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| name = Dina Pathak
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1922|3|4}}
| birth_place = [[Amreli]], [[Baroda State]], [[British India]]
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2002|10|11|1922|3|4}}
| death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| yearsactive = 1948–2002
| spouse = Baldev Pathak
| children = [[Supriya Pathak]] [[Ratna Pathak]]
| relatives = [[Naseeruddin Shah]] (Son-in-law) [[Pankaj Kapoor]] (Son-in-law) [[Vivaan Shah]] (Grandson) [[Imaad Shah]] (Grandson) Ruhaan Kapoor (grandson) Sanah Kapoor (Granddaughter)
| birthname = Dina Gandhi<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sangeetnatak.com/programmes_recognition&honours_drama.html|title=Sangeet Natak Akademi Honours|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071123183307/http://www.sangeetnatak.com/programmes_recognition%26honours_drama.html|archive-date=23 November 2007|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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| awards = [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] (1980) [[Government of Gujarat]]'s ''Merit Award'' (Theatre) for (2000–2001)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121103093438/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2001-11-08/ahmedabad/27218362_1_govt-award-sports-award-arts-award Govt award for Dina Pathak] ''[[The Times of India]]'', 8 November 2001.</ref>
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'''Dina Pathak''' (née '''Gandhi'''; 4 March 1922 – 11 October 2002) was an Indian actress and director of [[Gujarati theatre]] and also a film actor. She was an activist and President of the [[National Federation of Indian Women]] (NFIW).<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000203/punjab.htm#9 Need to make women aware: Dina Pathak] ''[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]'', 3 February 2000.</ref><ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99may01/cth1.htm Women panels 'toothless'] ''[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]'', 1 May 1999.</ref>

A doyenne of [[Hindi]] and [[Gujarati language|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 a part of its repertoire.<ref name=br>[[#Br|Brandon, p. 83]]</ref><ref name=tro/>

She is best known for her memorable roles in the Hindi films ''[[Gol Maal]]'' and ''[[Khubsoorat]]''. She was a favourite of the [[Parallel Cinema|Art Cinema]] in India where she played powerful roles in films like ''[[Koshish]]'', ''[[Umrao Jaan (1981 film)|Umrao Jaan]]'', ''[[Mirch Masala]]'' and ''[[Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!]]''.<ref name=Times>[https://archive.today/20130628041139/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-10-11/news-interviews/27317077_1_gujarati-films-dina-pathak-veteran-actress Veteran actress Dina Pathak passes away] ''[[The Times of India]]'', 11 October 2002.</ref>

Her notable [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] films were ''Moti Ba'', ''[[Malela Jeev]]'' and ''[[Bhavni Bhavai]]'', while her well-known plays include ''Dinglegar'', ''Doll's House'', ''Vijan Sheni'' and [[Girish Karnad]]'s ''Hayavadana'', directed by [[Satyadev Dubey]].

==Early life==
Dina Pathak was born in [[Amreli]], [[Gujarat]] on 4 March 1922. She was enamoured of fashion and films, and while a teenager, started acting in plays and won acclaim from critics.<ref name=br/><ref name=":ox">{{Cite book|url=http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195644463.001.0001/acref-9780195644463-e-0480|title=The Oxford Companion to Indian Theatre|last=Baradi|first=Hasmukh|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2004|isbn=0195644468|editor-last=Lal|editor-first=Ananda|location=New Delhi|oclc=56986659|via=Oxford Reference}}</ref> She attended and graduated from a college affiliated to the [[University of Mumbai|University of Bombay]] (Mumbai). [[Rasiklal Parikh]] trained her in acting while Shanti Bardhan taught her dancing.<ref name=":ox" />

At a young age, she joined the [[Indian National Theatre]] as an actress. She became known for her student activism, where [[Bhavai|Bhavai theatre]], a folk theatre form from Gujarat, was used extensively to create awareness about the [[British Raj|British rule]], in the pre-independence era; this led to her close association with [[Indian People's Theatre Association]] (IPTA),<ref name=tri>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99jun11/art-trib.htm#1 "The Grand Dame of Indian Cinema"] ''[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]'', 11 April 1999</ref> along with her elder sister [[Shanta Gandhi]] and younger sister Tarla Mehta; while in Mumbai, she had an important hand in reviving the Gujarati theatre there, along with fellow Gujarati actors like Kailash Pandya and Damini Mehta.<ref name=exp>[http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=32202 "Veteran actress Dina Pathak passes away"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040712135350/http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=32202 |date=12 July 2004 }} ''[[Indian Express]]'', 12 October 2002.</ref>

==Career==
She created quite a stir with her plays in Gujarat in the 1940s. The audience queued up to watch her play the lead in ''Maina Gurjari'', which is still one of the most popular Bhavai's along with sister Shanta Gandhi's ''Jasma Odhan''.<ref name=tro>{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060611/spectrum/main2.htm|title=From Gujarat with grace|date=11 June 2006|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]}}</ref> In 1957, when she performed ''Mena Gurjari'' in front of then-President, Dr. [[Rajendra Prasad]] at the [[Rashtrapati Bhawan]] in Delhi, it became the first and the only Gujarati play to have achieved the feat so far.<ref name=toiahem13>{{cite news|title=Reliving the past of Gujarati Rangbhoomi|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-27/ahmedabad/38069233_1_world-theatre-day-costumes-villages|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615195310/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-27/ahmedabad/38069233_1_world-theatre-day-costumes-villages|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 June 2013|date=27 March 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=15 May 2013}}</ref>

Although she made her film debut with a Gujarati film, ''Kariyawar'' (1948), she retreated back into theatre after acting in just one film. She continued playing to packed audience in plays by [[Indian People's Theatre Association]] (IPTA) and Shanti Bardhan's Ballet troupe.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pprabhu.com/entertainment/remembering-dina-pathak.html |title=Remembering Dina Pathak |access-date=11 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212024710/http://pprabhu.com/entertainment/remembering-dina-pathak.html |archive-date=12 December 2007 |df=dmy }}</ref> Later she formed her own theatre group in Ahmedabad called "Natmandal",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glamsham.com/dramas/interviews/shaili_sathyu.asp |title=Shaili Sathyu |access-date=11 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303193525/http://www.glamsham.com/dramas/interviews/shaili_sathyu.asp |archive-date=3 March 2016 |df=dmy }}</ref> even today, she is remembered as a stalwart performer and a theatre activist at IPTA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mumbaitheatreguide.com/dramas/groups/ipta.asp|title=IPTA|access-date=11 March 2015}}</ref>

In her mid-40's, she made a comeback into films, two decades after her debut, with [[Basu Bhattacharya]]'s ''Uski Kahani'' (1966), for which she won the Bengal Journalists Association Award. She made four films in the 1960s, including [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]'s classic ''[[Satyakam]]'' (1969), ''[[Saat Hindustani]]'' (1969), starring [[Amitabh Bachchan]] in his debut role and the [[Merchant Ivory Productions]], ''[[The Guru (1969 film)|The Guru]]'' (1969). By the 1970s, she had become a favourite of art and commercial films alike, playing powerful motherly and grandmotherly roles. It was in these films that she became recognised as the Grand-Old-Mother of Hindi films. {{citation needed|date=March 2015}}

Films that stand out in this era are [[Gulzar]]'s ''[[Mausam (1975 film)|Mausam]]'' (1975), ''[[Kinara (film)|Kinara]]'' (1977) and ''[[Kitaab]]'' (1977), and sweet comedies like [[Basu Chatterjee]]'s ''[[Chitchor]]'' (1976), ''[[Gharaonda]]'' (1977) and also in an art cinema classic, [[Shyam Benegal]]'s ''[[Bhumika (film)|Bhumika]]'' (1977), which saw her standing tall alongside another acting legend, [[Smita Patil]], in her career's best performance.

Just as the 1970s ended, she was seen in the comedy classic, [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]'s ''[[Gol Maal]]'' (1979), where she essayed the role of Kamala Shrivastava, a middle-aged woman who sportingly plays mother to [[Amol Palekar]], who went on to direct her in his 1985 film, ''Ankahee''. The next decade began with another career-best, as a stern disciplinarian matriarch in [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]'s ''[[Khubsoorat|Khoobsurat]]'' in (1980), closely followed by ''[[Bhavni Bhavai]]'' (1980). In 1980, she was also awarded the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]. During the 80s, she also appeared on the popular TV series, ''[[Malgudi Days (TV series)|Malgudi Days]]''. In 1984, she appeared in ''[[A Passage to India (film)|A Passage to India]]''. Though she had far from given her career's best, she gave another powerful performance in [[Ketan Mehta]]'s ''[[Mirch Masala]]'' (1985), [[Govind Nihalani]]'s ''[[Tamas (film)|Tamas]]'' (1986) and once again she worked with [[Gulzar]] in ''[[Ijaazat]]'' (1987).<ref name="imdb"/>

Perhaps her career's best came in another comedy when in 2002 she appeared in [[Deepa Mehta]]'s ''[[Bollywood/Hollywood]]'' for which she was nominated for [[Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role|Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role]] at the [[23rd Genie Awards]].<ref name="imdb">[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0665544 Profile], imdb.com; accessed 11 March 2015.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121021143916/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-01-03/news-interviews/27263557_1_deepa-mehta-nominations-rahul-khanna Bollywood Hollywood gets 5 Genie nominations], timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 3 January 2003,</ref> She was also portraying the role of Badi Maa in the cult show ''Khichadi'' (2002).

==Personal life==
She married Baldev Pathak and had two daughters, actresses [[Ratna Pathak]] (b. 1957), and [[Supriya Pathak]] (b. 1961).<ref name=Times/><ref name=tri/>

==Death==
She completed her last film, ''[[Pinjar (film)|Pinjar]]'' (2003), but died before its release, of heart attack, following a prolonged illness,<ref name=Times/> on 11 October 2002 in [[Bandra]], [[Bombay]].<ref name=tri/>

==Selected filmography==
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* ''Kariyawar'' (1948) - Raju
* ''Uski Kahani'' (1966)
* ''[[The Guru (1969 film)|The Guru]]'' (1969) - Jury member at U.P. Beauty Contest
* ''[[Saat Hindustani]]'' (1969) - Mrs. J. Nath
* ''[[Satyakam]]'' (1969) - Harbhajan's mother
* ''[[Sara Akash]]'' (1969) - Mrs. Thakur
* ''[[Holi Ayee Re]]'' (1970) - Jamuna
* ''[[Sachaa Jhutha]]'' (1970) - Insp Pradhan's Mother
* ''[[Devi (1970 film)|Devi]]'' (1970) - Dharam Das' Sister
* ''[[Jal Bin Machhli Nritya Bin Bijli]]'' (1971) - Rajmata
* ''[[Koshish]]'' (1972) - Durga (Aarti's Mother)
* ''Ranak Devi'' (1973)
* ''[[Aap Ki Kasam]]'' (1974) - Sunita's Mother
* ''[[Avishkaar]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Charitraheen]]'' (1974)
* ''Mrig Trishna'' (1975) - Sandhya's maid
*''[[Anari (1975 film)|Anari]]'' (1975)
* ''[[Chaitali (film)|Chaitali]]'' (1975) - Chaitali's Aunt
* ''[[Mausam (1975 film)|Mausam]]'' (1975) - Gangu Rani
* ''[[Sangat (film)|Sangat]]'' (1976)
* ''[[Lagaam]]'' (1976) - Bheema's mother
* ''[[Chitchor]]'' (1976) - Mrs. P. Choudhry
* ''Gher Gher Matina Chula'' (1977)
* ''[[Dream Girl (1977 film)|Dream Girl]]'' (1977) - Ratnabai
* ''[[Bhumika (film)|Bhumika]]'' (1977) - Mrs. Kale
* ''[[Vishwasghaat]]'' (1977) - Saroj
* ''[[Shankar Hussain]]'' (1977) - Gomti
* ''[[Paheli (1977 film)|Paheli]]'' (1977) - Masterji's wife
* ''[[Kitaab]]'' (1977) - Babla's Mother
* ''[[Kinara (film)|Kinara]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Gharaonda]]'' (1977) - Guha's Mother
* ''[[Anurodh]]'' (1977) - Sushma Choudhary
* ''[[Aadmi Sadak Ka]]'' (1977) - Owner of Francis Hotel
* ''[[Badalte Rishtey]]'' (1978) - Mrs. Thakur
* ''[[Damaad]]'' (1978) - Mrs. Choudhary
* ''[[Bhookh]]'' (1978) - Mausi
* ''Nari Tu Narayani'' (1978)
* ''[[Chakravyuha]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Jeena Yahan]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Do Ladke Dono Kadke]]'' (1979) - Shantu (Ramu & Rani's mom)
* ''[[Gol Maal]]'' (1979) - Kamala Srivastav
* ''[[Meera (1979 film)|Meera]]'' (1979) - Mrs. Virendev Rathod 'Kunwarbai'
* ''[[Khandaan (1979 film)|Khandaan]]'' (1979) - Usha's mother
* ''[[Ahsaas]]'' (1979) - Anu Choudhury
* ''Solva Sawan'' (1979)
* ''Bebus'' (1979)
* ''[[Khubsoorat]]'' (1980) - Nirmala Gupta
* ''[[Thodisi Bewafaii]]'' (1980) - Dr. Karuna's mom
* ''Humkadam'' (1980) - Mrs. Raghunath Gupta
* ''The Naxalites'' (1980)
* ''[[Saajan Mere Main Saajan Ki]]'' (1980)
* ''[[Bhavni Bhavai]]'' (1980) - Bhagat's wife
* ''[[Naram Garam]]'' (1981) - Bhavani's mother-in-law
* ''[[Biwi-O-Biwi]]'' (1981) - Col. Mangal Singh's mother
* ''[[Haqdaar]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Shama (1981 film)|Shama]]'' (1981) - Mehrunisa 'Poofi'
* ''[[Aapas Ki Baat]]'' (1981) - Mrs. Sinha
* ''[[Umrao Jaan (1981 film)|Umrao Jaan]]'' (1981) - Husseini
* ''[[Sharda (1981 film)|Sharada]]'' (1981) - Taradevi
* ''[[Sansani: The Sensation]]'' (1981) - Wilma Vaz
* ''[[Tumhare Bina]]'' (1982) - Nani (Seema's mom)
* ''Dil-E-Nadaan'' (1982) - Vikram's Mother
* ''[[Dil... Akhir Dil Hai]]'' (1982) - Shobha Desai
* ''[[Prem Rog]]'' (1982) - Radha's Mother-In-Law (uncredited)
* ''[[Lakshmi]]'' (1982) - Thakur-Vijay's Father
* ''[[Star (1982 film)|Star]]'' (1982) - Mrs. Verma
* ''[[Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya]]'' (1982) - Durga Singh
* ''[[Arth]]'' (1982) - Kavita's Mother
* ''[[Vijeta (1982 film)|Vijeta]]'' (1982) - Angad's grandmother (Biji)
* ''[[Bheegi Palkein]]'' (1982) - Mrs. Acharya
* ''[[Arpan]]'' (1983) - Mrs. Verma
* ''[[Prem Tapasya]]'' (1983) - Naniji (Grandmother)
* ''[[Woh Saat Din]]'' (1983) - Savitri (Anand's Mom)
* ''[[Achha Bura]]'' (1983) - Rosy
* ''[[Sasural (1984 film)|Sasural]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Bindiya Chamkegi]]'' (1984) - Jeevan's wife
* ''[[Asha Jyoti]]'' (1984) - Mangala
* ''[[Yaadgaar (1984 film)|Yaadgaar]]'' (1984) - Suresh's mom
* ''[[A Passage to India (film)|A Passage to India]]'' (1984) - Begum Hamidullah
* ''Yahan Wahan'' (1984) - Rajesh's Mother
* ''[[Sharara]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Rakta Bandhan]]'' (1984) - Chandan's mom
* ''[[Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Meetha Zehar]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Holi (1984 film)|Holi]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Ramkali]]'' (1985) - Ramkali's foster mom
* ''[[Balidaan (1985 film)|Balidaan]]'' (1985) - Vijay's Bua
* ''[[Sur Sangam]]'' (1985) - Kannu's Grandmother
* ''[[Jhoothi]]'' (1985) - Seema's mother
* ''[[Ankahee (1985 film)|Ankahee]]'' (1985) - Savitri Chaturvedi
* ''[[Shart (1986 film)|Shart]]'' (1986) - Jankibai
* ''[[Andheri Raat Mein Diya Tere Haath Mein]]'' (1986) - Mai
* ''[[Karamdaata (1986 film)|Karamdaata]]'' (1986) - Govinda's mother
* ''[[Ek Chadar Maili Si]]'' (1986) - Jindhi
* ''[[Naache Mayuri]]'' (1986) - Mayuri's Grandmother
* ''[[Haathon Ki Lakeeren]]'' (1986) - Geeta's mom
* ''Ek Pal'' (1986) - Priyam's mother
* ''[[Angaaray (1986 film)|Angaaray]]'' (1986) - Vijay's mother
* ''[[Mirch Masala]]'' (1987) - Maanki, factory worker
* ''Raahee'' (1987) - Mrs. Kumar
* ''[[Ijaazat]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Mera Yaar Mera Dushman]]'' (1987) - Ashok's Mother
* ''[[Aulad (1987 film)|Aulad]]'' (1987) - Savithri
* ''[[Anjaam khuda jaane]]'' (1988)
* ''[[Mohabbat Ke Dushman]]'' (1988) - Amijaan
* ''[[Yateem]]'' (1988) - Mrs. Yadav (uncredited)
* ''[[Tamas (film)|Tamas]]'' (1988, TV Series)
* ''[[Lathi (1988 film)|Lathi]]'' (1988)
* ''[[Clerk (1989 film)|Clerk]]'' (1989) - Kaushalya
* ''[[Hum Intezaar Karenge]]'' (1989) - Ravi's mother
* ''[[Kasam Jhoot Ki]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Sanam Bewafa]]'' (1991) - Fateh's Mom
* ''[[Khilaaf]]'' (1991) - Mrs. Singh
* ''[[Saudagar (1991 film)|Saudagar]]'' (1991) - Bir Singh's elder sister
* ''[[Pita]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Ghar Parivaar]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Antarnaad]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Kabhi Dhoop Kabhi Chhaon]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Yaad Rakhegi Duniya]]'' (1992) - Naina's paternal grandmother
* ''[[Aaj Ka Goonda Raaj]]'' (1992) - Grandmother
* ''[[Sunday (1993 film)|Sunday]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Aaina (1993 film)|Aaina]]'' (1993) - Grandmother
* ''[[Chor Aur Chaand]]'' (1993) - Dinkar's mom
* ''[[Phool (1993 film)|Phool]]'' (1993) - Dharamraaj's mom
* ''[[Meharbaan]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Jaagruti]]'' (1993) - Jugnu's Grandmother
* ''[[Aankhen (1993 film)|Aankhen]]'' (1993) - Grandmother
* ''[[Andaz (1994 film)|Andaz]]'' (1994) - Dadi in Photo Frame
* ''[[Raja Babu (film)|Raja Babu]]'' (1994) - Bansi's Mother (uncredited)
* ''[[Eena Meena Deeka (film)|Eena Meena Deeka]]'' (1994) - Eena's mom
* ''[[Maidan-E-Jung]]'' (1995) - Buaji
* ''[[Zakhmi Sipahi]]'' (1995) - Shakti's Grandmother
* ''[[Sabse Bada Khiladi]]'' (1995) - Jamna's mom
* ''[[Yaraana (1995 film)|Yaraana]]'' (1995) - Durga
* ''[[Tarpan (film)|Tarpan]]'' (1995) - Rammo
* ''[[Dushmani: A Violent Love Story]]'' (1995) - Buaji (Singh family)
* ''[[Yash (film)|Yash]]'' (1996) - Daadima
* ''[[Aurat Aurat Aurat]]'' (1996) - Sita's chachi
* ''[[Mere Sapno Ki Rani (film)|Mere Sapno Ki Rani]]'' (1997) - Rajnath's mom
* ''[[Pardes (1997 film)|Pardes]]'' (1997) - Dadi Maa
* ''[[Zor (film)|Zor: Never Underestimate the Force]]'' (1998) - Mrs. Singh
* ''[[Gharwali Baharwali]]'' (1998) - Dadi Maa
* ''[[Zulm-O-Sitam]]'' (1998) - Meena's Grandfather
* ''[[Himmatwala (1998 film)|Himmatwala]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Silsila Hai Pyar Ka]]'' (1999) - Abhay's Grandmother
* ''[[Kartoos]]'' (1999) - Mini's Buaji
* ''[[Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Badal]]'' (2000) - old lady
* ''[[Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya]]'' (2000) - Dodima
* ''Champion'' (2000) - Rajveer's Grandmother
* ''[[Aashiq (2001 film)|Aashiq]]'' (2001) - Dai Maa
* ''[[Tum Bin]]'' (2001) - Mrs. Shah
* ''[[Lajja (2001 film)|Lajja]]'' (2001) - Bua
* ''[[Devdas (2002 Hindi film)|Devdas]]'' (2002) - Badima
* ''[[Bollywood/Hollywood]]'' (2002) - Grandma ji
* ''[[Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Border Hindustan Ka]]'' (2003) - 'Dadi' - Nargis' grandmother
* ''[[Pinjar (film)|Pinjar]]'' (2003) - Rahim's aunt (final film role)
{{div col end}}

==Television==

{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Year!
! Serial
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1987
| ''[[Malgudi Days (TV series)|''Malgudi Days'']]''
| Episode no 41 Aaya (Main Role)
|
|-
|Rowspan="2"| 1994
|''[[Tehkikaat]]''
|Kanchan Chaudhry - Jealously Turns Blood
|Episode 1 to 3
|-
| ''[[Junoon (1994 TV series)|Junoon]]''
|Savitri Dhanraj
|Only from Episode 1 to 7
|-
|1999
| ''[[Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka (TV series)|Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka]]''
|Dadi
|
|-
|}

==Awards==
* 1977 – Nominated, [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for ''[[Mausam (1975 film)#Nominated|Mausam]]''
* 1980 – Nominated, [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for ''[[Gol Maal (1979 film)|Gol Maal]]''
* 1981 – Nominated, [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for ''[[Khubsoorat]]''{{Citation needed|date=March 2019}}
* 2003 – Nominated, [[Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role]] for ''[[Bollywood/Hollywood]]''

== Notes ==
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==References==
* {{cite book|last=Brandon|first=James R. |author2=Martin Banham |title=The Cambridge guide to Asian theatre|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1997|isbn=978-0-521-58822-5|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ttnH5W9qoBAC&pg=PA83|ref=Br}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0665544}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama person|dina-pathak}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080224061435/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/210565/Dina-Pathak Dina Pathal filmography at ''New York Times'']
*[http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf List of Filmfare Award Winners and Nominations, 1953–2005]

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