Age, Biography and Wiki
Who is it? | Actress, Costume Designer |
Birth Day | December 05, 1960 |
Birth Place | Delhi, India, India |
Age | 62 YEARS OLD |
Birth Sign | Capricorn |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1967 - Present |
Spouse(s) | Kamal Haasan (m. 1988–2004) |
Children | Shruti Haasan (born 1986) Akshara Haasan (born 1991) |
Net worth
Sarika, a renowned actress and costume designer in India, is projected to have a net worth ranging from $100K to $1M in 2024. With her exceptional talent and versatile skills, Sarika has left an indelible mark on the entertainment industry. She has mesmerized audiences with her captivating performances on the silver screen while also impressing with her impeccable costume designs. Through her dedication and hard work, Sarika has garnered significant recognition and financial success, ensuring her an esteemed position in the Indian film fraternity.
Biography/Timeline
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 Bollywood. 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.
In her acting career, she was often cast as a "westernized girl" in films due to her Non-Indian looks. 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. After separation, 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, she 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, fetched her the National Film Award for Best Actress.
She has starred as Sheetal Thadani in the movie Bheja Fry (2006), where she played 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.