Arundhati
Roy expressed her talents in acting and scriptwriting also. She
acted in the film Massey Sahib portraying the role of a rural
girl. She wrote and starred in the movie 'In Which Annie Gives
it Those Ones', and wrote the script of the movie 'Electric Moon',
which was directed by her husband Pradip Kishen.
She
took an independent stand regarding the censorship of the controversial
film on Phoolan Devi. Media attention came when she spoke out
in support of Phoolan Devi, who she felt, had been exploited by
Shekhar Kapur's film Bandit Queen. She also wrote the screenplay
for The 'Banyan Tree', a television serial.
Her
life
Arundhatis
first marriage was with Gerard Da Cunha, her classmate of Delhi
School of Architecture, but it lasted only four years. Roy got
her divorce from Da Cunha and shacked up with Pradeep Krishen,
film director, whom she later married.