Salome Roy Kapur is an Indian actress, model and dancer. She is also a dance teacher, fashion show and theatre director and personality development teacher. She is the mother of the Roy brothers Siddharth Roy Kapur (producer), Kunaal Roy Kapur (actor) and Aditya Roy Kapur (actor).
Wiki/Biography
Salome Roy Kapur was born in November 1951 in India as Solome Aaron (68 years old in 2019). She started training in dance at the age of five. In Western dance, she has trained in ballroom dance, various Latin American dances, tap dance, Spanish dance and folk dance; in Indian dance, she is a trained dancer of Bharatanatyam, Kathak and Kathakali.
Salome Roy Kapur as a young girl
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 4″
Eye Color: Brown
Hair color: gray and white
Family and caste
She belongs to the Bene Israel community. Her parents, Sam Aaron and Ruby Aaron, were dancers. They were the first certified ballroom dancers in India and brought samba to India in the 1940s. She has a brother named Edwin. Her husband is former Army officer Kumud Roy Kapoor.
Salome Roy Kapur and her husband
She has three sons: Aditya Roy Kapur (actor), Kunaal Roy Kapur (actor and director), and Siddharth Roy Kapur (producer).
Salome Roy Kapur and her sons
She is the mother-in-law of famous Bollywood actress Vidya Balan.
Salome Roy Kapur with her husband, son Siddarth and daughter-in-law Vidya
Profession
In 1968, she started her modeling career. At the age of 12, she starred in a Cadbury advertisement along with her brother. The next year, she appeared in an advertisement for Apsara sarees. She walked in many events and showed off her dancing skills in the catwalks. In 1971, she won the Spanish beauty pageant. In 1972, she won the title of Miss India.
Salome Roy Kapur Modeling Career
She has also modeled for ITC Wills, Godrej, Cadbury, Tata, Century Mills, Calico, TBZ, Taj Mahal Tea and many textile companies. She made her showbiz debut with the film Tu Hi Meri Zindagi (1965).
You Are the Real Savior (1965)
She also acted in the films Ek Bechara (1972) and Black (2005). However, due to her love for dance, she chose to become a choreographer. She was the choreographer for the famous song “Main Shayar To Nahin” from the film Bobby (1973). She conducts dance and beauty workshops in various schools and has her own dance academy.
Facts/Trivia
- At the age of seven, she began her modeling journey when she began touring the country with her brother.
- She reportedly first met her husband at a bar when he was an army officer stationed in Kashmir.
- She has long been the drama director at GD Somani Memorial School, where her son studies.
- In 2018, she choreographed the song “Baylamos,” written by Sarah Aroeste, a Jewish-Spanish musician from Manhattan.
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education