Bollywood's famous on-screen mother and late actress Nirupa Roy was born on January 4, 1931 in Valsad, Gujarat. Today is her 93rd birth anniversary. She has appeared in many films and became famous as the on-screen mother of many heroes including superstar Amitabh Bachchan, due to which she was called 'mother of Bollywood'. Nirupa Roy, who was famous for playing the role of 'mother' in films, started her film career with Gujarati films. In her five decade long career, she acted in about 300 films. Before coming into films, Nirupa's real name was Kanta Chauhan.

Bollywood's mother was the 'queen' of religious films

On hearing the name of Nirupa Roy, her motherly nature and innocent face come to everyone's mind. But, Nirupa, who became famous as the 'mother of Bollywood', has also been in the news for her glamorous avatar. Everyone has seen Nirupa Roy in the role of a mother, but very few people know that she also played the role of a goddess in 16 films, due to which people started worshipping her as a true goddess. Nirupa Roy, the veteran actress of Hindi cinema, was considered the 'queen' of religious films of the 50s. The saddest thing for the cinema world and fans was that Nirupa Roy died on 13 October 2004 and on her birthday on 4 January, the film industry pays tribute to her in a special way.

The character became the real identity

No one can forget Nirupa Roy as Amitabh Bachchan's mother in many films including 'Deewar' and 'Amar Akbar Anthony'. Nirupa, who made people crazy with her glamorous roles as the main lead in many films, changed her name after entering the film industry. Her husband was behind her great success. On the advice of her husband, Nirupa did her first Gujarati film 'Rankadevi'. 'Hamari Manzil' was her first Hindi film. Bimal Roy's 'Do Bigha Zameen' released in 1953 proved to be a milestone for her. She was last seen in the role of Amitabh Bachchan's mother in the film 'Lal Badshah' released in the 90s. Nirupa Roy is known for her characters even after her death.