Raima Sen talks about nepotism in Bollywood; says 'wasn't offered 100 films after debut'

Raima Sen opened up about her take on whole nepotism debate in Bollywood and how star kids have an advant over actors with film background. actor is of opinion that each actor has ir own journey and struggles. Taking herself as an example, she talked about how difficult it is for star kids to survive in Bollywood contrary to general belief.

Raima Sen's take on nepotism in Bollywood

Raima Sen is daughter of popular actor Moon Moon Sen and granddaughter of Aandhi and Devdas cast Suchitra Sen. actor in an interview with Hindustan Times stated that if things had been easier for star kids, she would have been top actor. She is of opinion that matter where one comes from, y have ir share of struggle.

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Raima admits that she got her debut film Godmor in 1999 because of her mor’s connections in industry but furr revealed that it was all for her. actor revealed that after her debut, she "didn’t get like 100 film offers immediately after that. I had to struggle, and I’m still trying hard," she added.  actor furr talked about how she started doing regional cinema films but Bollywood demands one to constantly prove mselves.

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She feels that Bollywood industry is one where only talented lot can survive and being a star kid cant make much difference. actor also told portal that in this industry, one does t have any value, if ir films do t do well. She furr praised actors who have survived cut-throat competition in industry and admitted that y are much better performers than ors.

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Raima Sen also feels that it is t necessary that an actor has to do lead role in order to get recognised. She pointed out that a number of actors got famous for ir character portrayal even though y were only supporting artists. actor feels that a lot of times, even supporting roles are that of “fabulous” characters who are loved by audiences.

Talking about groups and favouritism in Bollywood, Raima Sen admitted that it does exist. However, she has never attended parties thrown by certain gangs of Bollywood and does t think that attending se parties gets one movies. In her opinion, it’s talent that gets a person work. She said, "You can’t think I’ll become number one without having to do anything. If you want to be a part of Bollywood, you’ve to deal with pros and cons".
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