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Smita Patil

Born: 17th Oct 1955 Pune, Bombay State, India - Died 13th Dec 1986
Dept: Acting
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.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 84
Film: 84 (100%)
Remaining genres not in graph: TV Movie, War

Filmography

Smita Documentary
2001
This biographical film is a tribute to a pioneering actress Smita Patil through her works a tribute to the parallel cinema. Her realistic dignified po ... view
Character:
Self (archive footage)
Galiyon Ka Badshah Drama, Action, Crime
1989
A police inspector and a London returned crime journalist, amongst others, are baffled by a modern day Robin Hood, who robs the rich and distributes t ... view
Character:
Tulsi
Oonch Neech Beech Drama, Family
1989
The film is based on an incredible true story about a village woman who gets lost at a railway station and waits fourteen years for her husband to com ... view
Character:
Sumita
Waaris Drama
1988
Multi-millionaire's unequal division of property causes family feud. One son kills father, goes to jail. Years later, grandson murdered by other son's ... view
Character:
Paramjit
Akarshan Romance, Drama
1988
Love story about an actress falling in love with her costar ... view
Character:
Special Appearance
Hum Farishte Nahin Action, Thriller
1988
3 escapees from jail help a simple, desperate and cheated man avenge his perpetrator- a notorious smuggler. ... view
Character:
Roma (Special Appearance)
Aaj Drama
1987
The movie is about a man who is trying to find his missing sister. ... view
Character:
Kavita
Thikana Drama
1987
Alcoholic lawyer Ravi Goel does not get cases because he refuses to lie. He lives with his mother and sister Shashi ,who also happens to be the breadw ... view
Character:
Shashi Goel
Avam Action, Mystery, Thriller
Original title: आवाम
1987
Indian Army Captain Amar Kumar lives with his father, Ram, and mother, Saraswati. Ram has been associated with top freedom fighters during India's str ... view
Character:
Dr. Shabnam
1987
A 1987 Bollywood movie directed by Balwant Dullat. ... view
Character:
Raahee Action, Crime, Drama, Romance
1987
A pregnant woman is abandoned by her truck-driver lover. ... view
Character:
Rano
Dance Dance Action, Music
1987
Radha (Smita Patil) and Ramu (Mithun Chakraborty) are siblings. Their parents Shyam and Sita are singers. Once, Shyam and Sita go to perform in Jalpai ... view
Character:
Radha
Mirch Masala Drama, Thriller
Original title: मिर्च मसाला
1987
Early-1940s, rural British India. When a woman decides to fight against the village's despotic subedar and is supported by the guard of the local spic ... view
Character:
Sonbai
Sutradhar Drama
1987
Prerna is the only daughter of the local school's headmaster. She gets to meet her childhood friend, Kumar, who is now one of the teachers at the same ... view
Character:
Prerna
1987
Rajat is happily married to Mukta until Sheetal, an upcoming model, destroys their relationship to achieve success. Rajat then launches his housemaid, ... view
Character:
Mukta
Insaniyat Ke Dushman Action, Drama
1987
Jagmohan, a prominent businessman with underworld dealings, approaches renowned advocate Kailash Nath, to represent his son who has been charged with ... view
Character:
Laxmi
Sher Shivaji History
1987
Story is Based on Maharashtra's beloved king Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. ... view
Character:
Dahleez Drama, Action, Romance
Original title: दहलीज़
1986
Dahleez is a 1986 Indian Bollywood film directed by Ravi Chopra and produced by B.R. Chopra. It stars Jackie Shroff, Raj Babbar, Meenakshi Sheshadri a ... view
Character:
Sukhbir Kaur
Anokha Rishta Drama, Romance
Original title: अनोखा रिश्ता
1986
Mary, an inmate of an orphanage run by nuns, is good at studies and is artistically talented, her education so far has been sponsored by a philanthrop ... view
Character:
Dr. Pramila
Teesra Kinara Romance
1986
A poet leaves his family for success and popularity while his wife learns to become an independent woman. ... view
Character:
1986
Well-acted family drama has Khanna's retired elderly widower connecting with Patil's elderly widow after realizing that both of them are suffering abu ... view
Character:
Dilwaala Romance
1986
Ravi Kumar is the younger brother of Judge Soumitra Devi and Mohan Kumar. He and his sister have different views and ideas. They lack understanding an ... view
Character:
Sumitra Devi
Kaanch Ki Deewar Drama, Family
1986
Bhoop Singh is a honest man who works for Lakhsmi Singh, and lives with his wife, Devi, and sister, Sundari. He saves his hard-earned money with Lakhs ... view
Character:
Nisha
1986
Ashok and Vimal are two grandsons of K.k. Vimal is womanizer. Ashok and Ganga are in love but when Ashok was about to propose Ganga for marriage, he f ... view
Character:
Ganga
Angaaray Adventure, Crime, Romance
1986
When Sanjay learns that his sister, Aarti, has been raped by her employer, Jolly, he furiously attempts to kill him. However, when Sanjay gets killed ... view
Character:
Arti Varma
1986
Geeta (Smita Patil) has been institionalized as she had suffered mental trauma in her childhood. She is unable to recall the incidents surrounding the ... view
Character:
Geeta
Child God Drama
Original title: देवशिशु
1985
An illiterate man and his wife live life on the road after their village was destroyed by a flood. When the man's wife gives birth to a deformed baby, ... view
Character:
Seeta
Satyajit Ray Documentary
1985
Documentary on director Satyajit Ray, featuring an extensive interview and clips from his films, and location shooting of his film "The Home and the W ... view
Character:
Self
Aakhir Kyon? Drama
1985
Nisha believes she is happily married until she discovers that her successful businessman husband, Kabir, has been having an affair with her cousin, I ... view
Character:
Nisha
Meraa Ghar Mere Bacche Family, Drama, Music
1985
Kanpur-based, pregnant Geeta Bhargav lives a wealthy lifestyle with her husband, Balwant, and three children: Shrikant, Arun and Usha. Her alcoholic a ... view
Character:
Geeta Thakur Bhargav
Jawaab Romance, Thriller
1985
After businessman Ram Pratap Singh (Raj Babbar) gives police information pertaining to a journalist's murder, gangster Jagmohan (Danny Denzongpa) goes ... view
Character:
Rajni / Radha Gupta / Fredi Martis / Salma Hussain
Chidambaram Drama
Original title: ചിദംബരം
1985
Chidambaram is based on a short story by noted Malayalam writer C. V. Shriraman. The film is a deeply symbolic exploration of the man-woman attraction ... view
Character:
Shivagami
Ghulami Action, Drama
1985
In feudal Rajasthan, a bunch of peasants rise up against the exploitative landowners and the age-old system of caste-based oppression. ... view
Character:
Sumitra Sultan Singh
1984
Shakti and Shaitan Singh are two brothers who belong to a gang of bandits, headed by the their dad, Bahadur Singh. One day while on a looting rampage ... view
Character:
Lali
Pet Pyaar Aur Paap Family, Drama
Original title: पेट प्यार और पाप
1984
A girl is struggling with extreme poverty and the responsibility of taking care of her siblings. She falls in love, which would cause even more traged ... view
Character:
Sharaabi Drama, Romance
Original title: शराबी
1984
A workaholic businessman neglects his only son after his wife's death. The son grows up to be a rebellious alcoholic. ... view
Character:
Special Appearance
Raavan Drama, Family
1984
Bhagwan Shri Indra must assume human form to overthrow the tyrannical Demon King Lord Raavan. VIllagers across India burn effigies in support of thei ... view
Character:
Ganga
Aaj Ki Awaz Action, Drama
1984
A Professor finds his life turned upside down after he decides to combat crime. ... view
Character:
Public Prosecutor Rajni V. Deshmukh
Hum Do Hamare Do Drama, Family
1984
From their first coincidental meeting, Anil and Arti seem made for each other. When their paths continue to cross, Arti proposes to Anil, but he humbl ... view
Character:
Original title: कसम पैदा करने वाले की
1984
Uday Singh a greedy, criminal sinister torments his nephew Satish for the property, completely making the kid grow-up to being insane. Though assuming ... view
Character:
Aarti
Farishta Drama
1984
Rai Bahadur is a wealthy man who lives in a palatial home with his grand-daughter, Pinky, and grandson, Raju. One night Raju gets abducted and is sold ... view
Character:
Kashibai
1984
Arun and his wife have been married for several years, but struggle to conceive. Then Arun has an extramarital affair and his lover gets pregnant. ... view
Character:
Kiran
Original title: Giddh
1984
In a remote village at Karnataka-Maharashtra border in India, the poor residents follow Devdasi tradition according to which young girls are given up ... view
Character:
Hanumi
Tarang Drama
Original title: तरंग
1984
Rahul, the son-in-law of an old industrialist and one of the heirs to his fortune, clashes with Dinesh, the industrialist’s nephew who is openly uns ... view
Character:
Janki
1984
Film from K. Prasad ... view
Character:
Shapath Action
1984
The Commissioner of Police is impressed with the diligence and bravery by one of his officers named Vijay, and asks him to re-locate to a lawless town ... view
Character:
Shanti
Ardh Satya Drama, Crime
Original title: अर्ध सत्य
1983
A newly appointed police rookie deals with corruption, romance, and brutality. ... view
Character:
Jyotsna Gokhale
1983
Two close friends turn enemies when one becomes a criminal and the other, an IPS officer. Wronged by his friend, the criminal swears to take revenge o ... view
Character:
Shashi
1983
While on his deathbed, the Emperor promises that his Senapati, Vikram Singh, will be treated like his son, and he will get married to a woman from a r ... view
Character:
Kesarbai
Mandi Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original title: मंडी
1983
The denizens of a brothel deal with internal drama, as well as pressure from greedy land developers and an anti-sex work politician to leave town. ... view
Character:
Zeenat
Chatpati Comedy
1983
Chatpati is a 1983 Bollywood film directed by V. Ravindra and produced by Deven Verma, starring Smita Patil and Raj Kiran in lead role. The film also ... view
Character:
Chatpatee
Original title: ಅನ್ವೇಷಣೆ
1983
In the mid-1980s, Shaam (Anant Nag) and Revati (Smita Patil) live in a Vatara (housing complex) with a host of other families and two little girls. ... view
Character:
Revati
Haadsaa Action, Thriller, Drama
1983
Asha lives in poverty with her alcoholic father in Bombay, before being sold to an impotent husband. A series of events leads her to love. ... view
Character:
Asha
Arth Drama, Romance
Original title: अर्थ
1982
The semi-autobiographical film was written by Mahesh Bhatt about his extramarital relationship with actress Parveen Babi. ... view
Character:
Kavita Sanyal
Shakti Action, Crime
Original title: शक्ति
1982
A policeman's son becomes a criminal after a childhood incident creates a rift between them. ... view
Character:
Roma
Bheegi Palkein Romance
1982
A 1982 Indian Bollywood film directed by Sisir Mishra and produced by K. K. Arya. It stars Raj Babbar and Smita Patil in pivotal roles. It was based ... view
Character:
Shanti
Umbartha Drama
Original title: उंबरठा
1982
After the passing of her husband, Mrs. Mahajan takes care of four institutions, and lives a comfortable lifestyle with her two sons - Dr. Mohan and hi ... view
Character:
Sulabha Mahajan
1982
Dil-E-Nadaan (The Innocent Heart) is an Indian Hindi film directed by C.V. Sridhar, released in 1982. The film stars Rajesh Khanna in the main lead ro ... view
Character:
Sheela
Badle Ki Aag Action
1982
Beautiful and talented Geeta, a prostitute, has three suitors. One is Lakhan Singh, a dacoit with a heart of gold, who saved her life, loves her and w ... view
Character:
Bijli
Namak Halaal Action, Comedy, Mystery
Original title: नमक हलाल
1982
Young Arjun is brought up by his Daddu (paternal grandfather). His Daddu decides for him to go to the city in search of a new job and life. While in t ... view
Character:
Poonam
Bazaar Drama
Original title: बाजार
1982
Najma is in platonic love with Salim Akhtar but cannot marry him until he is financially stable. An elderly Shakir promises to help Akhtar set up his ... view
Character:
Najma
Situm Drama, Family
Original title: सितुम
1982
In Dr. Gindes Hospital for the mentally insane is a patient named Inder, who is in a catatonic state, which occurred after a traumatic childhood incid ... view
Character:
Meenakshi
1982
Time is running out for Khushbu, Ravi Sharma(Sunil Dutt)'s daughter. Her leukemia can be cured only if someone's bone marrow matches her daughter so, ... view
Character:
Dr. Anuradha
1982
Naseeb Ni Balihari is a Gujarati movie released in 1982 ... view
Character:
1981
A tough and honest police officer wages a one-man war against terrorists and a corrupt politician who have planned to assassinate the chief minister o ... view
Character:
Pinki
Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai Drama, Comedy, Romance
Original title: अल्बर्ट पिन्टो को गुस्सा क्यों आता है
1981
'Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyun Ata Hai' revolves around the Pintos and the people connected to them. There's Albert who's pretty much angry at everybody. ... view
Character:
Joan Pinto
Chakra Drama
1981
Amma's husband is shot by the cops after he kills a man who tried to rape Amma. After this event, she moves to a slum where two men use her but also l ... view
Character:
Amma
Original title: ભવની ભવાઈ
1981
In a drought-stricken city in India, the emperor Maharaja Dhiraj Chandrasen, who has two wives, and no children, orders all kinds of rituals to appeas ... view
Character:
Ujam
Original title: আকালের সন্ধানে
1981
A young, idealistic director arrives in a village to make a picture set during the Great Bengal Famine. It’s a film that he hopes will reveal the pr ... view
Character:
Self
Sadgati Drama, TV Movie
Original title: सदगति
1981
When a poor and out-caste village tanner goes to village priest to get the date of his daughter's marriage fixed, the priest in turn asks for labor wi ... view
Character:
Jhuria
Aakrosh Drama
Original title: आक्रोश
1980
In the 1980s, a lawyer defends a tribal man who is under arrest for killing his own wife. As he proceeds with the case, he learns about the harsh life ... view
Character:
Nagi Bhiku
1980
A political drama centered on the Naxalite movement in India, depicting individuals from varied regions and social backgrounds who are drawn into arme ... view
Character:
Ajitha
Omniscient Thriller, Drama
Original title: सर्वसाक्षी
1978
Ravi, a progressive schoolteacher in a small village helps fight an epidemic by getting his students inoculated. He incurs the wrath of local witchdoc ... view
Character:
Sujatha
Original title: कोन्दुरा
1978
The film involves the life of a young man who comes to believe that he has been bestowed supernatural powers. As the story unfolds, this boon eventual ... view
Character:
Parvati
Gaman Drama
Original title: गमन
1978
Despite their determination and effort, two working class friends in Bombay struggle to improve their lives. ... view
Character:
Khairun
Bhumika Drama, Music
Original title: भूमिका
1977
The film follows the life of a successful film star, revealing her increasing alienation in a role both glamorized and patronized by society. After be ... view
Character:
Usha
Jait Re Jait Drama
Original title: जैत रे जैत
1977
A story centered on a Nagya who is a drummer having a passion for being a "pure one" (punyavant). He meets Chindhi, who has abandoned her husband as s ... view
Character:
Chindhi
1977
Two young lovers are assisted by Reshma, a woman who has loved and lost, and a trio of comical eccentrics, to overcome opposition to their marriage. ... view
Character:
Pinky
Manthan Drama
Original title: मंथन
1976
A veterinarian, Dr. Rao, makes a visit to a village, where he intends to commence a co-operative society dairy for the betterment of the rural people. ... view
Character:
Bindu
Samna Crime, Drama, Thriller
1975
Wealthy and influential Hindurao Dhonde Patil finds a homeless drunk, brings him home, looks after him, feeds him, finds a room for him, gets him empl ... view
Character:
Kamley
Nishant Drama, Crime
Original title: निशांत
1975
A man whose wife is abducted seeks to have the culprits prosecuted for their crime, but no one will help him. Meanwhile, the wife—abused and berated ... view
Character:
Rukmini
Original title: चरणदास चोर
1975
Charandas, a petty thief with a sense of integrity, ends up making four vows to his teacher that ultimately wreak havoc in his life. ... view
Character:
Princess
Raja Shiv Chhatrapati History, War, Action, Drama
Original title: राजा शिवछत्रपती
1974
A film based on Maharashtra's beloved king, Raja Shiv Chhatrapati's life. ... view
Character:
Saibai
1974
Shama and Ravi are members of a Marxist party. Shama loves classical Indian music, a luxury of a few, and Ravi is in love with quotations and the phil ... view
Character:
Shama