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Dina Pathak

Date of birth: 1922-03-04

Place of birth: Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India

Known for: Acting

Also known as: दीना पाठक

Dina Pathak

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

Movie Credits

Bollywood/Hollywood
2.9

Bollywood/Hollywood

2002-10-25

Rahul Seth is a dashing young millionaire who believes he is "western" enough to rebel against his m

Raahee
0

Raahee

1987-05-29

A pregnant woman is abandoned by her truck-driver lover.

Gol Maal
3.7

Gol Maal

1979-04-19

A man's simple lie to secure his job escalates into more complex lies when his orthodox boss becomes

Gharwali Baharwali
2.8

Gharwali Baharwali

1998-09-01

On discovery of his spouse's infertility, a man starts a search for a new wife.

Phool
0

Phool

1993-07-29

Phool is a 1993 Bollywood film directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao starring Kumar Gaurav and Madhuri

Damaad
0

Damaad

1978-06-17

Sharad is head over the heels in love with Renu, his neighbour's daughter. However, problems arise w

Khubsoorat
3.3

Khubsoorat

1980-02-26

Nirmala Gupta rules her household with an iron fist. While most of her family resents it, they do co

Achha Bura
0

Achha Bura

1983-09-17

Shekhar and Birsingh are bosom pals. They come to stay at a small chawl where an angry woman confron

Humkadam
0

Humkadam

1980-11-07

Indu and Shekar Gupta are an exemplary couple with a young son, who live a harmonious lower middle c

Raktha Bandhan
0

Raktha Bandhan

1984-01-01

Chandan is found dead by his twin brother Trishul, who is a dacoit. In a bid to turn a new leaf and

Devdas
3.8

Devdas

2002-07-11

In 1900s India, Calcuttan zamindar Devdas Mukherjee — unable to marry his lover — takes up alcohol a

Maidan-E-Jung
3.8

Maidan-E-Jung

1995-04-13

Daata Guru (Amrish Puri) is a wealthy, powerful, and influential head of a village. He owns and cont

Bheegi Palkein
0

Bheegi Palkein

1982-08-24

A 1982 Indian Bollywood film directed by Sisir Mishra and produced by K. K. Arya. It stars Raj Babba

Zakhmi Sipahi
0

Zakhmi Sipahi

1995-05-25

Naram Garam
3.1

Naram Garam

1981-02-28

Ramprasad, a young man, lets his lover, Kusum, and her father stay at his boss's house. However, the

The Unspoken
0

The Unspoken

1985-01-01

Renowned Indian astrologer Jyotibhaskar Pandit Satyanarayan Chaturvedi, wishes a doctor, who is abou

Arth
3.6

Arth

1982-12-03

The semi-autobiographical film was written by Mahesh Bhatt about his extramarital relationship with

Ek Chadar Maili Si
3.8

Ek Chadar Maili Si

1986-08-28

Rani gets into trouble after the death of her husband, Trilok. Her mother in law all the time curses

Mausam
2.1

Mausam

1975-12-25

While studying for his medical exams in Darjeeling, India, Amarnath Gill sprains his leg and seeks t

Aulad
4

Aulad

1987-01-01

Believing his wife to be dead, a man lets a woman, who has lost her child, nurse and bring up his in

The Role
3.2

The Role

1977-11-11

The film follows the life of a successful film star, revealing her increasing alienation in a role b

Charitraheen
0

Charitraheen

1974-01-01

Inder and Rama fall in love with each other but due to a twist of fate, Inder marries someone else.

Kitaab
2.9

Kitaab

1977-12-31

Director Sampooran Singh Gulzar’s insightful comic drama aims to capture the unique perspective of c

Mirch Masala
3.9

Mirch Masala

1987-02-18

Early-1940s, rural British India. When a woman decides to fight against the village's despotic subed

Aap Ki Kasam
3.7

Aap Ki Kasam

1974-04-17

Rajesh Khanna plays Mumtaz's jealous husband who begins to doubt her fidelity when his best friend S

Badal
3

Badal

2000-02-11

Badal is a victim of the 1984 riots, brought up by a terrorist. Badal aims to kill the treacherous p

Sachaa Jhutha
3.3

Sachaa Jhutha

1970-05-01

A penniless musician is unwittingly forced to trade places with a look-alike diamond merchant/thief

Tamas
4.6

Tamas

1988-08-15

Set in the backdrop of riot-stricken Pakistan at the time of the partition of India in 1947, the fil

Sabse Bada Khiladi
3

Sabse Bada Khiladi

1995-06-09

For 20 years, intrepid police detective Vijay (Akshay Kumar) has believed the malicious Amar Singh (

Mera Yaar Mera Dushman
0

Mera Yaar Mera Dushman

1987-05-15

Frame By Frame of a Murder Plot , unraveled by a boxing champion , played by Mithun , who is the bro

Karamdaata
5

Karamdaata

1986-05-20

Rai Bahadur is a very rich man. Neeta, his daughter, elopes with a taxi driver who later is revealed

Star
2.9

Star

1982-10-22

Dev Kumar Verma comes from a middle-class family and must find employment to support his dad and mom

Gone to Waste
0

Gone to Waste

1988-01-01

Jamal and Pratap are close friends until one is sentenced to five years in jail and the other become

Asha Jyoti
0

Asha Jyoti

1984-05-25

Musician Deepak recreates the mistakes of his father when he begins courting a society girl without

Badaltey Rishtey
2.3

Badaltey Rishtey

1978-03-11

Sagar Singh is a businessman who lives in scenic Simla with his widowed mom; brother, Bipin, his wif

Jeena Yahan
0

Jeena Yahan

1979-07-16

Jeena Yahan is a 1979 Bollywood film, directed by Basu Chatterjee and produced by N.P. Ali under Jam

Gharaonda
3.2

Gharaonda

1977-01-01

A story of a young, middle-class urban working couple wanting to get married and their tribulations

Ek Pal
0

Ek Pal

1986-11-01

Based on a short story by Maitreyi Devi, Kalpana Lajmi’s directorial debut tells a story of extramar

Aaj Ka Goonda Raaj
2

Aaj Ka Goonda Raaj

1992-07-10

Raja, an unemployed youth, does odd jobs to support his family. When his brother, Ravi, an IAS offic

Tarpan
3.5

Tarpan

1995-08-09

The film set in the 1940s, in a fictitious village in the Shekhavati region in Rajasthan, where no g

Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin
2.1

Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin

1999-07-23

Romance meets crime drama, when Nisha and Sunil are wed, but face the consequences of Sunil's brothe

Vijeta
4.9

Vijeta

1982-03-04

Vijeta (The Victor) is the coming of age story of Angad (Kunal Kapoor). Confused like any other teen

Jhoothi
2.3

Jhoothi

1985-09-23

Kalpana, a compulsive liar, believes that lying is justified for a good cause. However, trouble come

Yaad Rakhegi Duniya
3.4

Yaad Rakhegi Duniya

1992-03-01

Vicky Anand (Aditya Panscholi) has just graduated from college with honors and decides to celebrate.

Sanam Bewafa
2.5

Sanam Bewafa

1991-01-11

Salman falls in love with Ruksar but their fathers, despite being neighbours, are sworn enemies. The

Dushmani: A Violent Love Story
3.2

Dushmani: A Violent Love Story

1995-04-24

In order to settle personal scores; two gang leaders, Jai Singh and Oberoi fight for many years in g

Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!
0

Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!

1984-01-01

An old couple, Mohan Joshi and his wife, sues their landlord for not maintaining their 'collapsing'

Do Ladke Dono Kadke
3.8

Do Ladke Dono Kadke

1979-01-05

Two hapless petty thieves find themselves embroiled in a kidnapping when they decide to break into a

Bhavni Bhavai
2.4

Bhavni Bhavai

1981-01-09

In a drought-stricken city in India, the emperor Maharaja Dhiraj Chandrasen, who has two wives, and

Sara Akash
3.1

Sara Akash

1969-01-01

Samar wants to be successful in life but his parents force him to get married. His wife is shy and r

Ijaazat
3.3

Ijaazat

1987-10-24

An estranged couple accidentally meet in a railway station's waiting room and revisit their past.

Mohabbat Ke Dushman
4.1

Mohabbat Ke Dushman

1988-05-20

Rehmat Khan (Raaj Kumar) is the wise leader of a tribe of frontiersmen. After the malevolent leader

Dil-E-Nadaan
2.5

Dil-E-Nadaan

1982-06-04

Dil-E-Nadaan (The Innocent Heart) is an Indian Hindi film directed by C.V. Sridhar, released in 1982

Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
2.5

Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche

2004-01-01

This compelling documentary explores Canadian film culture and tries to discover what defines Canadi

Aavishkar
0

Aavishkar

1974-06-14

Amar and Mansi live a rather peaceful and happy married life, that is, until Amar's job in an advert

Anari
0

Anari

1975-02-04

A young couple struggle with poverty, but a job opportunity which cancels their financial woes leads

Thodisi Bewafaii
2

Thodisi Bewafaii

1980-04-29

Arvind Kumar Choudhary is widowed, respectable and wealthy businessman, who lives with his only son,

Umrao Jaan
3

Umrao Jaan

1981-03-16

Amiran is sold to a brothel by a corrupt cop after her father testifies against him. Many years late

Ahsaas
0

Ahsaas

1979-10-26

Sudarshan Sahni would like his son, Raju, to marry his Europe-based friend's daughter, Rita, but Raj

Saudagar
3.4

Saudagar

1991-08-09

Two childhood friends have become bitter enemies. So much so, in fact, that they have divided their

The Naxalites
0

The Naxalites

1980-01-01

A dramatized account of the Naxalite movement, focusing on the average Indians who join the movement

Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya
0

Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya

2000-12-22

Mohit, a young man raised into beliving in fairy tales, comes to Bombay to find Manisha, a young wom

Chitchor
2.8

Chitchor

1976-01-01

Geeta ends up with two suitors after her father goes to bring home a prospective groom and mistakenl

Clerk
0.8

Clerk

1989-03-27

A story about the trials and tribulations of retired soldier Satyapati and his sons

Aankhen
2.9

Aankhen

1993-09-09

Two good-for-nothing brothers are embroiled in a conspiracy involving a political assassination and

Koshish
3.6

Koshish

1972-04-01

A romantic drama which tells the story of a 20 year relationship between Hari and Aarti - a deaf-mut

Woh 7 Din
3.5

Woh 7 Din

1983-02-23

Maya, coming from poor family, is married to the affluent Dr. Anand; but she tries to commit suicide

A Passage to India
3.4

A Passage to India

1984-12-14

Set during the period of growing influence of the Indian independence movement in the British Raj, t

Yeh to Kamaal Ho Gaya
3

Yeh to Kamaal Ho Gaya

1982-10-29

Saxena, a corrupt lawyer, frames Shankar's son of murder and has him put in juvenile jail. A vengefu

Yaadgaar
3

Yaadgaar

1984-07-20

Rajunath, the lazy son of the village postman Shambunath, is a liar. He often plays pranks on the po

Chor Aur Chand
5

Chor Aur Chand

1993-08-11

Reema runs away from her home to avoid a forced marriage. She is joined by two criminals who are esc

Pinjar
3.8

Pinjar

2003-10-22

In the days leading up to Partition, a Hindu woman is abducted by a Muslim man. Soon, she finds hers

Prem Rog
3.6

Prem Rog

1982-07-30

Manorama, the daughter of a rich, orthodox family is married off, leaving her childhood friend Deodh

Solva Sawan
0

Solva Sawan

1979-01-01

Sixteen-year-old Mehna falls in love with a doctor from the city who plans on taking advantage of he

Aurat Aurat Aurat
3

Aurat Aurat Aurat

1996-02-16

This is the story of a young woman named Sita, who is engaged to a college professor. Rakesh, a spoi

Dil... Akhir Dil Hai
0

Dil... Akhir Dil Hai

1982-06-26

Kusam Desai moves from Pune to Bombay with her new husband and family friend Vimal, who does not liv

Shart
0

Shart

1986-02-21

The city is rocked by a series of brutal murders. All the victims are women of lose character or pro

Pita
0

Pita

1991-01-01

The story depicts the vulnerability of a man who is victimized by his wife who plots to prove his hu

Jal Bin Machhli Nritya Bin Bijli
0

Jal Bin Machhli Nritya Bin Bijli

1971-01-01

Film about a young woman who enjoys singing and dancing, but is not thrilled about her impending arr

Meera
0

Meera

1979-05-18

Meera, a devotee of Lord Krishna, believes she is married to the lord and rejects her marriage to a

Uski Kahani
0

Uski Kahani

1966-01-01

The newcomers Pradip and his sister Rekha, played by Mahendru, gave him hope that he could do better

Prem Tapasya
0.5

Prem Tapasya

1983-04-15

A man falls in love with an attractive woman, reluctant at first; she accepts his proposal for marri

Yateem
3.1

Yateem

1988-12-02

When Inspector Yadav (Kulbhushan Kharbanda) shoots down a criminal couple in the line of duty, his h

Kinara
3

Kinara

1977-05-09

Aarti, a dancer, is grieving over the death of her lover, Chandan. She is befriended by Inder who ev

Lakshmi
0

Lakshmi

1982-01-01

Widowed early in life, Lakshmi is forced to turn into a courtesan. However, she strives hard to rais

Ramkali
2

Ramkali

1985-04-25

When Inspector Sultan Singh returns home after being away for a long time, he is shocked to see his

Sunday
4

Sunday

1993-08-30

When Junior forgets to write an essay for School, He narrates the story of a fun and bizarre Sunday

Satyakam
3.8

Satyakam

1969-01-02

Circa British Rule in India, Satyapriya Archarya lives a modest yet noble lifestyle with his grandfa

Dream Girl
2.8

Dream Girl

1977-01-01

The story revolves around a young woman (Hema Malini), who plays five different characters in the fi