Today is Smita Patil’s birth anniversary. The actress was born on 17 October 1955 in Pune, Maharashtra. Considered one of the finest actors of his time, Patil acted in over 80 films in a span of a decade. The films included not only Hindi cinema but also Bengali, Gujarati, Malayalam, Marathi and Kannada hits. Patil started his career as a television newsreader for Mumbai Doordarshan. He made his debut in films with Shyam Benegal’s Charandas Chor in 1975. Some of his critically acclaimed films were Manthan, Bazaar, Ardh Satya, Vaaris, among others.
He received the Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian honour, in 1985. Patil married actor Prateik Babbar and she died of childbirth complications on December 13, 1986, two weeks after giving birth to their son, Prateik Babbar.
Here are some of his must-see movies:
Bhumika (1977)
The film was released in 1977 and was directed by Shyam Benegal. The film is based on a memoir by famous Marathi actor Hansa Wadkar. Patil played the strong role of a woman who transformed from a vibrant teenager into a sensible, deeply wounded woman. The film also starred Amol Parashar and Anant Nag along with Patil.
Namak Halal (1982)
Released in 1982, Namak Halal is a comedy film directed by Prakash Mehra and written by Kader Khan. In the multi-starrer, Patil plays Poonam, whom she grabbed after replacing Smita Bansal. She is the girlfriend of Amitabh Bachchan aka Arjun.
Ardha Satya (1983)
Ardh Satya was a film directed by Govind Nihalani and based on SD Panwalkar’s short story, Surya. The film is considered to be one of the best police films of India. Smita steps in to replace Jyotsna Gokhale, a literature lecturer at a local college, who falls in love with Om Puri’s character Anant.
Mirch Masala (1987)
Mirch Masala is a psychological thriller directed by Ketan Mehta. The film starred Smita Patil and Naseeruddin Shah in lead roles. Patil’s performance in the film was so praised that he received a mention in Forbes’ ’25 Greatest Acting Performances of Indian Cinema’ in 2013.
Waris (1988)
The film was based on a Punjabi novel Kara-Hathi and was directed by Ravindra Pipat. The film starred Raj Babbar, Amrita Singh, Raj Kiran and Smita Patil in the lead roles. The film was released after Patil’s demise, so Rekha dubbed the lines for the late actor.
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