Portrait of Nirupa Roy

Acting

Nirupa Roy

Career

Active from 1946 to 1999, busiest in 1979 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
29
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Shaheed
Shaheed
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 6.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Nirupa Roy Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.3, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.1, average 2.0
  • Scare
    1.7, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Indian Cinema 8
  • Family Drama 7
  • Classic Indian Cinema 6
  • Bollywood Action 5
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Classic Bollywood 4
  • Melodrama 4
  • Class Conflict 4
  • Love Triangle 4
  • Moral Dilemma 4
  • Crime Drama 4
  • Social Drama 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

88
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

6 titles ยท average score 35
Lal Baadshah
Lal Baadshah (1999)
GoodWatch score 35

as Lal's foster mother

Jahan Tum Le Chalo
Jahan Tum Le Chalo (1999)

as Akash's grandmother

Mere Sajana Saath Nibhana
Mere Sajana Saath Nibhana (1992)

as Kanhaiya's Mother

Humshakal
Humshakal (1992)

as Vinod's mother

Pratikar
Pratikar (1991)

as Parvati Prasad

Pyar Ka Devta
Pyar Ka Devta (1990)

as Parvati Kumar

1980s

26 titles ยท average score 64
Santosh
Santosh (1989)

as Kamla

Dana Paani
Dana Paani (1989)

as Satya Prakash's Mother

Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi
Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi (1988)
GoodWatch score 53

as Bharati Devi (Gangaa's Mother)

Sone Pe Suhaaga
Sone Pe Suhaaga (1988)

as Mrs. Kashinath

Charanon Ki Saugandh
Charanon Ki Saugandh (1988)

as Ravi's Mother

Pyar Ka Mandir
Pyar Ka Mandir (1988)

as Mrs. Laxmi Kumar

Mard
Mard (1985)
GoodWatch score 66

as Rani Durga Singh

Geraftaar
Geraftaar (1985)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mrs. Durga Kumar Khanna

Mawaali
Mawaali (1983)

as Ramesh's Mother

Betaab
Betaab (1983)
GoodWatch score 67

as Sumitra Devi Kapoor

Aas Paas
Aas Paas (1981)

as Arun's Mom

Lootmaar
Lootmaar (1980)

as Satyavati

1970s

30 titles ยท average score 66
Kartavya
Kartavya (1979)

as Vijay & Ajay's Mother

Anjane Mein
Anjane Mein (1978)

as Mrs. Shanti Manohar Lal

Aaina
Aaina (1977)

as Savitri R. Shastri

Khoon Pasina
Khoon Pasina (1977)
GoodWatch score 54

as Aslam's Mother

Maa
Maa (1976)

as Vijay's Mother

Deewaar
Deewaar (1975)
GoodWatch score 78

as Sumitra Devi

Roti
Roti (1974)
GoodWatch score 65

as Malti

Manchali
Manchali (1973)

as Chachi

Chhoti Bahu
Chhoti Bahu (1971)

as Sita

Abhinetri
Abhinetri (1970)

as Shekhar's Mother

Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani
Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani (1970)

as Padma

Gopi
Gopi (1970)
GoodWatch score 69

as Parvati

1960s

16 titles ยท average score 80
Pyar Ka Mausam
Pyar Ka Mausam (1969)

as Jamuna

Aya Sawan Jhoom Ke
Aya Sawan Jhoom Ke (1969)

as Maya

Aabroo
Aabroo (1968)

as Tilotma M. Anand

Badrinath Yatra
Badrinath Yatra (1967)

as Sheila

Ram Aur Shyam
Ram Aur Shyam (1967)
GoodWatch score 79

as Sulakshana

Chand Aur Suraj
Chand Aur Suraj (1965)

as Kamla C. Malik

Shaheed
Shaheed (1965)
GoodWatch score 81

as Durga

Shehnai
Shehnai (1964)

as Shobha

Grahasti
Grahasti (1963)

as Maya

Gumrah
Gumrah (1963)

as Kamla

Chhaya
Chhaya (1961)

as Manorama

Batwara
Batwara (1961)

as Badi Bahu

1950s

9 titles ยท average score 80
Kavi Kalidas
Kavi Kalidas (1959)

as Princess Vidyotma

Heera Moti
Heera Moti (1959)

as Razia

Kangan
Kangan (1959)

as Karuna

Karigar
Karigar (1958)

as Parvati

Musafir
Musafir (1957)

as Bhanu's Sister-in-law

Bhai-Bhai
Bhai-Bhai (1956)

as Mrs. Lakshmi Kumar (Ashok's wife)

Waman Avtar
Waman Avtar (1955)

as Vindhy

Two Acres of Land
Two Acres of Land (1953)
GoodWatch score 80

as Parvati Maheto

Teen Batti Char Raasta
Teen Batti Char Raasta (1953)

as Kanta (Gujerati wife)

1940s

1 title
Amar Raj
Amar Raj (1946)

as Bakula