Ranjeeta Kaur
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Ranjeeta "Robby" Kaur is an India
n movie actress. She was trained at FTII
. She has appeared in around 47 films.
. Her sister Rubina also acted in films.
She married Raj Masand and has a son named Sky. Ranjeeta lives with her husband Raj and son Sky in Norfolk, Virginia, US. They own a series of 7-Eleven
stores in Virginia. Sky is a famed Table Tennis player and studies in college in the US.
She was associated with an International School in Pune, handling Public Relations in the mid 2000's, before moving to the US.
Ranjeeta Masand returns to the movies in August 2011, with Rajshri Productions
' Jaana Pehchaana, a sequel to Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se
, directed by her co-star Sachin
.
in the movie Laila Majnu
(1976). Subsequently, she acted in hits like Pati Patni Aur Woh
(with Sanjeev Kumar) and Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se
(with Sachin
). She made a famous team with Mithun Chakravorty in films such as Surakshaa
. She also was one of Amitabh Bachchan
's heroines in Satte Pe Satta
.
She appeared in Ek Main aur Ek Tu opposite Rajeev Tandon (Raveena Tandon
's brother) as well as in Pahlaj Nihalani's movie. Ranjeeta was very closely associated with the Rajshri family having churned out so many hits like Taraana, Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se
etc.
She starred with Raj Babbar
, Raj Kiran, Deepak Parashar
, Vinod Mehra
, Amol Palekar
and many other heroes, but her most famous pairing was with Mithun Chakraborty
. Recently, she has signed a new movie Zindagi Tere Naam opposite her yesteryears famous on-screen hero Mithun Chakraborty
. She had also debuted on Television years back but withdrew quickly. Currently, she resides with her family in Virginia.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n movie actress. She was trained at FTII
Film and Television Institute of India
Film and Television Institute of India , is an autonomous Institute under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India. It is fully aided by Central Government of India. It is situated in the premises of the erstwhile Prabhat Film Company in Pune, India...
. She has appeared in around 47 films.
Personal life and education
Ranjeeta was born in PunjabPunjab (India)
Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
. Her sister Rubina also acted in films.
She married Raj Masand and has a son named Sky. Ranjeeta lives with her husband Raj and son Sky in Norfolk, Virginia, US. They own a series of 7-Eleven
7-Eleven
7-Eleven is part of an international chain of convenience stores, operating under Seven-Eleven Japan Co. Ltd, which in turn is owned by Seven & I Holdings Co...
stores in Virginia. Sky is a famed Table Tennis player and studies in college in the US.
She was associated with an International School in Pune, handling Public Relations in the mid 2000's, before moving to the US.
Ranjeeta Masand returns to the movies in August 2011, with Rajshri Productions
Rajshri Productions
Rajshri Productions Pvt. Ltd. is a Hindi film production company. Rajshri partially works as a film distributor also. On 15 August 1947, Tarachand Barjatya established Rajshri Pictures Ltd., the film distribution division of Rajshri....
' Jaana Pehchaana, a sequel to Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se
Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se
Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se is a 1978 Hindi film.-Plot :Arun, the son of a Barrister father, and self-proclaimed prince of the male students find his pride and huge ego crushed when he stood second in the Terminal Examination to Lily Fernandes, the simple and modest daughter of an ordinary nurse in a...
, directed by her co-star Sachin
Sachin (actor)
Sachin Pilgaonkar often known by his first name Sachin, is an Indian film and television actor, director and producer.Starting as a child actor, in Marathi film, Ha Majha Marg Ekla , he went on to act in around 65 films as a child artiste, before switching to adult roles, and giving hits like Geet...
.
Career
Kaur started her film career as the lead opposite Rishi KapoorRishi Kapoor
Rishi Kapoor is an Indian Bollywood actor, film producer and director.-Early life:Born in Chembur Mumbai, Kapoor is the second son of film director and star Raj Kapoor. He did his schooling with his brothers at Campion School,Mumbai. His brothers are well-known actors: Randhir Kapoor and Rajiv...
in the movie Laila Majnu
Laila Majnu
Laila Majnu is a 1976 Hindi movie based on the legendary story of Layla and Majnun. This film version is directed by Harnam Singh Rawail and stars Rishi Kapoor, Ranjeeta, Danny Denzongpa, Aruna Irani, Asrani, Iftekhar, Tom Alter and Ranjeet...
(1976). Subsequently, she acted in hits like Pati Patni Aur Woh
Pati Patni Aur Woh
Pati Patni Aur Woh is a 1978 Hindi movie directed by B. R. Chopra. The film stars Sanjeev Kumar, Vidya Sinha, Ranjeeta, and in guest appearances Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh and Parveen Babi.-Summary:...
(with Sanjeev Kumar) and Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se
Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se
Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se is a 1978 Hindi film.-Plot :Arun, the son of a Barrister father, and self-proclaimed prince of the male students find his pride and huge ego crushed when he stood second in the Terminal Examination to Lily Fernandes, the simple and modest daughter of an ordinary nurse in a...
(with Sachin
Sachin (actor)
Sachin Pilgaonkar often known by his first name Sachin, is an Indian film and television actor, director and producer.Starting as a child actor, in Marathi film, Ha Majha Marg Ekla , he went on to act in around 65 films as a child artiste, before switching to adult roles, and giving hits like Geet...
). She made a famous team with Mithun Chakravorty in films such as Surakshaa
Surakshaa
- External links :* on Bollywood Hungama...
. She also was one of Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades...
's heroines in Satte Pe Satta
Satte Pe Satta
Satte Pe Satta is a Hindi film that was released in 1982. It featured Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Amjad Khan, Ranjeeta Kaur, Sachin, Shakti Kapoor, Paintal, Sarika, Kanwaljit Singh, Prema Narayan and Kalpana Iyer amongst others.-Story:...
.
She appeared in Ek Main aur Ek Tu opposite Rajeev Tandon (Raveena Tandon
Raveena Tandon
Raveena Tandon is a National Film Award winning Indian actress, producer, and a former model. She has primarily worked in Bollywood films, though she appeared in a few Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films as well....
's brother) as well as in Pahlaj Nihalani's movie. Ranjeeta was very closely associated with the Rajshri family having churned out so many hits like Taraana, Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se
Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se
Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se is a 1978 Hindi film.-Plot :Arun, the son of a Barrister father, and self-proclaimed prince of the male students find his pride and huge ego crushed when he stood second in the Terminal Examination to Lily Fernandes, the simple and modest daughter of an ordinary nurse in a...
etc.
She starred with Raj Babbar
Raj Babbar
Raj Babbar is a Hindi & Punjabi film actor since 1977 and the current Member of Parliament from Firozabad which he won by defeating Dimple Yadav, wife of Akhilesh Yadav & daughter-in-law of Mulayam Singh Yadav. This is his fourth term as MP, in previous terms he was the part of Samajwadi...
, Raj Kiran, Deepak Parashar
Deepak Parashar
Deepak Parashar is an India based model and actor.-Career:Parashar appeared in soap opera Kahiin To Hoga, and donned the "royal robes" of a Mughal badshah in the costume drama Chandramukhi....
, Vinod Mehra
Vinod Mehra
Vinod Mehra was an Indian actor in Bollywood films. He started out as a child actor in a few films in the late 1950s and early 1960s before starting his adult film career in 1971 acting in over 100 films throughout the 1970s through to the 1990s...
, Amol Palekar
Amol Palekar
Amol Palekar is an Indian actor of the 1970s and a director of Hindi and Marathi cinema.-Theater career:Palekar began in Marathi experimental theatre with Satyadev Dubey, and later started his own group, Aniket, in 1972 [citation needed]...
and many other heroes, but her most famous pairing was with Mithun Chakraborty
Mithun Chakraborty
Mithun Chakraborty is an Indian film actor, social activist, and entrepreneur, who has won three National Film Awards. He made his acting debut with the arthouse drama Mrigaya , for which he won his first National Film Award for Best Actor....
. Recently, she has signed a new movie Zindagi Tere Naam opposite her yesteryears famous on-screen hero Mithun Chakraborty
Mithun Chakraborty
Mithun Chakraborty is an Indian film actor, social activist, and entrepreneur, who has won three National Film Awards. He made his acting debut with the arthouse drama Mrigaya , for which he won his first National Film Award for Best Actor....
. She had also debuted on Television years back but withdrew quickly. Currently, she resides with her family in Virginia.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1976 Bollywood films of 1976 A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1976:-Highest grossing:The top twenty five grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1976:... |
Laila Majnu | Laila | |
| 1978 Bollywood films of 1978 A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1978:-Highest grossing:The top thirty six grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1978:... |
Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se is a 1978 Hindi film.-Plot :Arun, the son of a Barrister father, and self-proclaimed prince of the male students find his pride and huge ego crushed when he stood second in the Terminal Examination to Lily Fernandes, the simple and modest daughter of an ordinary nurse in a... |
Lily Fernandes | Nominated 1979 Filmfare Award for Best Actress |
| 1978 Bollywood films of 1978 A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1978:-Highest grossing:The top thirty six grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1978:... |
Damaad Damaad Damaad is a 1978 Bollywood film directed by Rajat Rakshit.-Cast:*Amol Palekar*Ranjeeta Kaur*Shreeram Lagoo*Keshto Mukherjee*Preeti Ganguli*Pinchoo Kapoor*Ashok Saraf... |
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| 1978 Bollywood films of 1978 A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1978:-Highest grossing:The top thirty six grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1978:... |
Pati Patni Aur Woh Pati Patni Aur Woh Pati Patni Aur Woh is a 1978 Hindi movie directed by B. R. Chopra. The film stars Sanjeev Kumar, Vidya Sinha, Ranjeeta, and in guest appearances Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh and Parveen Babi.-Summary:... |
Nirmala Deshpande | Nominated 1979 Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 1979 Bollywood films of 1979 -Highest grossing:The top thirty grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1979:The last eleven were declared flops but had huge openings on their release and the first twenty nine were declared superhits.-1979:... |
Meri Biwi Ki Shaadi Meri Biwi Ki Shaadi Meri Biwi Ki Shaadi is a 1979 Bollywood comedy film directed by Rajat Rakshit.-Plot:When he experiences chest pains, hopeless hypochondriac Bhagwant checks into the hospital for a checkup and overhears his doctor discussing the diagnosis of a terminally ill patient with an associate... |
Priya B. Bartendu 'Pee' | |
| 1979 Bollywood films of 1979 -Highest grossing:The top thirty grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1979:The last eleven were declared flops but had huge openings on their release and the first twenty nine were declared superhits.-1979:... |
Surakshaa Surakshaa - External links :* on Bollywood Hungama... |
Priya | |
| 1980 Bollywood films of 1980 -Highest grossing:The top forty box office hits of the year 1980-1980 releases:... |
Aap To Aise Na The Aap To Aise Na The Aap To Aise Na The is 1980 Hindi Movie directed by Ambrish Sangal and starring Raj Babbar, Ranjeeta Kaur, Deepak Parashar, Madan Puri, Om Shivpuri.... |
Varsha Oberoi | |
| 1980 Bollywood films of 1980 -Highest grossing:The top forty box office hits of the year 1980-1980 releases:... |
Unees Bees | ||
| 1981 Bollywood films of 1981 -Highest grossing:The top forty grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1981:The last four were box office flops-1981:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database* - A look back at the year 1981 with a special focus on the Hindi film song*... |
Armaan | ||
| 1982 Bollywood films of 1982 A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1982:-Highest grossing:The top forty two grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1982:The last three were declared flops and the rest were declared superhits-External links:... |
Rajput | Kamli | |
| 1982 Bollywood films of 1982 A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1982:-Highest grossing:The top forty two grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1982:The last three were declared flops and the rest were declared superhits-External links:... |
Satte Pe Satta Satte Pe Satta Satte Pe Satta is a Hindi film that was released in 1982. It featured Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Amjad Khan, Ranjeeta Kaur, Sachin, Shakti Kapoor, Paintal, Sarika, Kanwaljit Singh, Prema Narayan and Kalpana Iyer amongst others.-Story:... |
Seema Singh | |
| 1982 Bollywood films of 1982 A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1982:-Highest grossing:The top forty two grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1982:The last three were declared flops and the rest were declared superhits-External links:... |
Sun Sajna | Basanti | |
| 1982 Bollywood films of 1982 A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1982:-Highest grossing:The top forty two grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1982:The last three were declared flops and the rest were declared superhits-External links:... |
Teri Kasam Teri Kasam Teri Kasam is 1982 Hindi language film directed by A C Trilogchander and starring Kumar Gaurav, Poonam Dhillon, Girish Karnad, Nirupa Roy.The story had been filmed before in three South Indian languages: the Tamil film Pugunda Veedu , the Telugu film Puttinillu-Mettinillu , and the Kannada film... |
Shanti | Nominated 1983 Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 1983 Bollywood films of 1983 A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1983:-Highest grossing:The top thirty grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1983:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database... |
Kaun Kaisey | Renu/Shiela | |
| 1983 Bollywood films of 1983 A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1983:-Highest grossing:The top thirty grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1983:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database... |
Mehndi | Madhuri 'Madhu' | |
| 1983 Bollywood films of 1983 A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1983:-Highest grossing:The top thirty grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1983:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database... |
Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye is an Indian Bollywood film directed by T. Rama Rao released on 23 September 1983. The film stars Mithun Chakraborty, Rekha, Rati Agnihotri, Ranjeeta, Danny Denzongpa, Asrani... |
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| 1984 | Baazi Baazi (1984 film) Baazi is a 1984 Bollywood film directed by Raj N. Sippy. The film stars Dharmendra, Rekha, Mithun Chakraborty, Ranjeeta, Shakti Kapoor, Madan Puri and Mac Mohan.-Plot:... |
Noora | |
| 1984 | Raaj Tilak Raaj Tilak (1984 film) Raaj Tilak is a 1984 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Rajkumar Kohli, starring Raaj Kumar, Sunil Dutt, Dharmendra, Kamal Hassan, Hema Malini, Ranjeeta Kaur, Reena Roy, Yogeeta Bali, Sarika, Pran, Ranjeet, Raj Kiran and Ajit-Plot:... |
Sapna | |
| 1986 Bollywood films of 1986 A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1986:-Highest grossing:The top thirty grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1986:... |
Kismatwala | ||
| 1986 Bollywood films of 1986 A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1986:-Highest grossing:The top thirty grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1986:... |
Qatl | Sita, the nurse | |
| 1989 Bollywood films of 1989 A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1989:-Highest grossing:The top five grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1989:-1989-releases:- External links :* at the Internet Movie Database... |
Do Qaidi Do Qaidi Do Qaidi is a 1989 Bollywood film directed by Ajay Kashyap starring Govinda and Sanjay Dutt.-Cast:*Sanjay Dutt as Manu*Govinda as Kanu*Farha Naaz as Meenu *Neelam as Neelu*Amrish Puri as K.K.*Gulshan Grover as Bichoo... |
Mrs. Amar Sinha | |
| 1989 Bollywood films of 1989 A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1989:-Highest grossing:The top five grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1989:-1989-releases:- External links :* at the Internet Movie Database... |
Gawaahi Gawaahi Gawaahi is a 1989 Bollywood film directed by Anant Balani on his directorial debut. The film starred Zeenat Aman, Ashutosh Gowariker, Shekhar Kapur and Ranjeeta... |
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| 1990 Bollywood films of 1990 A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1990:-Highest grossing:The top ten grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1990:-1990:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database... |
Deewana Mujhsa Nahin | Anita's sister | |
| 1990 Bollywood films of 1990 A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1990:-Highest grossing:The top ten grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1990:-1990:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database... |
Gunahon Ka Devta | Mrs. Baldev Sharma | |
| 1995 Bollywood films of 1995 A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1995.-Highest grossing:The top ten grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1995.-1995:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database... |
Hathkadi Hathkadi Hathkadi is a 1995 Bollywood action film directed by Rama Rao Tatineni starring Govinda, Shilpa Shetty and Shakti Kapoor.-Plot summary:Assistant Commissioner of Police, Suraj Chauhan is an honest and diligent police officer... |
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