A thespian grandmom, a sultry mom, and two star daughters…
Inborn, inbred and in consequence... inherent can be mama’s ways, particularly in daughters. And sometimes, these inclinations are so deeply entrenched that its unawareness to both the mum and her dolls doesn’t really surprise a distant spectator. Even I couldn’t help smiling at a similar oblivious situation when the yesteryear’s sensuous stunner, Moon Moon Sen recalled, “I had no idea that I will be like my mother and take up movies. Even more surprising was that both my girls, Raima and Riya wanted to be actors too.” Without pausing, she continued in the same breath, “Both of them had the potential but if I had inkling, I would’ve pushed them to learn dancing seriously and take some acting lessons too.”
While Moon Moon Sen, after trying her hands at a few other jobs, might just have incidentally picked up the career as her mother Suchitra Sen’s, her daughters made it a ‘family legacy’ as soon as they learnt that they belonged nowhere else. Like Raima, reasons from her personal experience, “From a very early age, Riya and I were struck with the glamour associated with it all. We always knew we would grow up to be actresses. We loved the lifestyle, the makeup and the studios. We loved to travel and mom would drag us along everywhere. Coming from a family of film actors, it easily influenced us at that impressionable age to join the same line. But when we got into it, we realised that acting was tough business and not always as easy and glamorous as it seems.” But she certainly has no regrets about her decision as she claims, “I am enjoying the perks of this career.”
Suchitra Sen was the pioneer in the family. Despite being cast opposite the Bengali cine legend, Uttam Kumar, in most of her movies, she inspired reverence and cult status in Bengal, entirely resting on her intense acting prowess unveiled in movies such as Saptapadi, Deep Jweley Jai and Aandhi. Daughter Moon Moon Sen followed in her footsteps but denies that it made things any easier for her. “With such family background all one gets is a readymade media platform,” she adds. Even a casual observation fetches stark differences in the image and movie choices of the duo.
Inborn, inbred and in consequence... inherent can be mama’s ways, particularly in daughters. And sometimes, these inclinations are so deeply entrenched that its unawareness to both the mum and her dolls doesn’t really surprise a distant spectator. Even I couldn’t help smiling at a similar oblivious situation when the yesteryear’s sensuous stunner, Moon Moon Sen recalled, “I had no idea that I will be like my mother and take up movies. Even more surprising was that both my girls, Raima and Riya wanted to be actors too.” Without pausing, she continued in the same breath, “Both of them had the potential but if I had inkling, I would’ve pushed them to learn dancing seriously and take some acting lessons too.”
While Moon Moon Sen, after trying her hands at a few other jobs, might just have incidentally picked up the career as her mother Suchitra Sen’s, her daughters made it a ‘family legacy’ as soon as they learnt that they belonged nowhere else. Like Raima, reasons from her personal experience, “From a very early age, Riya and I were struck with the glamour associated with it all. We always knew we would grow up to be actresses. We loved the lifestyle, the makeup and the studios. We loved to travel and mom would drag us along everywhere. Coming from a family of film actors, it easily influenced us at that impressionable age to join the same line. But when we got into it, we realised that acting was tough business and not always as easy and glamorous as it seems.” But she certainly has no regrets about her decision as she claims, “I am enjoying the perks of this career.”
Suchitra Sen was the pioneer in the family. Despite being cast opposite the Bengali cine legend, Uttam Kumar, in most of her movies, she inspired reverence and cult status in Bengal, entirely resting on her intense acting prowess unveiled in movies such as Saptapadi, Deep Jweley Jai and Aandhi. Daughter Moon Moon Sen followed in her footsteps but denies that it made things any easier for her. “With such family background all one gets is a readymade media platform,” she adds. Even a casual observation fetches stark differences in the image and movie choices of the duo.
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012. An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri
and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
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