Personal Life
Bharat Dev Varma married Moon Moon Sen in 1976 (better known as the only child of Bengali actress Suchitra Sen. His wife later entered the Bengali film industry, and achieved some successes, but has since starred more in TV serials.
In interviews, Moon Moon Sen has praised her husband's character and his support of her professional life. Notably, she says "I give him 100 per cent credit for the success and stability of our marriage. Going by film marriages, ours is a pretty steady one. ...He is protective of all of us. His sense of humour, tolerance, understanding and love is just beyond words. He thoroughly enjoys my being in my profession because it opens up a whole new world for him." The couple have two daughters, both Bollywood actresses Raima Sen and Riya Sen
The family leads a private life in South Kolkata, but make occasional appearances in the Page 3 sections of Indian newspapers, usually at polo events or film-related events.
Bharat Dev Varma was probably brought up his maternal grandmother Maharani Indira Devi of Cooch Behar (Princess Indira Raje Gaekwad of Baroda), an erudite and progressive woman of her time, after his mother Ila Devi's premature death followed by his father's second marriage. He spent his childhood partly in Agartala and mostly in 'Woodlands' in Alipur Road, the Calcutta residence of the Cooch Behar royal family.
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