Nirupa Roy Birth Anniversary: Who can forget Nirupa Roy, famous as ‘Mother of Bollywood’. He has made a huge contribution to Hindi cinema. Even though he is no longer present among us, people still watch his evergreen films with great interest. So today, on the special occasion of Nirupa Roy’s birth anniversary, let us know some interesting stories related to her life…
Bollywood’s famous mother Nirupa Roy got married at the age of 14.
Born in Valsad, Gujarat, Nirupa Roy did it at the age of 14 on the advice of her father. After marriage, Nirupa came to Mumbai with her husband Kamal Roy to fulfill his dream. Kamal Roy wanted to become an actor. He used to go to films every day to give auditions. One day he also took Nirupa with him and she got selected. After this Virupa never looked back.
People used to worship her as a goddess
Nirupa Roy, who started her career with the film ‘Ranak Devi’ in 1973, has worked in about 500 films. On the big screen, she played the role of Amitabh Bachchan’s mother the most. These include superhit films like ‘Deewar’, ‘Khoon Pasina’, ‘Inquilab’, ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’, ‘Suhaag’, ‘Girftaar’, ‘Muqaddar Ka Sikandar’, ‘Mard’ and ‘Ganga-Yamuna-Saraswati’. Nirupa Roy became famous in every household by playing the role of Big B’s mother.
Before playing the role of a mother in Hindi cinema, Nirupa Roy has also worked in many religious films. There was a time when people really started considering her as a goddess. Fans used to go to his house and worship him.
