Dina Pathak
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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.
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Meera
Mrs. Biramdev Rathod a.k.a. 'Kunwarbai'
Satyakam
Harbhajan's Mother
Badal
Clerk
Kitaab
Babla's Mother
Aulad
Savithri
Prem Tapasya
Naniji
Anari
Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya
Mohit's grandmother
Karamdaata
Govinda's mother
Solva Sawan
Gharaonda
Guha's Mother
Raktha Bandhan
Chandan's mom
Yeh to Kamaal Ho Gaya
Aaj Ka Goonda Raaj
Daadi Maa
Khubsoorat
Nirmala Gupta
Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin
Koshish
Durga (Aarti's Mother)
Naram Garam
Nani
Asha Jyoti
Mangala
Mausam
Gangu Rani
Ahsaas
Anu Choudhury
Yaadgaar
Damaad
Mrs. Choudhary
Tamas
Banto
Ek Pal
Devdas
Bhuvan's Mother
Prem Rog
Aap Ki Kasam
Gol Maal
Mrs. Kamala Srivastava
Ijaazat
Ek Chadar Maili Si
Jindhi
Pinjar
Rahim's aunt
Woh 7 Din
Savitri (Anand's Mom)
Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!
Joshi's Wife
Umrao Jaan
Husseini
Gone to Waste
The Role
Mrs. Kale
Dream Girl
Ratnabai
Dushmani: A Violent Love Story
Buaji
Aavishkar
Taxi driver's wife
Thodisi Bewafaii
Raahee
Achha Bura
Rosy
Saudagar
Bir Singh's elder sister
Vijeta
Angad's Grandmother
Charitraheen
Laxmidevi
Zakhmi Sipahi
Shakti's Grandmother
Sanam Bewafa
Fateh's mother
Ramkali
Aankhen
(uncredited)
Mirch Masala
Maanki, factory worker
Jeena Yahan
Mother
The Unspoken
Devki Chaturvedi
Humkadam
Mrs. Raghunath Gupta
Bollywood/Hollywood
Grandma ji
Do Ladke Dono Kadke
Shantu (Ramu & Rani's mom)
Tarpan
Rammo
Sara Akash
Mrs. Thakur
Arth
Kavita's Mother
Bhavni Bhavai
Bhagat's wife
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
Self (archive footage)
Yaad Rakhegi Duniya
Naina's paternal grandmother
Gharwali Baharwali
Dadi Maa
A Passage to India
Begum Hamidullah
Bheegi Palkein
Mrs. Acharya
Chitchor
Geeta's mother
Shart
Jankibai
Phool
Dharamraj's mother
Badaltey Rishtey
Mrs. Thakur
Lakshmi
Jhoothi
Mrs. Srivastav
Yateem
Mrs. Yadav
Star
Mrs. Verma
Sunday
Grandma
Tamas
Banto
Pita
Kinara
Aarti's Mother
Mera Yaar Mera Dushman
Mrs. Jagmohan
The Naxalites
Chor Aur Chand
Uski Kahani
Dil... Akhir Dil Hai
Shobha Desai
Dil-E-Nadaan
Vikram's Mother
Maidan-E-Jung
Buaji
Sachaa Jhutha
Inspector Pradhan's Mother
Mohabbat Ke Dushman
Amijaan
Aurat Aurat Aurat
Jal Bin Machhli Nritya Bin Bijli
Rajmata (as Dina Gandhi)
Sabse Bada Khiladi
Jamna's mother