indian celebrities: Raima Sen

Sunday 1 July 2012

Raima Sen

She is the daughter of Moon Moon Sen and the granddaughter of legendary actressSuchitra 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.^[1] Her paternal grandmother, Ila Devi, was the princess of Cooch Behar,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 Damanplaying 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, essayed 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,