“I had auditioned for films like Swades & Munna Bhai MBBS but nothing worked out” Rimi Sen

Hopes were really high with Rimi Sen when she made her bollywood debut in 2003 film “Hungama” besides Akshaye Khanna & Aftab Shivdasani. She did really well with movies like Golmaal, Phir Hera Pheri & Garam Masala. However, she has been missing from the scene for quite some time now.

In her recent interview to one of the print media channels she clearly mentioned

“I started off with music videos and songs, so I had to work because of financial issues. I didn’t even have a degree to earn my bread and butter. But since I am a trained classical dancer, expressions came naturally to me. I never chose this profession, it chose me. I am not fond of attention and fame; I don’t like being noticed by anyone or being a popular person. I got into modeling, made a portfolio, and entered films because I just wanted to be financially stable. I wanted to make money, that was my only goal in life”. 

On the question of opportunities Rimi honestly said

“Feature films are a different ball game; apart from the creative satisfaction of acting, movies also gave me a lot of money. But I was typecast into comedy films and was so tired of doing them! The director would write the script on the sets, it was all in his mind. 60 percent of the time I didn’t get to see the script of the movies I worked in”.

Rimi took a long break from the Industry & wanted to explore her creativity. However, she is back in town & now she is looking for some opportunity on OTT platforms.

“The thing was that I didn’t fight enough and gave up too early. Maybe, I gave up too soon when I should have stayed around for at least 3-4 years more. But I was so tired! However, now, with OTT, I feel I can get more opportunities. I want to work for creative satisfaction and not for my survival. Now women after 30 can also do lead roles, which was not the case before,”

asserts Rimi.