Supriya Pathak


Supriya Pathak Kapur is an Indian actress who works in Gujarati and Hindi films and television. She garnered widespread recognition and acclaim with her portrayal of Hansa Parekh in the Khichdi franchise. She has received several awards, including a Filmfare OTT Award and three Filmfare Awards.
She also featured in the hit TV serial Idhar Udhar in the 1980s.
Younger daughter of actress Dina Pathak, she married her second husband, actor Pankaj Kapur in 1988, with whom she has a daughter and a son. Her sister is actress Ratna Pathak Shah, who is married to actor Naseeruddin Shah. Actor Shahid Kapoor is her stepson.

Early life

Supriya was born on 7 January 1961 to Kathiyawadi Gujarati theater artiste and veteran actor, Dina Pathak and a Punjabi father, Baldev Pathak, dressmaker to the stars Rajesh Khanna and Dilip Kumar. She has one elder sister, Ratna Pathak, also a theater and film actor. She grew up in Parsi Colony in Dadar, Mumbai, and attended the J. B. Vachha High School. She has a bachelor's degree in Fine art, specialising in Bharatanatyam, from the Nalanda Dance Research Centre, University of Mumbai.

Career

Pathak's first foray into acting was under her mother's direction with the revival of the play Maina Gurjari, which Dina Pathak had acted in previously. This was followed by a play with Dinesh Thakur titled Biwiyon Ka Madersa, which was staged at the Prithvi Theatre. It was here that Jennifer Kendall spotted her and recommended her to Shyam Benegal for their home production Kalyug, an adaptation of the epic Mahabharata. Her portrayal of Subhadra won her the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. She then performed in Vijeta, Bazaar, Masoom and Mirch Masala. She had a minor role in the biopic Gandhi and starred in the 1988 French film, The Bengali Night. She appeared in Raakh in 1989. In 1985, she played the title role in Malayalam movie Akalathe Ambili.
Her television roles include Idhar Udhar, Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka, Khichdi, Baa Bahoo Aur Baby and Chanchan among others.
In 1994, her husband, Pankaj Kapur and she launched their own TV production house, Grass Company. Mohandas B.A.L.L.B was the first serial they produced and acted in under the banner.
After an 11-year hiatus from acting, she starred in the 2005 film Sarkar, followed by its sequel, Sarkar Raj in 2008. She portrayed a subservient mother who tries hard to fill the generation gap with her son in Wake Up Sid. Filmfare magazine called her rendering of the sinister Dhankor Baa in 2013's Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela the "watershed of her career". Carry On Kesar was her first Gujarati film.

Personal life

At 22, Pathak married, but the couple separated within a year of marriage. In 1986, she met her second husband, Pankaj Kapur, while filming Agla Mausam. After two years of courtship, they married in 1988 and are parents to a daughter, Sanah, and a son, Ruhaan. On 2 March 2022, her daughter Sanah Kapur married Mayank Pahwa, whereas in September 2023, her son Ruhaan Kapoor married Manukriti Pahwa, both siblings being children of actors Manoj Pahwa and Seema Bhargava Pahwa.

Filmography

Films

YearFilmRoleSources
1981KalyugSubhadra
1982VijetaAnna Verghese
1982BazarShabnam
1982GandhiManu
1983BekaraarNisha
1983MasoomBhavana
1984Dharm Aur QanoonReshma
1984AwaazPriya
1985Bahu Ki AwaazMadhu V. Srivastav
1985Mirch MasalaVillage Woman
1985Akalathe AmbiliAmbiliMalayalam film
1985ArjunSudha Malvankar
1985JhoothiSeema
1986DilwaalaKamla
1988ShahenshahSheena
1988The Bengali NightGayatri
1988FalakChampa
1989AkankshaSeema
1989Kamla Ki MautAnju
1989RaakhNita
1989DaataSuraiya Khan /Suraiya Rao
1990ShadyantraBilkees
1994Madhosh
2002Jackpot 2 CroreSonu Datta
2005Bewafaa
2005SarkarPushpa Nagre
2007Panga Naa Lo
2007DharmParvati Chaturvedi
2008Sarkar RajPushpa Nagre
2009Delhi 6Vimla
2009Wake Up SidSarita Mehra
2010Khichdi: The MovieHansa Parekh
2010AwasthiRukmani
2011MausamFatimah Bua
2012ShanghaiChief Minister
2013Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-LeelaDhankor "Baa" Sanera
2014Bobby JasoosAmmi
2014TigersAyan's mother
2015All Is WellParminder "Pammi"
2015Kis Kisko Pyaar KaroonKapil's mom
2015UNindianMeera's mumAustralian film
2017Carry On KesarKesar PatelGujarati film
2017Sarkar 3Pushpa Nagre
2017Best of Luck LaluLalu's momGujarati Film
2018Love per Square FootLata Chaturvedi
2018Aravindha Sametha Veera RaghavaJejiTelugu film
2019Gaddalakonda GaneshGaddalakonda Ganesh's motherTelugu film
2019Ramprasad Ki TehrviAmma
2019HappiRukmaniReleased on ZEE5
2020Jai Mummy DiLaali Khanna
2021The Big BullHemant Shah's motherReleased on Disney+ Hotstar
2021ToofaanSister D'SouzaReleased on Amazon Prime Video
2021MimiMimi's motherReleased On Netflix And JioCinema
2021Rashmi RocketBhanuben Virah Chibber, Rashmi's motherReleased on ZEE5
2022Kehvatlal ParivarKalindi ThakarGujarati film
2023Satyaprem Ki KathaDiwali
2023Khichdi 2: Mission PaanthukistanHansa Parekh
2024Luv Ki Arrange MarriageSupriya
2025Raid 2Dada Bhai's Mother
2025Fari Ek VaarKusumGujarati film
AuntypreneurGujarati film

Television

YearTitleRoleEpisodes
1985Darpan1 Episode
1985Idhar UdharPoonam
1986Katha SagarAnuradha / Shabnam2 Episodes
1987Naqli ChehraAshaTelevision film
1987ShahadatTelevision film
1987ZindagiKamal Gupta
1994Philips Top 101 Episode
1997–1998Idhar Udhar Poonam
1998Mohandas B.A.L.L.B.Mohini
1999Ek Mahal Ho Sapno KaNeelu Nanavati
1999–2000ZindagiKamal
2002–2004KhichdiHansa Parekh
2005Instant KhichdiHansa Parekh
2006Baa Bahoo Aur BabyGunvanti
2006Naya Office OfficeMahabaliCameo
2007–2009Remote ControlBaari Babulnath
2010Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah ChashmahHansa ParekhSpecial appearance for promoting Khichdi: The Movie
2012Alaxmi Ka Super ParivaarShanti
2013ChhanchhanUmaben Borisagar
2014Tu Mere Agal Bagal HaiGanga Mausi
2015–2016Jaane Kya Hoga Rama ReRambhateri
2018Khichdi ReturnsHansa Parekh
2019Mere Sai - Shraddha Aur SaburiGeeta Maa