Dina Pathak

Dina Pathak

1922-03-04 – 2008-10-11 (age 86) Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
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Dina Pathak or Deena Pathak nΓ©e Gandhi (4 March 1922 - 11 October 2002) was a veteran actor and director of Gujarati theatre and also a film actor. She was also a woman activist and remained the President of the 'National Federation of Indian Women' (NIFW). A doyen of Hindi and Gujarati films as well as theatre, Dina Pathak acted in over 120 films in a career spanning over six decades; her production Mena Gurjari in Bhavai folk theatre style, ran successfully for many years, and is now an part of its repertoire.

She is best known for her memorable roles in the Hindi films Gol Maal and Khubsoorat. She was a favourite of the Art Cinema in India where she essayed powerful roles in films like Koshish, Umrao Jaan, Mirch Masala and Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!.

Her notable Gujarati films were Moti Ba, Malela Jeev, and Bhavani Bhavai while her well-known plays include Dinglegar, Doll's House, Vijan Sheni and Girish Karnad's Hayavadana, directed by Satyadev Dubey.

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Devdas
Devdas

2002

as Bhuvan's Mother

A Passage to India
A Passage to India

1984

as Begum Hamidullah

Naache Mayuri
Bhavni Bhavai
Bhavni Bhavai

1981

as Bhagat's wife

Uski Kahani
Mirch Masala
Mirch Masala

1987

as Maanki, factory worker

Jhoothi
Jhoothi

1985

as Mrs. Srivastav

Gol Maal
Gol Maal

1979

as Mrs. Kamala Srivastava

Saudagar
Saudagar

1991

as Bir Singh's elder sister

Khubsoorat
Khubsoorat

1980

as Nirmala Gupta

Arth
Arth

1982

as Kavita's Mother

Ijaazat
Bollywood/Hollywood
Bollywood/Hollywood

2002

as Grandma ji

Dushmani: A Violent Love Story
Lajja
Lajja

2001

as Maithili's paternal aunt

Badal
Badal

2000

Sanam Bewafa
Sanam Bewafa

1991

as Fateh's mother

Umrao Jaan
Umrao Jaan

1981

as Husseini

Maidan-E-Jung
Maidan-E-Jung

1995

as Buaji

Kitaab
Kitaab

1977

as Babla's Mother