Key facts
- Born
- Kokila Kishorechandra Bulsara , ( 1931-01-04 ) 4 January 1931, Bulsar , Bombay Presidency , British India , (present-day Valsad , Gujarat, India )
- Died
- 13 October 2004 (2004-10-13) (aged 73), Mumbai , Maharashtra , India
- Other name
- Queen of Misery
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1946–1999
- Spouse
- Kamal Roy ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1946 )
- Awards
- Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Munimji (1956), Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Chhaya (1962), Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Shehnai (1965), Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award (2004)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Dominion of India
- Place of birth
- Valsad
- Place of death
- Mumbai
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- Hindi
- Religion
- Hinduism
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- date of birth
- 1930-01-04
- date of death
- 2004-10-13
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Nirupa Roy
- name in native language
- Nirupa Roy
- start of work period
- 1946-00-00
- end of work period
- 1999-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Nirupa Roy (born Kokila Kishorechandra Bulsara; 4 January 1931 – 13 October 2004) was an Indian actress who primarily worked in Hindi films. She was mainly known for playing motherly roles and was dubbed the "Queen of Misery" in Hindi film circles due to her portrayals of tragedy and sorrow. Roy was active from 1946 to 1999, appeared in over 250 films, and won three Filmfare Awards throughout her career, and was nominated a total of 4 times. In 2004, Roy received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award.
Early life
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nirupa Roy” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.