Full Name Ratna Pathak Siblings Supriya Pathak Role Actress | Name Ratna Pathak Occupation Actress | |
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Born March 18, 1957 (age 67) ( 1957-03-18 ) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Relatives Zameerud-din Shah (Brother-in-law)Heeba Shah (Step-Daughter)Supriya Pathak (Sister)Pankaj Kapoor (Brother-in-law)Shahid Kapoor (Step-Nephew) Spouse Naseeruddin Shah (m. 1982) Parents Baldev Pathak, Dina Pathak Movies and TV shows Khoobsurat, Sarabhai vs Sarabhai, Golmaal 3, Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu Similar People Naseeruddin Shah, Supriya Pathak, Dina Pathak, Vivaan Shah, Imaad Shah |
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Ratna Pathak (born 18 March 1957) is an Indian actress & director best known for her work in theatre, television and Bollywood films. Her numerous 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.
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However, she is most known for her portrayal of Maya Sarabhai in the critically acclaimed Sarabhai vs Sarabhai TV serial. She also portrayed supporting roles in movies including the romantic drama Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na (2008), the action comedy Golmaal 3 (2010), the romantic comedy Ek Mai Aur Ekk Tu (2012), the comedy-dramas Khoobsurat (2014) and Kapoor and Sons (2016), followed by the widely-acclaimed black-comedy Lipstick Under My Burkha (2017). She married acclaimed theatre and bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah in 1982.

Early life

Ratna Pathak Shah was born on 18 March 1957 in Mumbai, India to Baldev Pathak and actress Dina Pathak. She is the elder sister of actress Supriya Pathak.

Pathak is an alumna of the J. B. Vachha High School, Dadar Mumbai and the 1981 batch of the National School of Drama, 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 hit comedy sitcom Sarabhai vs Sarabhai, for which she received the ITA Award for Best Actress - Comedy in 2005.
In July 2008 she appeared in the successful film 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 successful film Golmaal 3 opposite Mithun Chakraborty. She was a part of the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan Selecting Committee for 2012 Awards.
Personal life

Ratna Pathak is married to Naseeruddin Shah. They have two sons Imaad Shah and Vivaan Shah. Naseeruddin Shah has a daughter, Heeba Shah, from his first marriage.
