Reena Roy (born 7 January 1957) is a Hindi bollywood actress. She performed leading roles in many films from 1972 to 1985 and was top actress of that era. She was awarded Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998 along with Sharmila Tagore for her contribution to hindi cinema.
Reena Roy was the third daughter of a Muslim father and a Hindu mother. Her parents divorced later. She has three siblings. She started acting in films in her early teens. She disputed reports that her decision to enter films was to financially support her mother and siblings.
She has two more sisters, Barkha and Anju and a brother, Raja. In 1983, at the height of her fame, Reena Roy decided to quit the film industry to marry Pakistani cricketer Mohsin Khan. The couple later divorced. Reena initially lost custody of her daughter Sanam in the divorce. After her ex-husband re-married, Reena regained custody.
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