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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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.565 |
| Birthday | 1922-03-04 |
| Place of Birth | Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India |
| Also Known As | दीना पाठक, |
2002
Bollywood/Hollywood
5.719/32
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1987
Raahee
8/1
A pregnant woman is abandoned by her truck-driver lover.
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Raahee
1979
Gol Maal
7.421/82
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Gol Maal
1998
Gharwali Baharwali
5.444/9
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Gharwali Baharwali
1993
Phool
10/1
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1978
Damaad
10/1
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Damaad
1980
Khubsoorat
6.5/15
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Khubsoorat
1983
Achha Bura
9/1
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1980
Humkadam
7/1
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Humkadam
1984
Raktha Bandhan
8/1
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Raktha Bandhan
2002
Devdas
7.485/377
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1995
Maidan-E-Jung
7.8/5
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1982
Bheegi Palkein
9/1
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Bheegi Palkein
1995
Zakhmi Sipahi
7/1
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1981
Naram Garam
6.45/11
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Naram Garam
1985
The Unspoken
10/1
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1982
Arth
6.786/14
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1986
Ek Chadar Maili Si
7.75/4
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1975
Mausam
5.222/9
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Mausam
1987
Aulad
8.2/5
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Aulad
1977
Bhumika
6.361/18
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Bhumika
1974
Charitraheen
9/1
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Charitraheen
1977
Kitaab
6.25/4
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Kitaab
1987
Mirch Masala
7.789/19
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Mirch Masala
1974
Aap Ki Kasam
7/11
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Aap Ki Kasam
2000
Badal
6/15
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1970
Sachaa Jhutha
6.643/7
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Sachaa Jhutha
1988
Tamas
9.2/2
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Tamas
1995
Sabse Bada Khiladi
5.75/16
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Sabse Bada Khiladi
1987
Mera Yaar Mera Dushman
8/1
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Mera Yaar Mera Dushman
1986
Karamdaata
9.5/4
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Karamdaata
1982
Star
5.789/64
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Star
1984
Asha Jyoti
10/1
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Asha Jyoti
1988
Gone to Waste
0/0
Jamal and Pratap are close friends until one is sentenced to five years in jail and the other becomes involved in gang activity.
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Gone to Waste
1978
Badaltey Rishtey
4.667/6
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1979
Jeena Yahan
9/1
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1977
Gharaonda
7/6
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Gharaonda
1986
Ek Pal
7/1
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Ek Pal
1992
Aaj Ka Goonda Raaj
4.5/4
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1995
Tarpan
7/2
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Tarpan
1999
Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin
4.625/8
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Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin
1982
Vijeta
9.167/3
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Vijeta
1985
Jhoothi
5.75/4
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Jhoothi
1992
Yaad Rakhegi Duniya
7/4
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Yaad Rakhegi Duniya
1991
Sanam Bewafa
5.167/12
Salman falls in love with Ruksar but their fathers, despite being neighbours, are sworn enemies. The couple end up marrying but they are shocked when...
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Sanam Bewafa
1995
Dushmani: A Violent Love Story
7/6
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Dushmani: A Violent Love Story
1984
Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!
7/1
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Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!
1979
Do Ladke Dono Kadke
8.333/3
Two hapless petty thieves find themselves embroiled in a kidnapping when they decide to break into a house on the very same night that two dim-witted...
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Do Ladke Dono Kadke
1981
Bhavni Bhavai
4.875/8
In a drought-stricken city in India, the emperor Maharaja Dhiraj Chandrasen, who has two wives, and no children, orders all kinds of rituals to appeas...
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Bhavni Bhavai
1969
Sara Akash
6.75/4
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Sara Akash
1987
Ijaazat
6.182/11
An estranged couple accidentally meet in a railway station's waiting room and revisit their past.
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Ijaazat
1988
Mohabbat Ke Dushman
8.125/4
Rehmat Khan (Raaj Kumar) is the wise leader of a tribe of frontiersmen. After the malevolent leader of a neighboring tribe (Amrish Puri) kidnaps the b...
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Mohabbat Ke Dushman
1982
Dil-E-Nadaan
7/2
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Dil-E-Nadaan
2004
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
6/5
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Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
1974
Aavishkar
8/1
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Aavishkar
1980
Thodisi Bewafaii
5.5/2
Arvind Kumar Choudhary is widowed, respectable and wealthy businessman, who lives with his only son, Arun, in a palatial house. He re-marries another...
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Thodisi Bewafaii
1975
Anari
10/1
A young couple struggle with poverty, but a job opportunity which cancels their financial woes leads to new tests of character
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Anari
1981
Umrao Jaan
6/19
Amiran is sold to a brothel by a corrupt cop after her father testifies against him. Many years later, she grows up to be an accomplished poetess and...
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Umrao Jaan
1979
Ahsaas
8/1
Sudarshan Sahni would like his son, Raju, to marry his Europe-based friend's daughter, Rita, but Raju is in love with Anu, and both plan to marry each...
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Ahsaas
1991
Saudagar
6.667/15
Two childhood friends have become bitter enemies. So much so, in fact, that they have divided their territories and sworn to kill anyone who crosses t...
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Saudagar
1980
The Naxalites
9/1
A political drama centered on the Naxalite movement in India, depicting individuals from varied regions and social backgrounds who are drawn into arme...
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The Naxalites
2000
Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya
7/1
Mohit, a young man raised into beliving in fairy tales, comes to Bombay to find Manisha, a young woman whom he saved from drowning in a lake near his...
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Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya
1976
Chitchor
7/3
Geeta ends up with two suitors after her father goes to bring home a prospective groom and mistakenly picks up the wrong man.
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Chitchor
1989
Clerk
3.2/5
A story about the trials and tribulations of retired soldier Satyapati and his sons
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Clerk
1993
Aankhen
5.976/21
Two good-for-nothing brothers are embroiled in a conspiracy involving a political assassination and try their best to save the country.
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Aankhen
1972
Koshish
7.778/9
A romantic drama which tells the story of a 20 year relationship between Hari and Aarti - a deaf-mute couple who try to live their lives to the fulles...
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Koshish
1983
Woh 7 Din
7.222/9
Maya, coming from poor family, is married to the affluent Dr. Anand; but she tries to commit suicide on the nuptial night. She tells Anand that she wa...
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Woh 7 Din
1984
A Passage to India
6.839/326
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A Passage to India
1982
Yeh to Kamaal Ho Gaya
8/2
Saxena, a corrupt lawyer, frames Shankar's son of murder and has him put in juvenile jail. A vengeful Shankar kidnaps one of Saxena's twin boys and ra...
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Yeh to Kamaal Ho Gaya
1984
Yaadgaar
7/2
Rajunath, the lazy son of the village postman Shambunath, is a liar. He often plays pranks on the poor villagers. When his father succumbs to burns, h...
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Yaadgaar
1993
Chor Aur Chand
9.5/2
Reema runs away from her home to avoid a forced marriage. She is joined by two criminals who are escaping the law as well as getting hunted by a gangs...
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Chor Aur Chand
2003
Pinjar
7.714/14
In the days leading up to Partition, a Hindu woman is abducted by a Muslim man. Soon, she finds herself not only forced into marriage, but living in a...
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Pinjar
1982
Prem Rog
7.154/13
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Prem Rog
1979
Solva Sawan
8/1
Sixteen-year-old Mehna falls in love with a doctor from the city who plans on taking advantage of her. When he leaves her after she refuses his advanc...
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Solva Sawan
1996
Aurat Aurat Aurat
7.5/2
This is the story of a young woman named Sita, who is engaged to a college professor. Rakesh, a spoilt rich brat comes across Sita one day and falls i...
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Aurat Aurat Aurat
1982
Dil... Akhir Dil Hai
7/1
Kusam Desai moves from Pune to Bombay with her new husband and family friend Vimal, who does not live up to her expectations. After discovering Vimal...
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Dil... Akhir Dil Hai
1986
Shart
10/1
The city is rocked by a series of brutal murders. All the victims are women of lose character or prostitutes, and all have been brutally slain. Inspec...
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Shart
1991
Pita
10/1
The story depicts the vulnerability of a man who is victimized by his wife who plots to prove his husband mentally insane. She is in disagreement with...
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Pita
1971
Jal Bin Machhli Nritya Bin Bijli
7/1
Film about a young woman who enjoys singing and dancing, but is not thrilled about her impending arranged marriage.
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Jal Bin Machhli Nritya Bin Bijli
1979
Meera
7/1
Meera, a devotee of Lord Krishna, believes she is married to the lord and rejects her marriage to a Rajput prince. However, her spirituality leads her...
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Meera
1966
Uski Kahani
7/1
The newcomers Pradip and his sister Rekha, played by Mahendru, gave him hope that he could do better in his life. During that time, he fell in love wi...
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Uski Kahani
1983
Prem Tapasya
3/3
A man falls in love with an attractive woman, reluctant at first; she accepts his proposal for marriage. They plan to get married in secret, but he do...
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Prem Tapasya
1988
Yateem
5.786/7
When Inspector Yadav (Kulbhushan Kharbanda) shoots down a criminal couple in the line of duty, his heart goes out to their orphaned baby son Krishna....
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Yateem
1977
Kinara
6.667/3
Aarti, a dancer, is grieving over the death of her lover, Chandan. She is befriended by Inder who eventually falls in love with her. But a revelation...
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Kinara
1982
Lakshmi
0/0
Widowed early in life, Lakshmi is forced to turn into a courtesan. However, she strives hard to raise her children under difficult circumstances.
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Lakshmi
1985
Ramkali
5.5/2
When Inspector Sultan Singh returns home after being away for a long time, he is shocked to see his grief-stricken parents. He sets out to exact reven...
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Ramkali
1993
Sunday
8/1
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Sunday
1969
Satyakam
7.333/3
Follows Satyapriya Acharya, an idealistic young engineer raised on strict moral principles, who enters post-Independence India determined to live by t...
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Satyakam
1977
Dream Girl
5.938/8
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Dream Girl
1993
Aaina
7.833/6
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Aaina
1994
Eena Meena Deeka
6.667/6
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