Ranjeeta Kaur

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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{BLP sources|date=October 2010}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ranjeeta Kaur
| image =[https://in.pinterest.com/pin/804948133378094577/?amp_analytics=1*1i21gsu*cid*RUJxc3hKRHMtZWtnNWtJUzBhRUZYb3NVajdRY0ZTbHFQN2FaZEhwNW16QUVyX0gxT2MzcWJLUHlRbDFRWXp3aA..]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|09|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Jalandhar]], [[East Punjab|Punjab]], [[India]]
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1976-present
| spouse = Raj Masand
| children = 1
}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}

'''Ranjeeta "Robby" Kaur''' (born 22 September 1956)<ref>{{Cite news|title=कभी इस एक्ट्रेस के घर के बाहर लगती थी मेकर्स की लाइन, एक छोटी सी गलती ने बर्बाद कर दिया करियर|url=https://www.amarujala.com/photo-gallery/entertainment/bollywood/ranjeeta-kaur-birthday-special-and-her-bollywood-career-life-unfacts|access-date=28 March 2021|work=Amar Ujala|language=hi|date=22 September 2019}}</ref> is an [[India]]n film actress.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/section/entertainment/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927221107/http://www.screenindia.com/20010914/fsalaam.html|url-status=dead|title=Entertainment News: Latest Hollywood & Bollywood News, Movies Releases & Reviews|archive-date=27 September 2007|website=The Indian Express|access-date=15 December 2019}}</ref> She was trained at [[Film and Television Institute of India|FTII]]. She has appeared in around 47 films. She has portrayed a variety of characters and is known for her remarkable entry in Bollywood with: ''[[Laila Majnu (1976 film)|Laila Majnu]]'' (1976), ''[[Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se]]'' (1978) and ''[[Pati Patni Aur Woh (1978 film)|Pati Patni Aur Woh]]'' (1978). She was nominated for the [[Filmfare Awards]] three times, including two of the above films.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Farook |first1=Farhana |title=Memories of another day |url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/memories-of-another-day-26889-1.html |access-date=29 March 2021 |work=Filmfare |date=3 March 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Kaur is married to Raj Masand and has a son named Sky.<ref>{{cite news |title='We are back to normal', says Ranjeeta Kaur's family after husband alleges abuse by yesteryear actress, son |url=https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/cover-story/we-are-back-to-normal-ranjeeta-kaurs-family/articleshow/69509888.cms |access-date=15 December 2019 |work=Pune Mirror |date=27 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/section/entertainment/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927221047/http://www.screenindia.com/20010831/tvsalaam.html|url-status=dead|title=Entertainment News: Latest Hollywood & Bollywood News, Movies Releases & Reviews|archive-date=27 September 2007|website=The Indian Express|access-date=15 December 2019}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hamptonroads.com/2011/05/bollywood-big-gulps-and-back |title=From Bollywood to Big Gulps... and back |author=Mike Gruss |publisher=HamptonRoads.com |date=15 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014232609/http://hamptonroads.com/2011/05/bollywood-big-gulps-and-back |archive-date=14 October 2011 |access-date=15 December 2019}}</ref>

==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 (actor)|Sachin]]). She made a fabulous team with [[Mithun Chakravorty]] in films such as ''[[Surakshaa]]'', ''[[Tarana]]'', ''[[Humse Badhkar Kaun]]'', ''[[Aadat Se Majboor]]'', ''[[Baazi (1984 film)|Baazi]]'' and ''[[Gunahon Ka Devta (1990 film)|Gunahon Ka Devta]]''. She played [[Amitabh Bachchan]]'s heroine in ''[[Satte Pe Satta]]''. Her sister Rubina appeared in ''Ek Main aur Ek Tu'' opposite Rajeev Tandon ([[Raveena Tandon]]'s brother). Kaur was very closely associated with the Rajshri family having churned out many hits with their films. She starred opposite heroes like [[Rishi Kapoor]], [[Sachin (actor)|Sachin]], [[Raj Babbar]], [[Raj Kiran (Bollywood actor)|Raj Kiran]], [[Deepak Parashar]], [[Vinod Mehra]] and [[Amol Palekar]] in several films. Her most famous pairing was with Mithun Chakraborty. Her last film before her exit from the film industry was ''[[Gunahon Ka Devta (1990 film)|Gunahon Ka Devta]]'' in 1990. She appeared in a few television serials in the mid 1990s and then took a hiatus from acting. After gap of 15 years, Ranjeeta returned to films in the 2005 film ''[[Anjaane: The Unknown]]''. 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 (actor)|Sachin]] in ''[[Jaana Pehchana]]'', a sequel to ''[[Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se]]''.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Jaana-Pehchana-Movie-Review/articleshow/9992902.cms | title=Jaana Pehchana: Movie Review | date=15 September 2011 | first=Gaurav | last=Malani | newspaper=The Times of India | access-date=6 July 2018 }}</ref>

==Filmography==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Year !!Film !!Role !!Notes
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1976|1976]]
|''[[Laila Majnu (1976 film)|Laila Majnu]]''
|Laila
|Debut film with [[Rishi Kapoor]]
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1978|1978]]
|''[[Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se]]''
|Lily Fernandes
|Nominated 1979 [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress]]
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1978|1978]]
|''[[Damaad]]''
|
|
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1978|1978]]
|''[[Pati Patni Aur Woh]]''
|Nirmala Deshpande
|Nominated 1979 [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]]
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1979|1979]]
|''[[Meri Biwi Ki Shaadi]]''
|Priya B. Bartendu 'Pee'
|
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1979|1979]]
|''[[Bhayaanak]]''
|Renu
|
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1979|1979]]
|''[[Surakshaa]]''
|Priya
|
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1979|1979]]
|''[[Tarana (1979 film)|Tarana]]''
|Radha
|
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1980|1980]]
|''[[Aap To Aise Na The]]''
|Varsha Oberoi
|
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1980|1980]]
|''Unees Bees''
|
|
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1981|1981]]
|''Armaan''
|Aarti
|
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1981|1981]]
|''[[Dhuan]]''
|Sheila
|
|-
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1981|1981]]
|''[[Dard (1981 film)|Dard]]''
|
|
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1981|1981]]
|''[[Hum Se Badkar Kaun]]''
|
|
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1981|1981]]
|''[[Krodhi]]''
|Guddi
|
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1982|1982]]
|''[[Rajput (1982 film)|Rajput]]''
|Kamli
|
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1982|1982]]
|''[[Ustadi Ustad Se]]''
|Seema
|
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1982|1982]]
|''[[Satte Pe Satta]]''
|Seema Singh
|
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1982|1982]]
|''[[Sun Sajna]]''
|Basanti
|
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1982|1982]]
|''[[Teri Kasam]]''
|Shanti
|Nominated 1983 [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]]
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1982|1982]]
|''[[Haathkadi (1982 film)|Hathkadi]]''
|
|
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1983|1983]]
|''[[Haadsa]]''
|Robby
|with Akbar Khan
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1983|1983]]
|''[[Kaun? Kaisey?]]''
|Renu/Sheila
|
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1983|1983]]
|''Mehndi''
|Madhuri 'Madhu'
|
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1983|1983]]
|''[[Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye]]''
|
|
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1983|1983]]
|''[[Woh Jo Hasina]]''
|
|
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1984|1984]]
|''[[Baazi (1984 film)|Baazi]]''
|Noora
|
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1984|1984]]
|''[[Raaj Tilak (1984 film)|Raaj Tilak]]''
|Sapna
|
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1986|1986]]
|''[[Kismatwala]]''
|
|
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1986|1986]]
|''[[Qatl]]''
|Sita (Nurse)
|
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1989|1989]]
|''[[Do Qaidi]]''
|Mrs. Amar Sinha
|
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1989|1989]]
|''[[Gawaahi]]''
|
|
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1990|1990]]
|''[[Deewana Mujh Sa Nahin]]''
|Anita's sister
|
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1990|1990]]
|''[[Gunahon Ka Devta (1990 film)|Gunahon Ka Devta]]''
|Mrs. Baldev Sharma
|
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 2005|2005]]
|''[[Anjaane: The Unknown]]''
|Roma
|
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 2011|2011]]
|''[[Jaana Pehchana]]''
|Miss. Asha
|
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 2012|2012]]
|''[[Zindagi Tere Naam]]''
|Mrs. Singh
|
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Film
! Result
|-
! rowspan="2"|[[26th Filmfare Awards|1979]]
| rowspan="3"|[[Filmfare Awards]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| ''[[Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se]]''
| {{Nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| ''[[Pati Patni Aur Woh]]''
| {{Nom}}
|-
! [[30th Filmfare Awards|1983]]
| ''[[Teri Kasam]]''
| {{Nom}}
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|2209264}}

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[[Category:1956 births]]
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[[Category:Film and Television Institute of India alumni]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]

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