Smita Patil#Reception and legacy
{{Short description|Indian actress (1955–1986)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Smita Pali
| image = Smita Patil 2013 stamp of India.jpg
| caption = Patil on a 2013 Indian postage stamp
| birth_date = {{birth date|1955|10|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = Poona, Bombay State, India
| death_date = {{death date and age|1986|12|13|1955|10|17|df=y}}
| death_place = Bombay, Maharashtra, India
| occupation = Actress, television newscaster
| years_active = 1974–1986
| works = Full list
| spouse = Raj Babbar
| children = Prateik Babbar
| parents = Shivajirao Girdhar Patil (father)
| nationality =
| honors = Padma Shri (1985)
}}
Smita Patil (17 October 1955 – 13 December 1986) was an Indian actress who primarily worked in Hindi and Marathi films.{{cite book |author1=Gulzar |author2=Nihalani, Govind |author3=Chatterji, Saibal |title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema |year=2003 |publisher=Popular Prakashan |isbn=81-7991-066-0 |page=601}} Regarded among the greatest and finest actresses in the history of Indian cinema, she was known for her unconventional portrayal of strong and independent women. Patil appeared in over 80 films, in a career that spanned over a decade and was the recipient of two National Film Awards, a Filmfare Award, a Maharashtra State Film Award and two Filmfare Awards Marathi.{{cite book |author=Subodh Kapoor |title=The Indian Encyclopaedia: Biographical, Historical, Religious, Administrative, Ethnological, Commercial and Scientific. Indo-Pak War-Kamla Karri |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O3Lt1sOKGxwC|access-date=29 December 2012 |date=1 July 2002 |publisher=Cosmo Publication |isbn=978-81-7755-257-7 |pages=6699–}} In 1985, Patil received the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour.{{cite book |author=Annette Kuhn |author-link=Annette Kuhn |title=The Women's Companion to International Film |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pjqOM04aGJ8C&pg=PA310 |access-date=29 December 2012 |year=1990 |publisher=University of California Press |isbn=978-0-520-08879-5 |pages=310–}}
Patil made her film debut with Shyam Benegal's Charandas Chor (1975).{{cite book |author=Si. Vi Subbārāvu |title=Hyderabad: the social context of industrialisation, 1875–1948 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tGgm0z6vthYC&pg=PA82 |access-date=29 December 2012 |year=2007 |publisher=Orient Blackswan |isbn=978-81-250-1608-3 |pages=82–}}{{cite book |author=William van der Heide |title=Bollywood Babylon: Interviews with Shyam Benegal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_3fi_o1JzY4C&pg=PA208 |access-date=29 December 2012 |date=12 June 2006 |publisher=Berg |isbn=978-1-84520-405-1 |pages=208–}} 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.{{cite news |newspaper=The Hindu |title=A blazing talent remembered |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/12/20/stories/2002122001290500.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031003193833/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/12/20/stories/2002122001290500.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 October 2003 |date=20 December 2002 |access-date=1 February 2011 |author=Lahiri, Monojit}} Her performances were highly acclaimed, and her most notable roles include Manthan (1976), Bhumika (1977) for which she won her first National Film Award for Best Actress, Jait Re Jait (1978), Aakrosh (1980), Chakra (1981) which earned her a second National Film Award for Best Actress and her first and only Filmfare Award for Best Actress, Namak Halaal (1982), Bazaar (1982), Umbartha (1982), Shakti (1982), Arth (1982), Ardh Satya (1983), Mandi (1983), Aaj Ki Awaaz (1984), Chidambaram (1985), Mirch Masala (1985), Amrit (1986), Dance Dance (1987) and Waaris (1988).
Apart from acting, Patil was an active feminist 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.
Patil was married to actor Raj Babbar, with whom she had a son, actor Prateik Smita Patil. 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.{{Cite web |title=Remembering Smita Patil on her 62nd birth anniversary |work=Indian Express |accessdate=20 August 2022 |date=17 October 2017 |url=https://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/remembering-smita-patil-on-her-62nd-birth-anniversary-4895128/lite/}}
Early life
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Smita Patil was born on 17 October 1955,{{cite news |title=Smita Patil: Celebrating legendary actress birth anniversary with a glimpse into her life, movies, and songs |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/smita-patil-celebrating-legendary-actress-birth-anniversary-with-a-glimpse-into-her-life-movies-and-songs-8620282.html |access-date=20 October 2023 |work=News18 India |language=en}} in Pune, Maharashtra{{cite book |author=D. Sharma |title=Mass Communication : Theory & Practice In The 21St Century |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5ePXdIGYe6oC&pg=PA298 |access-date=29 December 2012 |date=1 January 2004 |publisher=Deep & Deep Publications |isbn=978-81-7629-507-9 |page=298}} into a Hindu-Marathi family, to a Maharashtrian politician father, Shivajirao Girdhar Patil and social worker mother Vidyatai Patil, from Shirpur town of Khandesh province of Maharashtra.{{cite news | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/pune/1793007/report-puneites-bag-1-padma-bhushan-3-padma-shri | title=Puneites bag 1 Padma Bhushan, 3 Padma Shri Saturday | newspaper=Daily News and Analysis | date=26 January 2013 | access-date=21 September 2013 |location=Pune}}{{Cite web |last=Pothukuchi |first=Madhavi |date=17 October 2019 |title=Smita Patil — the 'real' woman Indian women could relate to |url=https://theprint.in/theprint-profile/smita-patil-real-woman-indian-women-relate/306732/ |access-date=3 April 2021 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}} She has two sisters, Dr. Anita Patil Deshmukh, a faculty neonatologist and Manya Patil Seth, a costume designer.{{cite news |title=Smita Patil as remembered by her sister: Funny, generous, uncaged |url=https://scroll.in/reel/1007792/smita-patil-as-remembered-by-her-sister-funny-generous-uncaged |access-date=20 November 2023 |work=Scroll.in |date=17 October 2021 |language=en}}
As a child, Patil participated in dramas.{{cite news |title=Lesser known facts about Smita Patil |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/lesser-known-facts-about-smita-patil/photostory/66427051.cms |access-date=20 November 2022 |work=The Times of India |date=30 October 2018 |language=en}} Patil studied literature at University of Mumbai,{{Cite book |last1=Rajadhyaksha |first1=Ashish |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLkABAAAQBAJ |title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |date=10 July 2014 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-135-94318-9 |pages=173–174}}{{Cite web |first=Farhana |last=Farook |date=16 October 2020 |title=Smita Patil – An incomplete dream |url=https://in.news.yahoo.com/smita-patil-a-tribute-on-her-65th-birth-anniversary-094752164.html |access-date=5 May 2021 |website=Yahoo Entertainment}} and was a part of local theatre groups in Pune and spent much of her time at the campus of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), causing many to mistake her for an alumna. The family mov's election as a cabinet minister.{{Cite web |last=Rao |first=Maithili |date=31 October 2015 |title=The making of Smita Patil |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-the-making-of-smita-patil-2140367 |access-date=3 April 2021 |website=DNA India |language=en}}
Career
= Debut and early success (1974-1980)=
Patil began her career in the early 1970s as a television newsreader{{cite web |title=स्मिता पाटिल बॉयोग्राफी |url=https://www.newstrend.news/177026/smita-patil-biography-hindi/ |website=newstrend.news |date=17 October 2018 |publisher=Newstrend |access-date=15 April 2020}}{{Cite book |last=Banerjee |first=Shampa |author2=Anil Srivastava |title=One Hundred Indian Feature Films: An Annotated Filmography |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zX4GY37rG8kC&q=Smita+Patil+ |year=1988 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=0-8240-9483-2 |ref=Ba}} on the newly transmitting Mumbai Doordarshan, the Indian government run broadcaster. Her first film role was in the FTII student film Teevra Madhyam{{cite book |author1=Gulazāra |author2=Govind Nihalani |author3=Saibal Chatterjee |title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema: An Enchanting Close-Up of India's Hindi Cinema |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC |access-date=29 December 2012 |year=2003 |publisher=Popular Prakashan |isbn=978-81-7991-066-5 |page=601}} by Arun Khopkar. Shyam Benegal then discovered her{{Cite web |title=Smita Patil |url=https://southasia.ucla.edu/culture/cinema/stars/smita-patil/ |access-date=3 April 2021 |website=MANAS |publisher=UCLA Social Sciences}} and cast her in his 1974 children's film, Charandas Chor.{{Cite web |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/did-you-know-shyam-benegals-manthan-was-indias-first-crowdfunded-film/20203176 |title=Did you know Shyam Benegal's Manthan was India's first crowdfunded film? |date=2019-06-01 |website=Mid-Day |access-date=2019-06-16}} Patil's first major role was in his other film, Manthan, in which she played a Harijan woman who leads the revolt of the milk co-operative.{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/manthan-1976/article3892670.ece|title=Shyam Benegal's Manthan (1976)|last=Us Salam|first=Ziya|date=12 September 2012|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-07-21|language=en}}{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=182&catName=MTk3Ng==|title=Top Earners 1976|access-date=2017-07-11|publisher=boxofficeindia.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210050538/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=182&catName=MTk3Ng==|archive-date=2009-02-10}}
Patil then won her first National Film Award for Best Actress and her first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her performance in the Hindi film Bhumika,{{cite web | title = 'Hansa Wadkar' is the most difficult film I have done so far: Smita Patil|work= India Today| url = http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/smita-patil-in-shyam-benegal-film-hansa-wadkar/1/160599.html |author=Vaiju Mahindroo|date= 19 November 2011 |access-date = 27 September 2014 }}{{cite web|url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2006/dec/14slide1.htm|title=The Best of Smita Patil – Bhumika|work=Rediff.com|author1=Dinesh Raheja|author-link=Dinesh Raheja|author2=Jitendra Kothari|access-date=1 December 2012}}{{cite book |author=Hena Naqvi |title=Journalism And Mass Communication |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0aFH2KFhFOkC&pg=PA202 |access-date=29 December 2012 |date=1 January 2007 |publisher=Upkar Prakashan |isbn=978-81-7482-108-9 |pages=202–}} just three years after her debut. The film, in which she portrays an actress leading a tumultuous life through sudden fame and stardom, brought her talent to the attention of the world.{{Cite web |last=Parthiban |first=Praveena |date=15 December 2019 |title=Reminiscing Smita Patil, a rare talent gone too soon |url=https://thefederal.com/features/reminiscing-smita-patil-a-rare-talent-gone-too-soon/ |access-date=3 April 2021 |website=The Federal |language=en-US}}{{cite web | title = Smita Patil's Bhumika (1977)|work=The Hindu | url = http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/bhumika-1977/article6221624.ece |date=17 July 2014| access-date = 27 September 2014 | first = Anuj | last = Kumar }} Patil attended the Cannes Film Festival in 1976 with Shabana Azmi and Shyam Benegal for the film Nishant.{{cite news |title=Smita Patil's debut film Nishant (1975) |work=The Hindu
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/nishant-1975/article3965004.ece |author=Ziya Us Salam|date=4 October 2012| access-date = 2014-09-27 }}{{cite news |title=Shabana Azmi recalls going to Cannes with Smita Patil, Shyam Benegal for 1976 film Nishant; shares pic |work=News18 |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/shabana-azmi-recalls-going-to-cannes-with-smita-patil-shyam-benegal-for-1976-film-nishant-shares-pic-5185303.html| access-date=16 December 2022}}{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=184&catName=MTk3OA==|title=Top Earners 1978|access-date=2017-07-12|publisher=boxofficeindia.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213231634/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=184&catName=MTk3OA==|archive-date=2009-02-13}} Patil won Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Marathi for her performance in Jait Re Jait in 1977.{{Cite news |title=Happy Birthday, Dr Mohan Agashe: A look at the best Marathi movies of veteran star |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/happy-birthday-dr-mohan-agashe-a-look-at-the-best-marathi-movies-of-veteran-star/photostory/84671378.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-02-10 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}{{cite book|title=Cinema India: The Visual Culture of Hindi Film |first=Rachel |last=Dwyer |publisher=Rutgers University Press |year=2002 |isbn=978-0-81353-175-5}}
= Acclaim in parallel cinema and stardom (1981-1987)=
Patil was a part of the radically political cinema of the 1970s, which included actresses such as Shabana Azmi and Deepti Naval.{{Cite news |last=Sarma |first=Ramya |date=16 October 2015 |title=When she was good, she was very, very good |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/tribute-to-smita-patil/article7770080.ece |access-date=4 May 2021 |issn=0971-751X}} Her work includes films with parallel cinema directors like Shyam Benegal, Govind Nihalani, Satyajit Ray (Sadgati, 1981), G. Aravindan (Chidambaram, 1985) and Mrinal Sen as well as forays into the more commercial Hindi film industry cinema of Mumbai. In her films, Patil's character often represents an intelligent femininity that stands in relief against the conventional background of male-dominated cinema. Patil was a women's rights activist and became famous for her roles in films that portrayed women as capable and empowered.{{cite book |last1=Chaudhuri |first1=Diptakirti |title=Bollybook: The Big Book of Hindi Movie Trivia |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gq-CBAAAQBAJ |date=2014 |publisher=Penguin Books |isbn=978-93-5118-799-8 |language=en |access-date=1 November 2020 |archive-date=20 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420025038/https://books.google.com/books?id=gq-CBAAAQBAJ |url-status=live}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tk5gBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT139|title=100 Bollywood Films|first=Rachel|last=Dwyer|date= 2005|publisher=Roli Books Pvt. Ltd.|isbn=9788174369901}}{{cite book |last1=K. Jha |first1=Subhash |last2=Bachchan |first2=Amitabh |author-link1=Subhash K. Jha |author-link2=Amitabh Bachchan |title=The Essential Guide to Bollywood |url=https://archive.org/details/essentialguideto00jhas |date=2005 |publisher=Lustre Press |isbn=978-81-7436-378-7 |language=en}}
Patil received widespread critical acclaim for her performances in Chakra (1981),{{cite magazine |last=Purie |first=Aroon |date=15 May 1981 |title=Film review: Chakra, starring Smita Patil, Naseeruddin Shah, Kulbhushan Kharbanda|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/films/story/19810515-film-review-chakra-starring-smita-patil-naseeruddin-shah-kulbhushan-kharbanda-805947-2014-02-27 |magazine=India Today |access-date=1 May 2023}} which earned her a second National Film Award for Best Actress and her first and only Filmfare Award for Best Actress.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZsKR1RKoJKUC&dq=suraiya+nargis+madhubala+meena+kumari&pg=PA101|title=Filming the Gods: Religion and Indian Cinema|first=Rachel|last=Dwyer|date= 2006|publisher=Routledge|isbn=0415314240}} As a part of her preparation for the role of a slum-dweller, Patil used to visit the slums in Bombay during the making of Chakra.{{cite interview |interviewer=Mimansa Shekhar |title=Satish Kaushik revisits Chakra |series=First of Many |date=10 July 2019 |work=The Indian Express |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/satish-kaushik-debut-film-chakra-first-of-many-5792127/ |access-date=11 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031230604/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/satish-kaushik-debut-film-chakra-first-of-many-5792127/ |archive-date=31 October 2022}}{{cite web|url=http://www.inuth.com/my-space/the-classical-kishore-kumar-10-songs-of-the-legendary-singer-based-on-indian-raagas/|title=Classical Kishore: 10 Songs Of The Legendary Singer Based On Indian Ragas|date=5 September 2017}}
Patil went onto star in Bazaar (1982)[https://books.google.com/books?id=HsRbAAAAMAAJ&q=+Bazaar Bazaar]. p. 25. and Aaj Ki Awaaz (1984), which earned her two nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.{{Cite web|last=Singh|first=Deepali|date=2017-08-05|title=Evolution of the rape scene|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-evolution-of-the-rape-scene-2520956|access-date=2021-02-10|website=DNA India|language=en}} For Mandi (1983), she earned her a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.[https://archive.today/20130202030643/http://www.screenindia.com/news/1982--On-the-sets-of-Mandi/3375/ 1982: On the sets of Mandi by Screen] Patil's performance in the marital drama Arth (1982) was highly appreciated.{{cite book |last1=Dasgupta |first1=Rohit K. |last2=Datta |first2=Sangeeta |author-link1=Rohit K. Dasgupta |title=100 Essential Indian Films |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YT9xDwAAQBAJ |date=2018 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-4422-7799-1 |language=en}} For her portrayal as "the other woman" while acting opposite Shabana Azmi, she earned a second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100528/ttlife1.htm#12|last=Walia|first=Neha|title=Easy come, easy go? Nah|newspaper=The Tribune|location=Chandigarh, India|date=28 May 2010|accessdate=15 July 2021}} During this time, she also starred in several notable Marathi film Umbartha (1982), winning her second Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Marathi for her performance in the films.{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm25thNFAAward.aspx|title=25th National Film Awards|publisher=International Film Festival of India|accessdate=4 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010041511/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm25thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=10 October 2014|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/IP1981.pdf |title=Indian Cinema '80/'81 |access-date=22 September 2014 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232755/http://dff.nic.in/2011/IP1981.pdf |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |date=2009-02-01 |title=BoxOffice India.com |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=189&catName=MTk4Mw== |access-date=2021-10-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201143724/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=189&catName=MTk4Mw== |archive-date=1 February 2009}}
Patil gradually moved to more commercial cinema.{{Cite web |last=Sood |first=Samira |date=17 October 2020 |title=Smita Patil in Aakhir Kyon? is an example of how art and mainstream films aren't so far apart |url=https://theprint.in/features/reel-take/smita-patil-in-aakhir-kyon-is-an-example-of-how-art-and-mainstream-films-arent-so-far-apart/524966/ |access-date=3 April 2021 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}} In an interview, she stated:{{blockquote|"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."{{Cite web |title=Remembering The Timeless Bhuika... |first=Monojit |last=Lahiri |work=The Sunday Indian |url=http://www.thesundayindian.com/en/story/remembering-the-timeless-bhuika/275/48561/ |access-date=2021-04-03 |archive-date=23 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923234210/http://www.thesundayindian.com/en/story/remembering-the-timeless-bhuika/275/48561/ |url-status=dead }}}}
In time, commercial filmmakers like Raj Khosla, Ramesh Sippy and B.R. Chopra offered her roles, agreeing that she was "excellent".{{cite book|author=Ravi Vasudevan|title=The Melodramatic Public: Film Form and Spectatorship in Indian Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kXfFAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA145|date=2011|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|isbn=978-0-230-11812-6|pages=145–}} Her fans, too, grew with her new-found stardom. Patil's glamorous roles in her more commercial films, such as Shakti (1982) and Namak Halaal (1982) with Amitabh Bachchan.{{cite news |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=5659 |title=Top Comedy Nett Grossers - Housefull 4 Tops |publisher=boxofficeindia.com |date=28 November 2019 |access-date=28 November 2019}} She showed that one can act in both, "serious" cinema and the "Hindi cinema" masala in the Hindi film industry.{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/ramesh-sippy-casting-amitabh-bachchan-dilip-kumar-together-shakti/|title=Ramesh Sippy on casting Amitabh Bachchan and Dilip Kumar together in Shakti|website=Bollywood Hungama|first=Subhash K.|last=Jha|date=23 January 2017|accessdate=14 July 2021}}{{Cite web |date=13 November 2015 |last=Singh Dhillon |first=Chitvan |title=Superstar Smita |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/entertainment/superstar-smita-157290 |access-date=3 April 2021 |website=Tribune India News Service}} However, her sister Manya Patil Seth stated, "Smita was never comfortable in big-budget movies.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O1L2DAAAQBAJ|title=INDIAN CINEMA A VISUAL VOYAGE|author=NFDC|publisher=Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting|isbn=9788123021928}} She wept her heart out after performing the rain dance with Mr Bachchan in Namak Halaal; she felt she wasn't doing the right thing."{{Cite web |last=Mohamed |first=Khalid |date=8 December 2017 |title=Remembering the legend that was Smita Patil |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/wknd/bollywood/remembering-the-legend-that-was-smita-patil |access-date=3 April 2021 |website=Khaleej Times |language=en}}{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=188&catName=MTk4Mg== |title=Box Office 1982 |website=Box Office India |date=5 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005013955/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=188&catName=MTk4Mg== |archive-date=5 October 2013 |access-date=9 September 2019}} In 1984, she served as a jury member of the Montreal World Film Festival.{{cite web |title=Awards of the Montreal World Film Festival – 1984 |url=http://www.ffm-montreal.org/en/awards/33-awards-of-the-montreal-world-film-festival-1984.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313184947/http://www.ffm-montreal.org/en/awards/33-awards-of-the-montreal-world-film-festival-1984.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=13 March 2014 |work=Montreal World Film Festival |access-date=13 March 2014}} Patil acted with Raj Babbar in films such as Bheegi Palkein, Tajurba, Aaj Ki Awaaz, Awam and Hum Do Hamare Do and later fell in love with him.{{cite book|author=Emily Bronte|title=Wuthering Heights (Annotated)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nVbGBgAAQBAJ&pg=PT225|publisher=Bronson Tweed Publishing|pages=225–|id=GGKEY:JXQKH8ETFJN}}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Director C. V. Sridhar was the first one to pair her opposite Rajesh Khanna in Dil-E-Nadan in 1982.{{Cite book|last=Patel|first=Baburao|url=http://archive.org/details/filmindia194915unse|title=Film India|date=1949|publisher=Bombay|others=New York The Museum of Modern Art Library|pages=78}}{{cite book |author=J.K. Bajaj |title=On & Behind the Indian Cinema |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_1UqAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA2008-IA87 |access-date=4 August 2015 |date=26 March 2014 |publisher=Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd |isbn=978-93-5083-621-7 |pages=2008– |chapter=3, Year wise Popular Films with their main cast}} After the success of this film, Patil and Khanna were paired in successful films like Aakhir Kyon?, Anokha Rishta, Angaarey, Nazrana, Amrit.[https://archive.today/20140527171047/http://www.ebay.com/itm/India-Bollywood-1986-Angaaray-press-book-Rajesh-Khanna-Smita-Patil-Raj-Babbar-/390762826596?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5afb478b64 Angaaray press book - Rajesh Khanna, Smita Patil and Raj Babbar]{{Cite web |title=Box Office 1987 |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=193&catName=MTk4Nw== |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012172152/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=193&catName=MTk4Nw== |archive-date=12 October 2012 |access-date=28 March 2021 |website=Box Office India}} With the release of Aakhir Kyon? her popularity and her pairing with Khanna were at its peak.{{cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/parties-and-events/cast-and-crew-at-dvd-launch-of-tamas/ | title=Movie Overview - Smita Patil and Rajesh Khanna's Aakhir Kyon | website=Bollywood Hungama | date=13 August 2011 | accessdate=15 May 2012}} The songs "Dushman Na Kare Dost Ne Woh" and "Ek Andhera Lakh Sitare" from Aakhir Kyon? were chartbusters. Each of these films were different and dealt with various social issues. Their performances were critically acclaimed.{{Cite news |last=Motwani |first=Monica |date=20 September 2001 |title=1987 files |work=Screen |url=http://www.screenindia.com/20010928/f19.html |url-status=dead |access-date=2 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011031023302/http://www.screenindia.com/20010928/f19.html |archive-date=31 October 2001}} In 1986, Amrit directed by Mohan Kumar became the fifth highest-grossing film of the year. Nazrana, co-starring Sridevi released posthumously and became a box office success and was among the top 10 films of 1987.{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5UqAAAAYAAJ&q=nazrana|title=Collections - Nazrana|accessdate=20 July 2023|date=29 September 1991|publisher=Update Video Publication|via=Google Books}}{{Cite web|date=2013-01-15|title=Boxofficeindia 1986|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=192&catName=MTk4Ng==|access-date=2021-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115225618/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=192&catName=MTk4Ng==|archive-date=15 January 2013}}{{Cite web|date=2013-01-15|title=Boxofficeindia.com|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5|access-date=2021-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115031410/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=125&catName=MTk4MC0xOTg5|archive-date=15 January 2013}}
{{quote box|align=left|width=31em|quote="Patil was a great actress. Many of her great performances are laser-like in focus on a few things. So Arth for instance was about vulnerability and desire. Jait Re Jait was about resilience and belief. Mirch Masala covers the entire oeuvre of her acting chops. From the low key of the early frames to the full blast upper registers in the closing stages of the film: The transformation is awesome."|source=—Forbes India on Patil's performance in Mirch Masala (1987)}}
Patil's association with artistic cinema remained strong, however.{{Cite web |date=17 October 2016 |title=Remembering Smita Patil: Why The Actress is Irreplaceable |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/remembering-smita-patil-why-the-actress-is-irreplaceable-in-indian-cinema-1302347.html |access-date=4 May 2021 |website=News18.com |language=en}}{{cite book |last=Ojha |first=Rajendra |date=1988 |title=75 Glorious Years of Indian Cinema |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q7UEAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Mr.+Lambu%22 |location=Google Books |publisher=Screen World Publication |page=95,176 }} Her arguably greatest (and unfortunately final) role came when Patil re-teamed with Ketan Mehta to play the feisty and fiery Sonbai in Mirch Masala, which released after her death in 1987.[http://imgur.com/vRi4j As seen here]{{cite web|url=http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1987 |title=15th Moscow International Film Festival (1987) |accessdate=2013-02-18 |work=MIFF |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116194338/http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1987 |archivedate=16 January 2013 }} Patil's performance as a spirited spice-factory worker who stands up against a lecherous petty official in this film was highly praised, and won her the Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award for Best Actress (Hindi). 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".{{cite web |url=http://forbesindia.com/article/100-years-of-indian-cinema/25-greatest-acting-performances-of-indian-cinema/35125/0 |title=25 Greatest Acting Performances of Indian Cinema |magazine=Forbes |first1=Shishir |last1=Prasad |first2=N. S. |last2=Ramnath |first3=Sohini |last3=Mitter |date=27 April 2013 |access-date=27 January 2015}} The Washington Post called her work "an enigmatically feisty final performance".{{cite news |last1=Kempley |first1=Rita |title='Spices' (NR) |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/spices.htm |access-date=18 October 2021 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=18 November 1989}}{{cite book |title= Cinemas of India|last=Thorval |first= Yves|year=2000 |publisher=Macmillan India|isbn= 0-333-93410-5|pages= 181–182}}Meer, Ameena http://bombsite.com/issues/29/articles/1262 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514080436/http://bombsite.com/issues/29/articles/1262 |date=14 May 2013 }} Fall 1989, Retrieved 13 May 2013{{cite book |last=Ganti |first=Tejaswini |author-link=Tejaswini Ganti |title=Bollywood: A Guidebook to Popular Hindi Cinema |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DIVlw5AzQTgC&pg=PA133 |year=2004 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-0-415-28853-8 |access-date=16 October 2016 |archive-date=10 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010235326/https://books.google.com/books?id=DIVlw5AzQTgC&pg=PA133 |url-status=live}}
= Posthumous films (1987-1989) =
Some of Patil's last work and posthumous releases include the Bengali film Debshishu, where she worked without remuneration,{{Cite news |last=Ray |first=Kunal |date=2015-10-17 |title='Smita struggled with curious contradictions' |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/literary-review/maithili-rao-speaks-with-kunal-ray-about-smita-patil-a-brief-incandescence/article7769651.ece |access-date=2022-03-09 |issn=0971-751X}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.mybindi.com/arts-entertainment/WHATSON/bengali_filmfest.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090717060502/http://www.mybindi.com/arts-entertainment/WHATSON/bengali_filmfest.html|url-status=dead|title=Debashishu|archive-date=17 July 2009}} Hum Farishte Nahin, Dance Dance, Insaniyat Ke Dushman,{{cite news |last1=Rangoonwala |first1=Firoze |title=1987: a year of cinematic mediocrity |url=https://archive.org/details/ArabTimes1987KuwaitEnglish/Dec%2024%201987%2C%20Arab%20Times%2C%20%237127%2C%20Kuwait%20%28en%29/page/n7/mode/2up |access-date=27 April 2023 |work=Arab Times |date=24-25 December 1987}} Thikana, Oonch Neech Beech and Waaris. Patil was pregnant during the filming of Thikana. For Waaris, Patil received wide acclaim.{{cite news|last1=KBR|first1=Upala|title=Does Bollywood need a no-pregnancy clause?|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Does-Bollywood-need-a-no-pregnancy-clause/articleshow/9038577.cms|access-date=28 June 2015|work=The Times of India|date=30 June 2011}}{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=afu0zjd5DYoC |title=Of the issue: Guftagu |date=23 April 1989 |volume=110 |issue=1–18 |magazine=The Illustrated Weekly of India |page=53 }} The 1989 film Galiyon Ke Badshah marked her final film appearance. For Waris, Patil won her final acting award, the Lux Award for Best Actress.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080617205737/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/cast/5274/index.html Galiyon Ka Badshah 1989] Bollywood Hungama Retrieved 17 December 2011Waaris{{cite web|author=Box Office India |title=Top Earners 1988 |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=194&catName=MTk4OA== |publisher=boxofficeindia.com |access-date=3 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131224648/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=194&catName=MTk4OA== |archive-date=31 January 2009 }}{{cite web |date=15 January 2013 |title=Box Office 1989 |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=195&catName=MTk4OQ== |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115225557/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=195&catName=MTk4OQ== |archive-date=15 January 2013 |website=Box Office India}}
Personal life
Patil was an active feminist and was member of the Women's Centre in Mumbai. She attempted to portray women's issues through her different films. She was also involved in charity work, donating the winnings of her first National Award to charity.{{cite web |title='25 years on, a phenomenon named Smita Patil ' |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/25-years-on-phenomenon-named-smita-patil/211601-8-66.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108034535/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/25-years-on-phenomenon-named-smita-patil/211601-8-66.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 January 2012 |work=IBN Live |access-date=27 December 2011 |date=13 December 2006}}{{cite web |title=Smita Patil's Bhumika is the celebrity biopic that should have been the blueprint for The Dirty Picture, Mahanati |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/smita-patil-bhumika-celebrity-biopic-should-have-been-blueprint-for-the-dirty-picture-mahanati-8618328/lite/ |work=Indian Express |date=20 May 2023 |accessdate=12 September 2023}}
When Patil became romantically involved with actor Raj Babbar,{{cite web |title='She was a great human being' |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/dec/13smita.htm |work=Rediff.com |access-date=27 December 2011 |date=13 December 2006}} she 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 wife Nadira Babbar to marry Patil.{{cite web |title=On Smita Patil's death anniversary, remembering her sensational affair with a married Raj Babbar |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/smita-patil-death-anniversary-sensational-affair-raj-babbar-1106182-2017-12-13 |work=India Today |date=13 December 2017 |accessdate=13 December 2019}}{{cite web |title=Raj Babbar remembers late wife Smita Patil on death anniversary with old pic: She was a noble soul |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/raj-babbar-remembers-late-wife-smita-patil-on-death-anniversary-with-old-pic-she-was-a-noble-soul-101639387864623.html |work=Hindustan Times |date=13 December 2021 |accessdate=12 December 2022}} Babbar and Patil first met on the sets of the 1982 film Bheegi Palkein. Their son, actor Prateik Babbar was born on 28 November 1986.{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/throwback-when-smita-patil-refused-to-take-a-maternity-leave-and-danced-despite-being-pregnant/articleshow/105976738.cms |title=Throwback: When Smita Patil refused to take a maternity leave and danced despite being pregnant |work=Times of India |date=14 December 2023 |access-date=16 December 2023}}{{cite news |last=Dhingra |first=Deepali |title=Prateik's learning curve |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/prateiks-learning-curve/172626 |access-date=27 July 2014 |work=Mid-Day |date=16 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721134039/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/prateiks-learning-curve/172626 |archive-date=21 July 2019 |url-status=live}}
Death
Patil died from childbirth complications (Puerperal sepsis) on 13 December 1986,{{cite book |author=Andrew Robinson |title=Satyajit Ray: The Inner Eye |url=https://archive.org/details/satyajitrayinner00robi_0 |url-access=registration |access-date=29 December 2012 |year=1989 |publisher=University of California Press |isbn=978-0-520-06946-6 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/satyajitrayinner00robi_0/page/258 258]–}} age 31.{{cite book |author=Ram Awgnihotri |title=Film stars in Indian politics |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_Q5lAAAAMAAJ |access-date=29 December 2012 |year=1998 |publisher=Commonwealth Publishers |isbn=978-81-7169-506-5}} Nearly two decades later, notable film director Mrinal Sen alleged that Patil had died due to "gross medical negligence".{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/feb/02mrinal.htm |title=Smita Patil - Memories from Mrinal da |work=Rediff.com |accessdate=28 December 2010 |date=2 February 2005}}{{cite web |title=Prateik Babbar on mother Smita Patil: Got to be her sunshine kid |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/prateik-babbar-on-mother-smita-patil-got-to-be-her-sunshine-kid-458026 |work=NDTV |access-date=8 July 2014 |date=12 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140612025136/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/prateik-babbar-on-mother-smita-patil-got-to-be-her-sunshine-kid-458026 |archive-date=12 June 2014 |url-status=live}} After Patil's death, her son was raised by her parents in Mumbai.{{cite news |last=Lalwani |first=Vickey |title=Dad was not around while I was growing up |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Dad-was-not-around-while-I-was-growing-up/articleshow/35462990.cms?imageid=29941634#slide7 |access-date=8 July 2014 |work=The Times of India |date=22 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525050739/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Dad-was-not-around-while-I-was-growing-up/articleshow/35462990.cms?imageid=29941634#slide7 |archive-date=25 May 2014 |url-status=live}} According to the media, she died an idol, a cult figure reaching beyond her grave. On her death, poet Kaifi Azmi said in his inaugural speech at a charity function, "Smita Patil is not dead. Her son is still amongst us."{{cite web |url=https://www.thequint.com/on-smita-patils-death-anniversary-a-vivid-recollection-of-her-last-few-hours-and-her-final-fight-raj-babbar |title=Her Last Few Hours: Smita Patil Loved Life Till The End |work=The Quint |author=Bhawana Somaaya |date=12 December 2016 |accessdate=14 December 2020}}{{cite book |last=Majumdar |first=Neepa |title=Wanted Cultured Ladies Only!: Female Stardom and Cinema in India, 1930s-1950s |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TdM2Ben3alIC |year=2009 |publisher=University of Illinois Press |isbn=978-0-252-09178-0}}
Public image
Patil is regarded as one of the greatest and most accomplished actresses of Indian cinema.{{Cite news |title=Top heroines of Bollywood |work=India Today |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/cinema/100-years-of-indian-cinema/photo/top-actresses-of-bollywood-ever-367543-2012-05-01/2 |url-status=live |access-date=24 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128234730/https://www.indiatoday.in/cinema/100-years-of-indian-cinema/photo/top-actresses-of-bollywood-ever-367543-2012-05-01/2 |archive-date=28 November 2020}} Rediff.com placed her as the second-greatest Indian actress of all time, behind Nargis.{{cite web |title=Readers Choice: The Greatest Actresses of all time |work=Rediff.com |author=Raja Sen |access-date=22 September 2011 |date=29 June 2011 |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-greatest-actresses-of-all-time/20110629.htm}} In 2022, she was placed in Outlook India{{'}}s 75 Best Bollywood Actresses list.{{Cite web |title=75 Bollywood Actresses Who Ruled The Silver Screen With Grace, Beauty And Talent |work=Outlook India |date=16 August 2022 |access-date=16 August 2022 |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/75-bollywood-actresses-who-ruled-the-silver-screen-with-grace-beauty-and-talent-news-216694/amp |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816142138/https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/75-bollywood-actresses-who-ruled-the-silver-screen-with-grace-beauty-and-talent-news-216694/amp |url-status=live }} Patil was placed 5th in Rediff.com{{'}}s "Best Bollywood Debut Ever" list, for her films Charandas Chor and Manthan.{{Cite news |title=Best Bollywood Debutants Ever |work=Rediff.com |url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/2008/nov/24sd6-best-actresses-ever.htm |url-status=live |access-date=24 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128234730/https://m.rediff.com/movies/2008/nov/24sd6-best-actresses-ever.htm |archive-date=28 November 2020}} Patil was known for her beauty and fashion throughout the 70s and 80s. In the media, she is cited a style icon with various publications like Hindustan Times, including her among the topmost sex symbols of Bollywood.{{Cite web |archive-date=2022-08-16 |title=Thinking man's sex symbol |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/photos/entertainment/thinking-man-s-sex-symbol/photo-ktBtYJCdPomR11VoG7UCFO.html |access-date=2021-11-27 |website=Hindustan Times |date=15 September 2011 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816142138/https://www.hindustantimes.com/photos/entertainment/thinking-man-s-sex-symbol/photo-ktBtYJCdPomR11VoG7UCFO.html}}{{cite web |url=https://www.indiaherald.com/Movies/Read/125738/Top-10-Beautiful-Actresses-of-Bollywood-during-70-s- |title=Top 10 Beautiful Actresses of Bollywood during 70's |work=India Herald |date=21 April 2016 |access-date=27 February 2020}} Yahoo! placed Patil 5th in its "Ten most iconic beauties of Hindi cinema" list,{{cite web |url=http://in.lifestyle.yahoo.com/photos/10-iconic-and-eternal-beauties-of-bollywood-slideshow/actress-photo-1339137407.html |title=10 iconic and eternal beauties of Bollywood |date=8 June 2012 |work=Yahoo! India Lifestyle |access-date=12 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120611042029/http://in.lifestyle.yahoo.com/photos/10-iconic-and-eternal-beauties-of-bollywood-slideshow/actress-photo-1339137407.html |archive-date=11 June 2012}} and Times of India{{'}}s placed her in its "50 Beautiful Faces" list.{{cite web |title=Photos - 50 Beautiful Faces: 100 years of Indian Cinema |work=The Times of India |access-date=23 December 2021 |url=https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/movies/100-yrs-of-indian-cinema/50-beautiful-faces-100-years-of-indian-cinema/morphshow/19713202.cms?from=mdr}} In 2023, Rajeev Masand named Patil as one of Hindi cinema's best actresses of all time.{{Cite web |title=The eyes have it: Hindi cinema's best actresses |author=Rajeev Masand |work=India Today |date=12 January 2023 |access-date=12 September 2023 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/the-eyes-have-it-hindi-cinemas-best-actresses-2320786-2023-01-12 |archive-date=22 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230122142138/https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/the-eyes-have-it-hindi-cinemas-best-actresses-2320786-2023-01-12 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=Bollywood's top tawaifs |author=Sukanya Verma |work=Rediff.com |access-date=10 September 2022 |url=https://specials.rediff.com/movies/2006/oct/30slid7.htm |archive-date=28 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128142138/https://specials.rediff.com/movies/2006/oct/30slid7.htm |url-status=live}}
Patil is highly regarded for her range as an actor, her beauty, and her style. Suresh Kohli of Deccan Herald noted, "Smita Patil was, perhaps, the most accomplished actress of Hindi cinema. Her oeuvre is outstanding, investing almost every portrayal with a powerhouse realistic performance."{{cite news |newspaper=Deccan Herald |date=22 September 2011 |author=Kohli, Suresh |access-date=22 November 2019 |title=Smita Patil - Immortal performances |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/150885/immortal-performances.html}} Several actresses have been inspired by Patil's work. Actress Deepika Padukone said, "Smita Patil is someone whose work I admire a lot." Bhumi Pednekar credited the actress for "ushering in the change for heroines on screen", by her progressive portrayals.{{Cite web |title=Smita Patil award makes me feel more confident, says Deepika Padukone |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/smita-patil-award-makes-me-feel-more-confident-says-deepika-padukone-628276 |work=NDTV India |accessdate=20 February 2018}}{{Cite web |title=Bhumi Pednekar thanks yesteryear actors for ushering change on screen |url=https://www.zeebiz.com/india/news-bhumi-pednekar-thanks-yesteryear-actors-for-ushering-change-on-screen-145782/amp |work=Zee Business |accessdate=15 January 2021}} Katrina Kaif said, "Smita Patil's roles were an inspiration and touched the lives of millions of women. She showed us that not even sky is the limit"{{Cite web |title=Smita Patil an inspiration, she showed us not even sky is the limit, says Katrina Kaif |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/smita-patil-an-inspiration-she-showed-us-not-even-sky-is-the-limit-says-katrina-kaif-3039289/lite/ |work=Indian Express |date=19 September 2016 |accessdate=12 October 2020}} Somy Ali said that Patil inspired her to become an actress, she also termed Patil, her "favourite".{{Cite web |title=Did you know? The late Smita Patil inspired Somy Ali to become an actress |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/did-you-know-the-late-smita-patil-inspired-somy-ali-to-become-an-actress-news-303610/amp |work=Outlook India |date=17 July 2023 |accessdate=17 July 2023}} Rekha termed Patil a "far better actor" than her or anybody else.{{Cite web |title=Smita Patil is a far better actor than me, says Rekha |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/smita-patil-a-far-better-actor-than-me-says-rekha/story-sE6e3iA8IQcSHUHpOeU6DO.html |agency=Press Trust of India |work=Hindustan Times |date=17 December 2017 |accessdate=30 December 2022}}
Talking about Patil, her co-actor Om Puri stated: "Smita had an understanding of love, a lot of sincerity and warmth came through in her performances. She was a Bohemian. She was not class conscious, rather was very bubbly, full of life. Never saw her low or depressed about anything. Very liberated and progressive in her thoughts and work."{{Cite news |title=Smita Patil: The Woman Behind The Image |work=Rediff.com |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/special/smita-patil-the-woman-behind-the-image/20151015.htm |url-status=live |access-date=28 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128234730/https://m.rediff.com/amp/movies/special/smita-patil-the-woman-behind-the-image/20151015.htm |archive-date=28 November 2020}} Andrew Robinson wrote in his book Satyajit Ray: The Inner Eye, that Ray once said, "There is no one who can replace Smita Patil".{{cite book |last1=Robinson |first1=Andrew |author-link1=W. Andrew Robinson |title=Satyajit Ray: The Inner Eye |publisher=University of California Press |isbn=9780520069466 |date=1989 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TnkcLvYRNfMC&q=smita+patil |language=en}} Aruna Vasudev termed Patil as one of the "most intense" actress, Indian cinema ever had.{{cite book |last1=Vasudev |first1=Aruna |title=The New Indian Cinema |publisher=Macmillan India |isbn=9780333909287 |date=1986 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F7IaAQAAIAAJ&q=The+new+Indian+cinema%0ABy+Aruna+Vasudev+%C2%B7 |language=en}} Sumita S. Chakravarty noted that, "In the 1960-1970, "new cinema" emerged and Patil became one of the foremost actress of the prosixties.{{cite book |last1=S. Chakravarty |first1=Sumita |title=National Identity in Indian Popular Cinema, 1947-1987 |publisher=University of Texas Press |isbn=9780292789852 |date=2011 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l8T0uwJtMxkC&q=Smita+Patil+ |language=en}} Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt added, "There was something very special about her from the start. When I decided to make Arth, I wanted to make it with two powerful actresses as the wife and the other woman. Looking back, I'm proud to say that Smita Patil [with Shabana Azmi] made Arth what it was."{{Cite news |title=Smita looked very serene and happy |work=Rediff.com |url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/report/smita-looked-very-serene-and-happy/20231017.htm |url-status=live |access-date=29 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019234730/https://m.rediff.com/movies/report/smita-looked-very-serene-and-happy/20231017.htm |archive-date=19 October 2023}} Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui praised Patil's beauty and said, "Smita Patil would appear as a typical Indian girl. But as soon as she faced the camera, no one looked more beautiful. If she were here today, she would have been a favourite for international filmmakers. The West was drawn to her."{{Cite news |title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui applauds Smita Patil's enduring beauty: The West was drawn to her |work=Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/nawazuddin-siddiqui-applauds-smita-patils-enduring-beauty-says-west-drawn/ |url-status=live |access-date=28 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310234730/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/amp/news/features/nawazuddin-siddiqui-applauds-smita-patils-enduring-beauty-says-west-drawn/ |archive-date=10 March 2024}}
Reception and legacy
Patil is known among the greatest actresses of Indian cinema.{{Cite news |title=Bollywood Beauties - Then and Now |work=NDTV India |url=https://www.ndtv.com/photos/entertainment/bollywood-beauties-then-and-now-8682 |url-status=live |access-date=26 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127234730/https://www.ndtv.com/photos/entertainment/bollywood-beauties-then-and-now-8682 |archive-date=27 November 2010}}{{cite book |last1=Joshi |first1=Sumit |title=Bollywood Through Ages |publisher=Best Book Reads |isbn=9781311676696 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WHQWCgAAQBAJ&q=Smita+Patil+&pg=PT272 |language=en}} On Patil's successful film career, Rachit Gupta of Filmfare noted, "Her dusky, unconventional looks, choice of roles, active socio-political career worked to her advantage. Smita Patil made an enviable movie career."{{Cite web |title=Eternal sunshine: Smita Patil |work=Filmfare |access-date=26 September 2021 |url=https://m.filmfare.com/features/eternal-sunshine-smita-patil-4638.amp |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816142138/https://m.filmfare.com/features/eternal-sunshine-smita-patil-4638.amp |url-status=live }} Mamun M. Adil of Pakistan's newspaper Dawn noted, "Patil was in her early 20s when she delivered towering turns which, speak volumes for the talent that simmered behind her mesmerising eyes."{{Cite web |title=Smita Patil - Star power |work=Dawn |date=2 October 2016 |access-date=28 November 2022 |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1287531 |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816142138/https://www.dawn.com/news/1287531 |url-status=live }} Santanu Das of Hindustan Times added, "Rarely has an actor arrived in Indian Cinema quite like Patil; so full-bodied in her approach to the art of performance."{{Cite web |title=5 essential performances of the trailblazing Smita Patil |work=Hindustan Times |date=17 October 2023 |access-date=21 November 2023 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/smita-patil-5-essential-performances-of-the-trailblazing-actor-101697517462774.html |archive-date=17 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017142138/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/smita-patil-5-essential-performances-of-the-trailblazing-actor-101697517462774-amp.html |url-status=live }} Filmmaker Shyam Benegal praised the actress and said, "Smita Patil was a chameleon. She could be a part of the story without your thinking about it. She was instinctive. The camera loved her. The camera looked at her, it picked her out of everyone else. That was the thing about her."{{Cite web |title=Camera loved Smita Patil: Shyam Benegal |work=Indian Express |date=28 November 2015 |access-date=26 October 2022 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/camera-loved-smita-patil-shyam-benegal/lite/ |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816142138/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/camera-loved-smita-patil-shyam-benegal/lite/ |url-status=live}} News18 India named her as an actress "remembered for her work and influence" and noted, "Smita Patil was famous for her serious roles, expressive eyes, and impeccable acting."{{Cite web |title=Camera loved Smita Patil: Shyam Benegal |work=News18 India |access-date=12 January 2023 |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/how-smita-patil-left-an-incredible-body-of-work-in-bollywood-before-her-tragic-death-at-31-8596994.html |archive-date=21 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021142138/https://www.news18.com/amp/movies/how-smita-patil-left-an-incredible-body-of-work-in-bollywood-before-her-tragic-death-at-31-8596994.html |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=When Smita Patil spoke about objectification of women, nudity in films |work=Hindustan Times |date=17 October 2023 |access-date=10 November 2023 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/when-smita-patil-spoke-about-objectification-of-women-nudity-in-films-101697475511888.html |archive-date=19 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019142138/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/when-smita-patil-spoke-about-objectification-of-women-nudity-in-films-101697475511888-amp.html |url-status=live}}
= Acting style and screen image =
Patil is considered among the finest actresses. She established herself as one of the most prominent actress of arthouse and parallel cinema,{{cite web |title=India's Art House Cinema |author=Lalit Mohan Joshi |publisher=British Film Institute |date=17 July 2007 |url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/imagineasia/guide/contemporary/india-arthouse.html |access-date=2 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091122162218/http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/imagineasia/guide/contemporary/india-arthouse.html |archive-date=22 November 2009}} and was widely known as the "Queen of parallel cinema and new wave movement". Patil was also known for her work in the mainstream films. Writing for Scroll.in, film critic Maithili Rao stated, "Art or mainstream, Smita was a magnet to film-makers hopelessly in love with her screen presence and the wonderful woman behind the image."{{Cite web |title=How Smita Patil put gravitas into the gravy |work=Scroll.in |date=30 September 2015 |access-date=16 September 2020 |url=https://scroll.in/reel/758241/how-smita-patil-put-gravitas-into-the-gravy |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816142138/https://amp.scroll.in/article/758241/how-smita-patil-put-gravitas-into-the-gravy |url-status=live }} Gargi Nandwana from The Indian Express stated, "Smita Patil's films fearlessly traversed uncharted terrain — an absolute anathema for a Bollywood actress of that time poised for an illustrious career — navigating the intricate nuances, complexities, strengths, and vulnerabilities intrinsic to the female experience."{{Cite web |title=Smita Patil's pathbreaking filmography that celebrated the female experience |work=Indian Express |access-date=28 October 2023 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/feminism-through-smita-patils-lens-in-a-short-lived-career-she-prised-open-a-space-for-feminist-interventions-8986498/lite/ |archive-date=21 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821142138/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/feminism-through-smita-patils-lens-in-a-short-lived-career-she-prised-open-a-space-for-feminist-interventions-8986498/lite/ |url-status=live}}
Patil was known for her path-breaking roles and she changed the portrayal of women onscreen with her morally complex characters.{{cite web|url=http://movies.indiatimes.com/Special_Features/25_Must_See_Bollywood_Movies/articleshow/msid-1250837,curpg-8.cms|title=25 Must See Bollywood Movies|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015033906/http://movies.indiatimes.com/Special_Features/25_Must_See_Bollywood_Movies/articleshow/msid-1250837,curpg-8.cms|date=15 October 2007 |archive-date=15 October 2007|work=Indiatimes Movies}}{{Cite web |title=How Smita Patil has influenced the idea of cinema, identity, and the independent woman |work=Firstpost |date=17 October 2021 |access-date=16 February 2023 |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/how-smita-patil-has-influenced-my-idea-of-cinema-identity-and-the-independent-woman-10058261.html/amp |archive-date=29 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329142138/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/how-smita-patil-has-influenced-my-idea-of-cinema-identity-and-the-independent-woman-10058261.html/amp |url-status=live}} Patil received critical acclaim for her portrayal of a feisty village girl in Manthan, an actress in Bhumika, a rape victim in Aakrosh, a slum-dweller in Chakra, a woman involved with a married man in Arth, a prostitute and classical singer in Mandi, a divorcee in Aakhir Kyon? and a strong woman against oppressors in Mirch Masala.{{Cite web |title=Smita Patil in Aakhir Kyon? is an example of how art and mainstream films aren't so far apart |work=The Print |date=17 October 2020 |access-date=19 October 2022 |url=https://theprint.in/feature/reel-take/smita-patil-in-aakhir-kyon-is-an-example-of-how-art-and-mainstream-films-arent-so-far-apart/524966/?amp |archive-date=11 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811142138/https://theprint.in/feature/reel-take/smita-patil-in-aakhir-kyon-is-an-example-of-how-art-and-mainstream-films-arent-so-far-apart/524966/?amp |url-status=live}} Forbes included her performance in Mirch Masala in its, "25 Greatest Acting Performances of Indian Cinema" list. Filmfare included Patil's performances in Bhumika and Mirch Masala in its list of "80 Iconic Performances" of Bollywood, placed 24th and 8th respectively. For Bhumika, it noted, "Smita's role is memorable not only because of her keen understanding of an actor and a woman's mindset but also because she flawlessly became Hansa during the film-within-the-film portions and her act giving the bygone era glimpse."{{cite journal |url=https://tanqeed.com/filmfare-top-80-iconic-performances-old-article-2010/ |title=80 Iconic Performances |journal=Filmfare Via Tanqeed.com |date=4 June 2010 |access-date=27 November 2018}} NDTV added her character, Usha, from Bhumika in its "Trailblazing Women of Bollywood" list.{{Cite web |title=10 Trailblazing Women From Bollywood |work=NDTV India |date=8 March 2024 |access-date=9 March 2024 |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/womens-day-special-10-trailblazing-female-characters-5200044 |archive-date=10 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310142138/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/womens-day-special-10-trailblazing-female-characters-5200044/amp/1 |url-status=live}}
On not working in commercial cinema, Patil said, "I hope I don't get pushed into doing commercial films because, truly, that will be the end of Smita Patil."{{Cite web |title=Smita Patil - Finest actresses Bollywood has ever had |work=India Today |date=4 December 2006 |access-date=28 July 2022 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/30-years-ago-on-india-today/story/20061204-smita-patil-bollwood-talented-and-art-actor-781968-2006-12-03 |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816142138/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/30-years-ago-on-india-today/story/20061204-smita-patil-bollwood-talented-and-art-actor-781968-2006-12-03 |url-status=live }} Shaikh Ayaz of The Indian Express noted, "In this repertory of talent that dominated the Hindi art cinema landscape, Patil was but a comet. Her films made space for feminist interventions, serving as a template for every succeeding generation of actors."{{Cite web |title=5 essential Smita Patil moments that prove why there's nobody like her |work=Indian Express |date=17 October 2022 |access-date=11 December 2023 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/5-essential-smita-patil-moments-that-prove-why-theres-nobody-like-her-8213774/ |archive-date=16 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016142138/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/5-essential-smita-patil-moments-that-prove-why-theres-nobody-like-her-8213774/ |url-status=live }} Praising Patil's screen presence and work, S. Shivakumar of The Hindu termed her a "rare and refreshing exception in cinema" and said, "The lines between parallel and mainstream cinema may have blurred but her performances in both are priceless."{{Cite news |title=The star who shunned stardom |work=The Hindu |date=11 April 2016 |access-date=28 December 2021 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/the-star-who-shunned-stardom/article8461119.ece |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816142138/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/the-star-who-shunned-stardom/article8461119.ece/amp/ |url-status=live }} Raja Sen from Rediff.com noted, "The more striking side of the coin was Smita Patil, who had a compellingly intelligent presence that stood for both empowerment and sensitivity." Ali Peter John from Bollywood Hungama noted, "Smita Patil was a complete and consummate actress, whose ability to face the most difficult challenges and triumph over them has become a part of the art of great acting. She was the life of art, parallel or new wave cinema."{{Cite web |title=Legendary Smita Patil and her spell over the industry |work=Bollywood Hungama |date=4 December 2018 |access-date=28 March 2022 |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/remembering-legendary-smita-patil-spell-industry/ |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816142138/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/remembering-legendary-smita-patil-spell-industry/ |url-status=live }}
Filmography
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Accolades
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| rowspan="3"|Filmfare Awards | rowspan="2"|Best Supporting Actress | Arth | {{nom}} |
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| 1985
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| 1987
| Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards | Best Actress – Hindi | {{won}} |
| 1989
| Best Actress | Waaris | {{won}} |
Honours and tributes
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|quote= "I describe her as an illusion. She was not intelligent or intellectual but sensitive. Intense. And there were people all over the world who cared for her. From John Warrington to a Polish actor, a Swedish director, they were all in love with her."{{Cite news |title=Rare Appeal: Remembering Smita Patil |work=Rediff.com |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/column/rare-appeal-remembering-smita-patil/20221213.htm |url-status=live |access-date=22 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128234730/https://m.rediff.com/amp/movies/column/rare-appeal-remembering-smita-patil/20221213.htm |archive-date=28 November 2020}}
|source=—Mohan Agashe on Smita Patil (Smita Patil, A Brief Incandescence)
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The Priyadarshni Academy started the Smita Patil Memorial Award for Best Actress, as a tribute to the veteran actress in 1986. It is awarded every other year to an actress for her contribution to Indian cinema.[http://www.priyadarshniacademy.com/smita-patil-memorial-awards.php Official site - Smita Patil Memorial Award for Best Actress] In 2012, the Smita Patil International Film Festival Documentaries and Shorts was initiated in her honour.{{cite web |last1=staff |title=Smita Patil Documentary and Short Film Festival |url=https://www.timeout.com/pune/events/smita-patil-documentary-and-short-film-festival |work=Time Out |access-date=19 December 2015}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/7th-smita-patil-international-film-festival-to-be-held-in-pune-on-december-8-9/story-EiOo4iO5n1fNnfVEJhrqyN.html |title=7th Smita Patil international film festival to be held in Pune on December 8–9 |date=7 December 2018 |website=Hindustan Times}}{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/every-life-matters-says-the-man-who-has-saved-scores/articleshow/65739732.cms |title=Every life matters, says the man who has saved scores |location=Pune |website=The Times of India|date=9 September 2018 }}{{Cite web |url=https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/others/sunday-read/salvage-army/articleshow/65371969.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812062745/https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/others/sunday-read/salvage-army/articleshow/65371969.cms |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 August 2018 |title=Salvage army |website=Pune Mirror }}{{Cite web |url=https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/civic/cop-documents-work-of-punes-unsung-hero/articleshow/64626498.cms |title=Cop documents work of Pune's unsung hero |website=Pune Mirror |access-date=15 February 2019 |archive-date=25 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525090409/https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/civic/cop-documents-work-of-punes-unsung-hero/articleshow/64626498.cms |url-status=dead }} In 2015, film critic Maithili Rao published Patil's biography "Smita Patil: A Brief Incandescence". In the same year, National Centre for the Performing Arts and National Film Archive of India organised a retrospective on the actress named, "Smita - A minor retrospective of a major actress".{{Cite web |title=Maithili Rao's book on Smita Patil gives marvellous insights |work=Hindustan Times |date=12 December 2015 |access-date=11 August 2022 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/maithili-rao-s-book-on-smita-patil-gives-marvellous-insights/story-OC2kY8TxoHRR9AMG0XPblL.html |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816142138/https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/maithili-rao-s-book-on-smita-patil-gives-marvellous-insights/story-OC2kY8TxoHRR9AMG0XPblL_amp.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Remembering Smita Patil |work=Mid Day |date=2 October 2015 |access-date=27 September 2021 |url=https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai-guide/famous-personalities/article/remembering-smita-patil-16578196 |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816142138/https://www.mid-day.com/amp/mumbai-guide/famous-personalities/article/remembering-smita-patil-16578196 |url-status=live }} In 1989, Meera Dewan, made a documentary on her, named "Searching for Smita". Odissi dancer Jhelum Paranjape named her dance institute "Smitalaya" (launched in 1989), in fond memory of Patil. Smita Patil Street Theatre, has been named in the late actress honor.{{Cite web |title=Remembering Smita Patil: Attend this tribute organised by the actor's childhood friend |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/art-and-culture/remembering-smita-patil-attend-this-tribute-organised-by-the-actor-s-childhood-friend/story-PWreNRuHOnFhdpa0iwCi6J.html |work=Hindustan Times |date=15 October 2015 |accessdate=10 September 2019}}
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.{{Cite news |agency=PTI |date=3 May 2013 |title=President Pranab Mukherjee releases stamps on 50 Bollywood personalities |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/president-pranab-mukherjee-releases-stamps-on-50-bollywood-personalities/articleshow/19870256.cms |access-date=3 April 2021}} Patil's father, Shivajirao Giridhar Patil started the Smita Patil Charitable Trust in 1996, in her memory. It was started with a mission to provide co-education to the students of the rural areas. The same year, a school named, Smita Patil Public School was started in Dhule, Maharashtra.{{cite web | url=http://smitapatilpublicschool.org/SPPSAboutUs.aspx | title=About Us|work=Smita Patil Public School | access-date=26 May 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714043524/http://smitapatilpublicschool.org/SPPSAboutUs.aspx | archive-date=14 July 2015 }} In 2010, the Indo-American Arts Council, organised an 11-film retrospective of the late actress’ films in New York.{{Cite web |title=Restoring Smita Patil's legacy |work=Mumbai Mirror |access-date=22 January 2021 |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/opinion/views/restoring-smita-patils-legacy/articleshow/21738569.cms |archive-date=28 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111128142138/https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/opinion/views/restoring-smita-patils-legacy/articleshow/21738569.cms |url-status=live }} The Polish Film Institute and the Indian embassy in Warsaw organised "Smita Patil Retrospect", in Poland in her memory. Thus, she became the first Indian actress to be honored with a retrospective abroad.{{Cite web |title=Poland pays tribute to actress Smita Patil |work=NDTV |access-date=11 January 2021 |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/poland-pays-tribute-to-actress-smita-patil-608770 |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816142138/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/poland-pays-tribute-to-actress-smita-patil-608770/amp/1 |url-status=live }} In 2023, her son Prateik Babbar changed his name to Prateik Patil Babbar, as a heartfelt homage to his late mother. He said, "When my name appears in film credits or anywhere, I want it to be a reminder to myself, the people and the audience, of her extraordinary and remarkable legacy, of my legacy, a reminder of her brilliance and greatness."{{Cite web |title=Prateik Babbar pays tribute to late mother Smita Patil; changes name to Prateik Patil Babbar |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/prateik-babbar-pays-tribute-late-mother-smita-patil-changes-name-prateik-patil-babbar/ |work=Bollywood Hungama |date=6 June 2023 |accessdate=29 August 2023}}{{Cite web |title=Prateik Babbar pays tribute to his mother actress Smita Patil, adds Patil to his name |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/prateik-babbar-pays-tribute-to-mother-smita-patil-adds-patil-to-his-name-news-292434/amp |work=Outlook India |date=6 June 2023 |accessdate=10 September 2023}}
In popular culture
=In film=
- In 2012, India Times included her film Arth (1982), in its "25 must-see Bollywood films" list.
- In 2013, News18 included her 1982 films - Umbartha and Akaler Shandhaney, in its "100 greatest Indian films" list.{{Cite web |date=17 April 2013 |title=100 Years of Indian Cinema: The 100 greatest Indian films of all time |url=http://www.news18.com/photogallery/movies/100-years-of-indian-cinema-the-100-greatest-indian-films-of-all-time-903065.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425234818/http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/13200-56.html |archive-date=25 April 2013 |access-date=29 April 2021 |website=News18 |page=36}}
- While, Richa Chadha gave Patil a tribute by recreating her look for a magazine shoot,{{Cite web |title=Richa Chadha revisits late Smita Patil's iconic look, Prateik Babbar reacts |url=https://zeenews.india.com/people/richa-chadha-revisits-late-smita-patils-iconic-look-prateik-babbar-reacts-2444582.html |work=Zee News |accessdate=26 November 2022}} actress Madhuri Pawar gave her a tribute by recreating her Jait Re Jait's look.{{Cite news |title=Madhuri Pawar pays tribute to late actress Smita Patil on her birth anniversary with iconic 'Jait Re Jait' look |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/marathi/madhuri-pawar-pays-tribute-to-late-actress-smita-patil-on-her-birth-anniversary-with-iconic-jait-re-jait-look/articleshow/104497619.cms |work=Times of India |access-date=26 October 2023}}
- In 2024, restored version of her 1976 film Manthan was selected for premier at the Cannes Film Festival.{{Cite news |title=Restored version of Shyam Benegal's Manthan starring Smita Patil to premiere at Cannes Film Festival 2024 |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/restored-version-shyam-benegals-manthan-starring-smita-patil-premiere-cannes-film-festival-2024/ |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=27 April 2024}}
=Biography=
- In 2015, film critic Maithili Rao, wrote Patil's biography titled, Smita Patil: A Brief Incandescence.{{cite book |last1=Rao |first1=Maithili |title=Smita Patil: A Brief Incandescence|author-link=Maithili Rao |publisher=HarperCollins Publishers India |isbn=9789351775133 |date=2015 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iMFMDQAAQBAJ&q=smita+patil |language=en}}
References
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Further reading
- {{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/jul/23dinesh.htm |title=Raw stock, rare appeal: Smita Patil |work=Rediff.com |accessdate=23 December 2019 |author=Dinesh Raheja}}
- {{cite book |last1=Wadkar |first1=Hansa |title=You Ask, I Tell - An Autobiography|author-link=Maithili Rao |publisher=Zubaan Books Publishers India |isbn=9789383074686 |date=2014 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WrKPDAAAQBAJ |language=en}}
- {{cite book |last=Kidwai |first=Rashid |title=Neta–Abhineta: Bollywood Star Power in Indian Politics |publisher=Hachette UK |year=2018 |isbn=978-9350098035 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3v5sDwAAQBAJ}}
- {{cite book |last=Wani |first=Aarti |title=Fantasy of Modernity |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=2016 |isbn=9781107117211 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A6kwCwAAQBAJ}}
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