Ratna Pathak Shah
Ratna Pathak Shah 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.
She garnered widespread recognition and acclaim with her portrayal of Maya Sarabhai, a snobbish socialite in the cult sitcom Sarabhai vs Sarabhai. Her other prominent roles include the coming-of-age romantic comedy Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na, the action comedy Golmaal 3, the family comedy-drama Kapoor & Sons, the black-comedy Lipstick Under My Burkha and the road adventure drama Dhak Dhak, all of which earned her nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. She also received critical acclaim for her performances in the romantic comedies Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu and Khoobsurat. Her performance in Amazon Prime Video's anthology film Unpaused earned her a nomination for the Filmfare OTT Award for Best Actress in a Web Original Film.
Daughter of actress Dina Pathak, she married actor Naseeruddin Shah in 1982, with whom she has two sons. Her sister is actress Supriya Pathak, who is married to actor Pankaj Kapur.
Early life
Ratna Pathak was born on 7 August 1957 in Bombay, in the Bombay State of India, into a Hindu family to a Punjabi father, Baldev Pathak and a Gujarati mother, Dina Pathak, from Amreli in Kathiawar. She is the sister of actress, Supriya Pathak.Pathak grew up in the Parsi Colony of Dadar with her sister, and is an alumna of the J. B. Vachha High School and the 1981 batch of the National School of Drama in New Delhi.
Career
As well as appearing in many successful films, including Mirch Masala, Ratna Pathak appeared as the wife in The Perfect Murder.She also acted in the cult sitcom Sarabhai vs Sarabhai where she played Maya Sarabhai, a high society socialite, for which she received the ITA Award for Best Actress – Comedy in 2005.
In July 2008 she appeared in the coming-of-age romantic comedy 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. Ratna Pathak Shah, who has appeared in many successful Hindi films, will come first time in a Gujarati movie “”.
Personal life
Pathak married Naseeruddin Shah in 1982. They have two sons together, Imaad and Vivaan Shah. Naseeruddin also has a daughter, Heeba Shah, from his first marriage.Filmography
Hindi
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1983 | Mandi | Malti Devi | Debut |
| 1987 | Mirch Masala | Pallavi | |
| 1989 | Jazeere | Mrs. Rita Mascarenhas | |
| 2002 | Encounter | Sudha Rao | |
| 2005 | Paheli | Voiceover | |
| 2006 | Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota | Tara Shankarnarayanan | |
| 2008 | Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na | Savitri Rathod | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 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 | |
| 2018 | Love per Square Foot | Blossom D'Souza | |
| 2020 | Thappad | Sandhya | |
| 2020 | Unpaused | Uma Raja Maheshwari | OTT film Nominated—Filmfare OTT Award for Best Actress in a Web Original Film |
| 2021 | Hum Do Hamare Do | Deepti Kashyap | Hotstar film |
| 2022 | Attack | Shanti Shergill | |
| Jayeshbhai Jordaar | Jashoda | - | |
| 2023 | Dhak Dhak | Manpreet Kaur Sethi "Mahi" | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2025 | Detective Sherdil | Rajeshwari Bhatti | |
| 2025 | Bachu Ni Benpani |