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: ''

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'' (1976), ''

Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se ''Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se'' ( hi, अँखियों के झरोखे से, lit=Through the eyelashes) is a 1978 Indian Hindi language Drama (film and television), drama film, starring Ranjeeta and Sachin (actor), Sachin and direc ...

'' (1978) and '' Pati Patni Aur Woh'' (1978). She was nominated for the

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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

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, US. They moved to Koregaon Park,

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a few years ago. They owned a series of

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stores in Virginia.

Career

Kaur started her film career as the lead opposite

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in the film ''

'' (1976). Subsequently, she acted in commercially successful films like '' Pati Patni Aur Woh'' (with

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) and ''

'' (with Sachin). She made a fabulous team with

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in films such as ''

Surakshaa ''Surakksha'' (English: ''Protection'') is a 1979 Hindi- language film directed by Ravikant Nagaich. The film stars Mithun Chakraborty, Ranjeeta, Jeevan, Jagdeep, Iftekhar, and Aruna Irani. Based as a spy thriller (with hero's code of Gunmaster ...

'', ''

Taraana ''Taraana'' is a 1979 Hindi movie produced by Tarachand Barjatya for Rajshri Productions. The film stars Mithun Chakravorty, Ranjeeta, Bhagwan Dada, Om Shivpuri, Jagdeep, Shreeram Lagoo, Jayshree T., Urmila Bhatt and Sharat Saxena. The film's mu ...

'', ''

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'', '' Aadat Se Majboor'', '' Baazi'' and '' Gunahon Ka Devta''. She played

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's heroine in ''

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''. Her sister Rubina appeared in ''Ek Main aur Ek Tu'' opposite Rajeev Tandon (

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's brother). Kaur was associated with the Rajshri family having been in many of their successful films. She starred opposite

, Sachin,

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and

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in several films, and was paired with Mithun Chakraborty. 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 ''Zindagi Tere Naam'' () is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language romance film directed by Ashu Trikha, starring Mithun Chakraborty and Ranjeeta. The film was completed in 2008, but released only in 2012 with limited prints. The film is based on the Amer ...

'' which reunited her with Mithun Chakraborty. The film had a delayed release in 2012. In 2011 she reunited with Sachin in ''

Jaana Pehchana ''Jaana Pehchana'' (English: Well-known), is a 2011 Indian film directed by Sachin Pilgaonkar and produced by Rajshri Productions. The film stars Sachin Pilgaonkar and Ranjeeta in leads. It is a sequel to the 1978 film ''Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon S ...

'', a sequel to ''

''.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* 1956 births Living people Film and Television Institute of India alumni Actresses in Hindi cinema Indian film actresses 20th-century Indian actresses 21st-century Indian actresses {{India-film-actor-stub