Ratna Pathak Shah on marriage with Naseeruddin Shah: ‘I feel angry with taking second place to work sometimes’

Veteran actor Ratna Pathak Shah And Naseeruddin Shah, who has been married since 1982, is often praised for their artistic coordination and permanent partnership, both on and closed screen. At Ficci Flo Hyderabad Summit, Gemstone Opened about its decades-lumb binding, described it as a deep contained friendship that has lived up to the test of time.
Ratna reflects more than 40 years of marriage with Pathak Shah Naseeruddin Shah
Calling her marriage a “brilliant, fun ride”, Ratna said that she never thought that such close companions could live for so long, especially in the field like her. He credited his shared profession to nurture that bond. According to him, working in the same field has helped them support each other, detect shared interests and grow together, something that he finds “quite priceless”.
Ratna admits that she used to feel secondary for her work but she has made peace with it
While he praised Naseeruddin Shah’s unwavering dedication to his craft, Ratna also admitted that it had not always been easy. She spoke openly about feeling sidelined several times, accepting that she sometimes feels displeased to take another place for her work. However, he said that he has finally created peace with it.

Despite this, she was filled with appreciation for the morality of her husband’s work, asked her to work with the “most generous person” as both co-actor and director. He reflected that his ability to help others bring his best is something he loves and struggles together. “I like acting a lot, but I am not committed to it, the way he is,” he accepted.

Ratna and Naseeruddin Shah are parents of actors Imad Shah and Vivaan Shah. Naseeruddin also has a daughter, Heba Shah, from her previous wedding Manra Sikri,