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{{short description|Indian actress and director}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ratna Pathak Shah
| image = Ratna Pathak at DIFF 2016.jpg
| alt = 
| caption = Ratna Pathak at DIFF
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|03|18|df=yes}}<ref name="HT">{{cite web |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 |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=18 March 2019 |access-date=8 April 2019}}</ref><ref name="IE_birth">{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Sampada |title=Here are five of the best characters played by Ratna Pathak Shah |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/ratna-pathak-shah-5101295/ |access-date=8 April 2019 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=18 March 2018}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[Bombay State]], [[India]]<ref name="HT" />
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| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1983–present
| known_for =
| notable_works =
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Naseeruddin Shah]]|1982}}
| children = [[Imaad Shah]]<br />[[Vivaan Shah]]
| mother = [[Dina Pathak]]
| father =
| relatives = [[Supriya Pathak]] (sister)<br />[[Pankaj Kapur]] (brother-in-law)
| awards = [[Ratna Pathak#Awards|See below]]
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'''Ratna Pathak Shah''' (born 18 March 1957<ref name="HT" /><ref name="IE_birth" />) 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), 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 film)|Khoobsurat]]'' (2014). Her performance in [[Amazon Prime Video]]'s [[anthology film]] ''[[Unpaused]]'' (2020) earned her a nomination for the [[2021 Filmfare OTT Awards|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 Shah is a [[Gujarati people|Gujarati]] [[Hindu]].<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> She was born on 18 March 1957 in [[Mumbai]], India to Baldev Pathak and actress [[Dina Pathak]]. She is the sister of actress [[Supriya Pathak]].<ref name="HT" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2002/mar/04dina.htm |title=rediff.com, Movies: A tribute to Dina Pathak as she turns 80 |access-date=25 January 2016}}</ref>

Pathak is an alumna of the J. B. Vachha High School, Dadar, Mumbai 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]], 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 (1988 film)|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 “[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]]
Ratna Pathak married [[Naseeruddin Shah]] in 1982. They have two sons [[Imaad Shah]] and [[Vivaan Shah]]. [[Naseeruddin Shah]] 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 ==

===Hindi===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Mandi (film)|Mandi]]'' || Malti Devi || Debut
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Mirch Masala]]'' || Pallavi ||
|-
| 2002 || ''Encounter'' || Sudha Rao ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Paheli]]'' || {{N/A}} || Voiceover
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota]]'' || Tara Shankarnarayanan ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na|Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na]]'' || Savitri Rathod ||Nominated—[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]]
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Aladin (2009 film)|Aladin]]'' || Marjina ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Golmaal 3]]'' || Geeta || Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu]]'' || Seema Kapoor ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Khoobsurat (2014 film)|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 || [[Over-the-top media service|OTT film]]<br>Nominated—[[2021 Filmfare OTT Awards|Filmfare OTT Award]] for Best Actress in a Web Original Film
|-
|2021 || ''[[Hum Do Hamare Do]]'' || Deepti Kashyap || [[Hotstar]] film
|-
|Rowspan=2|2022
|''[[Attack (2022 film)|Attack]]'' || Shanti Shergill || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/amp/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}}</ref>
|}

===English===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Heat and Dust (film)|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 (1988 film)|The Perfect Murder]]'' || Pratima Ghote
|-
| 1995 || ''Mr. Ahmed'' || Amma
|-
| 2011 || ''The Coffin Maker'' || Isabella
|}

===Gujarati===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Note
|-
| 2023 || ''[[Kutch Express (film)|Kutch Express]]'' || Baiji
|Debut
|}

== Television ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year (s) !! Show !! Character !! Notes
|-
| 1985–1998 || ''[[Idhar Udhar]]'' || Sunita ||
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Bharat Ek Khoj]]'' || [[Rani of Jhansi|Lakshmibai]] || Episode 42-43 1857
|-
| 1993–1995 || ''Filmi Chakkar'' || Rukmani ||
|-
| 1993–1997 || ''[[Tara (TV series)|Tara]]'' || Kanchan ||
|-
| 1996 || ''Mast Mast Hai Zindagi'' || Kalpana ||
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Movers & Shakers (TV series)|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 || ''[[Jay Hind!|The Late Night Show Jitna Rangeen Utna Sangeen]]'' || Herself || Guest appearance
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Sarabhai vs Sarabhai: Take 2]]'' || Maya Sarabhai ||
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Selection Day (TV series)|Selection Day]]'' || Nellie ||
|-
|rowspan=3| 2023 || ''[[Trial By Fire (Indian web series)|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 ==
{| 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}}
|
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="6" |Film Awards
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Film!! Award!! Category!! Result
!Ref.
|-
| rowspan="2" |2009
| rowspan="2" |''[[Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na]]''
|[[Screen Awards]]
|[[Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
|{{nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Filmfare Awards]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
|{{nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan="5" |2011
| rowspan="5" |''[[Golmaal 3]]''
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|[[Screen Awards]]
|[[Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|[[Zee Cine Awards]]
|[[Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female|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>
|-
|[[Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards|Producers Guild Awards]]
|[[Apsara Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role|Best Actress in a Supporting Role]]
|{{nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[International Indian Film Academy Awards]]
| rowspan="2" |[[IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
|{{nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan="7" |2017
| rowspan="4" |[[Kapoor & Sons|''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]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|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>
|-
|[[62nd Filmfare Awards|Filmfare Awards]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|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" |[[Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female|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}}</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]]
|[[Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female|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>
|-
|[[63rd Filmfare Awards|Filmfare Awards]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
|{{Nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite news |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 |date=19 January 2018 |work=filmfare.com |access-date=18 January 2018}}</ref>
|-
|2021
|''[[Unpaused]]''
|[[2021 Filmfare OTT Awards|Filmfare OTT Awards]]
|Best Actress in a Web Original Film
|{{Nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|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|date=2 December 2021|access-date=10 December 2021|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

* {{IMDb name|0665550}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama person|ratna-pathak}}

{{Indian Television Academy Award Best Comic Actress}}

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[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Indian television actresses]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Indian stage actresses]]
[[Category:National School of Drama alumni]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi television]]
[[Category:Gujarati people]]
[[Category:Film directors from Mumbai]]

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