Raima Sen says people judged and criticized her for being a star kid; ‘They hoped I knew everything’

Amid countless debates on the topic of nepotism, starlet Raima Sen, daughter of Moon Sen as well as granddaughter of Suchitra Sen, in a current meeting with a leading tabloid opened on exactly how she really did not have it fairly very easy in the industry regardless of hailing from an illustrious film family.

The starlet made her acting debut with a supporting function in Shabaza Azmi’s 1999 movie, Godmother. It was Rituparno Ghosh’s Bengali movie, Chokher Bali which obtained her acknowledgment.

While speaking with ETimes, Raima stated that when she signed up with the film sector, people had a lot of assumptions from her as she was Moon Sen’s daughter and also her sis Riya was already a part of the sector.

Raima shared, “Being a star kid, people had actually currently expected a lot out of me, they had currently judged me, criticised me. They expected me to be a know-it-all. I think it is really hard for the star kids initially. For a beginner that is an outsider, there is no luggage. When it is a star kid is doing his/her initial film, people will judge them.”

The Parineeta starlet proceeded, “So it was difficult for me. My grandma Suchitra Sen has left a terrific legacy behind. I wasn’t going to get a Sanjay Leela Bhansali launching. Originally, it was tough to break in.”

Calling Chokher Bali a transforming factor in her profession, Raima claimed that after she did this film, people started seeing her as Raima and not as Moon Sen’s little girl or Riya’s sister including that she has successfully produced her particular niche in that area.

After that, I did a couple of other art films. I was tossed out of films a couple of times. Now when I look back at them, I think they were all a blessing because I obtained to learn a lot from them,” the tabloid quoted the Mai actress as claiming.

Raima stated that she values the important things that she has experience in her profession as they have actually made her stronger. She revealed that she never had any official training as a star and also has learnt from her functional experiences. The actress better said that she has functioned under some skilled supervisors in her job.

Workwise, Raima Sen lately made in debut in the Marathi Film Industry with Atul Kulkarni-starrer Anya. Her approaching projects are Vinay Basu’s Aliya Basu Gayab Hai and a Tamil film starring Vijay Anthony.