Reena Roy

D O B January 7,1957
Languages Hindi
Place of Birth Mumbai
Known For Actor
Married Yes
Biography Reena Roy was the third daughter of a Muslim father and a Hindu mother Her parents divorced after having four children together She started acting in films in her early teens to support her mother and siblings Reena Roy's career in films started off with a non-starter B R Ishara's Nai Duniya Naye Log with another newcomer Danny Denzongpa but it was shelved temporarily Undeterred B R Ishara cast both actors again in Zaroorat along with another newcomer Vijay Arora and the racy film got her some attention She was now called the Zaroorat Girl Yet she struggled for the next four years in B grade films that had feeble scripts and faltering leading men The bright spot during this period came with her lively performance in Jaise Ko Taisa and her rain-soaked dance to the song Ab ke Sawan with Jeetendra raised temperatures Another break came after two years At the outset Kalicharan didn't seem like it had the makings of a hit Subhash Ghai a failed actor was making his directorial debut and Shatrughan Sinha an actor known for his villainous roles was making his first mark as a hero But the film defied everyone's expectations and became More a surprise hit Reena and shatrughan got attention from audiences for their good performance They became a good on-screen pair and they signed several films together Reena Roy also made several films with Sunil Dutt The successes of Zakhmee and Kalicharan led to her star vehicle Nagin Playing the title role of female snake with mythological powers she avenges the death of her lover by ruthlessly murdering five men The film became a huge hit and Reena received her first Filmfare nomination as Best Actress She was now one of the top heroines in Hindi films Inspired by Nagin 's success director Rajkumar Kohli cast Reena again in his next horror movie Jaani Dushman Thereafter the Kohli-Roy combination continued to give blockbusters including Muqabla Badle Ki Aag and Raaj Tilak Reena Roy-Shatrughan Sinha became a famous team after Kalicharan and had delivered yet another blockbuster thriller Subhash Ghai's Vishwanath But it was Reena's appearance with Jeetendra in marital dramas like Badaltey Rishtey and Pyaasa Sawan that set her career soaring The duo produced three of their greatest classics together - Apnapan Aasha and Arpan Her role in Apnapan as the selfish gold-digger who abandons her husband and child and later wanting her son back won her the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award beating out top actresses Nutan Asha Parekh and Rekha This was the precursor to the type of role that Meryl Streep played two years later in Kramer vs Kramer After the box office success of Aasha for which she received her second Filmfare nomination as Best Actress Reena entered the s as a leading lady in demand securing herself roles with famous movie star like Rajesh Khanna Dharmendra and Vinod Khanna Though professionally she competed with Rekha off the screen they were good friends Rekha helped Reena improve her costume sense and hair styles Reena Roy then concentrated on her career with stiff competition from Hema Malini Rekha In alone she had thirteen releases by far more than any other actress According to Ibosnetwork com she had the most successful year with major grossers taking her to the number one slot of the list Going by boxofficeindia she had maximum hits along with hema malini and rekha taking her to third position She was now demanding equal footing with Hema Her characters became more versatile as did her dances She danced with the classical 'natyam' in Rocky just as easily as the Disco Station number in Hathkadi She was the sophisticated city dwelling model in Karishma and as the village girl in Dharam Kanta She met the challenging demands of her double role in the Muslim social Ladies Tailor and acted against Sanjeev Kumar At the pinnacle of her popularity Reena's strong desire to prove herself got her involved in a number of women-oriented films Enacting the role of a tormented daughter-in-law in Sau Din Saas Ke she defies conventions to oppose her tyrant mother-in-law With an author-backed role in Bezubaan she gave a portrayal of a woman whose past returns to threaten her present married life In Lakshmi film playing the role of a mis-fortunate tawaif she dances to her never-ending tragedies However the film failed at the box office But she was successful with her other home production - the musical Sanam Teri Kasam opposite Kamal Hassan and produced by her sister Barkha Roy She also starred in the Punjabi films Sat Sri Akal and Walayati Babu paired with Amitabh Bachchan
Movies
- Dushman (1998) Starring Kajol, Sanjay Dutt, Ashutosh Rana, Jas Arora
- Badle Ki Aag (1998) Starring Dharmendra, Jeetendra, Sunil Dutt, Reena Roy, Smita Patil
- Ajay (1996) Starring Reena Roy, Sunny Deol, Karishma Kapoor
- Rajkumar (1996) Starring Anil Kapoor, Danny Denzongpa, Aruna Irani, Madhuri Dixit, Reena Roy
- Aadmi Khilona Hai (1993) Starring Govinda, Jeetendra, Reena Roy
- Hum Dono (1985) Starring Hema Malini, Rajesh Khanna, Johnny Walker, Reena Roy, Jagdeep
- Ek Chitthi Pyar Bhari (1985) Starring Raj Babbar, Reena Roy
- Ghulami (1985) Starring Dharmendra, Mithun Chakraborty, Naseeruddin Shah, Reena Roy, Smita Patil
- Karishmaa (1984) Starring Danny Denzongpa, Reena Roy, Tina Munim, Kamal Hassan, Shammi
- Raaj Tilak (1984) Starring Kamal Hassan, Sunil Dutt, Hema Malini, Dharmendra, Raj Kumar
- Asha Jyoti (1984) Starring Rekha, Rajesh Khanna, Reena Roy
- Prem Tapasya (1983) Starring Rekha, Kader Khan, Jeetendra, Prem Chopra, Reena Roy
- Arpan (1983) Starring Jeetendra, Reena Roy, Raj Babbar, Parveen Bobi
- Andhaa Kanoon (1983) Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Reena Roy, Rajinikanth, T. Rama Rao
- Jeeo Aur Jeene Do (1982) Starring Danny Denzongpa, Jeetendra, Nutan, Reena Roy, Raj Kiran
- Dharam Kanta (1982) Starring Rajesh Khanna, Raj Kumar, Jeetendra, Waheeda Rehman, Reena Roy
- Sanam Teri Kasam (1982) Starring Kader Khan, Kamal Haasan, Reena Roy, Jeevan
- Baghawat (1982) Starring Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Reena Roy
- Dard Ka Rishta (1982) Starring Sunil Dutt, Reena Roy, Smita Patil, Padmini Kolhapure
- Baghavat (1982) Starring Amjad Khan, Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Reena Roy
- Jaani Dushman (1981) Starring Rekha, Sanjeev Kumar, Shatrughan Sinha, Sunil Dutt, Reena Roy
- Jail Yatra (1981) Starring Amjad Khan, Vinod Khanna, Ashok Kumar, Reena Roy
- Pyaasa sawan (1981) Starring Jeetendra, Aruna Irani, Reena Roy, Vinod Mehra
- Dhanwan (1981) Starring Rakesh Roshan, Om Prakash, Rajesh Khanna, Reena Roy, Shakti Kapoor
- Rocky (1981) Starring Sanjay Dutt, Aruna Irani, Reena Roy
- Naseeb (1981) Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Rishi Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, Reena Roy
- Dushman Dost (1981) Starring Rekha, Rajesh Khanna, Shatrughan Sinha, Reena Roy, Padmini Kolhapure
- Jwalamukhi (1980) Starring Amjad Khan, Kader Khan, Shatrughan Sinha, Reena Roy, Vinod Mehra
- Aasha (1980) Starring Jeetendra, Reena Roy, Rameshwari
- Aasha (1980) Starring Jeetendra, Reena Roy
- Ganga Aur Suraj (1980) Starring Shashi Kapoor, Sunil Dutt, Reena Roy
- Yari Dushmani (1980) Starring Amjad Khan, Sunil Dutt, Reena Roy, Shakti Kapoor
- Vishwanath (1978) Starring Pran, Ranjeet, Shatrughan Sinha, Reena Roy, Lalita Pawar
- Aakhri Daku (1978) Starring Vinod Khanna, Rekha, Randhir Kapoor
- Apnapan (1977) Starring Sanjeev Kumar, Jeetendra, Aruna Irani, Reena Roy, Sulakshana Pandit
- Paapi (1977) Starring Sanjeev Kumar, Sunil Dutt, Zeenat Aman
- Kalicharan (1976) Starring Ajit, Danny Denzongpa, Shatrughan Sinha, Reena Roy
- Nagin (1976) Starring Rekha, Jeetendra, Sunil Dutt, Reena Roy, Feroz Khan
- Barood (1976) Starring Rishi Kapoor, Ashok Kumar, Reena Roy
- Vardaan (1975) Starring Mehmood, Reena Roy, Vinod Mehra
- Umar Qaid (1975) Starring Jeetendra, Sunil Dutt, Asrani, Reena Roy, Vinod Mehra
- Zakhmee (1975) Starring Rakesh Roshan, Asha Parekh, Sunil Dutt, Reena Roy
- Jaise Ko Taisa (1973) Starring Jeetendra, Sridevi, Reena Roy
- Jangal Main Mangal (1972) Starring Pran, Balraj Sahni, Reena Roy, Sonia Sahni, Kiran Kumar
- Milap (1972) Starring Shatrughan Sinha, Reena Roy, Dev Anand
Some Popular Songs
- Mehndi Lagane Ki Raat From:- Aadmi Khilona Hai (1993) , Starring Meenakshi Sheshadri, Govinda, Jeetendra, Reena Roy
- Ajooba Ajooba Ajooba From:- Raaj Tilak (1984) , Starring Kamal Haasan, Reena Roy
- Raqassa Raqs Kar From:- Prem Tapasya (1983) , Starring Rekha, Jeetendra, Reena Roy, Vinod Mehra
- Devi Kuch To Bol From:- Prem Tapasya (1983) , Starring Rekha, Jeetendra, Reena Roy, Anita Raj
- Dil Ke Darwaaze Pe From:- Prem Tapasya (1983) , Starring Rekha, Jeetendra, Reena Roy, Vinod Mehra
- Shukriya Shukriya From:- Prem Tapasya (1983) , Starring Rekha, Jeetendra, Reena Roy, Vinod Mehra
- Mohabbat ab tijarat ban gayi hai From:- Arpan (1983) , Starring Jeetendra, Reena Roy, Raj Babbar
- Pardes Jake Pardesiya Bhul Naa Jana Piya From:- Arpan (1983) , Starring Jeetendra, Reena Roy
- Yeh gotey dar lahenga From:- Dharam Kanta (1982) , Starring Rajesh Khanna, Reena Roy
- Jaane Jaan O Meri Jaane Jaan From:- Sanam Teri Kasam (1982) , Starring Reena Roy, Kamal Hassan
- Jaana O Meri Jana From:- Sanam Teri Kasam (1982) , Starring Kamal Haasan, Reena Roy
- Dekhta Hoon Koi Ladki From:- Sanam Teri Kasam (1982) , Starring Kamal Haasan, Reena Roy
- Sheeshe Ke Gharon Mein From:- Sanam Teri Kasam (1982) , Starring Kamal Haasan, Reena Roy
- Kitne Bhi Tu - Female From:- Sanam Teri Kasam (1982) , Starring Reena Roy
- Kitne Bhi Tu From:- Sanam Teri Kasam (1982) , Starring Kamal Haasan, Reena Roy
- O merii jaan bol merii jaan From:- Jaani Dushman (1981) , Starring Jeetendra, Reena Roy
- Le Main Tere Waaste From:- Jaani Dushman (1981) , Starring Sunil Dutt, Reena Roy
- Are Sun Bhai Sadho From:- Jaani Dushman (1981) , Starring Jeetendra, Shatrughan Sinha, Reena Roy, Neetu Singh
- Yeh jo nazar humari From:- Jail Yatra (1981) , Starring Vinod Khanna, Reena Roy
- Pa Ke Akale Mujhe Chaidh raha From:- Jail Yatra (1981) , Starring Reena Roy
