Raisa Padamsee

Raisa Padamsee

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Raisa Padamsee Profile

  • Name:
  • Raisa Padamsee
  • Father:
  • Akbar Padamsee
  • Mother:
  • Solange Gunelle
  • Spouse:
  • Laurent BrĂ©geat

Raisa Padamsee Biography

Raisa Padamsee is a noted Indian actress known for her single off-beat movie. She is remembered for her performance in Duvidha in 1973, where she played female lead. The movie was directed by the influential director Mani Kaul. The actress never appeared in any other movie and got settled in Paris. Raisa is the daughter of the celebrated artist cum painter Akbar Padamsee and Solange Gunelle of French origin. Famous theater personality, Alyque Padamsee is her uncle, who married three leading ladies of performing arts - Pearl Padamsee, Dolly Thakore and Sharon Prabhakar. Shazahn Padamsee, Quasar Padamsee, Raell Padamsee and Rahul Padamsee are her first cousins, while Ranjit Chowdhry is her second cousin.

 

Raisa was born to the famous artist Akbar Padamsee and Solange Gunelle. She is half French-half Indian. She was given the name Raisa by none other than the great Indian artist, M. F. Hussain, whose daughter’s name is also the same. She was brought up in a theatre and art atmosphere, where her family members and close relatives were related to art and performing arts. She made her film debut through Duvidha in 1973, where she played female lead opposite Malayalam actor Ravi Menon. It happened to be his debut screen appearance too. Later he shifted to Malayalam cinema.   

 

Set in the rural villages of Rajasthan, the movie was based on a story by Vijayadan Detha and Raisa played the role of a young bride who falls in love with a ghost. She played a silent bride, and Raisa didn’t know Hindi then. The movie was later made in the name Paheli, starring Shah Rukh Khan and rani Mukherjee. One of the earliest experimental films, Mani Kaul didn’t get commercial success for this movie, though still remembered as a classic. The movie bagged National Film Award for Best Direction and Filmfare Critics award for best movie. After the movie, Raisa returned back to Paris and got settled with her family life.

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Updated: December 11, 2015

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