Sarika
Biography
Sarika Thakur is an Indian actress and costume designer. In 2005, she won the National Film Award for Best Actress 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).
In the 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 the Hindustan Times 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 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.
