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Ratna Pathak Shah
Ratna Pathak Shah 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. She garnered widespread recognition and acclaim with her portrayal of Maya Sarabhai, a snobbish socialite in the cult sitcom Sarabhai vs Sarabhai (2004–2017). 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), and the black-comedy Lipstick Under My Burkha (2017), 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. She is also one of the two daughters of famous actress Dina Pathak, with the second daughter being another successful actress Supriya Pathak.
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- 2023 · Dhak Dhak as Manpreet Kaur 'Mahi' Sethi
- 2023 · Man Woman Man Woman as Woman
- 2023 · Charlie Chopra And The Mystery Of Solang Valley as Ms. Bharucha
- 2023 · Happy Family, Conditions Apply as Hemlata Dholakia
- 2023 · A Knock on the Door as Hod
- 2023 · Trial by Fire as Mrs. Bedi
- 2023 · Kutch Express as Baiji
- 2022 · Jayeshbhai Jordaar as Jashoda (Jayesh's Mother)
- 2022 · Attack as Shanti Shergill
- 2021 · Hum Do Hamare Do as Deepti Kashyap
- 2020 · Unpaused as Uma (segment "Chand Mubarak")
- 2020 · Thappad as Sandhyaki
- 2018 · Selection Day as Nellie
- 2018 · Love per Square Foot as Blossom D'souza
- 2017 · Mubarakan as
- 2017 · Lipstick Under My Burkha as Usha "Rosy" Buaji
- 2017 · Sarabhai vs Sarabhai Take 2: The Making as Self / Maya Sarabhai
- 2016 · Nil Battey Sannata as Dr. Diwan
- 2016 · Kapoor & Sons as Sunita Kapoor
- 2015 · Life Continues as
- 2014 · Khoobsurat as Nirmala Devi Rathore
- 2013 · The Coffin Maker as Isabella
- 2012 · Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu as Mrs. Kapoor
- 2010 · Golmaal 3 as Geeta (Guddi)
- 2009 · Aladin as Marjina
- 2008 · Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na as Savitri Rathore
- 2006 · Yun Hota To Kya Hota as Tara
- 2005 · Paheli as Female Puppet (Voice)
- 2004 · Sarabhai vs Sarabhai as Maya Sarabhai
- 2002 · Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai as Herself
- Future · Idhar Udhar as Sunita
- Future · Attack: Part 2 as Shanti Shergill
- 1999 · Gubbare as
- 1994 · Mr. Ahmed as
- 1988 · The Perfect Murder as Pratima Ghote
- 1987 · Mirch Masala as Factory worker
- 1983 · Mandi as Malti Gupta
- 1983 · Heat and Dust as Ritu