1. Reena Roy made her film debut as a teenager with B R Ishara's Zaroorat, but gained wider public recognition with Jaise Ko Taisa and the romance-action film Zakhmee.
30 Facts About Reena Roy
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In 1976, Roy entered the top league after starring in two of the biggest box-office hits, the action thriller Kalicharan and the horror film Nagin.
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Reena Roy repeated the feat in 1978 with Vishwanath and Aasha.
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Reena Roy won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the drama Apnapan, but declined it due to categorical issues.
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In 1983, Reena Roy married cricketer Mohsin Khan and announced a sabbatical.
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Reena Roy subsequently shifted to Pakistan with her husband and gave birth to their daughter, Jannat, better known as Sanam Khan.
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Reena Roy returned to India in 1992 after divorcing Khan and made a comeback in Hindi cinema with the drama Aadmi Khilona Hai.
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Reena Roy further acted in supporting roles notably in the romance-action films Ajay and Gair, and the romantic drama Refugee.
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Reena Roy was born Saira Ali, the third daughter of Sadiq Ali, a small-time actor and Sharda Rai, who acted in film Bawre Nain and later produced the film Gunehgar Kaun.
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Reena Roy has three siblings who all disowned their father after the parents divorced.
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Reena Roy's mother renamed all the four children after the divorce.
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Reena Roy disputed reports that her decision to enter films was to financially support her mother and siblings.
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Reena Roy has two sisters, Barkha and Anju and a brother, Raja.
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The couple later divorced in the 1990s; Reena Roy found it difficult to adjust with Khan's flamboyant lifestyle.
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Reena Roy was initially reluctant to select the project due to its risque subject and potentially controversial scenes, but agreed later.
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Reena Roy starred in another hit family drama Udhar Ka Sindur alongside Jeetendra in that year.
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Reena Roy's career-turning point came in 1976, when she featured as the title role in Rajkumar Kohli's thriller Nagin, which featured an ensemble cast including Sunil Dutt, Jeetendra, Rekha and Mumtaz.
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Box Office India published that Reena Roy established herself as a leading actress of Bollywood with the success of Kalicharan and Nagin.
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Jeetendra-Reena Roy have worked in 22 films together and in 17 movies they were paired romantically.
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Reena Roy's dark-shaded role in "Apnapan", as the selfish gold-digger that abandons her husband and child, won her the Best Supporting Actress Filmfare Award, beating out icons Nutan and Asha Parekh.
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In 1977, Roy garnered critical acclaim for playing Kamini, a gold-digger who abandons her husband for a much senior but richer man in J Om Prakash's drama Apnapan.
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However, when Reena Roy won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress at the 25th Filmfare Awards, she refused to accept it, citing that her role was parallel to Pandit's.
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In 1980, Reena Roy appeared as a rebellious daughter-in-law of Lalita Pawar in Vijay Sadanah's melodrama Sau Din Saas Ke.
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Reena Roy received a second nomination for Filmfare Award in the Best Actress category for her portrayal.
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Reena Roy secured roles with Rajesh Khanna in 4 films.
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Reena Roy is the defiant widow who reforms the egotistical Rajesh Khanna of Dhanwan ; the beautiful 'actress' that dies on stage performing her last 'mujra' for Dharmendra in Naukar Biwi Ka ; the talented psychiatrist determined to cure Vinod Khanna in Jail Yatra.
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Reena Roy's characters became more versatile, as did her dances, as she effortlessly shifted from classical 'natyam' to "Disco Station" Haathkadi.
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Reena Roy's profile was further enhanced with a double role in the Muslim social, Ladies Tailor, opposite Sanjeev Kumar.
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Reena Roy returned to Bollywood in 1992, in a mature supporting role as a sister-in-law in Aadmi Khilona Hai but could not repeat her success of the early days of her career.
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Reena Roy then turned to acting in television serials, such as Eena Meena Deeka produced by her sister Barkha.