Smita Patil

Gender: Female

Birthday: 1955-10-17 - 1986-12-13

Place of Birth: Pune, Bombay State, India

Also Known As: स्मिता पाटिल, Смита Патиль, სმიტა პატილი, سمیتا پاٹل, ஸ்மிதா பாட்டீல், 스미타 파틸, ಸ್ಮಿತಾ ಪಾಟೀಲ್, స్మితా పాటిల్, സ്മിതാ പാട്ടീൽ, سميتا باتيل, স্মিতা পাটিল, ਸਮਿਤਾ ਪਾਟਿਲ, Սմիտա Փաթիլ, Смита Патил, スミタ・パティル, 斯米塔 · 帕蒂爾, ສະມິຕາ ປາຕິລ, สมิตา ปาติล, སྨི་ཏ་པཏིལ།, સ્મિતા પાટીલ, Սմիտա Պատիլ

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.