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