Born 1957 to a Hindu father and Bangali mother, Reena Roy always wanted to become an actress. She worked in various low budget films. But 1976 Reena Roy was just 19 year old, when she gave her first bollywood hit opposite Shatrughan Sinha, with the movie, Kalicharan.
Reena Roy's several hit films
Kalicharan movie marked beginning of Reena's successful bollywood career. Reena became one of the highest paid actresses of Bollywood. She also featured in several notable films like - Nagina, Jaani Dushman, Apnapan, Aasha, Arpan, Asha Jyoti, Naseeb, Sanam Teri Kasam.
Reena Roy's Heartbreaking Love affair with Shatrughan Sinha
Reena Roy's full face and deep eyes won many hearts. Shatrughan Sinha one of them. Shatrughan Sinha who was 11 year older than her, but their closeness turned into love. The two were always seen with each other.
The year 1981 shook Reena in the worst way possible, while everyone was hoping that the lovebirds will tie the knot. But the news of Shatrughan Sinha's wedding with Poonam got spread in the air.
Reena Roy parted ways few year later in 1990s
Soon after breaking up with Shatrughan Sinha, Reena announced her marriage with Pakistani Cricketer, Mohsin Khan. She subsequently shifted to Pakistan. Both are at the peak of their respective careers, when they tied knot. The initial married years were good for the couple. The couple was blessed with a daughter whom they named Jannat (Sanam Khan).
Roy returned to India in 1992 after divorcing Mohsin Khan and made come bake in Hindi cinema with the drama Admi Khilona Hai (1993).
She further acted in supporting roles in films like Ajay(1996), Gair(1999) and Refugee(2000).