Ashish Vidyarthi, along with Karuna Pandey and Vineet Kumar Singh. Produced by Dr. Sattar Diwan, the ...

'', a film written and directed by

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. The film also stars Ashish Vidyarthi and

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. Amazon Prime The Last Hour 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

Web series

Awards and nominations

* 2006: BFJA-Most Promising Actress Award for '' Nishi Japan''

References

External links

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