Ratna Pathak Shah

Ratna Pathak Shah is an Indian actress and director known for her work in Hindi theatre television and films Her extensive work in theatre includes a series of plays in both English and Hindi She rose to prominence when she appeared in the hit TV serial Idhar Udhar in the 1980s She garnered widespread recognition and acclaim with her portrayal of Maya Sarabhai a snobbish socialite in the cult sitcom Sarabhai vs Sarabhai 20042017 Her other prominent roles include the comingofage romantic comedy Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na 2008 the action comedy Golmaal 3 2010 the family comedydrama Kapoor Sons 2016 and the blackcomedy Lipstick Under My Burkha 2017 all of which earned her nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress She also received critical acclaim for her performances in the romantic comedies Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu 2012 and Khoobsurat 2014 Her performance in Amazon Prime Videos anthology film Unpaused 2020 earned her a nomination for the Filmfare OTT Award for Best Actress in a Web Original Film She is also one of the two daughters of famous actress Dina Pathak with the second daughter being another successful actress Supriya Pathak