Sarika

Indian Actress

Sarika was born in New Delhi, Delhi, India on June 3rd, 1960 and is the Indian Actress. At the age of 63, Sarika biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Other Names / Nick Names
Sarika Thakur
Date of Birth
June 3, 1960
Nationality
India
Place of Birth
New Delhi, Delhi, India
Age
63 years old
Zodiac Sign
Gemini
Profession
Actor
Sarika Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 63 years old, Sarika has this physical status:

Height
161cm
Weight
52kg
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Green
Build
Slim
Measurements
Not Available
Sarika Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
Not Available
Hobbies
Not Available
Education
Not Available
Sarika Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Kamal Haasan, ​ ​(m. 1988; div. 2004)​
Children
Shruti Haasan, Akshara Haasan
Dating / Affair
Deepak Parashar, Tutu Sharma, Mithun Chakraborty, Subhash Ghai, Sanjay Dutt, Sachin Pilgaonkar, Karan Kapoor, Kamal Haasan
Parents
Dinesh Sawant, Kamal Thakur
Sarika Career

Sarika started her film career as a child actor at the age of 5, 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.

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."

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.

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Sarika Awards
  • National Film Award for Best Actress
    • Parzania (2005)
  • National Film Award for Best Costume Design
    • Hey Ram (2000)