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Nirupa Roy

1931 - 2004

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Nirupa Roy (born Kokila Kishorechandra Bulsara; 4 January 1931 – 13 October 2004) was an Indian actress who worked in Hindi films. She mainly played 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nirupa Roy is the 7,658th most popular actor (down from 6,561st in 2019), the 940th most popular biography from India (down from 791st in 2019) and the 184th most popular Indian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Nirupa Roy ranks 7,658 out of 13,578. Before her are Justin Baldoni, Andrew Sachs, Cecil Parker, Melora Walters, Tyler Hoechlin, and Diana Serra Cary. After her are Rodger Bumpass, Phil Silvers, Carmen Ejogo, Katarzyna Figura, Florence Kasumba, and Anneke von der Lippe.

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Among people born in 1931, Nirupa Roy ranks 579. Before her are Teresa Brewer, Barbara Barrie, Ricardo Vidal, John Shelby Spong, Bruce C. Murray, and Rip Taylor. After her are Bob Kenney, Alfred Kuchevsky, John Kerr, Josephine Tewson, Jim Bunning, and Johnny Sheffield. Among people deceased in 2004, Nirupa Roy ranks 306. Before her are Bjarne Andersson, Charles Dumas, Coxsone Dodd, James Aloysius Hickey, Mikheil Korkia, and Mulk Raj Anand. After her are Vilayat Khan, Jerzy Klempel, Ruslan Gelayev, Fred Ebb, Kristian Henriksen, and Paul Klebnikov.

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In India

Among people born in India, Nirupa Roy ranks 940 out of 1,861. Before her are Avinash Dixit (1944), Daulat Singh Kothari (1906), Dipali Barthakur (1941), Govinda (1963), Kanu Sanyal (1928), and Ambika (1963). After her are John Hunt, Baron Hunt (1910), Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi (1907), Huma Qureshi (1986), Bindu (1951), Zareen Khan (1987), and Lalita Pawar (1916).

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Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, Nirupa Roy ranks 184. Before her are Jyoti Amge (1993), Bhumi Pednekar (1989), Neetu Singh (1958), Saira Banu (1944), Govinda (1963), and Ambika (1963). After her are Huma Qureshi (1986), Bindu (1951), Zareen Khan (1987), Lalita Pawar (1916), Arvind Swamy (1970), and Anupam Tripathi (1988).

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