Top On-Screen mothers

Nirupa Roy was mostly known for portraying character roles of the Indian mother. She played leading roles in her early films and started playing mother roles during the 1970's – 80's. Her acting career spanned more than 50 years, and she acted in more than 475 films. She was referred to as the "queen of misery" in Hindi film circles. Nirupa Roy,the greatest Mother of all times in Bollywood was married to Kamal Roy when she was 15 and moved to Mumbai. They have two sons, Yogesh and Kiran. She died, after having a cardiac arrest, in Mumbai on 13 October 2004 at the age of 72.