Nirupa Roy: Bollywood's favourite Mother | Tabassum Talkies

This video from the channel Tabassum Talkies is a tribute to the life and career of Nirupa Roy, famously known as Bollywood's favorite mother. The host, Tabassum, shares personal stories and professional details about the actress.

Here is a summary of the key information provided in the video:

Early Life and Entry into Films

• Early Life: Nirupa Roy's real name was Kokila Balsara, and she was born in 1931 in Gujarat [01:24]. Her father worked in the railways.

• Marriage and Debut: Despite her father being conservative and believing girls should not pursue education [01:46], her fate took a turn when she married Kamal Roy at the age of 15 [02:16]. Her husband was also an actor. In 1946, Kamal Roy saw an advertisement for new faces by a producer named Vishnu Kumar Vyas [02:48]. He went to meet Vyas with his wife, and surprisingly, both Nirupa Roy and her husband got roles in films [02:55].

• Initial Career: She started her film journey with Gujarati movies but made her Hindi debut with the mythological film Har Har Mahadev, directed by Jayant Desai [03:35]. The film was a superhit [03:43].

Career Milestones and Roles

• Mythological Queen: Nirupa Roy was a prolific actress in mythological films (Devi/Puranic films), having acted in over 400 such films—a significant record [05:02]. She mentioned that she had played the role of Parvati four times [04:33].

• Transition to Mother Roles: Although she started as a leading heroine, she later became famous for playing the role of a mother [00:47]. She noted that the fame she received later in her life, playing mother roles, surpassed the fame she received in her youth [00:54].

• The Mother of Top Heroes: She became the go-to mother for almost all major top heroes of the time, including Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, and Shashi Kapoor [08:24]. She mentioned that her career actually became busier as she got older [08:18].

• Frequent Collaborations: She frequently worked with actors like Ashok Kumar and Manhar Desai [07:34].

Personal Life and Legacy

• Personal Happiness: Nirupa Roy expressed her immense happiness with her family, stating that she was very lucky to have a good husband and two good sons, Yogesh and Kiran [02:32, 08:39].

• Personal Life: She enjoyed cooking and would personally prepare food for her family even while shooting [08:46].

• Demise: She passed away on October 13, 2004 [08:52].

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