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Ratna Pathak Shah (born 18 March 1957[1][2]) is an Indian actress and director known for her work in Hindi theatre, television, and films. Her extensive work in theatre includes a series of plays in both English and Hindi. She rose to prominence when she appeared in the hit TV serial Idhar Udhar in the 1980s.[3]

Ratna Pathak Shah
Ratna Pathak at DIFF
Born	(1957-03-18) 18 March 1957 (age 65)[1][2] Bombay, Bombay State, India[1]
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1983–present
Spouse	Naseeruddin Shah ​ (m. 1982)​
Children	Imaad Shah Vivaan Shah
Parent	Dina Pathak (mother)
Relatives	Supriya Pathak (sister) Nasrudeen Shah (husband ) Pankaj Kapur (brother-in-law)
Awards	See below

She garnered widespread recognition and acclaim with her portrayal of Maya Sarabhai, a snobbish socialite in the sitcom Sarabhai vs Sarabhai (2004–2006). Her other prominent roles include in the coming-of-age film Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na (2008), action comedy film Golmaal 3 (2010), family drama film Kapoor & Sons (2016), and the black-comedy film Lipstick Under My Burkha (2017), all of which earned her nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. She also appeared in the romantic comedy Ek Mai Aur Ekk Tu (2012) and the comedy-drama Khoobsurat (2014). She married actor Naseeruddin Shah, with whom she has two sons.

Early life

Ratna Pathak Shah is a Gujarati Hindu.[4] She was born on 18 March 1957 in Mumbai, India to Baldev Pathak and actress Dina Pathak. She is the sister of actress Supriya Pathak.[1][5]

Pathak is an alumna of the J. B. Vachha High School, Dadar, Mumbai and the 1981 batch[6] of the National School of Drama, Delhi.[7]

Career

As well as appearing in many successful films, including Mirch Masala, Ratna Pathak appeared as the wife in The Perfect Murder.[8]

She also acted in the hit comedy sitcom Sarabhai vs Sarabhai where she played high society elite, for which she received the ITA Award for Best Actress – Comedy in 2005.

In July 2008 she appeared in the coming-of-age romantic drama Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na as the mother of the protagonist. Naseeruddin Shah played her husband, as a deceased character who talks to her from a portrait. She has also acted in several Russian plays, as well as co-founding and being an active member of "Motley Theatre Group". She appeared in the action comedy Golmaal 3 opposite Mithun Chakraborty. She was a part of the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan Selection Committee for 2012 Awards.

Personal life

Ratna Pathak married Naseeruddin Shah in 1982. They have two sons Imaad Shah and Vivaan Shah. Naseeruddin Shah has a daughter, Heeba Shah, from his first marriage.[1][9]

Filmography

Hindi

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1983	Mandi	Malti Devi	Debut
1987	Mirch Masala	Pallavi
2002	Encounter	Sudha Rao
2005	Paheli	—	Voiceover
2006	Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota	Tara Shankarnarayanan
2008	Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na	Savitri Rathod
2009	Aladin	Marjina
2010	Golmaal 3	Geeta	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
2012	Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu	Seema Kapoor
2014	Khoobsurat	Nirmala Devi
2016	Kapoor & Sons	Sunita Kapoor	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
2016	Nil Battey Sannata	Dr. Reena Deewan
2017	Lipstick Under My Burkha	Usha Makhija	Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
2017	Mubarakan	Arshveer/Jeeto Kaur Bajwa	[10]
2018	Love per Square Foot	Blossom D'Souza
2020	Thappad	Sandhya
	Unpaused	Uma Raja Maheshwari	OTT film Nominated—Filmfare OTT Award for Best Actress
2021	Hum Do Hamare Do	Deepti Kashyap	Hotstar film
2022	Attack	Shanti Shergill	[11]
	Jayeshbhai Jordaar	Jashoda	[12]

English

Year	Film	Role
1983	Heat and Dust	Ritu Verma[13]
1988	The Perfect Murder	Pratima Ghote
1995	Mr. Ahmed	Amma
2011	The Coffin Maker	Isabella

Television

Year (s)	Show	Character	Notes
1985–1998	Idhar Udhar	Sunita
1988	Bharat Ek Khoj	Lakshmibai	Episode 42-43 1857
1993–1995	Filmi Chakkar	Rukmani
1993–1997	Tara	Kanchan
1996	Mast Mast Hai Zindagi	Kalpana
1997	Movers & Shakers	Herself	Guest appearance
1999	Gubbare	Ms. Gupta	Episode 6: Jhooth
2000	Apna Apna Style	Suman
2004–2006	Sarabhai vs Sarabhai	Maya Sarabhai
2012	The Late Night Show Jitna Rangeen Utna Sangeen	Herself	Guest appearance
2017	Sarabhai vs Sarabhai: Take 2	Maya Sarabhai
2018	Selection Day	Nellie

Awards

Television Awards
Year	Show	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2005	Sarabhai vs Sarabhai	Indian Telly Awards	Best Actress in a Comic Role	Won
2006		Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actress – Comedy	Nominated

Film Awards
Year	Film	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2009	Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na	Screen Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Filmfare Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
2011	Golmaal 3			Nominated
		Screen Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Zee Cine Awards	Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female	Nominated	[14]
		Producers Guild Awards	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Nominated
		International Indian Film Academy Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
2017	Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921)			Nominated	[15]
		Stardust Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated	[16]
		Filmfare Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated	[17]
		Zee Cine Awards	Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female	Nominated	[18]
	Nil Battey Sannata			Nominated
	Lipstick Under My Burkha	London Asian Film Festival	Standout Performance	Won	[19]
		Indian Film Festival of Melbourne	Best Actress	Nominated	[20]
2018		Zee Cine Awards	Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female	Nominated	[21]
		Filmfare Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated	[22]
2021	Unpaused	Filmfare OTT Awards	Best Actress in a Web Original Film	Nominated	[23]

References

External links

• Ratna Pathak Shah at IMDb
• Ratna Pathak Shah at Bollywood Hungama

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