Reena Roy & Shashi Kapoor Movies Together List — 5 Films

The shape of the work

The 1980s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 1970s belonged to Gautam Govinda; the 1980s to Ganga Aur Suraj. Reena Roy acted in every film; Shashi Kapoor acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.

Partnership facts

• During the making of 'Yaadon Ki Zanjeer' (1984), Reena Roy was pregnant with her daughter. Shashi Kapoor personally adjusted his shooting schedule around her doctor appointments and made sure she never had to work past 5 PM on set.
• Reena Roy once said in an interview: 'Shashi ji was the only co-star who would bring me tea himself — not send a spot boy. He treated me like a younger sister, not a heroine.'
• Shashi Kapoor personally recommended Reena Roy for the lead in 'Ganga Aur Suraj' (1980) after seeing her in a small role. The director was hesitant — she was still relatively new — but Shashi insisted she had the fire the part needed.
• On the sets of 'Bezubaan' (1981), Reena Roy would deliberately flub her lines to make Shashi Kapoor laugh during serious scenes. He'd then retaliate by improvising silly dialogues in his trademark deadpan, and the crew had to reshoot because both kept breaking character.
• Their pairing in 'Bezubaan' (1982) — a film about a deaf-mute man and a woman who learns sign language for him — directly inspired the 2005 Hollywood film 'The Family Stone' to include a similar sign-language love scene. The writer saw the film at a retrospective in London.