Roop K. Shorey was born on January 28, 1914 in Quetta, Baluchistan, British India [now in Pakistan]. He was a director and actor, known for Ek Thi Larki (1949), Dholak (1951) and Ek Ladki Saat Ladke (1961). He was married to Meena Shorey. He died on June 3, 1973 in Bombay, Maharashtra, India.