mother of bollywood
Bollywood’s famous on-screen mother and late actress Nirupa Roy was born on January 4, 1931 in Valsad, Gujarat. Today is his 93rd birth anniversary. She appeared in many films and became famous as the on-screen mother of many heroes including superstar Amitabh Bachchan, due to which she was called the ‘Mother of Bollywood. Nirupa Roy, who was famous for the role of ‘mother’ in films, started her film career with Gujarati films. In his five decade long career, he acted in approximately 300 films. Before coming into films, Nirupa’s real name was Kanta Chauhan.
The mother of Bollywood was the ‘queen’ of religious films.
Hearing the name of Nirupa Roy, everyone’s eyes come to mind from her loving nature to her innocent face. But, the glamorous avatar of Nirupa, who became famous as the ‘Mother of Bollywood’, has also been in the news for some time. Everyone has seen Nirupa Roy in the role of a mother, but very few people know that she also played the role of a goddess in 16 films, due to which people started worshiping her as a true goddess. Veteran Hindi cinema actress Nirupa Roy was considered the ‘queen’ of religious films of the 50s. The saddest thing for the cinema world and fans was that Nirupa Rai died on 13 October 2004 and on her birthday on 4 January, the film industry pays tribute to her in a special way.
The character itself became the real identity.
No one can forget Nirupa Roy as Amitabh Bachchan’s mother in many films including ‘Deewar’ and ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’. Nirupa, who had made people crazy with her glamorous roles as the main lead in many films, changed her name after entering the film industry. Her husband was behind her brilliant success. On the insistence of her husband, Nirupa did her first Gujarati film ‘Ranakdevi’. Whereas ‘Hamari Manzil’ was his first Hindi film. Bimal Roy’s ‘Do Bigha Zameen’, released in 1953, proved to be a milestone for him. She was last seen in the role of Amitabh Bachchan’s mother in the film ‘Lal Badshah’ released in the 90s. Even after her death, Nirupa Rai is known for her characters.
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