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Smita Patil (1955 – 13 December, 1986) was a leading Bollywood actress from the 1970s to the 1980s in both Hindi and Marathi cinema. Her unconventional beauty and arresting screen presence made her the undying symbol of the New Wave cinema in India.

Career

Smita Patil belongs to a generation of actresses, including Suhasini Mulay and Shabana Azmi, strongly associated with a radically political cinema of the 1970s. Her work includes films with parallel cinema directors like Shyam Benegal, Govind Nihalani and Mrinal Sen and the more commercial Bollywood cinema of Bombay. Patil was working as a TV news reader and was also an accomplished photographer when Shyam Benegal discovered her.^[1]

She was an alumna of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. In 1977, she won the National Award for 'Best Actress' for her performance in the Hindi film Bhumika. In her films, Patil's character often represents an intelligent femininity that stands in relief against the conventional background of male-dominated cinema (films like Bhumika, Umbartha, and Bazaar). Smita Patil was also a women's rights activist and became famous for her roles in films that portrayed women as capable.^[2] In her more commercial films, her glamorous roles reveal the permeable boundaries between 'serious' cinema and 'Bollywood' in the Hindi film industry (films like Shakti and Namak Halaal).

Due to complications from the birth of her son, she died in 1986. She was married to the Hindi film actor Raj Babbar.

Filmography

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Smita Patil

Note: Several of her already completed films were released years after her death.

Nishant (1975)
Manthan (1977)
Bhumika (1977)
Bhavni Bhavai (1980)
Chakra (1981)
Shakti (1982)
Umbartha (1982)
Bazaar
Namak Halaal
Dard Ka Rishta
Arth (1983)
Mandi (1983)
Haadsa (1983)
Sadgati (dir. by Satyajit Ray)
Chidambaram (Malayalam, starring Bharath Gopi) (1986)
Mirch Masala (1986).

References

^ "Indian Cinema - Smita Patil", SSCnet UCLA
^ "Smita Patil Profile", Shaadibliss.com

[1] "Indian Cinema - Smita Patil", SSCnet UCLA

[2] "Smita Patil Profile", Shaadibliss.com

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-'''Smita Patil''' ([[1955]] &ndash; [[13 December]], [[1986]]) was a leading actress of the [[1970s]] and [[1980s]] [[Hindi]] and [[Marathi]] cinema. Her unconventional beauty and arresting screen presence made her the undying symbol of the New Wave cinema in India. Smita Patil was also a women's rights activist.
+'''Smita Patil''' ([[1955]] &ndash; [[13 December]], [[1986]]) was a leading [[Bollywood]] actress from the [[1970s]] to the [[1980s]] in both [[Hindi]] and [[Marathi]] cinema. Her unconventional beauty and arresting screen presence made her the undying symbol of the New Wave cinema in India.
+==Career==
-Smita Patil belongs to a generation of actresses, including [[Suhasini Mulay]] and [[Shabana Azmi]], strongly associated with a radically political cinema of the 1970s. Her work includes films with parallel cinema directors like [[Shyam Benegal]], [[Govind Nihalani]] and [[Mrinal Sen]] and the more commercial [[Bollywood]] cinema of [[Bombay]]. She was an [[alumna]] of the [[Film and Television Institute of India]], [[Pune]]. In 1977, she won the National Award for 'Best Actress' for her performance in the [[Hindi]] film ''[[Bhumika]]''. In her films, Patil's character often represents an intelligent femininity that stands in relief against the conventional background of male-dominated cinema (films like ''[[Bhumika]]'', ''Umbartha'', and ''Bazaar''). In her more commercial films, her glamorous roles reveal the permeable boundaries between 'serious' cinema and 'Bollywood' in the Hindi film industry (films like ''Shakti'' and ''Namak Halaal'').
+Smita Patil belongs to a generation of actresses, including [[Suhasini Mulay]] and [[Shabana Azmi]], strongly associated with a radically political cinema of the 1970s. Her work includes films with parallel cinema directors like [[Shyam Benegal]], [[Govind Nihalani]] and [[Mrinal Sen]] and the more commercial [[Bollywood]] cinema of [[Bombay]]. Patil was working as a TV news reader and was also an accomplished photographer when Shyam Benegal discovered her.<ref>[http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/Culture/Cinema/Smita.html "Indian Cinema - Smita Patil"], SSCnet UCLA</ref>
-Patil was working as a TV news reader, and when Shyam Benegal discovered her, she was also an accomplished photographer.
+She was an [[alumna]] of the [[Film and Television Institute of India]], [[Pune]]. In 1977, she won the National Award for 'Best Actress' for her performance in the [[Hindi]] film ''[[Bhumika]]''. In her films, Patil's character often represents an intelligent femininity that stands in relief against the conventional background of male-dominated cinema (films like ''[[Bhumika]]'', ''Umbartha'', and ''Bazaar''). Smita Patil was also a women's rights activist and became famous for her roles in films that portrayed women as capable.<ref>[http://www.shaadibliss.com/bollywood-actresses/Smita-Patil.html "Smita Patil Profile"], Shaadibliss.com</ref> In her more commercial films, her glamorous roles reveal the permeable boundaries between 'serious' cinema and 'Bollywood' in the Hindi film industry (films like ''Shakti'' and ''Namak Halaal'').
-She was married to the Hindi film actor [[Raj Babbar]]. Sadly she died in 1986 due to complications from the birth of her son.
+Due to complications from the birth of her son, she died in 1986. She was married to the Hindi film actor [[Raj Babbar]].
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 *''Chidambaram'' (Malayalam, starring [[Bharath Gopi]]) (1986)
 *''[[Mirch Masala]]'' (1986).
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 [[Category:Indian actors|Patil, Smita]]