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Aliases: रीना रॉय

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Bombay, India

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Movie Involvements: 50

TV Involvements: 1


Most Famous Work

Biography

Reena Roy was a famous leading lady of Hindi films from 1972-1985. She came from a broken home, a Muslim father and Hindu mother, who separated after having four children together. Reena is their third child, and she started films in her early teens. Her career in films started off inauspiciously with B.R. Ishara's "Nayi Duniya Naye Log" (1973) with another newcomer Danny Denzongpa, which was shelved temporarily. B.R. Ishara cast both actors again in "Zaroorat" (1972), along with another newcomer Vijay Arora, and the racy film became a hit. Reena was now called the "Zaroorat Girl." She had to wait a while for her next break with Jaise Ko Taisa (1973), where her rain-soaked dance to the song "Abke Sawan" with Jeetendra raised temperatures. She was a working actress with films like Jangal Mein Mangal, Rani Aur Lalpari, Madhosh, Goonj, and Umar Qaid, but most didn't make an impact, until the mid-1970s, when Zakhmee (1975) and "Kalicharan" (1976) made her more popular among directors and audiences. Initially, there was low expectations with Kalicharan, since Subhash Ghai, a failed actor, was making his directorial debut, and Shatrugan Sinha, an actor known for his villainous roles, was making his first mark as the lead hero. But the film defied everyone's expectations and became a surprise hit, and Reena as Shatrugan's love interest got attention from audiences. They became a off-screen pair as well, and they signed several films together. Her pairing with Sunil Dutt was also popular with audiences. The successes of "Zakhmee" and "Kalicharan" led to her star vehicle Nagin(1976). Playing the title role of the deadly 'Nagin', she avenges the death of her lover by ruthlessly murdering five leading male-stars. 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. Raj Kumar Kohli worked with Reena and churned out greatest multi-starer blockbusters Nagin, Jaani Dushman (1979), Muqabla (1979) and Raaj Tilak (1984).

Most Famous Work

Indian Idol
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6

Indian Idol

(2004) Self
Naseeb
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7

Naseeb

(1981) Julie
Rajkumar
Average
6

Rajkumar

(1996) Rani Maa
Rocky
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7

Rocky

(1981) Lajwanti / Hirabai
Refugee
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6

Refugee

(2000) Amina Mohammad
Gair
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8

Gair

(1999) Sharda Oberoi
Jaani Dushman
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7

Jaani Dushman

(1979) Raja / Reshma
Ghulami
Average
7

Ghulami

(1985) Moran

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2016 Self
2004 Self
N/A
2000 Amina Mohammad
1999 Sharda Oberoi
1997 N/A
1996 N/A
Rani Maa
N/A
1995 N/A
Rita
1993 Preeti Saxena
Ganga Verma
1985 Rani
Moran
Aarti Saxena
1984 N/A
Madhumati Singh
Asha
Sharda
N/A
1983 Sandhya
Devi Singh
Meena Srivastav
Shobha
1982 Kalpana
Qawalli Singer
Chhanno
Sona
Geeta
Nisha
N/A
Rosy
N/A
Asha
N/A
1981 Shanu
Julie
Lajwanti / Hirabai
1980 Anju
Kiran
Aasha
N/A
N/A
1979 Champa
Raja / Reshma
Dancer
1978 Champa
Soni
N/A
Savitri Devi
Kiran
1977 N/A
N/A
Aasha
N/A
Varsha
Kamini Agarwal
1976 Rekha
Sapna - Bakshi's Assistant
Sapna Mathur
Nagin (female serpent)
1975 Reshma…
N/A
Lata
Lalpari
1974 Minal
1973 N/A
Roopa
1972 Leela
Rani 'Chalava'
Anju / Anjana Arora
Year Character Movie/Tv

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