Reema Lagoo

Reema Lagoo
रीमा लागु
Born

Nayan Bhadbhade
1958 (age 5758)


Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Nationality Indian
Other names Reema, Rima
Occupation Film actress, Model
Years active 1980–present

Reema Lagoo (Marathi: रीमा लागु) (born 1958) is an Indian actress who has appeared in Marathi, Hindi films and television shows. She has had a presence on Marathi stage for nearly four decades. She played a lead role in the Marathi serial Tuza Maza Jamena. She is well known for playing the main character's mother in hit Hindi movies like Maine Pyar Kiya, Aashiqui, Saajan, Hum Aapke Hain Kaun and Vaastav.

Career

Reema Lagoo was born Nayan Bhadbhade in 1958. Her mother was actress Mandakini Bhadbhade who was known for the drama Lekure udand Jaahalee on the Marathi stage.[1] Lagoo's acting abilities were noted when she was a student at the Huzurpaga HHCP High School in Pune. Her professional acting started soon after finishing high school. Her first acting jobs were on the Marathi stage.

In late 1970s or early 1980s, she started acting in Hindi and Marathi films. Upon her marriage to Marathi actor Vivek Lagoo. she took the name Reema Lagoo. The couple separated a few years later. They have a daughter named Mrunmayee who is also a stage and film actress as well as theatre director.[2][3]

Lagoo has mostly acted in supporting roles with some of the biggest names in the Hindi film industry. Starting out with television serials, she rose in prominence with the film Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988) where she played Juhi Chawla's mother. She was seen in a controversial role in Aruna Raje's Rihaee (1988). She then starred in the blockbuster film Maine Pyar Kiya (1989) as Salman Khan's mother and then in Saajan (1991), a superhit success at the box office. After this she starred in action drama and crime thriller Gumrah (1993) as Sridevi's mother and Jai Kishen (1994) as Akshay Kumar's mother. Though Gumrah (1993) failed at the box office, Jai Kishen (1994) was a commercial success thus declared 'semihit'.

She has starred in some of the biggest hits in the industry including the family drama Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994), Yeh Dillagi (1994), Dilwale (1994), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), and Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003).

Mostly playing a middle age mother in films, earlier in her career she also played a dancer in Aakrosh (1980) and a cold-hearted businesswoman in Yeh Dillagi (1994). In 1990s she starred opposite Supriya Pilgaonkar in the television serial Tu Tu Main Main and starred in Shrimaan Shrimati. Her role in Marathi suspense film Bindhast was well appreciated.

She delivered a challenging role in Vaastav: The Reality (1999), portraying Don's (Sanjay Dutt) mother who kills her son. One of her most notable performances can be seen in a little-known movie Rui Ka Bojh (1997) with Pankaj Kapur and Raghuvir Yadav.

Lagoo has appeared on the Marathi show Maanacha Muzra, which honours Marathi personalities.[4] It is similar, in format, to the American radio and TV show This is your life.

She is known mostly in Bollywood for playing the mother of actor Salman Khan's characters in films like Maine Pyar Kiya, Saajan, Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United, Judwaa, and Patthar Ke Phool.

Nominated awards

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Katyar Kaljat Ghusali Katyar Voice
2015 Main Hoon Rajinikanth Herself parody
2013 498A: The Wedding Gift
2011 Mumbai Cutting
2010 Mittal v/s Mittal
2009 Aamras[5]
2008 Kidnap Sonia's Grandma
2008 Mehbooba Queen Mother (Ma'sa)
2008 Superstar Mom
2006 Aai Shappath Devki Desai
2005 Divorce: Not Between Husband and Wife Judge
2005 Sandwich
2005 Shaadi Karke Phas Gaya Yaar
2005 Hum Tum Aur Mom: Mother Never Misguides
2005 Koi Mere Dil Mein Hai Mrs. Vikram Malhotra
2004 Hatya: The Murder
2003 Kal Ho Naa Ho Mrs. Mathur
2003 Chupke Se Laxmi Timghure
2003 Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon
2003 Pran Jaye Par Shaan Na Jaye
2003 Kavtya Mahakaal
2002 Hathyar Shanta
2001 Tera Mera Saath Rahen Janki Gupta
2001 Indian Mrs. Suryapratap Singh
2001 Censor
2001 Hum Deewane Pyar Ke Mrs. Chatterjee
2000 Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye Mrs. Sharma
2000 Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hain Laxmi
2000 Deewane
2000 Nidaan Suhasini Nadkarni
2000 Kya Kehna
1999 Dillagi
1999 Vaastav: The Reality Shanta
1999 Aarzoo Parvati
1999 Bindhaast Aasawari Patwardhan
1999 Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United Mamta
1998 Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate Savitri Abhyankar
1998 Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Anjali's mother
1998 Aunty No. 1 Vijayalaxmi
1998 Deewana Hoon Pagal Nahi
1998 Mere Do Anmol Ratan Suman
1998 Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha
1998 Tirchhi Topiwale
1997 Deewana Mastana
1997 Yes Boss
1997 Judwaa
1997 Rui Ka Bojh
1997 Uff! Yeh Mohabbat
1996 Dil Tera Diwana Kumar's late wife and Ravi's late mom
1996 Maahir Asha
1996 Prem Granth Parvati
1996 Papa Kahte Hain
1996 Vijeta Mrs. Laxmi Prasad
1996 Apne Dam Par Mrs. Saxena
1995 Rangeela
1994 Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! Nisha's mom
1994 Pathreela Raasta
1994 Dilwale
1993 Pyaar Ka Tarana
1993 Dil Hai Betaab
1993 Gumrah Sharda Chadha
1993 Aaj Kie Aurat Jail Warden Shanta Patil
1993 Mahakaal
1993 Sangram
1993 Shreemaan Aashique Suman Mehra
1992 Shubhmangal Savdhan
1992 Nishchaiy Yashoda
1992 Do Hanso Ka Joda
1992 Qaid Mein Hai Bulbul Guddo Choudhry
1992 Shola Aur Shabnam Mrs. Sharda Thapa
1992 Jeena Marna Tere Sang
1992 Jiwalagaa
1992 Prem Deewane Sumitra Singh
1992 Sapne Sajan Ke
1991 Saajan Kamla Verma
1991 Henna
1991 First Love Letter
1991 Patthar Ke Phool Mrs. Meera Verma
1991 Pyar Bhara Dil Sudha Sunderlal
1990 Pratibandh
1990 Aashiqui
1990 Police Public
1989 Maine Pyar Kiya Kaushalya Choudhary
1988 Rihaee
1988 Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak
1988 Hamara Khandaan Dr. Julie
1985 Nasoor Manjula Mohite
1980 Aakrosh Nautaki dancer
1980 Kalyug Kiran

Television

Year Title Role Channel Notes
2016 Naamkaran Dayavanti Mehta Drama
2009 Do Hanson Ka Joda
2006 Kadvee, Khatti, Meethi Yashoda Verma
2002-2003 Dhadkan
1994 -- 2001 Tu Tu Main Main Devki Verma Winner Best Actress in a Comic Role at 1st Indian Telly Awards
1997 Do Aur Do Paanch Radha
1994 Shrimaan Shrimati Kokila (Koki)
1985 Khandaan
2013 Tuza Maza Jamena Reema Limaye
2016 Naamkaran Dayavanti Mehta

References

  1. "ज्येष्ठ अभिनेत्री मंदाकिनी भडभडे यांचे निधन". eSakal.com. 3 May 2011. Retrieved 9 Jan 2012. ज्येष्ठ अभिनेत्री रिमा लागू यांच्या त्या मातोश्री होत.
  2. "Hello Direction!". Retrieved 9 Jan 2012.
  3. "Reema Lagoo's Daughter, Mrunmayee Turns Theatre Director". Retrieved 5 November 2008.
  4. Nana to open personal life in Marathi
  5. Amras (Cast and Crew)
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