Editing Raima Sen

{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{Distinguish|Reema Sen|Rii Sen|Rimi Sen|Riya Sen|Reema}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Raima Sen 
| native_name        =  
| native_name_lang   = 
| image              = Raima Sen at HM store launch in Kolkata (6) (cropped).jpg
| image_size         = 
| birth_name         = Raima Dev Varma
| caption            = Sen in 2017
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1979|11|07}}
| birth_place        = [[Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], India 
| mother             = [[Moon Moon Sen]]
| relatives          = [[Riya Sen]] (sister)<br />[[Suchitra Sen]] (maternal grandmother)
| occupation         = Actress
| yearsactive        = 1999–present
}}

'''Raima Sen''' (born '''Raima Dev Varma''') is an Indian actress who is known for her work in [[Hindi cinema|Hindi]] and [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali]] films.

==Early life==
Raima Sen was born 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]].<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>

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? |work=The Times of India |date=24 January 2004 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/calcutta-times/will-you-change-your-surname-after-marriage/articleshow/443410.cms |access-date=31 May 2008 |first1=Amrita |last1=Mukherjee}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
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>

==Career==
[[File:Raima Sen Moon Moon Sen still11.jpg|Raima Sen with her mother [[Moon Moon Sen]]|alt=|thumb|220x220px]]

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 (2001 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 (2003 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]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} [[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.

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#ffc;"|
 
|Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Title !! Role !!  Language !! Notes
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Godmother (film)|Godmother]]'' || Sejal || rowspan="2" | [[Hindi]] || Debut film
|-
| 2001|| ''[[Daman (2001 film)|Daman]]'' || Deepa Saikia || 
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2002 || ''[[Nil Nirjane]]'' || Ria || rowspan="2" | [[Bengali language|Bengali]] || 
|-
| ''[[Chokher Bali (2003 film)|Chokher Bali]]'' || Ashalata ||
|-
| ''[[Fun2shh... Dudes in the 10th Century]]'' || Junali  || rowspan="2" | Hindi ||
|-
| 2003 || ''Kuch Dil Ne Kaha'' || ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Shakti (2004 film)|Shakti]]'' || Manasi || rowspan="2" | Bengali || 
|-
| rowspan="6" |2005 || ''[[Antar Mahal]]'' || Rukmini ||
|-
| ''[[Dhairyam (2005 film)|Dhairyam]]'' || Mallika || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
| ''[[Nishijapon]]'' || Sunita || Bengali || [[BFJA - Most Promising Actress Award]]
|-
| ''[[Parineeta (2005 film)|Parineeta]]'' || Koel  || rowspan="3" | Hindi || 
|-
| ''[[99.9 FM (film)|99.9 FM]]'' ||Kim G. Singh   || 
|-
| ''[[Dus]]'' || Priya  || 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2006 || ''[[The Bong Connection]] '' || Sheela || rowspan="2" | Bengali || 
|-
| ''[[Anuranan]]'' || Preeti ||
|-
| rowspan="5" |2007 || ''[[Eklavya: The Royal Guard]]'' ||Princess Nandini || rowspan="5" | Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.]]'' || Milly P. Sen  ||
|-
| ''[[Yatra (2007 film)|Yatra]]'' ||   ||
|-
| ''[[Manorama Six Feet Under]]'' || Sheetal/Neetu ||
|-
| ''Migration'' || Yamuna || Short film
|-
| rowspan="4" |2008 || ''[[Khela]]'' || Anjali || Bengali ||
|-
| ''Dhariya'' ||  ||  Hindi  ||
|-
| ''[[C Kkompany]]'' || Priya  || rowspan="4" | Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Mukhbiir]]'' || Roshni ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |2009 || ''[[Mere Khwabon Mein Jo Aaye]]'' || Maya Singh  ||
|-
| ''[[Mumbai Cutting]]'' ||  ||  
|-
| rowspan="5" |2010 || ''[[The Japanese Wife]]'' ||Sandhya|| Bengali ||
|-
| ''[[Memories in March]]'' ||Sahana Chowdhury|| English ||Partly in Bengali & Hindi
|-
| ''[[Teen Patti (film)|Teen Patti]]'' || Shivani Mukherjee || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Notobor Notout]]'' || Mistu || Bengali ||
|-
| ''[[Mirch]]'' ||Maya/Manjula  || Hindi ||
|-
| rowspan="3" |2011 || ''[[Noukadubi (2011 film)|Noukadubi]]'' ||Hemnalini || rowspan="2" | Bengali ||Dubbed in Hindi as Kashmakash
|-
| ''[[Baishe Srabon]]'' || Amrita Mukherji ||
|-
| ''[[Veeraputhran]]'' || Kunhi Beevathu ||[[Malayalam]]||{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} 
|-
| rowspan="4" |2012 || ''[[Chitrangada: The Crowning Wish]]'' || Kasturi || rowspan="3" | Bengali || 
|-
| ''[[Abosheshey]]'' || Nandini ||
|-
| ''Koyekti Meyer Golpo'' || Rini ||
|-
| ''[[3 Bachelors]]'' || Neha || Hindi ||
|-
| rowspan="7" |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 || rowspan="6" | Bengali ||
|-
| ''[[Shabdo]]'' || Tarukh's wife ||
|-
|''[[Ami Aar Amar Girlfriends]]'' || Preenita ||
|-
|''[[Ganesh Talkies (2013)|Ganesh Talkies]]''||Shaban||<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 |access-date=15 July 2016}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Sunglass (film)|Sunglass]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan="4" |2014 || ''[[Chaya Manush]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Children of War (2014 film)|Children of War]]'' || Fida || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Baari Tar Bangla]]'' || Abanti || rowspan="3" | Bengali ||
|-
| ''[[Hrid Majharey]]'' || Debjani ||
|-
| rowspan="4" |2015 || ''[[Abby Sen]]'' || Parama ||
|-
| ''[[Kaagaz Ke Fools]]''
|Rubina
|Hindi
|
|-
|''Roga Howar Sohoj Upay''
|
|Bengali
|
|-
|''89''
|Purba
|Bengali
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |2016 || ''[[Bollywood Diaries (film)|Bollywood Diaries]]'' || Imli || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Monchora]]'' ||  Nanda
| rowspan="2" | Bengali ||
|-
|''[[Bastu Shaap]]''|| Banya Dasgupta/Bony ||
|-
|''[[Khawto]]''
| Srijita /Sri
|Bengali
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2017 ||''ESP-Ekti Rohosso Golpo''||  || Bengali || 
|-
| ''[[Hason Raja (2017 film)|Hason Raja]]'' || Dilaram || Bengali || 
|-
| rowspan="3" |2018 || ''[[Vodka Diaries]]'' || Roshni Banerjee  || 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 |access-date=28 September 2016}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Reunion (2018 film)|Reunion]]'' ||Murari Mohan Rakshit || [[Bengali language|Bengali]] ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |2019 || ''[[Finally Bhalobasha]]'' || Malabika || [[Tamil language|Bengali]]||
|-
|''[[Sitara (2019 film)|Sitara]]''||Sitara|| [[Bengali language|Bengali]] ||
|-
| rowspan="1" |2020 || [[Dwitiyo Purush (film)|''Dwitiyo Purush'']] ||[[Amrita]] || [[Bengali language|Bengali]] ||
|-
| rowspan="1" |2022 || ''[[Anya (2022 film)|Anya]]''||Divya || [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]] ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shrinath |first=Sagar |date=7 July 2022 |title=Movie Revision |url=https://www.movierevision.com/anya-marathi-movie-cast-story-trailer-and-ott-release-date/ |website=Movie Revision |access-date=7 July 2022 |archive-date=16 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716044218/https://www.movierevision.com/anya-marathi-movie-cast-story-trailer-and-ott-release-date/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| 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=30 September 2023 |website=Kissu |date=30 September 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
|- 
|rowspan="2" |2024
|''[[Bastar: The Naxal Story]]''
|Vanya Roy
|Hindi
|-
|''[[Aliya Basu Gayab Hai]]''
|Aliya Basu
|Hindi
|}

== Web series ==

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|- style="background:#ccc;"
! Year !! Title !! Role !!Platform !!Notes
|-
|2017
|''[[Hello (web series)|Hello]]''
|Nandita
|Hoichoi
|
|-
|2018
|''Mehmaan''
|Aalo Chakraborty
|[[ZEE5]]
|
|-
| 2019 || ''Parchhayee'' || Julie ||[[ZEE5]]||<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 August 2021 |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=30 June 2023 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2019
|''Love Bites''
|
|[[ZEE5]]
|
|-
|2019||''Eat Sleep Repeat''||Sanjana||[[ZEE5]]||
|-
|2020
|''[[Black Widows (web series)|Black Widows]]''
| Innaya Thakur
|[[ZEE5]]
|
|-
|2020
|''Forbidden Love''
|Sudha
|[[ZEE5]]
|
|-
|2021
|''[[The Last Hour (Indian TV series)|The Last Hour]]''
|Nyima
|[[Amazon Prime]]
|
|-
|2022
|''[[Mai (TV series)|Mai: A Mother's Rage]]''
| Neelam
|[[Netflix]]
|
|-
|2023
|''[[Roktokorobi (Web Series)|Roktokorobi]]''
| Ranja
|[[ZEE5]]
|
|-
|2024
|''Kolonko''
| Chaiti
|Hoichoi
|
|-
|2024
|''[[Big Girls Don't Cry (TV series)|Big Girls Don't Cry]]''
|Uma Ahuja
|[[Prime Video]]
|
|}

== Awards and nominations ==

* 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=bfjaawards.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100108092124/http://www.bfjaawards.com/legacy/pastwin/200467.htm |archive-date=8 January 2010 |access-date=24 October 2008}}</ref>

== References ==
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