Supriya Pathak

Supriya Pathak (born 7 January 1961) is an Indian actress who works in Gujarati and Hindi films and television. She has received multiple awards including three Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actress. She is mostly popular for playing the role of Hansa Parekh in the '' Khichdi'' franchise, and for her vitriolic avatar of "Dhankor Baa" in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's '' Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela''.

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 theatre 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'' (based on a play by French playwright Molière), which was staged at the Prithvi Theatre. It was here that Jennifer Kendall (the late wife of Shashi Kapoor) spotted her and recommended her to Shyam Benegal for their home production ''Kalyug'' (1981), an adaptation of the epic ''Mahabharata''. Her portrayal of Subhadra won her the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. She then performed in '' Vijeta'' (1982), '' Bazaar'' (1982), '' Masoom'' (1983) and '' Mirch Masala'' (1985). She had a minor role in the biopic '' Gandhi'' (1982) and starred in the 1988 French film, '' The Bengali Night''. She appeared in '' Raakh'' in 1989. In 1985 she played 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 portrayedf a subservient mother who tries hard to fill the generation gap with her son in '' Wake Up Sid'' (2009). '' Filmfare'' magazine called her rendering of the sinister ''Dhankor Baa'' in 2013's '' Ram-Leela'' as the "watershed of her career". '' Carry On Kesar'' (2016) was her first Gujarati film.

Personal life

At 22, Pathak married. but they separated within a year. 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 and a son.

Filmography

Films

Television

Web series

Awards and nominations

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References

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Living people
1961 births
Gujarati people
Indian film actresses
Indian soap opera actresses
Indian television actresses
Indian stage actresses
Actresses in Hindi cinema
Actresses in Malayalam cinema
Actresses in Telugu cinema
Actresses in Gujarati cinema
Filmfare Awards winners
Zee Cine Awards winners
20th-century Indian actresses
21st-century Indian actresses