Reema Lagoo

Some Lesser Known Facts About Reema Lagoo

• Did Reema Lagoo smoke?: Not Known

• Did Reema Lagoo drink alcohol?: Yes

• Reema started acting in theatre plays after finishing school in Pune.

• Her mother, Mandakini Bhadbhade, was a renowned Marathi theatre actress and was known for the drama ‘Lekure udand Jaahalee.’

• Though her real name was ‘Nayan Khadbade’, she changed her name to ‘Reema Lagoo’ after her marriage.

• She got separated from her husband after few years of their marriage.

• Lagoo started her Bollywood career in the early 1980s and for the first time, she played the role of a mother at the age of 31.

• She is known for her ‘on-screen mother’ roles in superhit films like ‘Hum Aapke Hain Koun’, ‘Kal Ho Na’ Ho’, ‘Maine Pyar Kiya’, ‘Saajan’, ‘Vaastav’, ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’, and ‘Hum Saath-Saath Hain’ to name a few. 

• Apart from films, she also acted in several TV serials and Marathi language plays.

• One of her most memorable roles was of a mother-in-law in Star Plus’ show ‘Tu Tu Main Main’ alongside Supriya Pilgaonkar, who played the role of her daughter-in-law.

• On 18 May 2017, at around 3.15 am, she died of a ‘cardiac arrest’ in Kokilaben Hospital, Mumbai. The same night, she was complaining of chest pain after which her daughter and son-in-law took her to the hospital around 1 a.m.

• She was last seen in Star Plus’ Mahesh Bhatt co-directed show ‘Naamkarann.’