Raima
Sen
started
her
career
with
the
1999
release
Godmother
in
which
she
played
a
small
role.
She
was
later
seen
in
Daman
in
which
she
portrayed
the
character
of
Raveena
Tandon's
daughter.
Her
first
Hindi
film
as
a
lead
was
Fun2shh,
but
she
rose
to
fame
with
her
performance
in
Parineeta.
In
her
career
spanning
more
than
two
decades,
she
has
been
a
part
of
many
Hindi
and
Bengali
films,
and
she
is
now
gearing
up
for
the
release
of
her
next
Bollywood
film
The
Vaccine
War.
Filmibeat
recently
interacted
with
Raima
and
spoke
to
her
about
her
role,
why
she
does
less
Hindi
films,
Bengali
movies'
pan-India
release,
and
more...
We
have
hardly
seen
you
in
a
Hindi
film
in
the
past
few
years.
So,
what
made
you
say
yes
to
The
Vaccine
War?
I
have
been
doing
web
shows
in
Hindi
and
I
have
done
a
couple
of
Hindi
films
that
haven't
been
released
yet.
So,
I
was
working,
but
yes
of
course,
The
Vaccine
War
is
going
to
make
more
of
an
impact,
like
a
comeback,
than
any
of
the
films
that
I
have
done
in
the
past
few
years.
I
thought
of
being
a
part
of
this
film
because
I
really
liked
The
Kashmir
Files
and
when
Vivek
met
me,
he
told
me
that
this
is
a
very
clean
film;
it
celebrates
India's
achievements
and
victories,
and
this
is
the
film
I
am
proud
of
and
it
will
go
down
in
history.
So,
I
said
I
would
love
to
be
a
part
of
it,
good
or
bad
because
this
is
a
film
that
people
should
watch.
As
you
said
this
film
is
about
India's
achievements.
So,
when
it
was
offered
to
you
weren't
you
like
give
me
a
positive
role,
I
don't
want
to
play
a
negative
character.
Not
at
all,
I
thought
this
would
be
a
great
challenge
for
me
to
accept
this
role.
He
(Vivek)
told
me
people
won't
love
you,
but
they
can't
ignore
you
either.
So,
for
an
actress,
there's
nothing
greater
than
that.
When
we
hate
a
villain
in
a
film,
it's
obviously
because
the
actor
has
done
a
good
job.
So,
I
am
glad
that
my
role
will
be
impactful,
and
it
will
stand
out.
In
the
last
two
films
of
Vivek
Agnihotri,
The
Tashkent
Files
and
The
Kashmir
Files,
Pallavi
Joshi
played
negative
roles
and
she
even
won
National
Awards
for
her
performance
in
both
movies.
Now,
does
that
put
pressure
on
you
as
now
in
The
Vaccine
War,
you
are
playing
the
negative
role?
She
is
a
very
good
actress,
I
don't
think
I
can
compare
myself
to
her.
She
was
fabulous
in
The
Kashmir
Files,
but
I
don't
look
at
her
as
a
negative
character.
He
(Vivek)
told
me
that
in
this
film
you
play
your
role
honestly
and
convincingly
because
you
are
convinced
that
what
you
are
saying
is
correct.
In
my
head,
I
am
not
playing
a
negative
role.
I
am
playing
a
science
journalist
who
believes
that
what
she
is
saying
is
the
truth.
So,
I
am
not
under
pressure
like
that
but
I
know
that
in
all
his
films,
he
gives
women
a
very
powerful
role.
Even
I
play
a
very
strong
character
in
the
film;
it's
not
like
I
am
playing
a
negative
role,
so
she
is
nothing.
She
is
a
very
strong
character.
Do
you
have
any
scenes
with
Nana
Patekar?
Yes,
we
have
a
confrontation
scene.
But,
though
I
am
going
to
be
seen
in
a
scene
with
him,
I
didn't
get
to
meet
him
personally,
unfortunately.
You
have
been
in
the
Indian
film
industry
for
the
past
many
years
now,
and
have
also
done
many
amazing
Bengali
films.
While
now
we
see
that
many
South
Indian
films
are
being
released
as
pan-India
films,
why
we
don't
get
to
see
Bengali
films
getting
a
pan-India
release
and
do
you
think
Bengali
filmmakers
should
start
doing
that?
I
hope
they
do
that.
We
have
been
waiting
for
that.
A
lot
of
filmmakers
from
Bengal
have
moved
to
Mumbai,
and
a
lot
of
films
here
are
getting
National
Awards.
So,
maybe
it
is
just
a
matter
of
time
before
there's
more
awareness
about
Bengali
films
like
South
Indian
films.
But
of
course,
you
can't
compare
the
budget
of
a
Bengali
film
to
a
South
film
or
a
Bollywood
film.
So,
that's
something
I
feel
has
to
change.
When
a
script
comes
to
you
what's
that
one
thing
you
look
forward
to
before
saying
a
yes
to
it?
First
I
look
at
the
director.
For
me,
I
rely
heavily
on
the
director.
I
have
to
believe
in
his
vision
and
my
gut
tells
me
whether
this
director
is
good
and
whether
can
he
get
the
best
out
of
me
or
not.
So,
first
the
director,
then
the
script
as
a
whole,
and
then
my
role.
At
this
point,
I
will
do
any
role
that
makes
an
impact.
After
The
Vaccine
War,
which
projects
do
we
get
to
see
you?
You
will
definitely
see
me.
I
have
finished
shooting
for
a
show
for
Amazon
Prime
Video;
it
is
directed
by
Sudhanshu
and
Nithya
Mehra,
and
it
should
be
released
soon.
I
also
have
two
Bengali
films,
one
Bengali
web
show,
and
one
Hindi
web
show.
The
Vaccine
War
is
slated
to
release
on
28th
September
2023.