Nirupa Roy
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Nirupa Roy | |
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Actress | |
Years active | 1946–1999 |
Spouse |
Kamal Roy (m. 1946) |
Children | 2 |
Awards | (2004) |
Nirupa Roy (born Kokila Kishorechandra Bulsara; 4 January 1931 – 13 October 2004) was an Indian actress who had appeared in
Early life
Roy was born as Kokila Kishorechandra Bulsara in Kalwada, Valsad, Gujarat. She married Kamal Roy at the age of 15, and moved to Mumbai. She used her married name Nirupa Roy when she entered the film industry.
Career
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In 1946, Roy and her husband responded to an advertisement in a Gujarati paper looking for actors. She was selected and started her acting career with the Gujarati film
In the 1970s, her role as mother to the characters played by Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor made her name synonymous to the impoverished suffering mother. Her role in Deewaar (1975) and its dialogues with reference to a mother and son are used as clichés.
Personal life
In her marriage with Kamal Roy, she had two children, named Yogesh and Kiran Roy.[5] In the years following her death, they engaged into a dispute over Roy's property and belongings, which has received much attention throughout news and media.[6][7]
Death
On 13 October 2004, Roy suffered a cardiac arrest in Mumbai, and died at the age of 73. [8]
Several tributes and articles have been made in Roy's memory.[9] Her dialogues from the film Deewaar became iconic,[10] and her acting in the film along with her other notable films are considered to be a landmark in Hindi cinema.[11]
Filmography
Selected filmography[12]
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Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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1956 | Filmfare Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Munimji | Won |
1962 | Chhaya | Won | ||
1965 | Shehnai | Won | ||
1976 | Deewaar | Nominated | ||
2004 | Lifetime Achievement Award | — | Won |
References
- ^ "Remembering Nirupa Roy, the Iconic 'Mother' of Bollywood". The Quint. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "Happy Mother's Day 2019: Iconic mothers who graced screens of Indian cinema - News Nation". newsnation.in. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "Mothers Day Special: Bollywood's Most Iconic Screen Mothers". filmfare.com. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ISBN 9781466939639.
- ^ "Nirupa Roy". The Independent. 2 November 2004. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ Sayed, Nazia (10 January 2018). "Battle between Nirupa Roy's sons gets uglier". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "Deewar's Maa Nirupa Roy's Sons Fight Over Her Property". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "Javed Akhtar on Nirupa Roy 87th birth anniversary: She looked like Goddess in mother roles". India Today. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
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ignored (help) - ^ "Tribute to legendary actress Nirupa Roy". The Siasat Daily - Archive. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "Mother's Day 2019: Entertain your Maa with 13 famous Bollywood 'Mom Dialogues'". Latest Indian news, Top Breaking headlines, Today Headlines, Top Stories at Free Press Journal. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ Arora, Sakshi (4 January 2019). "Remembering Nirupa Roy, Indian cinema's 'Goddess' who became its most popular mother". ThePrint. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "Nirupa Roy". IMDb. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
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