Reema Lagoo Biography

Reema Lagoo was born as Nayan Bhadbhade in 1958. Her mother was a well known actress on Marathi stage. Her 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 Marathi stage.In late 1970s or early 1980s, she started acting in Hindi & Marathi films.She married the marathi actor Vivek Lagoo. After marriage, she took the name Reema Lagoo.She has a daughter named Mrunmayee Lagoo who lives in mumbai.

Lagoo has mostly acted in supporting roles, she has acted 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 then starred in the hit film Maine Pyar Kiya (1989) as Salman Khan's mother. She has starred in some of the biggest hits in the industry including the family drama Hum Aapke Hain Koun...! (1994), Rangeela (1995), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) and more recently Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003).

Mostly playing motherly roles, she has also played a dancer in Aakrosh (1980) and a cold, business woman in Yeh Dillagi (1994).She was a deep affair with late actor Shafi Inamdaar.Shafi helped in the beginning of her carrier.

She has also delivered a challenging role in Vaastav: The Reality (1999); portraying Don's (Sanjay Dutt) mother who kills his own son. Lagoo has also appeared on the Marathi show Maanacha Muzra, which honours Marathi personalities. She is known mostly in Bollywood for playing the mother of actor Salman Khan's character

Filmfare award nominations

-Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award Nomination 1990 Maine Pyar Kiya Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award Nomination 1991 Aashiqui Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award Nomination 1995 Hum Aapke Hain Kaun Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award Nomination 2000 Vaastav