Sarika
Sarika | |
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| Born | Sarika Thakur June 3, 1962 |
| Years active | 1967—present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Shruti Haasan Akshara Haasan |
Sarika Thakur, better known as Sarika, is an Indian actress. Apart from acting, she also served as costume designer, sound designer & associate director for Kuruthipunal under Raaj Kamal Films International. In 2005, she won the National Film Award for Best Actress for the English film Parzania.
Early life
Sarika was born in New Delhi into a family of mixed Marathi and Himachali descent.[1] Her father abandoned the family when she was very young. From then on, she became the head of the family and had to work. She did not attend school.[2]
Career
Sarika started her film career as a child actor at the age of 5,[3] playing the role of a boy, Master Sooraj, during the 1960s in Bollywood. Her most notable and popular appearance as a child artist was in the year 1967 in the musical superhit Hamraaz, where she was seen as the daughter of Vimi named baby/saarika. She appeared in many children's movies. Later, she moved on to films with Rajshri Productions Geet Gaata Chal with Sachin, with whom she starred in many Hindi and Marathi films.
In Sarika's acting career, she was often cast as a "westernized girl" in films due to her Non-Indian looks. She gave birth to a baby girl, Shruti Hassan in 1986. She gave up her acting career after her marriage to Kamal Haasan and moved to Chennai with him during the peak of her career. After separating from her husband, she made a comeback in Hindi films. She played Ipsita Ray Chakraverti in the film Sacred Evil – A True Story which failed at the box office.
In year 2000, Sarika won the National Film Award for Best Costume Design for the film Hey Ram. Her performance in Parzania in which she plays the role of a Zoroastrian woman who loses her child during the 2002 riots of India, earned her the National Film Award for Best Actress. Khalid Mohamed wrote for Hindustan Times of her performance, "Sarika is marvellously restrained and lifelike, making you care for Parzania straight from the heart."[4]
Sarika has starred as Sheetal Thadani in the movie Bheja Fry (2006), where she played the wife of Rajat Kapoor. She also had a small but important role in Manorama Six Feet Under. Her latest movie is Shoebite, which has been delayed for production, where she stars opposite Amitabh Bachchan.
Sarika made her television debut in Sony TV's Yudh which stars Amitabh Bachchan in the lead role.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Baar Baar Dekho | Mrs. Varma |
| 2014 | Purani Jeans | Sherry Lawrence |
| 2013 | David | |
| 2013 | Club 60 | Dr. Sayra |
| 2012 | Jab Tak Hai Jaan | Dr. Zoya Ali Khan |
| 2012 | Shoebite | Aditi |
| 2010 | Society | |
| 2009 | Kaccha Limbu | |
| 2008 | Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors | Hari Puttar's Mother |
| 2008 | Y.M.I. Yeh Mera India | Sushma Talreja |
| 2008 | Tahaan | (uncredited) Tahaan's Mother |
| 2007 | Manorama Six Feet Under | Manorama |
| 2007 | Bheja Fry | Sheetal R. Thadani |
| 2006 | Baabul | Pushpa Kapoor |
| 2006 | Sacred Evil | Ipsita |
| 2005 | Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow | Ira Haksar |
| 2005 | Parzania | Shehnaz |
| 2004 | American Daylight | Dolly |
| 2003 | Raghu Romeo | Party guest |
| 2003 | Punnagai Poove | |
| 1997 | Aakhri Sanghursh | Seeta |
| 1989 | Santosh | Munni/Sarika |
| 1989 | Ajeeb Itefaq | Aparna/Arpana |
| 1988 | Kharidar | |
| 1986 | Swati | Dancer/Singer |
| Shart | Ruhi | |
| 1986 | Dilwaala | Sapna |
| 1986 | Mangal Dada | |
| 1986 | Zinda Laash | |
| 1985 | Ek Daku Saher Mein | Ranjana |
| 1985 | Ram Tere Kitne Nam | (uncredited) Lily (scene from Devta) |
| 1985 | Ek Bhool | (TV) |
| 1984 | Karishmaa | Neeta |
| 1984 | Gangvaa | |
| 1984 | Ram Tera Desh | Lily D'Souza |
| 1984 | Aasmaan | |
| 1984 | Akalmand | Advocate Shobha |
| 1984 | Raaj Tilak | Gypsy |
| 1983 | Bade Dil Wala | Juhi Sinha/Juhi V. Gupta |
| 1983 | Nastik | (as Baby Sarika) Mala |
| 1983 | Bagga Daku | |
| 1983 | Razia Sultan | |
| 1982 | Vidhaata | Neelima |
| 1982 | Badle Ki Aag | Asha |
| 1982 | Meharbaani | |
| 1982 | Teesri Aankh | Rekha |
| 1982 | Yeh Vaada Raha | Rita Saxena |
| 1982 | Shriman Shrimati | Aruna Gupta |
| 1982 | Satte Pe Satta | Sheela |
| 1982 | Daulat | Sushma |
| 1982 | Dil Hi Dil Mein | Gulabo/Rani |
| 1981 | Sannata | |
| 1981 | Dahshat | Kiran |
| 1981 | Paanch Qaidi | |
| 1981 | Kranti | Sheetal |
| 1981 | Nai Imarat | |
| 1981 | Plot No. 5 | |
| 1981 | Sharada | Anita Kohli |
| 1980 | Jyoti Bane Jwala | Asha |
| 1980 | Nazrana Pyar Ka | Anuradha |
| 1980 | Pyaara Dushman | |
| 1980 | Yeh Kaisa Insaf? | Sudha |
| 1979 | Bin Phere Hum Tere | Shikha |
| 1979 | Griha Pravesh | Sapna |
| 1979 | Jaan-E-Bahaar | Kuku Rai |
| 1979 | Jaani Dushman | Bindiya |
| 1979 | Raakhi Ki Saugandh | Paro/Tina |
| 1979 | Til Til Dalekha | |
| 1978 | Dil Aur Deewaar | Laxmi Rai |
| Tik...Tik...Tik | Miss India | |
| 1978 | Anpadh | Geeta "Anpadh" |
| 1978 | Devata | Lily |
| 1978 | Madhu Malti | |
| 1977 | Paradh | Marathi Film (Nutan Sachin & Shiram Lagu) |
| 1976 | Bundal Baaz | (uncredited) TV Newscaster |
| 1976 | Raksha Bandhan | Asha |
| 1975 | Khushboo | Kali |
| 1976 | Zid | |
| 1975 | Geet Gaata Chal | Radha |
| 1975 | Kaagaz Ki Nao | |
| 1975 | Vandana | |
| 1972 | Haar Jeet | Child artist |
| 1971 | Chhoti Bahu | (uncredited) Gopi |
| 1971 | Jawan Muhabat | Child artist - Rekha Sareen |
| 1970 | Devi | (as Moppet Suraj) Deepak |
| 1969 | Beti | Little Nanda |
| 1969 | Balak | Child artist - Deepak "Deepu" |
| 1969 | Jyoti | |
| 1969 | Satyakam | Child artist - Kabul S. Archarya |
| 1968 | Aashirwad | Child artist - Neena |
| 1967 | Hamraaz | Child artist - Sarika |
| 1967 | Majhli Didi | Uma – Hemangini |
Television
| Year | Show | Channel | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Yudh (TV series) | Sony | Gauri Sekhar |
| 2015 | Darr Sabko Lagta Hai | episode eleven in &TV | Miss Consica |
Awards
- National Film Award for Best Actress
- Parzania (2005)
- National Film Award for Best Costume Design
- Hey Ram (2000)
- BIG Star Most Entertaining Actor in a Social Role – Female
References
- ^ "I get devastated at the idea of marriage: Shruti Haasan". Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/girl-interrupted/story-MZ5FNHd6wjEeWYqGWWe49J.html
- ^ "Times of India". Times of India. p. 6. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ^ Mohamed, Khalid (2006). "Parzania". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 23 February 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
External links
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| National | |
- Actresses from Delhi
- Indian film actresses
- Indian child actresses
- Actresses in Hindi cinema
- Indian amateur radio operators
- Best Actress National Film Award winners
- Living people
- Amateur radio women
- Amateur radio people
- 20th-century Indian actresses
- 21st-century Indian actresses
- Best Costume Design National Film Award winners