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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|dy=yes|1979|11|07}}

| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India

| parents = [[Moon Moon Sen]] (mother)<br />Bharat Dev Varma (father)

| relatives = [[Riya Sen]] (sister)<br />[[Suchitra Sen]] (grandmother)

'''Raima Sen''' (born '''Raima Dev Varma''' on 7 November 1979)<ref name="DOB"/> is an Indian actress who is known for her work in [[Hindi cinema|Hindi]] and [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali]] films.

Raima 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.<ref name="DOB">{{cite news |title=Raima Sen |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Raima-Sen |website=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=31 January 2018}}</ref> Their father Bharat Dev Varma is a member of the royal family of [[Tripura]].<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/photo-features/bollywoods-royal-connection/the-royal-family-strikes-a-regal-pose/photostory/61151062.cms Bollywood's royal connection], ''The Times of India''.</ref> Her paternal grandmother, Ila Devi, was the princess of [[Cooch Behar]], whose younger sister [[Gayatri Devi]] was the [[Maharani]] of [[Jaipur]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Raima and Riya Sen - Bollywood's royal connection |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/photo-features/bollywoods-royal-connection/Raima-and-Riya-Sen/photostory/52745966.cms |access-date=7 November 2020 |website=The Times of India}}</ref> Her paternal great-grandmother [[Indira of Baroda|Indira]] was the only daughter of [[Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III]] of [[Baroda]].<ref>[http://www.uq.net.au/~zzhsoszy/ips/c/coochbehar.html COOCH BEHAR (Princely State)], University of Queensland. Retrieved 18 April 2008.</ref><ref>Geraldine Forbes et al., [https://books.google.com/books?id=ohnfWmSgFkAC&dq=indira+Sayajirao+&pg=PA135 The new Cambridge history of India]{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, p. 135, Cambridge University Press, 2003, {{ISBN|0-521-26727-7}}.</ref>

Sen is said to resemble [[Suchitra Sen|her grandmother]] much more than either her mother or her sister.<ref>{{cite web |title=I want to do what Rani did in Black |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/jan/09sld4.htm |access-date=26 June 2011 |work=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=I want to do what Rani did in Black |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/jan/09sld3.htm |access-date=26 June 2011 |work=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mohapatra |first=Anurag |title=Raima Sen, The Bong Beauty And Her Odisha Connection. Biography - Odiha News |date=12 April 2021 |url=https://newsodihaonline.com/raima-sen-dev-verma/ |access-date=26 April 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Her breakthrough role came when she starred in the [[Rituparno Ghosh]]'s film ''[[Chokher Bali (film)|Chokher Bali]]''. After a few more average movies she had ''[[Parineeta (2005 film)|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.<ref name="Love, and jealousy, 450 years after the Bard - The Times of India">{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Love-and-jealousy-450-years-after-the-Bard/articleshow/39571600.cms |title=Love, and jealousy, 450 years after the Bard – The Times of India |website=[[The Times of India]]|date=4 August 2014 }}</ref><ref name="Hrid Majharey (Bengali) / Dark but honest|">{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/hrid-majharey-bengali-dark-but-honest/ |title=Hrid Majharey (Bengali) / Dark but honest|date=24 July 2014 }}</ref> She co-stars with [[Abir Chatterjee]] and [[Indrasish Roy]] in this dark love-story by debutant filmmaker [[Ranjan Ghosh]].<ref name="Abir-Raima jodi-The pair comes together in Ranjan Ghosh's first film">{{cite web |url=http://mobiletoi.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=25&sectid=edid=&edlabel=TOIKM&mydateHid=28-12-2012&pubname=Times+of+India+-+Kolkata&edname=&articleid=Ar02502&publabel=TOI |title=Abir-Raima jodi-The pair comes together in Ranjan Ghosh's first film |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017130853/http://mobiletoi.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=25&sectid=edid%3D&edlabel=TOIKM&mydateHid=28 |archive-date=17 October 2014 |access-date=19 December 2014 }}</ref> The film has earned a rare recommendation from the ''Film London'' in its list of world cinema based on the plays of Shakespeare.<ref name="Film London launches Shakespeare India">{{cite web |url=http://article.wn.com/view/2014/11/22/Film_London_launches_Shakespeare_India/# |title=Film London launches Shakespeare India}}</ref> The film and its screenplay have also been included in the ''UGC Literature Archive''.<ref name="Hrid Majharey part of JU project">{{cite web |url=http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31812&articlexml=Hrid-Majharey-part-of-JU-project-02112014101045# |title=Hrid Majharey part of JU project}}{{dead link|date=May 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> 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]].<ref name="Andaman album Hrid Majharey maker Ranjan Ghosh shares his andaman album with t2">{{cite web |title=Andaman album Hrid Majharey maker Ranjan Ghosh shares his andaman album with t2 |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/andaman-album/cid/160468 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205002902/https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/andaman-album/cid/160468 |archive-date=5 February 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Actress Raima Sen in city :::: Shooting of Bengali Film 'Hrid Majharay' in AFC">{{cite web |url=http://www.andamansheekha.com/2013/02/28/actress-raima-sen-in-city-shooting-of-bengali-film-hrid-majharay-in-afc/ |title=Actress Raima Sen in city :::: Shooting of Bengali Film 'Hrid Majharay' in AFC|date=28 February 2013 }}</ref><ref name="I was awe-struck on visiting Cellular Jail: Abir">{{cite web |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/i-was-awe-struck-on-visiting-cellular-jail-abir-114062500074_1.html |title=I was awe-struck on visiting Cellular Jail: Abir}}</ref>

In 2016, she was seen in ''[[Bollywood Diaries (film)|Bollywood Diaries]]'', a film written and directed by [[K.D. Satyam]]. The film also stars [[Ashish Vidyarthi]] and [[Salim Diwan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Raima Sen to play a Sonagachi sex worker in KD Satyam's Bollywood Diaries |url=http://www.india.com/showbiz/raima-sen-to-play-a-sonagachi-sex-worker-in-kd-satyams-bollywood-diaries-185111/ |website=India.com |date=2 November 2014 |access-date=6 December 2015}}</ref> [[Amazon Prime]] The Last Hour<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Last Hour |url=https://www.webseriesreviews.com/amazon-prime-the-last-hour/ |website=webseriesreviews.com |date=25 April 2020}}</ref> Web Series will release in 2020 Ending in this series Raima Sen & [[Sanjay Kapoor]] playing the main role this series directed by Amit Kumar.

| ''[[Chokher Bali (film)|Chokher Bali]]'' || Ashalata ||

| ''[[Veeraputhran]]'' || Kunhi Beevathu ||[[Malayalam]]||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/71620.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001210146/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/71620.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 October 2011 |title=Sharath Kumar instead of Lal – Malayalam Movie News |date=1 October 2011 |website=IndiaGlitz |access-date=18 October 2012}}</ref>

| rowspan="4" |2018 || ''[[Vodka Diaries]]'' || Roshni Banerjee || Hindi ||

| rowspan="1" |2023 || ''[[The Vaccine War]]'' || Rohini Singh Dhulla || [[Hindi]] || <ref>{{Cite web |title=The Vaccine War: Review and Story |url=https://kissu.in/the-vaccine-war-review-and-story/ |access-date=2023-09-30 |website=Kissu |language=en}}</ref>

| 2019 || ''Parchhayee'' || Julie ||[[ZEE5]]||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-07 |title=Raima Sen: The last couple of years I have only done OTT work and I love it |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/raima-sen-the-last-couple-of-years-i-have-only-done-ott-work-and-i-love-it-101628350685307.html |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

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