Sarika
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Sarika | |
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 Sarika in 2010 | |
| Born | Sarika Thakur December 5, 1960 |
| Years active | 1967—present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Shruti Haasan Akshara Haasan |
Sarika Thakur is an Indian actress and costume designer. In 2005, she won the National Film Award for Best Actress for the English-language film Parzania.[1] She was also awarded the National Film Award for Best Costume Design for her work in Hey Ram (2001).
Early life[edit]
Sarika was born in New Delhi into a family of Marathi and Rajput descent.[2] Her father abandoned the family when she was very young. From then on, she became the breadwinner of the family. As she had to work for a living, she did not attend school.[3]
Career[edit]
Sarika started her film career as a child actor at the age of 5,[4] playing the role of a boy, Master Sooraj, during the 1960s in Hindi language films. 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.[citation needed]
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. Their younger daughter, Akshara Haasan, was born in 1991. 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."[5]
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.
Apart from acting, she also served as the costume designer, sound designer and associate director for Kuruthipunal (1995) under Raaj Kamal Films International.
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Uunchai | Mala Trivedi[6] |
| 2016 | Baar Baar Dekho | Varsha Varma, Jai's mother |
| 2014 | Purani Jeans | Sherry Lawrence |
| 2013 | David | |
| Club 60 | Dr. Saira Shaikh | |
| 2012 | Jab Tak Hai Jaan | Dr. Zoya Ali Khan |
| Shoebite (Unreleased) | Aditi | |
| 2010 | Society | |
| 2009 | Kaccha Limboo | |
| 2008 | Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors | Hari Puttar's Mother |
| Yeh Mera India | Sushma Talreja | |
| Tahaan | (uncredited) Tahaan's Mother | |
| 2007 | Manorama Six Feet Under | Manorama |
| Bheja Fry | Sheetal R. Thadani | |
| 2006 | Baabul | Pushpa Kapoor |
| Sacred Evil | Ipsita | |
| 2005 | Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow | Ira Haksar |
| Parzania | Shehnaz | |
| 2004 | American Daylight | Dolly |
| 2003 | Raghu Romeo | Party guest |
| Punnagai Poove (Tamil) | ||
| 1997 | Aakhri Sanghursh | Seeta |
| 1989 | Santosh | Munni/Sarika |
| Ajeeb Itefaq | Aparna/Arpana | |
| 1988 | Kharidar | |
| 1986 | Qatl | Rohini |
| Swati | Dancer/Singer | |
| Shart | Ruhi | |
| Dilwaala | Sapna | |
| Mangal Dada | ||
| Zinda Laash | ||
| 1985 | Ek Daku Saher Mein | Ranjana |
| Ram Tere Kitne Nam | (uncredited) Lily (scene from Devta) | |
| Ek Bhool | (TV) | |
| 1984 | Karishmaa | Neeta |
| Gangvaa | Chameli | |
| Ram Tera Desh | Lily D'Souza | |
| Aasmaan | ||
| Akalmand | Advocate Shobha | |
| 1984 | Raaj Tilak | Gypsy |
| 1983 | Bade Dil Wala | Juhi Sinha/Juhi V. Gupta |
| Nastik | (as Baby Sarika) Mala | |
| Kalka | Gauri | |
| Bagga Daku | ||
| Razia Sultan | ||
| 1982 | Vidhaata | Neelima |
| Badle Ki Aag | Asha | |
| Meharbaani | ||
| Teesri Aankh | Rekha | |
| Yeh Vaada Raha | Rita Saxena | |
| Shriman Shrimati | Aruna Gupta | |
| Satte Pe Satta | Sheela | |
| Daulat | Sushma | |
| Dil Hi Dil Mein | Gulabo/Rani | |
| 1981 | Khara Khota | With actor Raj Kiran |
| Tik...Tik...Tik (Tamil) | Miss India Sherley | |
| Sannata | ||
| Dahshat | Kiran | |
| Paanch Qaidi | ||
| Kranti | Sheetal | |
| Nai Imarat | ||
| Plot No. 5 | ||
| Sharada | Anita Kohli | |
| 1980 | Jyoti Bane Jwala | Asha |
| Nazrana Pyar Ka | Anuradha | |
| Pyaara Dushman | ||
| Yeh Kaisa Insaaf? | Sudha | |
| 1979 | Bin Phere Hum Tere | Shikha |
| Griha Pravesh | Sapna | |
| Jaan-E-Bahaar | Kuku Rai | |
| Jaani Dushman | Bindiya | |
| Raakhi Ki Saugandh | Paro/Tina | |
| Til Til Dalekha | ||
| 1978 | Dil Aur Deewaar | Laxmi Rai |
| tail chitr | ||
| Geeta "Anpadh" | ||
| Devata | Lily | |
| Madhu Malti | ||
| 1977 | Paradh | Marathi Film (Nutan Sachin Pilgaonkar Shreeram Lagoo) |
| 1976 | Bundal Baaz | (uncredited) TV Newscaster |
| Raksha Bandhan | Asha | |
| Zid | ||
| 1975 | Khushboo | Kali |
| Geet Gaata Chal | Radha | |
| Kaagaz Ki Nao | ||
| Vandana | ||
| 1972 | Haar Jeet | Child artist |
| 1971 | Chhoti Bahu | (uncredited) Gopi |
| Jawan Muhabat | Child artist - Rekha Sareen | |
| 1970 | Devi | (as Moppet Suraj) Deepak |
| 1969 | Beti | Little Nanda |
| Balak | Child artist - Deepak "Deepu" | |
| Jyoti | (as Moppet Suraj) Munna/Nandan | |
| Satyakam | Child artist - Kabul S. Archarya | |
| Aashirwad | Child artist - Neena | |
| 1967 | Hamraaz | Child artist - Sarika |
| Majhli Didi | Uma – Hemangini |
Web series[edit]
| Year | Show | Role | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Modern Love: Mumbai | Dilbar | [7] |
Television[edit]
| Year | Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Yudh | Gauri Sekhar |
| 2015 | Darr Sabko Lagta Hai | Miss Consica |
Awards[edit]
- National Film Award for Best Actress
- Parzania (2005)
- National Film Award for Best Costume Design
- Hey Ram (2000)
References[edit]
- ^ "53rd National Film Awards – 2006". Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 30. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ Gupta, Priya. "I get devastated at the idea of marriage: Shruti Haasan". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ "Girl Interrupted". Hindustan Times. 13 July 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Celebs with dark past". The 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.
- ^ "Parineeti Chopra plays the role of a tourist guide in Nepal in Sooraj Barjatya's Uunchai; film shot at world's most DANGEROUS airport". Bollywood Hungama. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Sarika on Playing Older Woman Attracted to Younger Man in Modern Love Mumbai: It's More Than Just an Affair'Exclusive". News 18. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
External links[edit]
- Sarika at IMDb
- Sarika at Bollywood Hungama
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- 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
- Indian costume designers
- 1960 births
- People from Delhi
- Kamal Haasan