Supriya Pathak
| Supriya Pathak Kapur | |
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Pathak in 2012
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| Born |
Supriya Pathak 7 January 1961 Mumbai, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance) |
| Alma mater | Nalanda Dance Research Centre, University of Mumbai |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Known for | Actor |
| Notable work |
Kalyug (1981 film) Bazaar (1982 film) Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela |
| Television | Khichdi (TV series) |
| Spouse(s) | Pankaj Kapur (1988–present) |
| Children | Sanah Kapoor Ruhaan Kapoor Shahid Kapoor (step-son) |
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| Relatives |
Ratna Pathak (sister) Naseeruddin Shah (brother-in-law) Imaad Shah (nephew) Vivaan Shah (nephew) |
| Awards | Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress (1982, 1983, and 2013) |
Supriya Pathak Kapur (born 7 January, 1961) is an Indian actress of film, television and stage. She is mostly popular for playing the role of Hansa Parekh in the sitcom, Khichdi, and for her vitriolic avatar of Dhankor Baa in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela.
Supriya Pathak was born to Gujarati theatre artiste, and veteran actor, Dina Pathak, a Kathiawadi Gujarati and a Punjabi father, Baldev Pathak, dressmaker to the stars Rajesh Khanna and Dilip Kumar. She has one elder sister, Ratna Pathak, also a theatre artiste and film actor. She grew up in Parsi Colony in Dadar, Mumbai, and attended the J. B. Vachha High school. She has a bachelor’s degree in Fine art, specialising in Bharatanatyam, from the Nalanda Dance Research Centre, University of Mumbai.
Pathak's first foray into acting was under her mother's direction with the revival of the play Maina Gurjari, which incidentally Dina Pathak in her heyday had acted in. 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 Kendall (the late wife of Shashi Kapoor) spotted her and recommended her to Shyam Benegal for their home production Kalyug (1981), an adaptation of the epic Mahabharata. Her portrayal of Subhadra won her the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. She went onto give stellar performances in Vijeta (1982), Bazaar (1982), Masoom (1983) and Mirch Masala (1985). She had a minor role in the biopic Gandhi (1982) and starred in the 1988 French film, The Bengali Night.
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