Dina Pathak

Dina Pathak

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Dina Pathak Profile

  • Name:
  • Dina Pathak
  • Born:
  • March 4, 1922
  • Died:
  • October 11, 2002
  • Spouse:
  • Baldev Pathak

Dina Pathak Biography

 

Dina Pathak is an actress of Bollywood popular for featuring mother and grandmother roles. She is a versatile theatre artist too, hence the favourite of art cinema producers. Her family is filled with talented actors, related to both theater as well as cinema. Both her daughters, Supriya Pathak and Ratna Pathak are successful theatre artists as well as film actors. Not only that both her son-in-laws Nasaruddeen Shah and Pankaj Kapur are also theatre artists as well as film actors. She is a veteran artist of Gujarati theatre. She was also a woman activist and remained the President of the 'National Federation of Indian Women'. She has done more than 120 films in the active career of 6 decades. Her drama, Mena Gurjari in Bhavai folk theatre style is still popular and regarded as classic.

 

In Hindi movies, she is popular for mother and grandmother roles and for art roles. But she has proved her versatility in commercial movies as well. Her comic role in Golmaal need special regards. She portrayed the role of both a high society lady and a traditional mother perfectly and made us all laugh for hours. Her mother-in-law role in the movie Khushboo also needs special mention. She played a significant part in this movie. Her other memorable works include - Koshish, Kitaab, Paheli, Aap ki kasam, Aavishkar, Gharonda, Kinara, Tamas, Ek Chadar Maili Si, Chitchor, Umrao Jaan, Bhumika, A Passage to India, Ankahee, Dream girl, Thodi si bewafai, Badalthe rishtey,Izzazaat,  Anurodh, Jal Bin Machhli Nritya Bin Bijli, Vijeta, Naram garam, Prem tapasya,Woh saat din, Sacha Jhootta, Mirch Masala, Do Ladke Dono Kadke, Meera and Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!  

 

During 90’s and 2000’s also, she has done character roles for movies like Pardes, Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya, Lajja, Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai, Yarana, Baadal, Tarpan, Sabse Bada Khiladi, Aaina, Aankhein, Pinjar and Bollywood Hollywood. Among her Gujarati movies, Moti Ba, Malela Jeev and Bhavni Bhavai were most successful.  Her most successful plays include - Dinglegar, Doll's House, Vijan Sheni and Hayavadana.  She was very popular theatre artist during 40’s and people used to stand long queues to watch her plays.  

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