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Smita Patil

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Smita Patil
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Born17 October 1955
Shirpur, Dist. Dhule, Maharashtra, India
(now in Maharashtra)[1][2]
Died13 December 1986 (aged 31)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Cause of deathChildbirth complications
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress, Television newscaster
Years active1974–1985 (death)
Notable workManthan (1977),
Bhumika (1977),
Aakrosh (1980),
Chakra (1981),
Chidambaram (1985),
Mirch Masala (1985)
Spouse(s)Raj Babbar
ChildrenPrateik Babbar (son)
Parent(s)Shivajirao Girdhar Patil
Vidyatai Patil
Smita Patil (17 October 1955[1] – 13 December 1986[3][4]) was an Indian actress of film, television and theatre. Regarded among the finest stage and film actresses of her times,[5] Patil appeared in over 80[2] Hindi andMarathi films in a career that spanned just over a decade.[6] During her career, she received two National Film Awards and a Filmfare Award. She was the recipient of the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour in 1985.
Patil graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune and made her film debut with Shyam Benegal's[7] Charandas Chor[8] (1975). 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.[9] Her performances were often acclaimed, and her most notable roles include Manthan[1][8] (1977),Bhumika[1] (1977),[8] Aakrosh (1980), Chakra (1981), Chidambaram (1985) and Mirch Masala[10] (1985).[1][9]
Apart from acting, Patil was an active feminist (in a distinctly Indian context) 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.[11]
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.

Early life[edit]

Smita Patil was born in Pune[12] into a Kunbi Maratha family to a Maharashtrian politician, Shivajirao Girdhar Patil and social worker mother Vidyatai Patil, from Shirpur town (Village-Bhatpure) of Khandesh province of Maharashtra State. She studied at Renuka Swaroop Memorial high school in Pune.
Her first tryst with the camera was in the 1970s as a television newscaster for Doordarshan, the Indian government owned television service.[13]

Career[edit]

Smita Patil belongs to a generation of actresses, including Shabana Azmi and, like her, who are strongly associated with the radically political cinema of the 1970s. Her work includes films with parallel cinema directors likeShyam Benegal,[8] Govind Nihalani, Satyajit Ray (Sadgati, 1981),[4] G. Aravindan (Chidambaram, 1985) and Mrinal Sen as well as forays into the more commercial Hindi film industry cinema of Mumbai. Patil was working as a TV news reader and was also an accomplished photographer when Shyam Benegal discovered her.[14]
She was an alumna of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. In 1977, she won the National Award for 'Best Actress' for her performance in the Hindi film Bhumika.[10] In her films, Patil's character often represents an intelligent femininity that stands in relief against the conventional background of male-dominated cinema (films like Bhumika, Umbartha, and Bazaar). Smita Patil was a women's rights activist and became famous for her roles in films that portrayed women as capable and empowered.
"I remained committed to small cinema for about five years ... I refused all commercial offers. Around 1977-78, the small cinema movement started picking up and they needed names. I was unceremoniously dropped from a couple of projects. This was a very subtle thing but it affected me a lot. I told myself that here I am and I have not bothered to make money. I have turned down big, commercial offers because of my commitment to small cinema and what have I got in return? If they want names I'll make a name for myself. So I started and took whatever came my way."
Smita Patil as Sonbai in Mirch Masala, her last film role.
In time she was accepted by commercial filmmakers and from Raj Khosla and Ramesh Sippy to B.R. Chopra, they all agreed that she was "excellent." Her fans, too, grew with her new-found stardom. Patil's glamorous roles in her more commercial films — such as Shakti and Namak Halaal — revealed the permeable boundaries between "serious" cinema and "Hindi cinema" masala in the Hindi film industry. In 1984, she served as a jury member of the Montreal World Film Festival.[15]
Her association with artistic cinema remained strong, however. Her arguably greatest (and unfortunately final) role came when Smita re-teamed with Ketan Mehta to play the feisty and fiery Sonbai in Mirch Masala (1987). Smita won raves for playing a spirited spice-factory worker who stands up against a lecherous petty official. On the centenary of Indian cinema in April 2013, Forbes included her performance in the film on its list, "25 Greatest Acting Performances of Indian Cinema".[16]
According to film expert Rajesh Subramanian, during the making of Chakra, Smita Patil visited slums in Bombay as part of her research and it culminated in another National Award.

Personal life[edit]

When she became romantically involved with actor Raj Babbar,[17] Patil drew severe criticism from her fans and the media, clouding her personal life and throwing her into the eye of a media storm. Raj Babbar left his wifeNadira Babbar to marry Patil.[18]

Death and legacy[edit]

Smita died from childbirth complications on 13 December 1986,[4] age 31, barely two weeks after having given birth to her son, Prateik Babbar.[19]
Nearly two decades later, one of India's greatest film directors, Mrinal Sen alleged that Smita Patil had died due to gross medical negligence.[20]
In 2011, Rediff.com listed her as the second-greatest actress of all time, behind Nargis.[21] According to Suresh Kohli from Deccan Herald, "Smita Patil was, perhaps, the most accomplished actress of Hindi cinema. Her oeuvre is outstanding, investing almost every portrayal with a powerhouse realistic performance."[22]

Awards and nominations[edit]

AwardFilmCharacterYearResultNotes
National Film Award for Best ActressBhumikaUsha/Urvashi Dalvi1977Won
ChakraAmma1980Won
Filmfare Award for Best ActressJait Re JaitChindhi1978WonMarathi film
BhumikaUsha/Urvashi Dalvi1978Nominated
UmbarthaSulabha Mahajan1981WonMarathi film
ChakraAmma1982Won
BazaarNajma1983Nominated
Aaj Ki AawazRajni Deshmukh1985Nominated
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting ActressArthKavita Sanyal1984Nominated
MandiZeenat1984Nominated
Padma Shri Award, Civilian Award by Government of India1985

Filmography[edit]

YearFilmRoleOther notes
1974Mere Saath ChalGeeta
1974Samna[3][23]KamleyMarathi film
1975Nishant (Night's End)Rukumani[8]
1975Charandas ChorRajkumari (Princess)
1976Manthan[3]Bindu
1977Bhumika[3][24]Usha/Urvashi DalviWinner, National Film Award for Best Actress
1977Jait Re Jait[23]ChindhiMarathi Film,Winner, 25th National Film Awards (April 1978) President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Marathi.
1977Saal Solvan ChadyaPinkyPunjabi film
1978Kondura / AnugrahamParvatiHindi / Telugu film
1978GamanKhairun Hussain
1978SarvasakshiSujathaMarathi Film
1980Bhavani Bhavai[1]UjaanGujarati (Hindi dubbed) film
1980AakroshNagi Lahanya
1980Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Aata HaiJoan
1980The NaxalitesAjitha
1980AnveshaneRevati[25]Kannada film
1981ChakraAmmaDouble Winner, Filmfare Best Actress Award
1981SadgatiJhuriaTV
1981Tajurba
1982ArthKavita SanyalNominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
1982Badle Ki AagBijli
1982BazaarNajmaNominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
1982Bheegi PalkeinShanti
1982Dard Ka RishtaDr. Anuradha
1982Dil-E-NadaanSheela
1982Namak HalaalPoonam
1982ShaktiRoma Devi
1982SitamMeenakshi
1982SubahDubbed from the original Marathi film Umbartha
1982Umbartha[1][3]Sulabha MahajanMarathi Film, Dubbed as Subah in Hindi
Winner, Marathi Rajya Chitrapat Puraskar for Best Actress
1983MandiZeenat[8]Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
1983GhungrooKesarbai
1983Ardh Satya[3][24]Jyotsna Gokhale
1983QayamatShashi
1983HaadsaAsha
1983Chatpati
1984Aaj Ki AawazRajni DeshmukhNominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
1984RaavanGanga
1984Pet Pyaar Aur Paap
1984Meraa Dost Meraa DushmanLali
1984Tarang[3]Janki
1984ShapathShanti
1984Kanoon Meri Mutthi Mein
1984GiddhHanumi
1984Anand Aur AnandKiran
1984FarishtaKashibai
1984Hum Do Hamare Do
1984Kasam Paida Karne Wale KiAarti
1985Chidambaram[3]ShivagamiMalayalam film
1985GhulamiSumitra Sultan Singh
1985DebshishuSeetaBengali film[26]
1985Aakhir Kyon?Nisha
1985Meraa Ghar Mere BachcheGeeta Bhargav
1985JawaabRajni / Radha Gupta / Fredi Martis / Salma Hussain
1986Aap Ke SaathGanga
1986AmritKamla Shrivastav
1986DilwaalaSumitra Devi
1986DehleezDeepa
1986AngaareyArti Varma
1986Kaanch Ki DeewarNisha
1986Anokha RishtaDr. Pramila
1986Teesra Kinara
1987Mirch MasalaSonbai
1987Dance DanceRadha
1987ThikanaShashi Goel
1987SutradharPrerna
1987Insaniyat Ke DushmanLakshmi Nath
1987Ahsaan
1987RaaheeRano/Sandhya
1987NazranaMukta
1987AvamDr. Shabnam
1987Sher Shivaji
1988WaarisParamjit
1988Hum Farishte NahinRoma
1988Akarshan-Special Appearance
1989Galiyon Ke BadshahTulsi

Government recognition[edit]

On the occasion of 100 years of the Indian cinema, a postage stamp bearing her face was released by India Post to honour her on 3 May 2013.
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        Died: December 13, 1986, Mumbai
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