Sarika (born 5 December 1960) is an Indian actress and

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. In 2005, she won the

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for the English-language film '' Parzania''. She was also awarded the National Film Award for Best Costume Design for her work in '' Hey Ram'' (2001).

Early life

Sarika was born on 5 December 1960 in

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into a family of

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and

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descent. Her father abandoned the family when she was very young. From then on, she became the breadwinner of the family. She did not attend school.

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 ''

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'' with Sachin, with whom she starred in many Hindi and Marathi films. 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

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woman who loses her child during the 2002 riots of India, earned her the

. Khalid Mohamed wrote for ''

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'' of her performance, "Sarika is marvelously 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 ''

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''. Her latest movie is '' Shoebite'', which has been delayed for production, where she stars opposite

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. Sarika made her television debut in Sony TV's '' Yudh'' which stars

in the lead role. Apart from acting, she also served as the costume designer, sound designer and associate director for ''Kuruthipunal'' (1995) under

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Personal life

Sarika and actor

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began living together in 1988, marrying after the birth of their first child, Shruti (born 1986). 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. In 2002, the couple filed for divorce, which was granted in 2004.

Filmography

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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