Ratna Pathak Shah and Supriya Pathak are two of the most talented sister-duos in the film industry. Daughters of eminent theatre artist, Dina Pathak, the duo have been theatre thespians, and legendary actresses in Bollywood. Moreover, apart from their professional careers, both Ratna and Supriya are known for the bold choices that they took in their personal lives. For the unversed, while Ratna is married to Naseeruddin Shah, Supriya is married to Pankaj Kapur.
In an interview with The Male Feminist, Ratna Pathak Shah opened up on the equation she shares with her sibling and actress, Supriya Pathak. While the former is almost four year older to the latter, Ratna remarked how having her younger sister in the same field made her feel like a doppelganger was around her. She recalled her growing up years and openly claimed that she wasn’t a good sister to Supriya. In her words:
“We are very different from each other and yet there is a sense that there is someone like me. When we were kids, Supriya and I fought… I was not a good sister. I have to accept that I was a very big bully, but I am glad, I got all my bullying done then. I was an emotionally bully, which is even worse.”
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Speaking more along the same lines, Ratna Pathak Shah mentioned how fighting with siblings is common, however the way she emotionally bullied Supriya Pathak was worse. Ratna expressed feeling ashamed for her behaviour and stated that she begged forgiveness from her sister. She narrated:
“Maara-maari karna is nicer, cleaner but this emotional bullying is killer. I hang my head in shame, that I did it. I have apologised to Supriya, she has forgiven me, I hope! We are fine.”
In the concluding segment of the interview, Ratna Pathak recalled the initial years of her career, when her physical appearance didn’t seem to fit to the requirements needed in films. Moreover, she recalled being constantly compared with her sister, Supriya, who had bigger eyes and better features. She added:
“I was worried about my teeth, my thin lips; I would say my eyes are not big, look at Supriya’s, she has such wonderful eyes. But it didn’t really bother me, because I was focused on building myself as a whole person, not someone who looks like someone else.”
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Previously, in an interaction with Zoom TV Entertainment, Ratna Pathak Shah delved onto the matter of getting delayed success in her career, as compared to many of her contemporaries. She mentioned how people didn’t consider her to have a pretty face like Shabana Azmi and Smita Patil, and added how she felt like a dumb person in the industry for the longest.
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