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'''Supriya Pathak''' (born 7 January 1961) is an Indian actress who works in [[Gujarati Language|Gujarati]] and [[Hindi]] films and television. She garnered widespread recognition and acclaim with her portrayal of Hansa Parekh in the ''[[Khichdi (franchise)|Khichdi]]'' franchise. She won three [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actress]] for her performances in the crime drama [[Kalyug (1981 film)|''Kalyug'']] (1981), the drama ''[[Bazaar (1982 film)|Bazaar]]'' (1982) and the tragic romance ''[[Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela]]'' (2013), in addition to receiving Filmfare nominations in the same category for her performances in the coming-of-age comedy-drama ''[[Wake Up Sid]]'' (2009) and the comedy film [[Khichdi: The Movie|''Khichdi: The Movie'']] (2010). For her performance in the family drama ''[[Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi]]'' (2021), she earned a nomination for the [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress|Filmfare Award for Best Actress (Critics)]].

Daughter of actress [[Dina Pathak]], she married her second husband, actor [[Pankaj Kapur]] in 1988, with whom she has a daughter and a son. Her sister is actress [[Ratna Pathak Shah]], who is married to actor  [[Naseeruddin Shah]]. Actor [[Shahid Kapoor]] is her step-son.

Pathak's first foray into acting was under her mother's direction with the revival of the play ''Maina Gurjari,'' which Dina Pathak had acted in previously.<ref name=":0" /> This was followed by a play with [[Dinesh Thakur]] titled ''Biwiyon Ka Madersa'' (based on a play by French playwright [[Molière]]), which was staged at the [[Prithvi Theatre]]. It was here that [[Jennifer Kendal]]l (the late wife of [[Shashi Kapoor]]) spotted her and recommended her to [[Shyam Benegal]] for their home production [[Kalyug (1981 film)|''Kalyug'']] (1981), an adaptation of the epic ''[[Mahabharata]]''. Her portrayal of [[Subhadra]] won her the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]]. She then performed in ''[[Vijeta (1982 film)|Vijeta]]'' (1982), ''[[Bazaar (1982 film)|Bazaar]]'' (1982), ''[[Masoom (1983 film)|Masoom]]'' (1983) and ''[[Mirch Masala]]'' (1985). She had a minor role in the [[biopic]] ''[[Gandhi (film)|Gandhi]]'' (1982) and starred in the 1988 [[Cinema of France|French film]], ''[[The Bengali Night]]''. She appeared in ''[[Raakh]]'' in 1989.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}} In 1985 she played title role in [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam movie]] [[Akalathe Ambili]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Supriya Pathak On Why Playing A Mother On Screen Excites Her |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/supriya-pathak-on-why-playing-a-mother-on-screen-excites-her-1960653 |publisher=ndtv.com |date=10 December 2018}}</ref>

After an 11-year hiatus from acting, she starred in the 2005 film ''[[Sarkar (2005 film)|Sarkar]]'', followed by its sequel, ''[[Sarkar Raj]]'' in 2008. She portrayed a subservient mother who tries hard to fill the [[generation gap]] with her son in ''[[Wake Up Sid]]'' (2009). ''[[Filmfare]]'' magazine called her rendering of the sinister ''Dhankor Baa'' in 2013's ''[[Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela]]'' as the "watershed of her career".<ref>{{cite web |date=24 January 2019 |title=Bhansali offered me a very different role but that clicked: Supriya Pathak |url=https://zeenews.india.com/people/bhansali-offered-me-a-very-different-role-but-that-clicked-supriya-pathak-2173798.html |access-date=25 May 2020 |publisher=Zee News}}</ref> ''[[Carry On Kesar]]'' (2016) was her first Gujarati film.<ref name="Jambhekar 2016">{{cite web |last=Jambhekar |first=Shruti |title=Prime time TV actors to sparkle in Gujarati films |website=The Times of India |date=14 August 2016 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/gujarati/Prime-time-TV-actors-to-sparkle-in-Gujarati-films/articleshow/53692475.cms |access-date=23 November 2016}}</ref>

At 22, Pathak married.<ref name=":1" /> but they separated within a year. In 1986, she met her second husband [[Pankaj Kapur]], while filming ''[[Agla Mausam]]'' (1989). After two years of courtship, they married in 1988, and are parents to a daughter and a son.<ref name=":0" />