“In films, TV serials and ‘jatras' (folk theatres), I am better known as Moon Moon Sen.
But my mother had named me Srimati and Moon Moon both. My voter card bears the name Srimati Dev Varma,” the 60-year-old actress told voters in Bankura from where she is contesting.
Even her daughters Raima and Riya, both actresses, have emphasised on her mother's real name as they joined her in campaigning.
When asked by PTI, Sen admits that it is an issue but says that right from the beginning of her campaign, party workers have been informing voters about her real name.
“Not only people, but we are also surprised to know that her real name is not Moon Moon Sen.
Actor-turned-politicians facing identity crisis
Kolkata: “What's in a name?” Shakespeare wondered, but two Bengali filmstars contesting the Lok Sabha election in West Bengal have found to their dismay that voters are getting confused between their real names and screen
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