Born into a Gujarati theatrical family, she is the daughter of actress Dina Pathak and dressmaker Baldev Pathak and earned a fine-arts degree with a focus on Bharatanatyam from the University of Mumbai. Her first stage appearance came under her mother’s direction in Maina Gurjari, and performances at Prithvi Theatre led Shyam Benegal to cast her in Kalyug, a role that won her the Filmfare Best Sup…
