Today is the 100th birthday of Bollywood’s veteran actress Dina Pathak. Born on March 4, 1922, Dina is counted among the veteran actresses of Hindi cinema. Dina’s two daughters Ratna Pathak Shah and Supriya Pathak are big names in the acting world. Dina Pathak has also acted in 120 films in her film career spanning nearly six decades, including films like Golmaal, Umrao Jaan, Tamas, Satyakam and Mohan Joshi Hazar Ho. On the special occasion of Dina’s birthday, let us introduce you to some interesting anecdotes related to her…
Dina Pathak left many big people behind with her acting ability. In her career, she has sometimes played the role of grandmother, sometimes grandmother and sometimes mother-in-law. Dina joined the world of theater at a time when it was not considered right for women to work in it. Dina Pathak’s contribution has been very important in making Gujarati theater its identity.
Dina expelled from college
When Dina was studying in college, she took part in the freedom struggle and because of this she was expelled from the college. After being expelled from the college, he studied in another college and completed his B.A. Took degree.
Dina Pathak started her film career with a Gujarati film. After that she did not appear in films for a long time. During this time she married Baldev Pathak, a tailor who set up a clothes shop near the Gateway of India. From this marriage, Dina Pathak had two daughters, Ratna and Supriya. Baldev Pathak died when he was 52 years old, after which Dina took up the responsibility of both the daughters alone. Ratna is married to Naseeruddin Shah and Supriya is married to Pankaj Kapur.
Dina Pathak appeared in the popular 80s show Malgudi Days. His last film was Pinjar. Even after working in films for 60 years, Dina preferred to remain simple. He spent all his life in a rented house. Dina also did three international projects in her career.