After testing waters in commercial cinema at the beginning of her career, the Bengali acteess' skills were demonstrated rather commendably in quite a few alternate and parallel films.
Her background is unquestionable; being the grand daughter of the legendary Suchitra Sen, acting is in Raima Sen’s genetic coding. After testing waters in commercial cinema at the beginning of her career, the Bengali acteess' skills were demonstrated rather commendably in quite a few alternate and parallel films. In fact, language doesn’t seem to be a constraint because this young lady was recently seen even in a Malayalam movie.
Veeraputhran is a historical film that is based on a story written by NP Mohammed, which is based on the life of a freedom fighter Mohammed Abdul Rahiman. Narain played the role of the protagonist and Raima played his wife, Kunhi Beevathu. The film focuses mainly on the revolutions in Kerala during the time of the British rule.
“I’ve always wanted to work for films made in South India, especially in Malayalam. When this script came by, I thought it was just right to start with a periodic film. My character is very intense and I am probably the only romantic relief in the film. It’s a political thriller and this is probably the best debut I could have had in Malayalam cinema,” begins Raima.
One of the toughest tasks for Raima, however, was understanding the language. But with a little help from her cast and crew members, she pulled it off. “Though the film was not heavy on me, delivering the dialogues was tough. Even though someone dubbed for me, preparing for the prompts and getting the meanings right was hard. Nevertheless, this film has been very rewarding!” she says.
Raima also points out the similarity between Bengali and Malayalam films. “Films in both languages can be quite raw, intense and realistic. The working style is also similar,” she says, adding, “I would love to do more South Indian movies. They come out with fantastic films, and most of them are even remade in Hindi.”
Raima is currently part of a Rituparna Gosh’s untitled docu-drama, where she plays Rabindranath Tagore’s wife Kadambini Devi. “It’s an honour to play Tagore’s wife. He symbolises Bengali culture and been a huge fan of his poetry. As a matter of fact, my career turned around when I worked for films like Chokher Bali, another one of Tagore’s work,” says Raima.
So how does she shuffle between commercial and offbeat films? “One of the things my mother taught me was to balance popularity between the mass and class and I have tried both. Balance is must, it’s the only way an actor to survive,” she ends.
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