Raisa Padamsee

Raisa Padamsee
Born	Rochefort, France
Nationality	French
Occupation	Film actress
Known for	Duvidha
Spouse	Laurent Brégeat
Parent(s)	Akbar Padamsee Solange Gunelle
Relatives	Alyque Padamsee (uncle) Shazahn Padamsee (cousin) Sharon Prabhakar (aunt)

Raisa Padamsee is a French actress, who acted in the Indian auteur Mani Kaul's 1973 Hindi film Duvidha.

Early life

Raisa is the only daughter of an Indian-French couple, the painter Akbar Padamsee and Solange Gounelle.[1] She was named by M. F. Hussain, whose daughter is named Raisa, as well.[2]

Career

She played the female protagonist in the critically acclaimed film Duvidha that won best director's national award and Critics Award for Best Film at the 1974 Filmfare Awards. Raisa did not know a word of Hindi and only spoke French, when she played the role of the silent bride in the movie.[3]

Personal life

Raisa did not act in any more movies after her debut movie, and went back to Paris where she now lives with her family. Her husband Laurent Brégeat is a filmmaker.[4]

Theater personality and ad film maker Alyque Padamsee is her paternal uncle. He was married to the singer and actress Sharon Prabhakar. Their daughter and Raisa's cousin Shazahn Padamsee too is an actress.

References

1. "Akbar Padamsee: The Shastra of Art". Artnewsnviews.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
2. "The last great moderns: Akbar Padamsee". Livemint. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
3. "Master of the visual". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
4. "Artists are like wild animals". Mumbai Mirror. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2015.