Raima Sen (; born Raima Dev Varma; 7 November 1979), is an Indian film actress who appears mainly in Bengali and Hindi movies. She is known for her roles in films like Chokher Bali, Parineeta, The Japanese Wife, and Baishe Srabon, earning praise for her natural performances.

Early life Sen was born on 7 November 1979 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.Bollywood's royal connection, The Times of India. Her paternal grandmother, Ila Devi, was the princess of Cooch Behar, whose younger sister Gayatri Devi was the Maharani of Jaipur. Sen is also a descendant of the social reformer Keshab Chandra Sen through her paternal lineage; her ancestor Suniti Devi, the Maharani of Cooch Behar and daughter of Keshab Chandra Sen, was the mother of Jitendra Narayan, who was Sen's paternal great-grandfather. Her paternal great-grandmother Indira was the only daughter of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III of Baroda.COOCH BEHAR (Princely State), University of Queensland. Retrieved 18 April 2008.Geraldine Forbes et al., The new Cambridge history of India, p. 135, Cambridge University Press, 2003, .

Sen'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. Sen in 2006 said that she had a brief relationship with Odisha politician Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo in 2006–2007.

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 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. She co-stars with Abir Chatterjee and Indrasish Roy 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, a film written and directed by K.D. Satyam. The film also stars Ashish Vidyarthi and Salim Diwan. In Amazon Prime's The Last Hour, released in 2020, Sen and Sanjay Kapoor played the main roles.

Filmography +Key Denotes films that have not yet been released

Film Year Title Role Language Notes 1999 Godmother Sejal Hindi Debut film 2001 Daman Deepa Saikia 2002 Nil Nirjane Ria Bengali Chokher Bali Ashalata Fun2shh... Dudes in the 10th Century Junali Hindi Kuch Dil Ne Kaha Songs album 2004 Shakti Manasi Bengali 2005 Antar Mahal Rukmini Dhairyam Mallika Telugu Nishijapon Sunita Bengali BFJA - Most Promising Actress Award Parineeta Koel Hindi 99.9 FM Kim G. Singh Dus Priya 2006 The Bong Connection Sheela Bengali Anuranan Preeti 2007 Eklavya: The Royal Guard Princess Nandini Hindi Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. Milly P. Sen Yatra Manorama Six Feet Under Sheetal/Neetu Migration Yamuna Short film2008 Khela Anjali Bengali Dhariya Hindi C Kkompany Priya Hindi Mukhbiir Roshni 2009 Mere Khwabon Mein Jo Aaye Maya Singh Mumbai Cutting 2010 The Japanese Wife Sandhya Bengali Memories in March Sahana Chowdhury EnglishPartly in Bengali & Hindi Teen Patti Shivani Mukherjee Hindi Notobor Notout Mistu Bengali Mirch Maya/Manjula Hindi 2011 Noukadubi Hemnalini Bengali Dubbed in Hindi as Kashmakash Baishe Srabon Amrita Mukherji Veeraputhran Kunhi Beevathu Malayalam2012 Chitrangada: The Crowning Wish Kasturi Bengali Abosheshey Nandini Koyekti Meyer Golpo Rini 3 Bachelors Neha Hindi 2013 Maach Mishti & More Ishani Bengali Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor Supporting Role (Female) – Bengali I, Me Aur Main Beena Chandok Hindi Hawa Bodol Tanuka/Tanu Bengali Shabdo Tarukh's wife Ami Aar Amar Girlfriends Preenita Ganesh TalkiesShaban Sunglass 2014 Chaya Manush Children of War Fida Hindi Baari Tar Bangla Abanti Bengali Hrid Majharey Debjani 2015 Abby Sen Parama Kaagaz Ke FoolsRubinaHindiRoga Howar Sohoj UpayBengali89Purba2016 Bollywood Diaries Imli Hindi Monchora Nanda Bengali Bastu Shaap Banya Dasgupta/Bony Khawto Srijita /Sri2017 ESP-Ekti Rohosso Golpo Hason Raja Dilaram 2018 Vodka Diaries Roshni Banerjee Hindi Reunion Murari Mohan Rakshit Bengali 2019 Finally Bhalobasha Malabika SitaraSitara2020 Dwitiyo Purush Amrita 2022 AnyaDivya Hindi, Marathi Bilingual film2023 The Vaccine War Rohini Singh Dhulla Hindi 2024Bastar: The Naxal StoryVanya RoyAliya Basu Gayab HaiAliya BasuChaalchitro: The Frame FataleMilli Bengali2026Phool Pishi O EdwardAditiAbar Hawa BodolTanukaMaa Kaali Hindi

Web series

Year Title Role Platform Notes2017HelloNanditaHoichoi2018MehmaanAalo ChakrabortyZEE5 2019 Parchhayee Julie Love BitesEat Sleep RepeatSanjana2020Black Widows Innaya ThakurForbidden LoveSudha2021The Last HourNyimaAmazon Prime2022Mai: A Mother's Rage NeelamNetflix2023Roktokorobi RanjaZEE52024Kolonko ChaitiHoichoiBig Girls Don't CryUma AhujaPrime Video

Awards and nominations

2006: BFJA-Most Promising Actress Award for Nishijapon

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