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Kolkata native, Rinki was born in 1942. She was the eldest daughter of the renowned Indian filmmaker,
Bimal Roy. Her childhood was spent around prominent writers, poets and artists, who frequented their household, which was also noted for its gourmet
Bengali cuisine. She began her career as a
freelance journalist in 1966 and had articles published in
The Economic Times,
The Indian Express and many other periodicals. In spite of the fact that she grew up in the company of writers in Bengali and that her father made films in Hindi, she chose to write in English, a colonial language, and began her career writing in the economic times and the times of India. She made her debut into making documentary films with
Char Divari, a documentary which deals with
wife-beating, which was followed soon after by a sequel on related issues involving violence against women in
India. She became deeply involved in the
Women's Movement in India and has written several books on the subject, including
Behind Closed Doors: Domestic Violence In India,
Bimal Roy - A Man of Silence,
Indelible Imprints, an essay in
Uncertain Liaisons as well as several cookbooks. She also published a book on the making of the film,
Madhumati (1958), ''Bimal Roy's Madhumati: Untold Stories from Behind the Scenes'' (2014). == Personal life ==