Nirupa Roy (English: Nirupa Roy; born January 4, 1931, Gujarat; death October 13, 2004) is remembered in Hindi cinema as an actress who gave new dimensions to the character of a mother through her characters. . By the way, his original name was ‘Kokila Ben’. Whenever it comes to strengthening the character of mother in Indian cinema, the first name that comes to mind is Nirupa Roy, who with her unmatched performance took the character of mother to great heights in Hindi cinema. This excellent actress was honored with the ‘Filmfare Award’ for Best Supporting Actress thrice.
birth and family
Nirupa Roy was born on January 4, 1931 in a middle-class Gujarati family in Balsad, Gujarat state. Because of his fair complexion he was called ‘Dhori Chakli’. His father was a government servant in the Railways. Nirupa Roy received education till fourth standard. When she was only 15 years old, she got married to Kamal Roy, an employee of the rationing department working in Mumbai. After marriage, Nirupa Roy also came to Mumbai. The Roy couple also became parents of two sons, named ‘Yogesh’ and ‘Kiran’.
initial conflict
In those days, producer-director B. M. Vyas was looking for new faces for his new film ‘Ranakdevi’. He advertised in the newspaper for the need of actors for his film. Nirupa Roy’s husband was very fond of films and aspired to become an actor. Kamal Roy with his wife B. M. went to meet Vyas and offered to become an actor, but B. M. Vyas said that his personality was not fit to become an actor. But if he wants, his wife can get work as an actress in the film. Nirupa Roy started working in the film ‘Ranakdevi’ at Rs 150 per month. But after some time he too was removed from this film. This was the beginning of Nirupa Roy’s struggle.
beginning of career
Nirupa Roy started her cine career with the Gujarati film ‘Gansundari’ released in 1946. He also turned towards Hindi films with the film ‘Hamari Manzil’ released in the year 1949. O. In this film directed by P. Dutta, Prem Adeeb played the role of his hero. In the same year he got the opportunity to work with Jayaraj in the film ‘Garibi’. After the success of these films, she was successful in making her mark as an actress. In 1951, Nirupa Roy’s another important film ‘Har Har Mahadev’ came. In this film she played the role of Goddess Parvati. After the success of this film, she also became famous as a goddess among the audience. During this time, she played the role of Draupadi in the film ‘Veer Bhimsen’, which received a lot of applause. In all the films that Nirupa Roy worked in in the fifties and sixties, the stories of most of the films were full of religious and devotional sentiments. However, Nirupa Roy also played a negative character in the film ‘Sindbad the Sailor’ released in 1951.
Success
The film ‘Do Bigha Zameen’, released in the year 1953, proved to be a milestone in Nirupa Roy’s cinema career. In this film directed by Vimal Roy, she appeared in the role of a farmer’s wife. Balraj Sahni played the lead role in the film. He received international fame for his powerful acting in this film with excellent acting. The film ‘Munim Ji’, made under the banner of ‘Filmistan Studio’ in 1955, proved to be an important film of Nirupa Roy. In this film she played the role of Devanand’s mother. She was awarded the ‘Filmfare Award’ for Best Supporting Actress for her strong performance in the film. But after this she did not accept the role of mother for six years.[1]
mother’s character
She once again played the role of a mother in the film ‘Chhaya’ released in 1961. In this she played the role of Asha Parekh’s mother. Seeing her tremendous performance in this film too, she was awarded the ‘Filmfare Award’ for Best Supporting Actress. The film ‘Deewar’, released in 1975, is counted among the important films of Nirupa Roy’s career. In this film directed by Yash Chopra, she played the role of Shashi Kapoor, representing good and evil, and Amitabh Bachchan’s mother. In the film, she brought alive the character of the mother with her natural acting.
If we look at Nirupa Roy’s cine career, we find that her role as the mother of superstar Amitabh Bachchan was very influential. She first played the role of Amitabh Bachchan’s mother in the film ‘Deewar’. After this, she also played the role of Amitabh Bachchan’s mother in films like ‘Khoon Pasina’, ‘Muqaddar Ka Sikandar’, ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’, ‘Suhaag’, ‘Inquilab’, ‘Girftaar’, ‘Mard’ and ‘Ganga Jamuna Saraswati’. Appeared in the role. She last appeared in the role of Amitabh Bachchan’s mother in the film ‘Lal Badshah’, released in 1999.[1]
main movies
Nirupa Roy acted in nearly 300 films in her five decade long film career. Some of the notable films of his career are-
Lal Badshah – 1999 Jahan Tum Le Chalo – 1999 Aansoo Bane Angare – 1993 Ganga Tere Desh Mein – 1988 Paatal Bhairavi – 1985 Mard – 1985 Betaab – 1983 Khoon Aur Paani – 1981 Suhaag – 1979 Amar Akbar Anthony – 1979 Khandaan – 1979 Deewaar – 1975 Martyr – 1965 Shehnai – 1965 Chhaya – 1962 Baazigar – 1959 Chaalbaaz – 1958 Nagmani – 1957 Munim Ji – 1956 Do Bigha Zameen – 1953 Dashavatar – 1951 Lord Vishnu – 1951 Har Har Mahadev – 1950 Poverty – 1949
awards and honors
Nirupa Roy was given the ‘Filmfare Award’ for Best Supporting Actress thrice. She was first given this award for the 1956 film ‘Muneem Ji’, in which Nirupa Roy played the role of Devanand’s mother. After this, he was given this award for the 1962 film ‘Chhaya’. After this he was awarded in 1965 for the film ‘Shehnai’.
demise
This great actress, who brought alive the character of mother in Indian Hindi cinema, died on October 13, 2004. Even today she is considered to be the best mother of Bollywood.