Smita Patil
Acting1955Pune, Bombay State, India
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.
Known For
Acting History
2001
Smita
as Self (archive footage)
1989
Oonch Neech Beech
as Sumita
Galiyon Ka Badshah
as Tulsi
1988
1987
Dance Dance
as Radha
Avam
as Dr. Shabnam
Mirch Masala
as Sonbai
Thikana
as Shashi Goel
Raahee
as Rano
Nazrana
as Mukta
Aaj
as Kavita
Sutradhar
as Prerna
Insaniyat Ke Dushman
as Laxmi
1986
Aap Ke Saath
as Ganga
Angaaray
as Arti Varma
Anokha Rishta
as Dr. Pramila
Dilwaala
as Sumitra Devi
Dahleez
as Sukhbir Kaur
Kaanch Ki Deewar
as Nisha
Mere Saath Chal
as Geeta
1985
Satyajit Ray
as Self
Jawaab
as Rajni / Radha Gupta / Fredi Martis / Salma Hussain
Aakhir Kyon?
as Nisha
Chidambaram
as Shivagami
Ghulami
as Sumitra Sultan Singh
Debshishu
as Seeta
Meraa Ghar Mere Bacche
as Geeta Thakur Bhargav
1984
Aaj Ki Awaz
as Public Prosecutor Rajni V. Deshmukh
Sharaabi
as Special Appearance
Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki
as Aarti
Farishta
as Kashibai
Raavan
as Ganga
Giddh: The Vulture
as Hanumi
Anand aur Anand
as Kiran
Meraa Dost Meraa Dushman
as Lali
Shapath
as Shanti
Tarang
as Janki
Raavan
Playback Singer
1982
Arth
as Kavita Sanyal
Bheegi Palkein
as Shanti
Bazaar
as Najma
Namak Halaal
as Poonam
Shakti
as Roma
Umbartha
as Sulabha Mahajan
Badle Ki Aag
as Bijli
Dil-E-Nadaan
as Sheela
Dard Ka Rishta
as Dr. Anuradha
Situm
as Meenakshi
1981
Bhavni Bhavai
as Ujam
Chakra
as Amma
Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai
as Joan Pinto
Tajurba
as Pinki
The Deliverance
as Jhuria
In Search of Famine
as Self
1980
The Naxalites
as Ajitha
Aakrosh
as Nagi Bhiku
1978
Gaman
as Khairun
The Sage from the Sea
as Parvati
Omniscient
as Sujatha
The Sage from the Sea
Art Direction
1977
1976
Manthan
as Bindu
1975
1974
Raja Shiv Chhatrapati
as Saibai
Teevra Madhyam
as Shama