Raima on a roll

As an actor, every type of cinema is important for me whether it is commercial or offbeat, says Raima Sen in a chat with Bedika

Bengali beauty Raima Sen is all set to let her hair down in her forthcoming comedy flick in an attempt to break the "serious actress" tag. Raima hopes that Bollywood masala films will help her shed the image of a serious actor as she doesn’t like being marked as an actor who can do only a particular kind of cinema.

"As an actor, every type of cinema is important for me whether it is commercial or offbeat. I do not like being attached to any particular image. All I want is to be remembered as a good actor," says Raima.

Talking about her transition from serious roles to comedy, the actress says, "My last Bollywood film Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd was also a comedy, though my character in the film was subtle." Raima hopes that her first solo appearance in Balaji Motion Pictures’ comedy flick C Kkompany clicks with audiences as well.

"People want to watch films which can bring a smile on their face. I hope people will be able to relate to this fun film," she says.

The actress hopes that C Kkompany will be a refreshing opportunity after her serious films.

"After playing mature and offbeat characters in films, this is a character of my age for the first time," she says.

Talking about her character in the film, she further says, "I play Tusshar Kapoor’s love interest and gangster Mithun Chakraborty’s sister in the film. This is an absolute comedy which centres around the lives of three middle class men."

Raima has established herself as a leading actress in the Bengali film industry with films like Chokher Bali, Antar Mahal, Swapner Din but her rise in the Bollywood has been slightly slow despite her impressive performances in films like Daman, Parineeta and Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd.

"Filmmaking process in Bengal is very fast and I got some very good roles there. But my Bollywood career is also shaping up well," says Raima.

Apart from working in C Kkompany, Raima is also doing a film with Randeep Hooda Mere Khawaboo Main Jo Aaye, Mumbai Cutting and Aparna Sen’s Bengali film Japanese wife with Rahul Bose.

The actor will be seen for the first time together with Riya Sen in Rituparno Ghosh’s Nauka Dubi. The Bengali film is based on an adaptation of Rabindranath Tagore’s novel by the same name. "We are working together for the first time in a film but we are not sisters in it. I would not be able to reveal much about the film. All I can say is that the film is a period drama but Ritu da has given it a modern touch," she says.

When asked about the frequent comparisons made between herself and her grandmother, the legendary actor Suchitra Sen, Raima says, "It is absolutely flattering to be compared to my grandmother. It is a great compliment but there is no comparison between me and my grandmother. She is a legend." — PTI