Smita Patil
Acting
Biography
Smita Patil (October 17, 1955 – December 13, 1986) was an Indian actress and active feminist who primarily worked in Hindi and Marathi films. Remembered among the finest actresses of Indian cinema, she was known for her portrayals of strong and morally complex women prominently in arthouse and parallel cinema, a New Wave movement in India cinema known for its neo-realism. In a career that spanned over a decade, with 10 films released posthumously, her accolades include two National Film Awards, a Filmfare Award, a Maharashtra State Film Award, and two Filmfare Awards Marathi, and the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour awarded by the Government of India.
Born: October 17, 1955
Place of Birth: Pune, Bombay State, India
Known For
Nazrana
Rajat is happily married to Mukta until Sheetal, an upcoming model, destroys their relationship to achieve success. Rajat then launches his housemaid, Tulsi, as his advertising agency's new model.
Haadsaa
Asha lives in poverty with her alcoholic father in Bombay, before being sold to an impotent husband. A series of events leads her to love.
The Sage from the Sea
The film involves the life of a young man who comes to believe that he has been bestowed supernatural powers. As the story unfolds, this boon eventually leads to a tragedy.
Dilwaala
Ravi Kumar is the younger brother of Judge Soumitra Devi and Mohan Kumar. He and his sister have different views and ideas. They lack understanding and that is why he decides to be apart from his sister. Raghu is the son of MLA Raj Shekhar. He marries Kamla, daughter of a poor man Ganesh on the wish of his father who wants to take political advantage of the marriage. But things go wrong and Kamla is killed by Raghu. Now, he makes different attempts to save his son from law. Now all the movie tells his attempts to save his son and Ravi's attempts to give his son the punishment. There are also other small things happening in life of other characters.
Sher Shivaji
Story is Based on Maharashtra's beloved king Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
Mirch Masala
Early-1940s, rural British India. When a woman decides to fight against the village's despotic subedar and is supported by the guard of the local spice factory, more women join to defy the prevailing oppression.
Waaris
Multi-millionaire's unequal division of property causes family feud. One son kills father, goes to jail. Years later, grandson murdered by other son's offspring over land dispute. Widow seeks heir through remarriage to secure inheritance.
Chidambaram
Chidambaram is based on a short story by noted Malayalam writer C. V. Shriraman. The film is a deeply symbolic exploration of the man-woman attraction leading to betrayal and eventually to the purgatory of guilt.
Shakti
A policeman's son becomes a criminal after a childhood incident creates a rift between them.
Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki
Uday Singh a greedy, criminal sinister torments his nephew Satish for the property, completely making the kid grow-up to being insane. Though assuming Aarti to be his better half Satish gets married to her, but soon to his surprise the fact of her nasty game plan to steal the wealth has been revealed. Despite the fact he shows his genuine love - accepting her, parting her off with the money, on the condition that she agrees to stay life long with him. Having gauged the love she in-stores will power in Satish to fight back the goons for safety and justice, but Uday Singh sighting the danger gets him murdered. She stands up to being a sturdy feminine and decides, his son will be benevolent, yet will fight against injustice, and will disclose the fiasco which had been a nightmare when he is grown up to face the fact. Will she succeed? Will she fulfill her life long ambition?
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Tulsi
as Sumita
as Paramjit
as Roma (Special Appearance)
as Shashi Goel
as Dr. Shabnam
as Rano
as Radha
as Sonbai
as Prerna
as Mukta
as Laxmi
as Sukhbir Kaur
as Dr. Pramila
as Sumitra Devi
as Ganga
as Arti Varma
as Seeta
as Self
as Nisha
as Geeta Thakur Bhargav
as Rajni / Radha Gupta / Fredi Martis / Salma Hussain
as Shivagami
as Sumitra Sultan Singh
as Lali
as Special Appearance
as Public Prosecutor Rajni V. Deshmukh
as Aarti
as Kashibai
as Janki
as Hanumi
as Kiran
as Shanti
as Jyotsna Gokhale
as Shashi
as Kesarbai
as Zeenat
as Chatpatee
as Asha
as Revati
as Kavita Sanyal
as Roma
as Shanti
as Sulabha Mahajan
as Sheela
as Bijli
as Poonam
as Najma
as Dr. Anuradha
as Meenakshi
as Pinki
as Joan Pinto
as Amma
as Ujam
as Self
as Jhuria
as Nagi Bhiku
as Sujatha
as Parvati
as Khairun
as Usha
as Chindhi
as Pinky
as Bindu
as Kamley
as Rukmini
as Princess
as Saibai
as Shama