Raima Sen picks her roles with care and it shows! Be it a mentally-challenged princess bubbling with innocence (Ekalavya- The Royal Guard), a trusting soul (Chokher Bali) or a progressive Indian housewife (Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd)... Raima can play it all so smoothly, or atleast without any traces of effort.

This granddaughter of the legendary Bengali actress Suchitra Sen and darling daughter of former actress Moonmoon Sen will now be seen in Anjan Dutt’s The Bong connection.

“I play a girl who has been born and brought up in Kolkata. Shayan Mushi plays an NRI who has come down to India to find answers to life’s questions. And I am the catalyst who helps him find those answers,” says Raima of her role in the film.

Raima has known Shayan as a child, and that made working in this project a great experience for her, apart from providing her with a chance to get to know Peeya Rai Choudhury who is also acting in the film and is wifey to Shayan in real life.

Raima’s filmography shows prestigious projects with big directors, and well-appreciated roles. Is she careful about selecting the roles that come her way? “I am! You have to be, if you have to have good projects to your name,” she states.

Her forthcoming releases include Anuranan, Japanese Wife, and Manorama Six Feet Under which is a thriller with Gul Panag and Abhay Deol. Unfortunately, that is the only information she can dole out on the film.

Her sister Ria and she seem worlds apart in their personas and choice of roles on screen. Yet Raima vouches for the opposite. “We are very much alike. It’s just the difference in our onscreen portrayal that has given rise to the notion that we are different. We are actually very similar,” she swears.

Raima’s plans in Bollywood are straight and simple. All she desires is “to be very successful and be able to do good movies with good directors.”

And what would she be doing if she wasn’t acting? “I haven’t thought about it before this, but hopefully I’ll be acting for a very long time!” she laughs.

The actress who shuttles between Mumbai and Calcutta most of the time unwinds at the end of a long day by watching “a lot of” films on DVD, and also turning to books.  Ask her about her love-life and she                 divulges, “At the moment I’m not seeing anyone”.