Raisa is the only daughter of an Indian-French couple, the well-known 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]
Well-known 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
^. Artnewsnviews.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^"The last great moderns: Akbar Padamsee". Livemint. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
^"Master of the visual". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
^"Artists are like wild animals". Mumbai Mirror. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
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raisa, padamsee, indian, actress, acted, well, known, indian, auteur, mani, kaul, 1973, hindi, film, duvidha, bornrochefort, francenationalityindian, half, frenchoccupationfilm, actressknown, forduvidhaspouselaurent, brégeatparent, akbar, padamseesolange, gune. Raisa Padamsee is an Indian actress who acted in the well known Indian auteur Mani Kaul s 1973 Hindi film Duvidha Raisa PadamseeBornRochefort FranceNationalityIndian Half FrenchOccupationFilm actressKnown forDuvidhaSpouseLaurent BregeatParent s Akbar PadamseeSolange GunelleRelativesAlyque Padamsee uncle Shazahn Padamsee cousin Sharon Prabhakar aunt Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 ReferencesEarly life EditRaisa is the only daughter of an Indian French couple the well known painter Akbar Padamsee and Solange Gounelle 1 She was named by M F Hussain whose daughter is named Raisa as well 2 Career EditShe 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 EditRaisa 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 Bregeat is a filmmaker 4 Well known 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 Edit Akbar Padamsee The Shastra of Art Artnewsnviews com Archived from the original on 25 February 2012 Retrieved 10 January 2014 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link The last great moderns Akbar Padamsee Livemint 13 January 2012 Retrieved 11 January 2014 Master of the visual The Hindu Retrieved 9 January 2014 Artists are like wild animals Mumbai Mirror 12 January 2012 Retrieved 28 July 2015 This article about an Indian actor is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Raisa Padamsee amp oldid 1122743355, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
