
Dina Pathak
Acting
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
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Rahim's aunt

Bollywood/Hollywood
Grandma ji

Devdas
Bhuvan's Mother

Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya
Mohit's grandmother

Badal

Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin

Gharwali Baharwali
Dadi Maa

Aurat Aurat Aurat

Tarpan
Rammo

Sabse Bada Khiladi
Jamna's mother

Zakhmi Sipahi
Shakti's Grandmother

Dushmani: A Violent Love Story
Buaji

Maidan-E-Jung
Buaji

Eena Meena Deeka

Aankhen
(uncredited)

Sunday
Grandma

Chor Aur Chand

Phool
Dharamraj's mother

Aaina

Aaj Ka Goonda Raaj
Daadi Maa

Yaad Rakhegi Duniya
Naina's paternal grandmother

Saudagar
Bir Singh's elder sister

Sanam Bewafa
Fateh's mother

Pita

Clerk

Yateem
Mrs. Yadav

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Banto

Mohabbat Ke Dushman
Amijaan

Gone to Waste

Ijaazat

Raahee

Mera Yaar Mera Dushman
Mrs. Jagmohan

Mirch Masala
Maanki, factory worker

Aulad
Savithri

Ek Pal

Ek Chadar Maili Si
Jindhi

Karamdaata
Govinda's mother

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Jankibai

Jhoothi
Mrs. Srivastav
Ramkali

The Unspoken
Devki Chaturvedi

A Passage to India
Begum Hamidullah

Yaadgaar

Asha Jyoti
Mangala

Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!
Joshi's Wife

Raktha Bandhan
Chandan's mom

Achha Bura
Rosy

Prem Tapasya
Naniji

Woh 7 Din
Savitri (Anand's Mom)

Arth
Kavita's Mother

Yeh to Kamaal Ho Gaya
Durga Singh

Star
Mrs. Verma

Bheegi Palkein
Mrs. Acharya

Prem Rog

Dil... Akhir Dil Hai
Shobha Desai

Dil-E-Nadaan
Vikram's Mother

Vijeta
Angad's Grandmother

Lakshmi

Umrao Jaan
Husseini

Naram Garam
Nani

Bhavni Bhavai
Bhagat's wife

Humkadam
Mrs. Raghunath Gupta

Thodisi Bewafaii

Khubsoorat
Nirmala Gupta

The Naxalites
Ahsaas
Anu Choudhury

Jeena Yahan
Mother

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

Gol Maal
Mrs. Kamala Srivastava

Do Ladke Dono Kadke
Shantu (Ramu & Rani's mom)

Solva Sawan
Damaad
Mrs. Choudhary

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Babla's Mother

The Role
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Kinara
Aarti's Mother

Dream Girl
Ratnabai

Gharaonda
Guha's Mother

Chitchor
Geeta's mother

Mausam
Gangu Rani

Anari

Aavishkar
Taxi driver's wife

Aap Ki Kasam

Charitraheen
Laxmidevi

Koshish
Durga (Aarti's Mother)
Jal Bin Machhli Nritya Bin Bijli
Rajmata (as Dina Gandhi)

Sachaa Jhutha
Inspector Pradhan's Mother

Satyakam
Harbhajan's Mother
Sara Akash
Mrs. Thakur

Uski Kahani







