Smita Patil Wiki, Death, Husband, Family, Biography and More – WikiBio
Smita Patil is an Indian film, television and theatre actress. She is considered to be the best Indian actress of her era. She has worked in Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Punjabi, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam and Bengali films.
Wiki/Biography
Smita Patil was born on October 17, 1955 (She was 31 when she died) in Pune. She was educated at Renuka Swaroop Memorial High School in Pune. Patil is a graduate of the Film and Television Academy in Pune, India. As a student, she had a passion for theatre. She has attended classes at every school. Before dabbling in film, Smita worked as a TV newscaster at Mumbai Doordarshan.
family, caste and husband
Smita was born in a Marathi Hindu family. Her father, Shivajirao Girdhar Patil, is a politician and her mother, Vidyatai Patil, is a social worker. She has two sisters, producer Manya Patil Seth and school teacher Anita Deshmukh.
Smita Patil and her parents
She is the cousin of actress Aboli Patil and the aunt of actress Vidya Malvade.
Patil got engaged to Dr. Sunil Bhutani in the late 70’s, but their affair did not end in marriage. Later, it was rumored that she was close to Vinod Khanna. Smita has also been speculated to be involved with producer Johnny Bakshi.
Smita is married to popular Bollywood actor Raj Babar.
Smita Patil and Raj Babar
Bollywood actor Prateik Babbar is her son.
Raj Babbar and son Prateik Babbar
Profession
Smita made her film debut in 1975 with Shyam Benegal’s “Charandas Chor”. She made her Bollywood industry debut in 1974 with the film “Mere Saath Chal”. She is well known in the industry for her most famous roles having starred in the films “Manthan” (1977), “Bhumika” (1977), “Aakrosh” (1980), “Chakra” (1981), “Chidambaram” (1985) and “Mirch Masala” (1985). She also starred in films like Shakti and Namak Halaal, which are still popular.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hsoOkXEpbA
She appeared in “Aakhir Kyon” in 1985, opposite Rajesh Khanna, and in “Mirch Masala” starring Naseeruddin Shah in 1987.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvZjQCnXV4
die
On December 13, 1986, Smita tragically died just 2 weeks after giving birth to her son Prateek Babbar due to complications in childbirth
Awards
- In 1977, she won the National Film Award for Best Actress for her film “Bhumika”
- The film Chakra (1980) won the National Film Award for Best Actress
- 1982 Filmfare Best Actress Award for “Chakra”
- Padma Shri Award for her contribution to Indian cinema (1985)
fact
- Smita is an active feminist. She enjoys working on women-oriented films and dealing with issues related to women’s empowerment.
- Not only was she an active feminist, she was also a member of the Mumbai Women’s Centre.
- According to her sister Manya Patil, Smita was a lonely person in her life. She felt guilty because she felt it was not right to be in a relationship with a married man.
- In a career spanning just over a decade, Smita starred in over 80 Hindi and Marathi films.
- Smita, who is often involved in charity work, donated her first National Award winnings to a noble cause.
- Raj Babbar left his first wife, Nadira Babbar, to marry Smita, and after tying the knot with Raj Babbar, she was heavily criticized by fans and the media. Patil has been called a “homebreaker” by some of the feminist groups she worked for.
- About 20 years after her death, popular film director Mrinal Sen claims Smita died of medical negligence.
- Smita also had a younger brother, who died when he was one year old.
- In 2011, she was listed as the second greatest actress of all time by the popular news portal Rediff.
- In 2012, the Smita Patil International Film Festival Documentary and Short Films was launched in her name.
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