Ratna Pathak Shah

Acting

Ratna Pathak Shah

Born

1957-03-07 (69)

Place of birth

Bombay, Bombay State, India

Known for

Acting

Credits

45 titles

Ratna Pathak Shah (born August 7, 1957) is an Indian actress and director of theatre, television, and films. Her extensive work in theatre includes a series of plays in both English and Hindi.

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 13 titles

Attack poster
6.8

With the Parliament under siege, India’s first super soldier Arjun Shergill is tasked to get hold of the terrorists in time, save the Prime Minister from their clutches and stop a dirty bomb from exploding and destroying Delhi.

Attack

2022

Hum Do Hamare Do poster
5.5

Self-made man Dhruv and social media star Anya fall in love and decide to marry. Just one problem - he's an orphan because Anya will only marry a guy, who has an adorable family, so the only solution - arrange a 'fake' set of parents.

Hum Do Hamare Do

2021

Jayeshbhai Jordaar poster
6.0

A non-confrontational Jayesh decides to defy his patriarchal family and flee with his pregnant wife Mudra to save their unborn daughter from foeticide. A screwball, hilarious chase begins as Jayesh's father assembles all his might to nab them. Will this unlikely hero manage to create a safe and equal haven for his daughter?

Jayeshbhai Jordaar

2022

Thappad poster
6.9

A young woman's life is shattered into pieces when her husband slaps her at a party, causing her to question what this relationship stands for.

Thappad

2020

A Knock on the Door poster
2.0

As they prepare to celebrate their wedding anniversary, politically committed professors Hari and Ramona receive a group of unwanted visitors claiming to be from a central intelligence agency. Dressed in white hazmat suits and wearing multifaced masks, the team of men and women raids their house, traumatising the couple and taking away their hard drives. The professors contact the police, but when their friends and acquaintances doubt their claims, Hari begins to break down.

A Knock on the Door

2023

Detective Sherdil poster
4.4

For Detective Sherdil, crime-solving is his superpower. But can his wit, intellect and street-smart instincts help him crack the murder mystery of the industrialist Pankaj Bhatti?

Detective Sherdil

2025

Dhak Dhak poster
5.9

Four women — a travel blogger, her friend's biker granny, a makeshift mechanic and a young girl set to be married — ride to the highest motorable pass in the world on an extraordinary journey of self-discovery.

Dhak Dhak

2023

Unpaused poster
6.6

An anthology that brings five unique creators and filmmakers to tell stories about love, happiness, friendship, new beginnings, second chances and a glimmer of hope - set and filmed in the times of the COVID-19 lockdown.

Unpaused

2020

Kutch Express poster
3.0

Your life is perfect with your family and husband. But when this perfect life is just an illusion, where else do you seek solace?

Kutch Express

2023

Man Woman Man Woman poster
NR

A film where old school romance meets modern dating.

Man Woman Man Woman

2023

A Night, After All poster
NR

Supriya and Kishore are two souls in the twilight of their lives. Having lived a quiet life in various cities over various transfers, they are now settled in their own house. But there is someone else who is a part of their life now: Bittu, their 19-year-old niece, is living with them. Her presence in their life creates a dilemma they both are unable to solve.

A Night, After All

2024

Bachu Ni Benpani poster
NR

Bachu Bapodara, a miser and health freak, is on a free trip to Bangkok. A mystery woman, wild adventures, and heartfelt twists make his journey hilarious and emotional. 'Bachu Ni Benpani' is a perfect film for the whole family.

Bachu Ni Benpani

2025

Over A Cup of Chai poster
NR

Nitya (Dalai) surprises her mom, Saira (Ratna Pathak Shah) on a lazy Sunday. As the mother-daughter exchange pleasantries, it is obvious there are undercurrents causing tension between the duo. Tensions further escalate when Nitya's partner, Aryan (Danesh Razvi) arrives, unaware of the conflict between Nitya and Saira. Will Saira and Nitya be able to forgive each other? Was Nitya's surprise hiding something important? Will Saira move on from the past? Over A Cup of Chai explores these uneasy dynamics, and hopes to leave the audience with feeling empathy for these characters. The film wishes to celebrate the triumph of love over hate and conflict.

Over A Cup of Chai

2025

2010s · 11 titles

Kapoor & Sons poster
7.1

Returning home to visit their ill grandfather, two estranged brothers must confront their unresolved rivalry while their parents’ marriage frays.

Kapoor & Sons

2016

Khoobsurat poster
6.6

A vibrant, hopelessly romantic physiotherapist meets a handsome young Rajput prince who is the complete opposite of her – and is engaged to someone else.

Khoobsurat

2014

Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu poster
5.6

Rahul and Riana meet each other for the first time, get drunk, and awake the next morning to find that they have gotten legally married to each other.

Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu

2012

Golmaal 3 poster
5.6

Cupid strikes when Pritam, a single father, comes across his college sweetheart, Geeta, in Goa. However, when their respective children go to war with each other, the two find it difficult to reunite.

Golmaal 3

2010

Love per Square Foot poster
6.7

Individually, bank employees Sanjay and Karina don't earn enough to be able to buy a home, so they decide to enter into a marriage of convenience.

Love per Square Foot

2018

Mubarakan poster
6.0

Singleton Kartar Singh is left with the responsibility of raising his two orphaned nephews. He asks his brother in Punjab to raise Charan and his sister in London to raise Karan. When the twins cross continents, they leave behind a trail of confusion.

Mubarakan

2017

Nil Battey Sannata poster
7.3

Behind the magnificent Taj Mahal lies a cluster of dingy homes where Chanda (35), a domestic help, lives with her 14-year-old daughter Appu. Chanda aspires and dreams that her daughter will study and embrace a better fate. When Appu tells her she wants to quit school and become a maid like her, Chanda takes a strong decision: she will herself go back to school, and even join the class of her daughter.

Nil Battey Sannata

2016

Lipstick Under My Burkha poster
6.8

Four ordinary women, inflicted by silly societal norms, have to steal, lie, cheat and hide in order to lead the lives that they rightfully deserve.

Lipstick Under My Burkha

2017

Sarabhai vs Sarabhai Take 2: The Making poster
NR

Takes the audience behind the artistry, intellectual spirits, and production of the second season of the holy grail of Indian sitcom.

Sarabhai vs Sarabhai Take 2: The Making

2017

Life Continues poster
NR

The film sheds light on the complicated & emotionally charged decision-making process for families when confronted by having to consider the organ donation of their recently deceased loved ones.

Life Continues

2015

The Coffin Maker poster
NR

Based in a small village in Goa, "The Coffin Maker" is about Anton Gomes who comes from a family of accomplished carpenters and takes up coffin making when difficult circumstances render him jobless and penniless. Cynical and disillusioned Anton exists. Till one day Death challenges his life.

The Coffin Maker

2013

2000s · 5 titles

1980s · 5 titles

Heat and Dust poster
6.0

Anne is investigating the life of her grand-aunt Olivia, whose destiny has always been shrouded with scandal. As Anne delves into the history of her grand-aunt, she is led to reconsider her own life.

Heat and Dust

1983

Andha Yug poster
NR

"Andha Yug"—literally 'Age of Blindness'—is an allegorical play written in the aftermath of the Partition of India by Shri Dharamvir Bharti. Rooted in the epic Mahabharata, this landmark 1989 Delhi performance was staged for the Nehru Shatabdi Samaroh Festival and has since been preserved by the Natya Shodh Sansthan, Kolkata (NSS). Set on the final day of the Kurukshetra war, the narrative chronicles the end of the Dvapara Yuga and the immediate descent into the dark Kali Yuga, triggered by Lord Krishna's demise. This five-act masterpiece explores the moral collapse, cycles of revenge, and psychological trauma of war. It depicts the pyrrhic reality of the Kali Yuga—the worst, shortest, and darkest of the four cosmic ages—in which recursive violence degrades the fabric of civilization, blinding individuals to reason as they are forced to reckon with the devastation's fallout.

Andha Yug

1989

Mirch Masala poster
7.9

Early-1940s, rural British India. When a woman decides to fight against the village's despotic subedar and is supported by the guard of the local spice factory, more women join to defy the prevailing oppression.

Mirch Masala

1987

Mandi poster
7.0

The denizens of a brothel deal with internal drama, as well as greedy land developers and an anti-prostitution politician who are pressuring them to leave town.

Mandi

1983

The Perfect Murder poster
6.1

Police Inspector Ghote lives a middle-class life in Bombay along with his wife, Pratima. He has been employed with the Bombay Police for many years. He is assigned to investigate the deadly assault on a Parsi man named Perfect, who is the Secretary of Lala Heera Lal, a wealthy man with underworld links. Inspector Ghote commences his investigation and is displeased when his superiors ask him to work with a Swedish Forensic Expert by the name of Axel Svennson.

The Perfect Murder

1988

Series credits

No artwork available
NR

Host Farooq Shaikh interviews many well-known Bollywood faces as well as television celebrities and gives a peek into their private and professional lives.

Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai

2002

The Discovery of India poster
9.4

Bharat Ek Khoj is a 53-episode Indian historical drama based on the book The Discovery of India by Jawaharlal Nehru, that dramatically unfolds the 5000 year history of India from its beginnings to the coming of independence in 1947. The drama was directed, written and produced by Shyam Benegal with cinematographer V. K. Murthy in 1988 for state-owned Doordarshan. Benegal's regular script collaborator Shama Zaidi also co-wrote the script.

The Discovery of India

1988

Sarabhai vs Sarabhai poster
7.0

The show revolves around the lives of the members of an Uber Wealthy - High Society Gujarati family of Cuffe Parade - South Mumbai, whose daughter-in-law is from a middle class Delhi background.

Sarabhai vs Sarabhai

2004

Trial by Fire poster
7.8

After the deadly Uphaar cinema fire, two grief-stricken parents navigate the loss of their kids and a dogged fight for justice.

Trial by Fire

2023

Charlie Chopra & the Mystery of Solang Valley poster
6.1

Amateur detective Charlie Chopra investigates a murder at her fiancé's family home in the mountains of Himachal Pradesh, uncovering secrets and facing danger.

Charlie Chopra & the Mystery of Solang Valley

2023

Selection Day poster
7.3

Two teen cricket prodigies struggle against their overbearing father and a system stacked against them to realize their own ambitions and identities.

Selection Day

2018

Happy Family, Conditions Apply poster
5.7

Meet the Dholakias, a family of four generations living under one roof, as they navigate the ups and downs of their lives. While they appear to be picture perfect, they are endearingly, heartbreakingly human, each with their unique quirks and quibbles. Follow their journey as they try their best to navigate through all the things life throws at them.

Happy Family, Conditions Apply

2023

No artwork available
NR

Sunita, an air hostess and Poonam, an ad executive stay together in Mumbai in a rented apartment. Their lives take interesting turn when they start sharing the flat with a struggling actor Kumar and a small time broker Sudhir.

Idhar Udhar

1985

No artwork available
NR

The show featured a range of short stories about different people in varied scenarios. They covered incidents which had a humorous side to them and showed the varying facets of human relationships.

Gubbare

1999