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Ranjeeta "Robby" Kaur (born 22 September 1956) is an Indian actress. She was trained at FTII. She has appeared in around 47 films. She has portrayed a variety of characters and her films include: Laila Majnu (1976), Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se (1978) and Pati Patni Aur Woh (1978). She was nominated for the Filmfare Awards three times, including two of the above films.

Personal life

Kaur is married to Raj Masand and has a son named Sky. Ranjeeta lived in the past with her husband Raj and son Sky in Norfolk, Virginia, US. They moved to Koregaon Park, Pune a few years ago. They owned a series of 7-Eleven stores in Virginia.

Career

Kaur started her film career as the lead opposite Rishi Kapoor in the film Laila Majnu (1976). Subsequently, she acted in commercially successful films like Pati Patni Aur Woh (with Sanjeev Kumar) and Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se (with Sachin). She made a fabulous team with Mithun Chakravorty in films such as Surakshaa, Taraana, Humse Badhkar Kaun, Aadat Se Majboor, Baazi and Ghar Ek Mandir (1984). She played Amitabh Bachchan's heroine in Satte Pe Satta. Kaur was associated with the Rajshri family having been in many of their successful films. She starred opposite Rishi Kapoor, Sachin, Raj Babbar, Raj Kiran, Deepak Parashar, Vinod Mehra and Amol Palekar in several films. Her last film before her exit from the film industry was Gunahon Ka Devta in 1990. She appeared in a few television serials in the mid 1990s and then took a hiatus from acting. After 15 years, she returned to films in Anjaane: The Unknown (2005). In 2008 she starred in Zindagi Tere Naam which reunited her with Mithun Chakraborty. The film had a delayed release in 2012. In 2011, she reunited with Sachin in Jaana Pehchana, a sequel to Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se. This is her last film to date as of 2024.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

1. "कभी इस एक्ट्रेस के घर के बाहर लगती थी मेकर्स की लाइन, एक छोटी सी गलती ने बर्बाद कर दिया करियर". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). 22 September 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
2. "Entertainment News: Latest Hollywood & Bollywood News, Movies Releases & Reviews". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
3. Farook, Farhana (3 March 2018). "Memories of another day". Filmfare. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
4. "'We are back to normal', says Ranjeeta Kaur's family after husband alleges abuse by yesteryear actress, son". Pune Mirror. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
5. "Entertainment News: Latest Hollywood & Bollywood News, Movies Releases & Reviews". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
6. Mike Gruss (15 May 2011). "From Bollywood to Big Gulps... and back". HamptonRoads.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
7. Lalwani, Vivek (13 September 2020). "Exclusive! Ranjeeta Kaur on Bollywood: Too much toxicity in the film industry now". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
8. Malani, Gaurav (15 September 2011). "Jaana Pehchana: Movie Review". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 July 2018.

External links

• Ranjeeta Kaur at IMDb

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