{{short description|Indian actress and director}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Ratna Pathak Shah | image = Ratna Pathak Shah at DIFF 2016.jpg | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = Pathak at DIFF 2016 | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|08|07|df=yes}}<ref name="Humans_of_Bombay"/><ref name="HT" /> | birth_place = Bombay, Bombay State, India<ref name="HT"/> | education = | alma_mater = National School of Drama | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1983–present | spouse = {{marriage|Naseeruddin Shah|1982}} | children = 2 (Imaad and Vivaan) | mother = Dina Pathak | father = | relatives = Pathak-Shah family | awards = Full list | signature = }}
'''Ratna Pathak Shah''' (born 7 August 1957) 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theprint.in/features/brandma/idhar-udhar-the-hindi-sitcom-we-desperately-need-today/328085/|title=Idhar Udhar, the Hindi sitcom we desperately need today|last=Deol|first=Taran|date=1 December 2019|website=ThePrint|language=en-US|access-date=14 April 2020}}</ref>
She garnered widespread recognition and acclaim with her portrayal of Maya Sarabhai, a snobbish socialite in the cult sitcom ''Sarabhai vs Sarabhai'' (2004–2006). Her other prominent roles include the coming-of-age romantic comedy ''Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na'' (2008), the action comedy ''Golmaal 3'' (2010), the family comedy-drama ''Kapoor & Sons'' (2016), the black-comedy ''Lipstick Under My Burkha'' (2017) and the road adventure drama ''Dhak Dhak'' (2023), 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'' (2012) and ''Khoobsurat'' (2014). Her performance in Amazon Prime Video's anthology film ''Unpaused'' (2020) 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<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mid-day.com/photos/b-town-lovers-who-broke-the-religion-barrier/6084/59171 |title=B-Town lovers who break the religion barrier |newspaper=Mid Day |quote=Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak: While Naseer is a Muslim, Ratna is a Gujarati Hindu.}}</ref> in Bombay, in the Bombay State (now Mumbai, Maharashtra) of India, into a Hindu family to a Punjabi father, Baldev Pathak and a Gujarati mother, Dina Pathak (née Gandhi), from Amreli in Kathiawar.<ref name=":SPathak">{{Cite news |last=Gupta |first=Priya |title=Supriya Pathak: As a man, I give Pankaj Kapur 9 out of 10 |publisher=The Times of India |date=July 2014 |access-date=21 July 2016 |url-status=live |archive-date=11 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911201026/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Supriya-Pathak-As-a-man-I-give-Pankaj-Kapur-9-out-of-10/articleshow/37521407.cms |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Supriya-Pathak-As-a-man-I-give-Pankaj-Kapur-9-out-of-10/articleshow/37521407.cms |quote=My father Baldev Pathak was a Punjabi and mother, Dina Pathak, a Kathiawadi Gujarati. }}</ref><ref name="Humans_of_Bombay">{{cite web |title=Ratna Pathak Shah on playing Maya Sarabhai, Naseeruddin Shah, & Feminism {{!}} Karishma Mehta {{!}} Ep 62 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3l9RI4CIbI&t=1698s |website=YouTube | date=15 October 2023 |publisher=Humans of Bombay |access-date=17 October 2023 |quote=At 28:18 - It's 7th of August}}</ref><ref name="HT">{{cite news |title=Happy birthday Ratna Pathak Shah: From Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai to Lipstick Under My Burkha, here are her 5 best works |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/happy-birthday-ratna-pathak-shah-from-sarabhai-vs-sarabhai-to-lipstick-under-my-burkha-here-are-her-5-best-works/story-OlWYfkMkEuCIa8qMct6ELO.html |work=Hindustan Times |date=18 March 2019 |access-date=8 April 2019}}</ref> She is the sister of actress, Supriya Pathak.<ref name="HT" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Bharatan-Iyer |first1=Shilpa |title=rediff.com, Movies: A tribute to Dina Pathak as she turns 80 |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2002/mar/04dina.htm |access-date=17 October 2023 |work=Rediff.com |date=4 March 2002}}</ref>
Pathak grew up in the Parsi Colony of Dadar with her sister,<ref name="FarhanaFarook">{{Cite news |last=Farook |first=Farhana |date=27 June 2014 |title='Pankaj brought therav in my life' |publisher=Filmfare |url=http://www.filmfare.com/features/pankaj-brought-therav-in-my-life-6557-1.html |url-status=live |access-date=21 July 2016 |archive-date=2 July 2014 |quote=No way did I think of being an actor,” says Supriya who grew up in Parsi Colony in Dadar. |language=en-IN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702172327/http://www.filmfare.com/features/pankaj-brought-therav-in-my-life-6557-1.html }}</ref> and is an alumna of the J. B. Vachha High School and the 1981 batch<ref>{{cite web |title=NSD Graduates |url=http://nsd.gov.in/delhi/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/NSD-GRADUATES1.pdf |website=National School of Drama |access-date=8 February 2021}}</ref> of the National School of Drama in New Delhi.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2012/jul/190712-Ratna-Pathak-goes-behind-the-camera.htm |title=Ratna Pathak goes behind the camera |newspaper=Mid-Day |date=19 July 2012 |access-date=24 January 2013 |author=Dhingra, Deepali}}</ref>
== Career == As well as appearing in many successful films, including ''Mirch Masala'', Ratna Pathak appeared as the wife in ''The Perfect Murder''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080817/jsp/7days/story_9701750.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526072146/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080817/jsp/7days/story_9701750.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 May 2011 |title=The Telegraph – Calcutta (Kolkata) – 7days - |access-date=25 January 2016}}</ref>
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 “{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20221109095959/https://bingewatcher.in/gujarati-movie-kutch-express/ Kutch Express Gujarati Movie]}}”.
== Personal life == [[File:Naseeruddin Shah, Ratna Pathak at 'Gangs Of Wasseypur' screening 10.jpg|thumb|Ratna Pathak with husband Naseeruddin Shah, 2012]] 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.<ref name="HT" /><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/lipstick-under-my-burkha-actor-ratna-pathak-shah-shares-a-moment-in-time-from-when-she-dated-naseeruddin-shah-4774143/ |title=Lipstick Under My Burkha actor Ratna Pathak Shah shares a moment in time from when she dated Naseeruddin Shah |date=30 July 2017 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=19 January 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Filmography == ===Film=== ====Hindi====
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes |- | 1983 || ''Mandi'' || Malti Devi || Debut |- | 1987 || ''Mirch Masala'' || Pallavi || |- | 1989 || ''Jazeere'' || Mrs. Rita Mascarenhas || |- | 2002 || ''Encounter'' || Sudha Rao || |- | 2005 || ''Paheli'' || {{N/A}} || 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 || <ref>{{cite magazine |last1=De |first1=Hemchhaya |title=Ratna Pathak Shah: Master of her craft |url=https://www.femina.in/celebs/indian/ratna-pathak-shah-master-of-her-craft-136396.html |access-date=8 March 2022 |magazine=Femina |date=3 October 2019 |language=en}}</ref> |- |2018 || ''Love per Square Foot'' || Blossom D'Souza || |- |rowspan="2"| 2020 |''Thappad'' || Sandhya || |- |''Unpaused'' | Uma Raja Maheshwari || OTT film<br/>Nominated—Filmfare OTT Award for Best Actress in a Web Original Film |- |2021 || ''Hum Do Hamare Do'' || Deepti Kashyap || Hotstar film |- |Rowspan=2|2022 |''Attack'' || Shanti Shergill || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/breaking-yash-raj-films-announces-theatrical-release-dates-bunty-aur-babli-2-prithviraj-jayeshbhai-jordaar-shamshera/ |title=BREAKING: Yash Raj Films announces theatrical release dates for Bunty Aur Babli 2, Prithviraj, Jayeshbhai Jordaar and Shamshera!|date=26 September 2021|website=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=26 September 2021}}</ref> |- | ''Jayeshbhai Jordaar'' || Jashoda || <ref>{{Cite web|last=Bisht|first=Subhash|date=9 February 2022|title=Jayeshbhai Jordaar Amazon Prime Release Date, Star Cast, Makers & More|url=https://en.janbharattimes.com/entertainment/jayeshbhai-jordaar-amazon-prime-release-date-star-cast-makers-more|access-date=11 February 2022|website=JanBharat Times|language=en-US|archive-date=11 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211140330/https://en.janbharattimes.com/entertainment/jayeshbhai-jordaar-amazon-prime-release-date-star-cast-makers-more|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |2023 |''Dhak Dhak'' || Manpreet Kaur Sethi "Mahi" ||Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress<ref>{{cite news |title=Team Dhak Dhak shoots at world's highest motorable pass Khardung La |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/team-dhak-dhak-shoots-at-world-s-highest-motorable-pass-khardung-la-101656391617879.html |access-date=27 September 2023 |work=Hindustan Times |date=28 June 2022 |language=en}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |2025 |''Detective Sherdil'' || Rajeshwari Bhatti || |- |''Bachu Ni Benpani'' | | |}
====English==== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Film !! Role |- | 1983 || ''Heat and Dust'' || Ritu Verma<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Watson |first1=Keith |title=Review: Heat and Dust |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/heat-and-dust/ |access-date=8 March 2022 |magazine=Slant Magazine |date=27 August 2017}}</ref> |- | 1988 || ''The Perfect Murder'' || Pratima Ghote |- | 1995 || ''Mr. Ahmed'' || Amma |- | 2011 || ''The Coffin Maker'' || Isabella |}
====Gujarati==== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Film !! Role !! Note |- | 2023 || ''Kutch Express'' || Baiji |Debut |- | 2025 || ''Bachu Ni Benpani''|| Suman Gauri Nagar "Simmi" || |- |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year (s) !! Show !! Character !! Notes |- | 1985–1998 || ''Idhar Udhar'' || Sunita || |- | 1988 || ''Bharat Ek Khoj'' || Lakshmibai || Episode 42-43 1857 |- | 1993–1995 || ''Filmi Chakkar'' || Rukmani || |- | 1993–1997 || ''Tara'' || Kanchan || |- | 1996 || ''Mast Mast Hai Zindagi'' || Kalpana || |- | 1997 || ''Movers & Shakers'' || Herself || Guest appearance |- | 1999 || ''Gubbare'' || Ms. Gupta || Episode 6: Jhooth |- | 2000 || ''Apna Apna Style'' || Suman || |- | 2004–2006 || ''Sarabhai vs Sarabhai'' || Maya Sarabhai || |- | 2012 || ''The Late Night Show Jitna Rangeen Utna Sangeen'' || Herself || Guest appearance |- | 2017 || ''Sarabhai vs Sarabhai: Take 2'' || Maya Sarabhai || |- | 2018 || ''Selection Day'' || Nellie || |- |rowspan=3| 2023 || ''Trial By Fire'' || Mrs. Bedi || |- |''Happy Family: Conditions Apply'' || Hemlata Mansukhlal Dholakia |<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/watch-ratna-pathak-shah-raj-babbar-s-happy-family-conditions-apply-trailer-101677829058737.html|title=Happy Family Conditions Apply trailer: Ratna Pathak Shah, Raj Babbar play Gujarati couple you will fall in love with|date=3 March 2023|work=Hindustan Times}}</ref> |- |''Charlie Chopra'' || Ms. Bharucha || |}
== Awards and nominations == {| class="wikitable sortable" ! colspan="6" |Television Awards |- !Year !Show !Award !Category !Result !Ref. |- |2005 | rowspan="2" |''Sarabhai vs Sarabhai'' |Indian Telly Awards |Best Actress in a Comic Role |{{Won}} | |- |2006 |Indian Television Academy Awards |Best Actress – Comedy |{{Nom}} | |- |2023 |''Happy Family: Conditions Apply'' |2023 Filmfare OTT Awards |Best Actress in a Comedy Series |{{nom}} |<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Filmfare OTT Awards 2023 |url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-ott-awards-2023/ |magazine=Filmfare |date=26 November 2023 |access-date=29 November 2023}}</ref> |} {| class="wikitable sortable" ! colspan="6" |Film Awards |- ! Year !! Film!! Award!! Category!! Result !Ref. |- | rowspan="2" |2009 | rowspan="2" |''Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na'' |Screen Awards |Best Supporting Actress |{{nom}} | |- | rowspan="2" |Filmfare Awards | rowspan="2" | Best Supporting Actress |{{nom}} | |- | rowspan="5" |2011 | rowspan="5" |''Golmaal 3'' |{{nom}} | |- |Screen Awards |Best Supporting Actress |{{nom}} | |- |Zee Cine Awards |Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female |{{nom}} |<ref>{{cite news |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/zeecineawards2011/story.aspx?aid=79689 |title='Dabangg' bags maximum nominations for Zee Cine Awards 2011 |date=14 January 2011 |work=Zee News |access-date=21 October 2013}}</ref> |- |Producers Guild Awards |Best Actress in a Supporting Role |{{nom}} | |- | rowspan="2" |International Indian Film Academy Awards | rowspan="2" |Best Supporting Actress |{{nom}} | |- | rowspan="7" |2017 | rowspan="4" |''Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921)'' |{{nom}} |<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-2017/nominations |title=Filmfare Awards 2017 Nominations {{!}} 62nd Filmfare Awards 2017 |website=filmfare.com |language=en |access-date=27 December 2017}}</ref> |- |Stardust Awards |Best Supporting Actress |{{Nom}} |<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/nominations-stardust-awards-2016/ |title=Nominations for Stardust Awards 2016 |date=19 December 2016 |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=27 December 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |Filmfare Awards |Best Supporting Actress |{{Nom}} |<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goyal |first=Divya |date=12 July 2017 |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/18th-iifa-awards-2017-list-of-nominations-1723760 |title=18th IIFA Awards 2017: List Of Nominations |work=NDTV.com |access-date=27 December 2017}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |Zee Cine Awards | rowspan="2" |Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female |{{Nom}} | rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/zee-cine-awards-2017-complete-winners-list-alia-bhatt-amitabh-bachchan-bag-top-honours-4566303/ |title=Zee Cine Awards 2017 complete winners list: Alia Bhatt, Amitabh Bachchan bag top honours |date=12 March 2017 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=27 December 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |''Nil Battey Sannata'' |{{Nom}} |- | rowspan="4" |''Lipstick Under My Burkha'' |London Asian Film Festival |Standout Performance |{{Won}} |<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.wmfindia.com/blogs/golden-globe-lipstick-under-my-burkha-alankrita/ |title=The Cultural Cow That Refuses To Certify A Golden Globe Eligible Film |work=WMF |access-date=27 June 2017 |language=en-US |archive-date=24 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170624033655/http://www.wmfindia.com/blogs/golden-globe-lipstick-under-my-burkha-alankrita/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- |Indian Film Festival of Melbourne |Best Actress |{{Nom}} |<ref>{{cite news |last1=IANS |title=IFFM 2017 nominations announced; Dangal, Baahubali 2: The Conclusion vie for Best Film honour |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/iffm-2017-nominations-announced-dangal-baahubali-2-the-conclusion-vie-for-best-film-honour-3775585.html |access-date=12 May 2022 |work=Firstpost |date=4 July 2017 |language=en}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |2018 |Zee Cine Awards |Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female |{{Nom}} |<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.zeecineawards.com/timeline/2018/winners/ |title=2018 Archives – Zee Cine Awards |website=Zee Cine Awards |language=en-US |access-date=31 December 2017}}</ref> |- |Filmfare Awards |Best Supporting Actress |{{Nom}} |<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-63rd-jio-filmfare-awards-2018_-26161-6.html |title=Nominations for the 63rd Jio Filmfare Awards 2018 |magazine=Filmfare |date=19 January 2018 |access-date=18 January 2018}}</ref> |- |2021 |''Unpaused'' |Filmfare OTT Awards |Best Actress in a Web Original Film |{{Nom}} |<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/web-stories/my-glamm-filmfare-ott-awards-2021-final-nominations-list/articleshow/88049328.cms |title=My Glamm Filmfare OTT Awards 2021: Final Nominations List |work=The Times of India |date=2 December 2021 |access-date=10 December 2021}}</ref> |- |2024 |''Dhak Dhak'' |69th Filmfare Awards |Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress |{{Nom}} |<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Nominations for the 69th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2024 with Gujarat Tourism: Full list out |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/nominations-for-the-69th-hyundai-filmfare-awards-2024-with-gujarat-tourism-full-list-out-63822.html |magazine=Filmfare |date=15 January 2024 |access-date=15 January 2024}}</ref> |}
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