Dina Pathak

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1922-03-04

Deathday 2008-10-11 (86 years old)

Place of Birth Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India

Also Known As दीना पाठक

Dina Pathak

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Dina Pathak or Deena Pathak née 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dina Pathak, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

Actor

2003
Pinjar

as Rahim's aunt

2002
Bollywood/Hollywood

as Grandma ji

2002
Devdas

as Bhuvan's Mother

2000
Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya

as Mohit's grandmother

2000
1998
Gharwali Baharwali

as Dadi Maa

1995
Tarpan

as Rammo

1995
Sabse Bada Khiladi

as Jamna's mother

1995
Zakhmi Sipahi

as Shakti's Grandmother

1995
Maidan-E-Jung

as Buaji

1993
Aankhen

as (uncredited)

1993
Phool

as Dharamraj's mother

1992
Aaj Ka Goonda Raaj

as Daadi Maa

1992
Yaad Rakhegi Duniya

as Naina's paternal grandmother

1991
Saudagar

as Bir Singh's elder sister

1991
Sanam Bewafa

as Fateh's mother

1991
1989
1988
Yateem

as Mrs. Yadav

1988
Tamas

as Banto

1988
1988
Tamas

as Banto

1987
1987
Mera Yaar Mera Dushman

as Mrs. Jagmohan

1987
Mirch Masala

as Maanki, factory worker

1987
Aulad

as Savithri

1986
1986
1986
Karamdaata

as Govinda's mother

1986
Shart

as Jankibai

1985
Jhoothi

as Mrs. Srivastav

1985
The Unspoken

as Devki Chaturvedi

1984
A Passage to India

as Begum Hamidullah

1984
Asha Jyoti

as Mangala

1984
Raktha Bandhan

as Chandan's mom

1984
Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!

as Joshi's Wife

1983
Achha Bura

as Rosy

1983
Prem Tapasya

as Naniji

1983
Woh 7 Din

as Savitri (Anand's Mom)

1982
Arth

as Kavita's Mother

1982
1982
Star

as Mrs. Verma

1982
Bheegi Palkein

as Mrs. Acharya

1982
Dil... Akhir Dil Hai

as Shobha Desai

1982
Dil-E-Nadaan

as Vikram's Mother

1981
Umrao Jaan

as Husseini

1981
Naram Garam

as Nani

1981
Bhavni Bhavai

as Bhagat's wife

1980
Humkadam

as Mrs. Raghunath Gupta

1980
Khubsoorat

as Nirmala Gupta

1979
Ahsaas

as Anu Choudhury

1979
Jeena Yahan

as Mother

1979
Meera

as Mrs. Biramdev Rathod a.k.a. 'Kunwarbai'

1979
Gol Maal

as Mrs. Kamala Srivastava

1979
Do Ladke Dono Kadke

as Shantu (Ramu & Rani's mom)

1978
Damaad

as Mrs. Choudhary

1978
Badaltey Rishtey

as Mrs. Thakur

1977
Kitaab

as Babla's Mother

1977
The Role

as Mrs. Kale

1977
Kinara

as Aarti's Mother

1977
Gharaonda

as Guha's Mother

1976
Chitchor

as Geeta's mother

1975
Mausam

as Gangu Rani

1975
1974
Aavishkar

as Taxi driver's wife

1974
Charitraheen

as Laxmidevi

1972
Koshish

as Durga (Aarti's Mother)

1971
Jal Bin Machhli Nritya Bin Bijli

as Rajmata (as Dina Gandhi)

1970
Sachaa Jhutha

as Inspector Pradhan's Mother

1969
Sara Akash

as Mrs. Thakur

Crew

1976
The Churning

as Dialect Coach