D O B January 4,1931
Languages Hindi
Place of Birth Valsad, Gujrat
Known For Actor
Married Yes

Biography Nirupa Roy January - October was an Indian actress who appeared in Hindi films Roy was mostly known for portraying character roles of the Indian mother She played leading roles in her early films and started playing mother roles during the s- s Her acting career spanned more than years and she acted in more than films She was referred to as the queen of misery in Hindi film circles Nirupa Roy was born as Kokila Kishorechandra Bulsara in Valsad Gujarat She was married to Kamal Roy when she was and moved to Mumbai They have two sons Yogesh and Kiran She was very friendly with actress Shyama She died after having a cardiac arrest in Mumbai on October at the age of She was regarded as the greatest Maa of all times in Bollywood In 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 Ranakdevi The same year she acted in her first Hindi film Amar Raj One of her popular films was Do Bigha Zameen She largely played mythological characters in the films of the s and s Her image More of a goddess was very strong and people would visit her home and seek her blessings Among her co-stars were Trilok Kapoor Bharat Bhushan Balraj Sahni and Ashok Kumar In the s her roles as mother to the characters played by Amitabh Bachchan made her name synonymous to the impoverished suffering mother Her role in Deewar and its dialogues with reference to a mother and son are used as clich s She often lost her kids in her movies and was given the worst babysitter award in MTV Fully Faltoo awards a parody of the Filmfare Awards She is considered as one of the best character artistes in Indian cinema