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Sarika

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Sarika
Sarika in 2010
Born
Sarika Thakur

Occupations
Years active1967—present
Spouse
(m. 1988; div. 2004)
ChildrenShruti Haasan
Akshara Haasan

Sarika Thakur, known mononymously as Sarika 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

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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

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Sarika in 2005

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]

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.

Personal life

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Sarika and actor Kamal Hassan began living together in 1988, marrying after the birth of their first child, Shruti (born 1986).[6] Shruti is a singer and a Tollywood-Kollywood actress. Their younger daughter, Akshara (born 1991) is an assistant director and actress. Sarika stopped acting soon after their marriage, Sarika worked as Haasan's costume designer for the movie Hey Ram and won the National Film Award for Best Costume Designer.[7] In 2002, the couple filed for divorce, which was granted in 2004.[8]

Filmography

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Year Film Role
2022 Uunchai Mala Trivedi[9]
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

Television

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Year Show Role
2014 Yudh Gauri Sekhar
2015 Darr Sabko Lagta Hai Miss Consica
2022 Modern Love: Mumbai Dilbar[10]

Awards and nominations

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Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Best Film Actress Award to Sarika for the English film Parzania, at the 53rd National Film Awards, in New Delhi on 14 September 2007.
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
1982 Filmfare Awards Best Supporting Actress Sharda Nominated [11]
2000 National Film Awards Best Costume Design Hey Ram Won [12]
2005 Best Actress Parzania Won [13]
2013 BIG Star Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Actor in a Social Role – Female Club 60 Won [14]
2023 Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actress - Drama (OTT) Modern Love Mumbai Nominated [15]

References

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  1. ^ "53rd National Film Awards – 2006". Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 30. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  2. ^ Gupta, Priya. "I get devastated at the idea of marriage: Shruti Haasan". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Girl Interrupted". Hindustan Times. 13 July 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Celebs with dark past". The Times of India. p. 6. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  5. ^ Mohamed, Khalid (2006). "Parzania". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 23 February 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  6. ^ Gupta, Priya (17 May 2013). "I get devastated at the idea of marriage: Shruti Haasan". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  7. ^ "47th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  8. ^ Jha, Subhash K. (2003). "My main concern is the kids". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Check out the winners of the Filmfare Awards from 1953 to 2020". Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  12. ^ "47th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  13. ^ "53rd National Film Awards – 2006". Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 30. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  14. ^ "Star India & Reliance Broadcast Network launch Big Star Entertainment Awards". Business of Cinema. 16 December 2010. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  15. ^ "ITA Awards 2023: Tejasswi Prakash, Harshad Chopda win big; Hrithik Roshan dances to 'Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai'". The Indian Express. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
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