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Reena Roy
Roy in 2018
Born
Saira Ali

(1957-01-07) 7 January 1957 (age 67)
OccupationActress
Years active1972–1985, 1999–2000
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Spouse
(m. 1983, divorced)

Reena Roy (born 7 January 1957), is an Indian actress who has performed leading roles in many hindi films from 1972 to 1985 and was a leading actress of that era.[1] She was one of the higher-paid actresses of her time, known for playing glamorous and female-oriented roles. She is the recipient of a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress, for her performance in film Apnapan (1977), and has received nominations in the Filmfare Best Actress Award category for Nagin (1976) and Aasha (1980).

Personal life and background

Roy was born Saira Ali, the third daughter of Sadiq Ali, a small-time actor and Sharda Rai, who acted in film Bawre Nain and later produced the film Gunehgar Kaun. She has three siblings who all disowned their father after the parents divorced. Her mother renamed all the four children after the divorce. Roy was initially renamed Roopa Rai, which was changed to "Reena Roy" by the producer of her first film, Zaroorat.[2] Roy started acting in films in her teens. She disputed reports that her decision to enter films was to financially support her mother and siblings.[3]

Roy has two sisters, Barkha and Anju and a brother, Raja. Following a highly-publicised love affair with Shatrughan Sinha, in 1983, Roy decided to quit the film industry to marry Pakistani cricketer Mohsin Khan. The couple later divorced in the 1990s; Roy found it difficult to adjust with Khan's flamboyant lifestyle.[4] Roy initially lost custody of her daughter Sanam,[5] but after her ex-husband remarried, Roy regained custody.[4]

Acting career

Debut and breakthrough (1970–76)

In 1971, Roy was cast by director B. R. Ishara in Nayi Duniya Naye Log opposite Danny Denzongpa, but the film was shelved and would not be released until 1973. Undeterred by the problems, Ishara offered Roy the leading role in his another directorial venture, Zaroorat. Roy was initially reluctant to select the project due to its risque subject and potentially controversial scenes, but agreed later. Zaroorat was theatrically released in 1972, failing at the box office, but Roy's sensual performance was noted by contrast. Roy's subsequent roles too focused on her sex appeal, such as in Jaise Ko Taisa (1973), which became known for the track "Ab Ke Sawan Mein Jee Dare" in which Roy and Jeetendra dance together in heavy rain. The film was a box-office hit, and along with another successful release, Zakhmee (1975), where she had a supporting role, prompted filmmakers to approach Roy with more significant films.

Roy's career-turning point came in 1976, when she featured alongside Shatrughan Sinha as the female lead in Subhash Ghai's action thriller Kalicharan. In a mixed review, The Illustrated Weekly of India lamented that Roy was used in the film for aesthetic purposes, but the film emerged as a major commercial success, turning Roy as well as Sinha into Bollywood stars. Roy gained further success playing a shape-shifting revengeful snake in Rajkumar Kohli's horror film Nagin, which featured an ensemble cast including Sunil Dutt, Jeetendra, Rekha and Mumtaz. Appreciated by critics, Nagin became the third highest-grossing production of the year. Analysing the film, writer Meheli Sen commented, "Reena Roy as the nagin is unabashed in her sexuality; [...] she embodies a kind of feral sexuality that remains remarkable in its directness." Roy also received a nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Actress at the 24th Filmfare Awards. Box Office India published that Roy established herself as a leading actress of Bollywood with the success of Kalicharan and Nagin.

Bollywood stardom (1977-88)

In 1977, Roy garnered critical acclaim for playing Kamini, a "gold-digger" woman who abandons her husband (Jeetendra) for a much senior but richer man (Ifthekar) in J. Om Prakash's drama Apnapan. Vijay Lokapally of The Hindu stated that Roy "lives the role" and rated her performance superior to that of Jeetendra and Sulakshana Pandit. However, when Roy won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress at the 25th Filmfare Awards, she refused to accept it, citing that her role was parallel to Pandit's. 1978 saw Roy collaborating with Subhash Ghai for the second time on the action film Vishwanath, opposite Sinha, and in the following year, she re-united with Rajkumar Kohli for the horror film Jaani Dushman (1979). Both the films emerged as box-office hits. Regarding her performance in the latter, Film World remarked, "Reena Roy is easy on the eye and acts with effortless ease in a role which demands nothing." 

In 1980, Roy appeared as a rebellious daughter-in-law to Lalita Pawar's wicked mother-in-law in Vijay Sadanah's melodrama Sau Din Saas Ke. Although the film only a moderate financial success, Roy's work was picked up by critics for praise. Her most significant release of the year was the drama Aasha (1980), alongside Jeetendra, in which she played the titular role. It was a blockbuster success, as was the 1981 release Naseeb, a "masala" film directed by Manmohan Desai, which featured Roy alongside an ensemble cast of Sinha, Amitabh Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor and Hema Malini. India Today described the film as "enjoyable but terrible for your health", but Shahid Khan of Planet Bollywood commented that Roy nevertheless, "leaves a mark in her few dramatic scenes." The same year, Roy performed a parallel leading role besides debutante Sanjay Dutt and Tina Munim in Sunil Dutt's romance-action film Rocky (1981), which emerged as a financial success.

In 1982, Roy had thirteen releases, including Sanam Teri Kasam, in which she starred as Kamal Haasan's love interest. The film was a hit throughout the country, achieving considerable success in cities as well. The same year she appeared in Jeeo Aur Jeene Do (1982) and Baghavat (1982), both opposite Dharmendra. This series of successful films continued in 1983 with Prakash's drama Arpan, also starring Jeetendra and Parveen Babi. Roy also appeared in T. Rama Rao's action film Andha Kanoon (1983) and the comedy Nauker Biwi Ka (1983) before announcing a sabbatical after marrying Mohsin Khan in the same year. In the following years, a number of Roy's previously completed films were released, notable ones being Kohli's epic Raaj Tilak (1984), Dasari Narayana Rao's melodrama Asha Jyoti (1984), J. P. Dutta's action-drama Ghulami (1985) and Satpal's drama Do Waqt Ki Roti (1988).

Sabbatical and sporadic work (1992—present)

Roy returned to Bollywood in 1992, in a mature supporting role as a sister-in-law ('bhabhi') in Aadmi Khilona Hai (1993) but could not repeat her success of the early days of her career. Her last film appearance was in J. P. Dutta's Refugee (2000). She has since turned to acting in television serials, such as "Eena Meena Deeka," produced by her sister Barkha. After the serial ended, the sisters opened an acting school in 2004. Roy has also campaigned for the Indian National Congress.[6]

Filmography

Year Titel Role Sprache Notes
1972 Zaroorat Anju
Milap Rani 'Chalava'/Rukmani
Jangal Mein Mangal Leela
1973 Nai Duniya Naye Log Sandhya
Jaise Ko Taisa Roopa
1974 Madhosh Minal
Goonj Meena
1975 Vardaan Lata
Umar Qaid
Rani Aur Lalpari Lalpari
Apne Dushman Reshma 'Reshu'
Zakhmee Nisha Ganguly
1976 Sangram Poonam
Gumrah Reena
Barood Sapna — Bakshi's Assistant
Nagin Nagin (female serpent)
Kalicharan sapna Mathur
Udhar Ka Sindur Rekha
1977 Zamaanat Reshma
Taxi Taxie Neelam
Sat Sri Akal Shree
Paapi Aasha
Jagriti Barkha
Daku Aur Mahatma Kiran
Apnapan Kamini Agarwal
Jadu Tona Varsha
Jay Vejay Maharani Ambika
1978 Karmayogi Kiran
Daku Aur Jawan Ganga
Chor Ho To Aisa Champa
Vishwanath Soni
Aakhri Daku
Badalte Rishtey Savitri Devi
Bhookh Bina
1979 Muqabla Laxmi 'lacho'
Heera-Moti Neelam
Gautam Govinda Dancer
Jaani Dushman Reshma
1980 Khanjar Nisha/Preeti
Billa
Yari Dushmani Pammi
Sau Din Saas Ke Durga
Ganga Aur Suraj Poonam
Kashish (film) Docter Seema
Aasha Asha
Be-Reham Kiran
Jawalamukhi Anju
1981 Vilayati Babu Billo
Dushman Dost
Naseeb Julie
'Ladies Tailor Niqat
Rocky Lajwanti/Hirabai
Dhanwan (1981 film) Asha
Pyaasa Sawan Manorama
Jail Yatra Shanu
1982 Main Intequam Loonga Mala Bajpai
Lakshmi Lakshmi
Kachche Heere Rani
Jeeo Aur Jeene Do Renu
Do Ustad Roopa
Dard Ka Rishta Asha
Baghavat Channo
Hathkadi Rosie
Sanam Teri Kasam Nisha
Badle Ki Aag Geeta
Insaan Sona
Dharm Kanta Bijli
Deedar-E-Yaar Qawalli Singer
Bezubaan Kalpana
1983 Andhaa Kanoon Meena Srivastav
Arpan Shobha
Prem Tapasya Devi
Naukar Biwi Ka Sandhya
1984 Yaadon Ki Zanjeer Usha
Raaj Tilak Madhumati
Maati Maangey Khoon Sharda
Asha Jyoti Jyoti
Inteha Anita
Karishmaa Nisha
1985 Kali Basti Lajjo — Gangaram's sister
Ghulami Moran
Ek Chitthi Pyar Bhari Aarti Saxena
Hum Dono Rani
1986 Mangal Dada Lakshmi
1987 Faqeer Badshah Dancer
1988 Dharam Shatru Renu
Do Waqt Ki Roti Shalini aka Shalu
1993 Bedardi Preeti N. Saxena
Aadmi Khilona Hai Ganga Verma
1995 Policewala Gunda Sudha
Janam Kundli Rita R. Mehra
Kalyug Ke Avtaar Reena
1996 Smuggler Usha
Rajkumar Rani Maa
Ajay Durga
1997 Jeena O Shaan Se Lata
1999 Gair Sharda Oberoi
2000 Refugee Amina Mohammad

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ^ "Top Actress". Box Office India. 1 February 2012. Archived from the original on 1 February 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Reena Roy".
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ a b "After A Heartbreaking Love Affair With Shatrughan Sinha, Reena Roy Married A Famous Cricketer". BollywoodShaadis. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  5. ^ http://www.indya.com/news/reenaroy_bday.html
  6. ^ [2] Archived 5 March 2005 at the Wayback Machine