Raima Sen is born on 11th November 1979. Her complete name is Raima Dev Varma.

She is the daughter of Moon Moon Sen and the grand daughter of legendary actress Suchitra 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. Her paternal grandmother, Ila Devi, was the princess of Cooch Behar, whose younger sister Gayatri Devi was the Maharani of Jaipur. Her paternal great-grandmother Indira was the only daughter of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III of Baroda. Raima's maternal great-grandfather Adinath Sen was a prominent Kolkata businessman, whose father Dinanath Sen - a relative of former Union Law Minister Ashoke Kumar Sen- was the Diwan or a Minister of the Maharaja of Tripura.


Raima 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. She won much praise for her role as the simple, submissive Ashalata.

Raima with her mother Munmun sen

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).

She also appeared in South India. Her appearance in Telugu movie Dhairyam directed by Teja, released in 2005.

She has won BFJA-Most Promising Actress Award : for Nishi Japan in 2006.