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| name = Raima Sen

| caption = Raima Sen at HM store launch in Kolkata on 2017.

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1979|11|7}}

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

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

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

| yearsactive = [[1999]]–[[present]]

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

Raima Sen was born on 7 November 1979 in Bombay (present-day [[Mumbai]]) to [[Moon Moon Sen]] and Bharat Dev Barma and the granddaughter of actress [[Suchitra Sen]] who was once regarded as the "Mahanayika" of Bengali Cinema. Her sister [[Riya Sen]] is also in the [[Bollywood]] industry.<ref name="DOB">{{cite web|title=Raima Sen |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Raima-Sen|website=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=31 January 2018}}</ref> Their father Bharat Dev Varma is a member of the royal family of [[Tripura]].{{CN|date=June 2020}} Her paternal grandmother, Ila Devi, was the princess of [[Cooch Behar]], whose younger sister [[Gayatri Devi]] was the [[Maharani]] of [[Jaipur]].{{CN|date=June 2020}} 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: 2008-04-18</ref><ref>Geraldine Forbes et al., [https://books.google.com/books?id=ohnfWmSgFkAC&pg=PA135&lpg=PA135&dq=indira+Sayajirao+&source=web&ots=TSofmCKI9G&sig=bAQApAeo0E_k9kq5OLYTE4IGJ0I&hl=en The new Cambridge history of India], page 135, Cambridge University Press, 2003, {{ISBN|0-521-26727-7}}</ref>

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 (title)|Diwan]] or a Minister of the Maharaja of Tripura.<ref>{{cite book |last= Chatterji |first= Shoma A. |title= Suchitra Sen: A Legend in Her Lifetime . |publisher= [[Rupa & Co.]] |year= 2002 |isbn= 81-7167-998-6}}</ref> The sisters are credited on-screen under their mother's maiden name, although their official papers carry the surname Dev Varma.<ref>{{cite news | title = Will you change your surname after marriage? | publisher = Times of India | date= 24 January 2004 | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/calcutta-times/will-you-change-your-surname-after-marriage/articleshow/443410.cms | accessdate=2008-05-31 | first1=Amrita | last1=Mukherjee}}</ref>

[[File:Raima Sen Moon Moon Sen still11.jpg|upright=1.2|Sen with her mother Moon Moon Sen|alt=|right|frameless]]

Sen made her debut in the film ''[[Godmother (film)|Godmother]]'', which was a critically acclaimed{{by whom|date=March 2014}} 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 (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 (film)|Chokher Bali]]''. After a few more average movies she had a critically acclaimed{{by whom|date=March 2014}} hit in 2005 with ''[[Parineeta (2005 film)|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]].

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 web|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}}</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}}</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|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017130853/http://mobiletoi.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=25&sectid=edid%3D&edlabel=TOIKM&mydateHid=28-12-2012&pubname=Times+of+India+-+Kolkata&edname=&articleid=Ar02502&publabel=TOI|archivedate=17 October 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The film has earned a rare recommendation from the very prestigious ''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 prestigious ''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}}</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|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140704/jsp/t/story_18579340.jsp#.VDpWTVejxJE|title=Andaman album Hrid Majharey maker Ranjan Ghosh shares his andaman album with t2}}{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</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}}</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|accessdate = 2015-12-06}}</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 and [[Sanjay Kapoor|sanjay kapoor]] playing the main role this series directed by Amit Kumar.

==Personal life==

Sen is said to resemble [[Suchitra Sen|her grandmother]] much more than either her mother or her sister.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/jan/09sld4.htm |title='I want to do what Rani did in Black' |publisher=[[Rediff.com]] |date= |accessdate=2011-06-26}}</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|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/jan/09sld3.htm |title='I want to do what Rani did in Black' |publisher=[[Rediff.com]] |date= |accessdate=2011-06-26}}</ref>

===Films===

! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Other notes

| 1999 || ''Godmother'' || Sejal || rowspan="2" | [[Hindi]] ||

| 2001|| ''[[Daman (film)|Daman]]'' || Deepa Saikia ||

| rowspan="3" | 2002 || ''[[Nil Nirjane]]'' || || rowspan="2" | [[Bengali language|Bengali]] ||

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

| 2004 || ''Shakti'' || Manasi || rowspan="2" | Bengali ||

| ''[[Nishijapon]]'' || || Bengali ||

| rowspan="2" | 2006 || ''[[The Bong Connection]] '' || || rowspan="2" | Bengali ||

| ''[[Anuranan]]'' || ||

| rowspan="6" |2007 || ''[[Eklavya: The Royal Guard]]'' ||Princess Nandini || rowspan="5" | Hindi ||

| ''[[Manorama Six Feet Under]]'' || Sheetal ||

| ''Meridian Lines'' || Jyoti || ||

| rowspan="4" |2008 || ''[[Khela]]'' || || Bengali ||

| ''Dhariya'' || || ||

| ''[[C Kkompany]]'' || Priya || rowspan="3" | Hindi ||

| ''[[Mukhbiir]]'' || ||

| rowspan="2" |2009 || ''[[Mere Khwabon Mein Jo Aaye]]'' || Maya ||

|-

| ''[[Mumbai Cutting]]'' || || ||

| ''[[Memories in March]]'' ||Sahana Chowdhury|| English ||(Partly in Bengali & Hindi)

| ''[[Notobor Notout]]'' || || Bengali ||

| rowspan="3" |2011 || ''[[Noukadubi]]'' ||Hemnalini || rowspan="2" | Bengali ||''(Dubbed in Hindi as Kashmakash)''

| ''[[Baishe Srabon]]'' || Amrita ||

| ''[[Veeraputhran]]'' ||Kunhi Bevathu||[[Malayalam]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/71620.html|title=Sharath Kumar instead of Lal – Malayalam Movie News|date=1 October 2011|publisher=IndiaGlitz|accessdate=2012-10-18}}</ref>||

| rowspan="4" |2012 || ''[[Chitrangada: The Crowning Wish]]'' || || rowspan="3" | Bengali ||

| ''3 Bachelors'' || Neha || Hindi ||

|''[[Ami Aar Amar Girlfriends]]'' || ||

|''[[Ganesh Talkies (2013)|Ganesh Talkies]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/bengali/previews/Ganesh-Talkies/articleshow/20678715.cms?referral=PM|title=Ganesh Talkies|date=20 June 2013|work=The Times of India|accessdate=2016-07-15}}</ref>||Shaban||

| ''[[Children of War (2014 film)|Children of War]]'' || || Hindi ||

| rowspan="3" |2015 || ''[[Abby Sen]]'' || ||

|Kaagaz Ke Fools

|Roga Howar Sohoj Upay

|

| rowspan="2" |2017 ||''ESP-Ekti Rohosso Golpo''|| || rowspan="2" | Bengali ||

| ''89 (film) |89 || ||

| rowspan="5" |2018 || ''[[Vodka Diaries]]'' || Roshni Banerjee || Hindi ||

|''Sitara''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/sitara_(film_2019)|title=sitara Bengali Movie}}</ref>{{Circular reference|date=March 2019}}||Ashis Roy|| Bengali ||

|''[[3 Dev]]'' ||Bhairavi || rowspan="2" | Hindi ||

|''[[2006 Varanasi – The Untold]]''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Raima-gears-up-for-a-new-thriller/articleshow/54525183.cms|title=Raima gears up for a new thriller|date=26 September 2016|newspaper=The Times of India|accessdate=28 September 2016}}</ref>|| ||

| ''[[Reunion (2018 film)|Reunion]]'' ||Murari Mohan Rakshit || Bengali ||

| rowspan="1" |2019 || ''[[Agni Siragugal]]'' || || [[Tamil language|Tamil]]||

| rowspan="1" |2020 || [[Dwitiyo Purush (film)|''Dwitiyo Purush'']] ||[[Amrita]]||Bengali||

=== Web Series ===

| 2019 || ''Parchhayee'' || Julie ||[[ZEE5]]||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iwmbuzz.com/digital/news-digital/anju-mahendroo-raima-sen-saloni-batra-sajjad-delafrooz-zee5s-ghost-stories-ruskin-bond/2019/01/11/amp|title=Anju Mahendroo, Raima Sen, Saloni Batra, Sajjad Delafrooz in ZEE5's ghost stories of Ruskin Bond|date=2019-01-11|website=IWM Buzz|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-10-02}}</ref>

|2017

|''[[Hello (web series)|Hello]]''

|Nandita

|[[Hoichoi]]

|The Last Hour

|2020

|Black Widows

== Awards ==

* 2006: [[Bengal Film Journalists' Association - Most Promising Actress Award|BFJA-Most Promising Actress Award]] for ''[[Nishi Japan]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfjaawards.com/legacy/pastwin/200467.htm|title=69th & 70th Annual Hero Honda BFJA Awards 2007|publisher=www.bfjaawards.com|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100108092124/http://www.bfjaawards.com/legacy/pastwin/200467.htm|archivedate=8 January 2010|accessdate=2008-10-24}}</ref>

=== External Links ===

[[Category:Indian film actresses]]

[[Category:1979 births]]

[[Category:Tripuri people]]

[[Category:Bengali people]]

[[Category:University of Calcutta alumni]]

[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]