Reena Roy (Saira Ali) born on January 7, 1957, in Patiala, Punjab State, India. His Father Sadiq Ali and mother Sharda Rai were also actors, After the divorce of her parents, Her mother changed her name to Roopa Rai, which was changed to “Reena Roy” by the producer of her first film, B.R. Ishara, Her first film was Zaroorat (1972) at the age of 14 years. Initially, she was signed by Ishara Nayi Duniya Naye Log (1973), which could not be released on time.
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Her films Jungle Mein Mangal (1972), Madhosh (1974), Goonj (1974), Umar Qaid (1975) and Rani Aur Lalpari (1975) did moderately well. Roy’s big break came with Jaise Ko Taisa (1973) opposite Jeetendra. The song “Abke sawan” which featured a dance in the rain went on to become quite popular.
Then in 1976, she worked in Subhash Ghai’s directorial debut Kalicharan starring Shatrughan Sinha opposite her. The film was a surprise Hit and gave her the much-needed break. This led to Zakhmee (1975) and Rajkumar Kohli’s Nagin (1976) with Sunil Dutt , Jeetendra, Feeroz Khan, Rekha and Mumtaz. Analysing the film, writer Meheli Sen commented, “Reena Roy as the nagin is unabashed in her sexuality; she embodies a kind of feral sexuality that remains remarkable in its directness.” Nagin became the highest-grossing film of the year and established Reena as one of the top actresses.
Reena Roy-Shatrugan Sinha became a famous team after Kalicharan and goes on to do 17 movies together, which includes hits like Vishwanath, Muqabla, Gautam Govinda, Jaani Dushman and Naseeb.
She worked with Jeetendra in 22 films and gave several hits and super hits including Badaltey Rishte (1978), yaasa Sawan(1981), Jeeo Aur Jeene Do(1982) and Pyaasa Sawan (1982). Their films Apnapan (1977), Aasha (1980) and Arpan (1983) were classics that are known for great performances by Reena Roy in challenging roles and won her critical appreciation.
She proved herself to be a versatile actress with different films that included Jaani Dushman (1979), Muqabla (1979), Badle Ki Aag (1982), Naseeb (1981), Ladies Tailor (1981), Rocky (1981), Dhanwan (1981), Haathkadi (1982), Lakshmi (1982), Bezubaan (1982), Sanam Teri Kasam (1982), Dharam Kanta (1982) and Raaj Tilak (1984).
In 1983, Reena Roy decided to quit films and married Pakistani cricketer Mohsin Khan. They couldn’t stay together for long though and got divorced. Reena has a daughter named Sanam Khan.
She made her comeback in films with Aadmi Khilona Hai (1993) and did a couple of films thereafter. Her last appearance was in the film Refugee (2000).
