<p>Actor Raima Sen says she was surprised when director K D Satyam chose her for the role of a sex-worker in upcoming film 'Bollywood Diaries'.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"I was in Mumbai when Satyam was scouting for faces for the character and did not attend the audition then," says Raima, whose character of 'Imli' is a bubbly, vivacious girl not losing hope despite hardships in life.<br /><br />"And so when one fine morning I got his offer for the role, I was pleasantly surprised. I asked him didn't you come across any other female actor in Kolkata? You didn't even know me earlier," Raima said.<br /><br />"Bollywood Diaries" is about the struggle of three unrelated persons. It releases on February 26.<br /><br />On the character of her co-actor Salim Diwan in the film, Raima said there are aspirants who consider themselves as gifted but seldom get a break.<br /><br />"This is very very true. I had myself seen such people in Mumbai," Raima said and asserted that she seldom gets an edge over others for being from a well-known family of film personalities and is still working to prove her mettle in each and every work.<br /><br />Ashish Vidyarthi, who is also part of the cast, said, "The film is about the extent people are ready to go to realise their dreams."</p>
<p>Actor Raima Sen says she was surprised when director K D Satyam chose her for the role of a sex-worker in upcoming film 'Bollywood Diaries'.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"I was in Mumbai when Satyam was scouting for faces for the character and did not attend the audition then," says Raima, whose character of 'Imli' is a bubbly, vivacious girl not losing hope despite hardships in life.<br /><br />"And so when one fine morning I got his offer for the role, I was pleasantly surprised. I asked him didn't you come across any other female actor in Kolkata? You didn't even know me earlier," Raima said.<br /><br />"Bollywood Diaries" is about the struggle of three unrelated persons. It releases on February 26.<br /><br />On the character of her co-actor Salim Diwan in the film, Raima said there are aspirants who consider themselves as gifted but seldom get a break.<br /><br />"This is very very true. I had myself seen such people in Mumbai," Raima said and asserted that she seldom gets an edge over others for being from a well-known family of film personalities and is still working to prove her mettle in each and every work.<br /><br />Ashish Vidyarthi, who is also part of the cast, said, "The film is about the extent people are ready to go to realise their dreams."</p>