Dina Pathak
Born: 1922-03-04 in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
Died: 2008-10-11
Known For: Acting
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
Filmography
2004
- Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche as Self (archive footage)
2003
- Pinjar as Rahim's aunt
2002
- Devdas as Bhuvan's Mother
- Bollywood/Hollywood as Grandma ji
2001
- Lajja as Maithili's paternal aunt
2000
- Badal
- Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya as Mohit's grandmother
1999
1998
- Gharwali Baharwali as Dadi Maa
1996
1995
- Maidan-E-Jung as Buaji
- Dushmani: A Violent Love Story as Buaji
- Sabse Bada Khiladi as Jamna's mother
- Zakhmi Sipahi as Shakti's Grandmother
- Tarpan as Rammo
1994
1993
- Aankhen as (uncredited)
- Phool as Dharamraj's mother
- Chor Aur Chand
- Aaina
- Sunday as Grandma
1992
- Yaad Rakhegi Duniya as Naina's paternal grandmother
- Aaj Ka Goonda Raaj as Daadi Maa
1991
- Saudagar as Bir Singh's elder sister
- Sanam Bewafa as Fateh's mother
- Pita
1989
1988
- Tamas as Banto
- Yateem as Mrs. Yadav
- Mohabbat Ke Dushman as Amijaan
- Gone to Waste
1987
- Ijaazat
- Mirch Masala as Maanki, factory worker
- Mera Yaar Mera Dushman as Mrs. Jagmohan
- Aulad as Savithri
- Raahee
1986
- Naache Mayuri
- Karamdaata as Govinda's mother
- Ek Pal
- Ek Chadar Maili Si as Jindhi
- Shart as Jankibai
1985
- Jhoothi as Mrs. Srivastav
- Ramkali
- The Unspoken as Devki Chaturvedi
1984
- A Passage to India as Begum Hamidullah
- Asha Jyoti as Mangala
- Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho! as Joshi's Wife
- Yahan Wahan as Rajesh's mother
- Raktha Bandhan as Chandan's mom
- Yaadgaar
1983
- Prem Tapasya as Naniji
- Achha Bura as Rosy
- Woh 7 Din as Savitri (Anand's Mom)
1982
- Lakshmi
- Bheegi Palkein as Mrs. Acharya
- Arth as Kavita's Mother
- Prem Rog
- Star as Mrs. Verma
- Yeh to Kamaal Ho Gaya as Durga Singh
- Vijeta as Angad's Grandmother
- Dil-E-Nadaan as Vikram's Mother
- Dil... Akhir Dil Hai as Shobha Desai
1981
- Bhavni Bhavai as Bhagat's wife
- Umrao Jaan as Husseini
- Naram Garam as Nani
1980
- Khubsoorat as Nirmala Gupta
- Humkadam as Mrs. Raghunath Gupta
- Thodisi Bewafaii
- The Naxalites
1979
- Gol Maal as Mrs. Kamala Srivastava
- Ahsaas as Anu Choudhury
- Do Ladke Dono Kadke as Shantu (Ramu & Rani's mom)
- Meera as Mrs. Biramdev Rathod a.k.a. 'Kunwarbai'
- Jeena Yahan as Mother
- Solva Sawan
1978
- Badaltey Rishtey as Mrs. Thakur
- Damaad as Mrs. Choudhary
1977
- Bhumika as Mrs. Kale
- Dream Girl as Ratnabai
- Kitaab as Babla's Mother
- Gharaonda as Guha's Mother
- Kinara as Aarti's Mother
1974
- Charitraheen as Laxmidevi
- Aap Ki Kasam
- Aavishkar as Taxi driver's wife
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
- Satyakam as Harbhajan's Mother