Smita Patil
Born: 1955-10-17 in Pune, Bombay State, India
Died: 1986-12-13
Known For: 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.
Filmography
2001
- Smita as Self (archive footage)
1989
- Oonch Neech Beech as Sumita
- Galiyon Ka Badshah as Tulsi
1988
- Waaris as Paramjit
- Hum Farishte Nahin as Roma (Special Appearance)
- Akarshan as Special Appearance
1987
- Dance Dance as Radha
- Thikana as Shashi Goel
- Raahee as Rano
- Nazrana as Mukta
- Aaj as Kavita
- Ahsaan
- Mirch Masala as Sonbai
- Avam as Dr. Shabnam
- Sutradhar as Prerna
- Insaniyat Ke Dushman as Laxmi
- Sher Shivaji
1986
- Dilwaala as Sumitra Devi
- Angaaray as Arti Varma
- Teesra Kinara
- Anokha Rishta as Dr. Pramila
- Amrit
- Kaanch Ki Deewar as Nisha
- Dahleez as Sukhbir Kaur
- Aap Ke Saath as Ganga
- Mere Saath Chal as Geeta
1985
- Aakhir Kyon? as Nisha
- Jawaab as Rajni / Radha Gupta / Fredi Martis / Salma Hussain
- Ghulami as Sumitra Sultan Singh
- Satyajit Ray as Self
- Debshishu as Seeta
- Chidambaram as Shivagami
- Meraa Ghar Mere Bacche as Geeta Thakur Bhargav
1984
- Farishta as Kashibai
- Sharaabi as Special Appearance
- Giddh: The Vulture as Hanumi
- Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki as Aarti
- Pet Pyaar Aur Paap
- Aaj Ki Awaz as Public Prosecutor Rajni V. Deshmukh
- Kanoon Meri Mutthi Mein
- Tarang as Janki
- Hum Do Hamare Do
- Meraa Dost Meraa Dushman as Lali
- Anand aur Anand as Kiran
- Raavan as Ganga
- Shapath as Shanti
1983
- Ghungroo as Kesarbai
- Haadsaa as Asha
- Qayamat as Shashi
- Ardh Satya as Jyotsna Gokhale
- Chatpati as Chatpatee
- Market Place as Zeenat
- Anveshane as Revati
1982
- Bheegi Palkein as Shanti
- Sitam as Meenakshi
- Namak Halaal as Poonam
- Shakti as Roma
- Arth as Kavita Sanyal
- Bazaar as Najma
- Badle Ki Aag as Bijli
- Dil-E-Nadaan as Sheela
- Dard Ka Rishta as Dr. Anuradha
- Umbartha as Sulabha Mahajan
- Naseeb Ni Balihari
1981
- Chakra as Amma
- Tajurba as Pinki
- Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai as Joan Pinto
- Bhavni Bhavai as Ujam
- In Search of Famine as Self
- The Deliverance as Jhuria
1980
- Aakrosh as Nagi Bhiku
- The Naxalites as Ajitha
1978
- Gaman as Khairun
- The Sage from the Sea as Parvati
- Omniscient as Sujatha
1977
- The Role as Usha
- Saal Solvan Chadya as Pinky
- Jait Re Jait as Chindhi
1976
- The Churning as Bindu
1975
- Nishant as Rukmini
- Samna as Kamley
- Charandas the Thief as Princess
1974
- Teevra Madhyam as Shama
- Raja Shiv Chhatrapati as Saibai