Raima Sen
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Raima Sen at Rambagh Palace, Jaipur in 2013
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| Native name | রাইমা সেন |
| Born |
7 November 1979 Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Parent(s) |
Moon Moon Sen (mother) Bharat Dev Varma (father) |
| Relatives |
Riya Sen (sister) Suchitra Sen (grand mother) |
Raima Sen (born Raima Dev Varma on 7 November 1979) is an Indian film actress who primarily appears in Bengali films. Her performances have been acclaimed critically on more than one occasion.
She is the daughter of Moon Moon Sen and Bharat Dev Varma and the granddaughter of actress Suchitra Sen.
Her sister Riya Sen is also in the Bollywood industry. Their father Bharat Dev Varma is a member of the royal family of Tripura. Her paternal grandmother, Ila Devi, was the princess of Cooch Behar, whose younger sister Gayatri Devi was the Maharani of Jaipur. Her paternal great-grandmother Indira was the only daughter of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III of Baroda.
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.
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 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 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 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.
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