Smita Patil News
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40 years of Namak Halaal: The soundtrack by Bappi Lahiri is the star of this Prakash Mehra entertainer
The film, which stars Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Smita Patil, Parveen Babi and Waheeda Rehman,...
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How being a newsreader helped Smita Patil bag her first short film – Anniversary special
On the actress's 66th birth anniversary, veteran sound designer Hitendra Ghosh recalls how he on...
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Smita Patil's 10 most memorable roles – Birth anniversary special
In a short span of just over a decade, Smita Patil, who was born this day in 1955, captured the and...
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Special 14: Artistes who won multiple National awards
As veteran Surekha Sikri receives her third National award for Best Supporting Actress for Amit Ho...
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Revisiting Akbar Khan's medley of errors Haadsaa – Anniversary special
On the film's 35th anniversary today, we revisit the film and take a look at some of its...
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Richa Chadha took inspiration from Shabana Azmi, Smita Patil for her Love Sonia character
The actress, currently filming the Shakeela biopic, plays a sex worker, Madhuri, for the first time...
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30 years of Rihaee: How writer-director Aruna Raje overcame obstacles to direct the drama
As the film completes 30 years today (31 August), we look at the challenges the filmmaker faced on...
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Smita Patil was a far better actress than me, says Rekha
The actress became the first recipient of the Smita Patil Memorial award in Mumbai on...
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Smita Patil anniversary special: 4 female-orientated unconventional films
On the actress's 62nd birth anniversary, we look at four of her films that broke conventions and...
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Amitabh Bachchan-starrer Namak Halaal to re-release in theatres to mark 35th anniversary
A restored version of the Prakash Mehra film will be back on the big screen very soon....
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How Vidya Balan fell in love with Shabana Azmi and Smita Patil in Arth
Vidya reminisced the moment when she watched the 1982 film Arth....
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Sadgati and Shatranj Ke Khilari: Satyajit Ray's tryst with Hindi cinema and Premchand
Auteur, artist, photographer, filmmaker, storyteller, Satyajit Ray was a rare genius. Despite his of...
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Vinod Pande: How Farooq Shaikh helped me with casting of Ek Baar Phir
When the filmmaker came to India, he took the help of Shaikh who guided him with a few endorsements,...
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On Smita Patil's death anniversary, son Prateik vows to make her proud
Patil died at the age of 31 due to childbirth complications in 1986....
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Smita Patil death anniversary: Remembering a rare talent
On the 30th anniversary of Patil’s untimely death today (13 December), Cinestaan.com presents...
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Mahesh Bhatt sells the remake rights to Arth
The director has reportedly sold off the remake rights to his 1982 National Award winner, Arth....
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Deepti Naval: In memory of Smita Patil
On the actress’s 61st birth anniversary today (17 October), friend and fellow actress a...
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Star portraits: When Stardust brought Shabana, Deepti and Smita together
An old photograph of the three actresses shared by fans on social media sparked a search...
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Deepika Padukone is ideal to play my mother: Prateik Babbar
The son of the late actress Smita Patil believes Padukone resembles her the most....
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From Hunterwali to Mastani: The female icons of Bollywood
They are bold. They are beautiful. They are India. From the beginning, women have shaped the of with...