Smita Patil (17 October 1955 – 13 December 1986) was an Indian film and theatre actress who primarily worked in Hindi and Marathi films.[1][2] Regarded among the finest and greatest actresses in the history of Indian cinema,[3] Patil appeared in over 80 films, in a career that spanned over a decade. Patil was the recipient of two National Film Awards, a Filmfare Award, two Filmfare Awards Marathi. She received the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour in 1985.[2][4]
Patil made her film debut with Shyam Benegal's Charandas Chor (1975).[5][6] She became one of the leading actresses of parallel cinema, a New Wave movement in India cinema, though she also appeared in several mainstream movies throughout her career.[7] Her performances were highly acclaimed, and her most notable roles include Manthan (1976),[2][6]Bhumika (1977) for which she won her first National Film Award for Best Actress,[2][6]Jait Re Jait (1978), Aakrosh (1980), Chakra (1981) which earned her a second National Film Award for Best Actress and her first and only Filmfare Award for Best Actress, Namak Halaal (1982), Bazaar (1982), Umbartha (1982), Shakti (1982), Arth (1982), Ardh Satya (1983), Mandi (1983), Aaj Ki Awaaz (1984), Chidambaram (1985), Mirch Masala (1985), Amrit (1986), Dance Dance (1987) and Waaris (1988).[8][2][7]
Apart from acting, Patil was an active feminist and a member of the Women's Centre in Mumbai. She was deeply committed to the advancement of women's issues and gave her endorsement to films which sought to explore the role of women in traditional Indian society, their sexuality, and the changes facing the middle-class woman in an urban milieu.[9]
Patil was married to actor Raj Babbar. She died on 13 December 1986 at the age of 31 due to childbirth complications. Over ten of her films were released after her death. Her son Prateik Babbar is a film actor who made his debut in 2008.[10]
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^Annette Kuhn (1990). The Women's Companion to International Film. University of California Press. pp. 310–. ISBN 978-0-520-08879-5. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
^Si. Vi Subbārāvu (2007). Hyderabad: the social context of industrialisation, 1875–1948. Orient Blackswan. pp. 82–. ISBN 978-81-250-1608-3. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
^ abcWilliam van der Heide (12 June 2006). Bollywood Babylon: Interviews with Shyam Benegal. Berg. pp. 208–. ISBN 978-1-84520-405-1. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
^ abLahiri, Monojit (20 December 2002). "A blazing talent remembered". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 October 2003. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
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^"Remembering Smita Patil on her 62nd birth anniversary". Indian Express. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
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