Supriya Pathak


Supriya Pathak Kapur is an Indian actress of film, television and stage. She is mostly popular for playing the role of Hansa Parekh in the Khichdi franchise, and for her vitriolic avatar of "Dhankor Baa" in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela.

Early life

Supriya Pathak was born to Kathiyawadi Gujarati theater artiste, and veteran actor, Dina Pathak 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.

Career

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. This was followed by a play with Dinesh Thakur titled Biwiyon Ka Madersa, which was staged at the Prithvi Theatre. It was here that Jennifer Kendall spotted her and recommended her to Shyam Benegal for their home production Kalyug, an adaptation of the epic Mahabharata. Her portrayal of Subhadra won her the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. She then performed in Vijeta, Bazaar, Masoom and Mirch Masala. She had a minor role in the biopic Gandhi and starred in the 1988 French film, The Bengali Night. She appeared in Raakh in 1989.
Her television roles include Idhar Udhar, Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka, Khichdi, Baa Bahoo Aur Baby and Chanchan among others.
In 1994, her husband, Pankaj Kapur and she launched their own TV production house, Grass Company. Mohandas B.A.L.L.B was the first serial they produced and acted in, under the banner.
After an 11-year hiatus from acting, she starred in the 2005 film Sarkar, followed by its sequel, Sarkar Raj in 2008. She portrayedf a subservient mother who tries hard to fill the generation gap with her son in Wake Up Sid. Filmfare magazine called her rendering of the sinister Dhankor Baa in 2013's Ram-Leela as the "watershed of her career". Carry On Kesar was her first Gujarati film.

Personal life

At 22, Pathak married the son of her mother's friend. However, they separated within a year. In 1986, she met current husband Pankaj Kapur, while filming Sagar Sarhadi's Agla Mausam, which was never released. Kapur was previously married to Kathak danseuse and actor, Neelima Azeem, with whom he has a son, the actor Shahid Kapoor. After two years of courtship, they tied the knot in 1988, and are now parents to a daughter and a son. Their daughter, Sanah, made her debut in the movie Shaandaar.
The actors Imaad Shah and Vivaan Shah, sons of actors Ratna Pathak and Naseeruddin Shah, are her nephews.

Filmography

Films

YearFilmRoleSources
1981KalyugSubhadra
1982VijetaAnna VergheseHindi Movie
1982BazarShabnam
1982GandhiManu
1983BekaraarNisha
1983MasoomBhavana
1984Dharm Aur QanoonReshma
1984AwaazPriya
1985Bahu Ki AwaazMadhu V. Srivastav
1985Mirch MasalaVillage Woman
1985Akalathe AmbiliAmbiliMalayalam movie
1985ArjunSudha Malvankar
1985JhoothiSeema
1986DilwaalaKamla
1987Naqli Chehra Asha
1987Shahadat
1988ShahenshahSheena
1988The Bengali NightGayatri
1988Falak Champa
1989AkankshaSeema
1989Kamla Ki MautAnju
1989RaakhNita
1989DaataSuraiya Khan /Suraiya Rao
1990ShadyantraBilkees
1994Madhosh
2002Jackpot 2 CroreSonu Datta
2005Bewafaa
2005SarkarPushpa Nagre
2007Panga Naa Lo
2007DharmParvati Chaturvedi
2008Sarkar RajPushpa Nagre
2009Delhi 6Vimla
2009Wake Up SidSarita Mehra
2010Hansa Parekh
2010AwasthiRukmani
2011MausamFatimah Bua
2012ShanghaiChief Minister Madamji
2013Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-LeelaDhankor "Baa" Sanera
2014Bobby JasoosAmmi
2015All Is WellParminder "Pammi"
2015Kis Kisko Pyaar KaroonKapil's mom
2015UNindianMeera's mumAustralian film
2017Carry On KesarKesar PatelGujarati film
2017Sarkar 3Pushpa Nagre
2017Best of Luck LaluLalu's momGujarati Film
2018Love per Square FootLata Chaturvedi
2018Aravindha Sametha Veera RaghavaRaghava's grand motherTelugu film
2019Gaddalakonda GaneshGaddalakonda Ganesh's motherTelugu film
2020Jai Mummy DiHindi

Television

YearTitleRoleEpisodes
1985Darpan1 Episode
1986Katha SagarAnuradha / Shabnam2 Episodes
1987ZindagiKamal Gupta
1985Idhar UdharPoonam
1994Philips Top 101 Episode
1997-1998Idhar Udhar Poonam
1998Mohandas B.A.L.L.B.Mohini
1999Ek Mahal Ho Sapno KaNeelu Nanavati
2002–2004KhichdiHansa Parekh
2005–2006Instant KhichdiHansa Parekh
2006Baa Bahoo Aur BabyGunvanti
2006Naya Office OfficeMahabaliCameo
2007–2009Remote ControlBaari Babulnath
2010Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah ChashmahHansa ParekhSpecial appearance for promoting
2012Alaxmi Ka Super ParivaarShanti
2013ChhanchhanUmaben Borisagar
2014Tu Mere Agal Bagal HaiGanga Mausi
2015–2016Jaane Kya Hoga Rama ReRambhateri
2018Khichdi ReturnsHansa Parekh
2018Kuchh Naye RishteSavita
2019Jai Mummy Di-

Awards and nominations