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