From Glamour to Motherhood: Nirupa Roy's Cinematic Journey

If we talk about mothers in Bollywood films, the first name that comes is that of famous Bollywood actress Nirupa Roy. Nirupa Roy is an actress who has been given the title of mother in Indian films or rather Nirupa Roy is called the mother of Bollywood. Nirupa Roy played the role of mother in most of the films in her entire film career. Today, on the special occasion of Nirupa Roy's birthday, let us tell you some interesting things related to her...

Started work at the age of 15

- Nirupa Roy, born on 4 January 1931, started working in films from a very young age. She started working as a lead actress in films at the age of 15. In 1946 he entered the film industry. Played the role of lead actress in films for a long time. Apart from this, she played the role of mother in many films.

Name changed after appearing in films

Nirupa Roy was born in a Gujarati family. His name in childhood was Kokila Kishorechandra Balsara. Nirupa Rai changed her name after entering the film industry. She was married to Kamal Roy at the age of just 15. After marriage she came to Mumbai. They have two children named Yogesh and Kiran.

An advertisement changed the fate

- He made his debut in films with 'Ranakdevi'. In 1946, her husband saw an advertisement in a Gujarati newspaper. A film was being made in which an artist was needed. They sent Nirupa's profile and she was selected. In the same year, director Homi Wadia cast him for his first Hindi film. The name of the film was 'Amar Raj'. Hero with him was Trilok Kapoor.

Played the role of Devi in ​​16 films

- Her pairing with Trilok Kapoor was the biggest hit. Both of them worked together on 18 films. Apart from this, at the beginning of her career, Nirupa Roy played the role of Devi in ​​many films. Seeing her as a goddess in the film, people considered her a goddess and started coming to her house to seek her blessings.

Nirupa Roy played the role of Amitabh Bachchan's mother in many of his films. Amitabh Bachchan and Nirupa Roy were last seen in the role of mother and son in the 1999 film Lal Badshah. Nirupa did about 250 films in her career. He was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004.

She was arrested for demanding dowry

Let us tell you that in the year 2001, Nirupa was arrested for demanding dowry. Along with her, husband Kamal Roy and son Kiran Roy also went to jail. Daughter-in-law Una Roy had filed a case of dowry harassment. Died of heart attack on 13 October 2004. At that time his age was 72 years.