Trigger Warning: This article contains mention of the death of an individual.

Bharat Dev Varma, husband of actress Moon Moon Sen and father of actresses Raima and Riya Sen, died at his home in Kolkata on Tuesday, November 19, 2024. As reported by ANI, Bharat’s health deteriorated rapidly, prompting his family to request an ambulance from a hospital in Dhakuria area. Tragically, he passed away before the ambulance arrived. Now, a few days later, Raima shared her first reaction on Instagram after her father’s death.

Raima Sen shared some unseen photos of her dad along with a heartfelt note, mentioning that words cannot describe how amazing a father and husband Bharat Dev Varma where.

The post read: “Dad can’t write anything yet. Words miss what an amazing dad and husband you have been. Until then dad be happy wherever you are and live king size like you always did will miss you always and love you”.

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The post featured two pictures of the late Verma from his younger days, and in the third picture, he can be seen holding young Raima in his arms.

Bharat Dev Varma was born into the erstwhile royal family of Tripura. His mother, Ila Devi, was a princess from Cooch Behar and elder sister of Maharani Gayatri Devi of Jaipur. His grandmother, Indira, was the only daughter of Searji Rao Gaikwad III, Maharaja of Vadodara.

In 1978 Bharat got married Moon Moon Sena well-known actress in Bengali cinema. Moon Moon, who also came from royal lineage, was the daughter of legendary Bengali actress Suchitra Sen and Dibanath Sen, a prosperous businessman from Kolkata.

Her family had strong links with Tripura’s royal heritage, with her great-grandfather, Dinanath Sen, serving as Diwan (minister) to the Maharaja of Tripura.

After her marriage and the birth of her daughters, Moon Moon’s acting career flourished. She made her debut in the film Andar Baahar, where her bold role attracted a lot of attention.

Throughout her career, she appeared in more than 60 films and 40 television serials and received several awards, including the Andhra Pradesh State Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress.

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