Smita Patil , a leading Indian actress in the 70’s and 80’s was seen acting both in Hindi and Marathi cinemas. Her father was Shivajirao Patil, a Maharashtrian politician and her mother, a social worker from Shirpur town of Maharashtra. She did her schooling at a Marathi-language school.

Smita Patil along with other bollywood actresses was one of the most powerful quartets representing India’s parallel cinema, at the time.

Patil was also an active feminist and member of the women’s center in Mumbai; she was one hot celebrity in India.

Smita Patil comes from a generation of great bollywood actresses, for instance, Suhasini Mulay and Shabana Azmi. Like them Smita Patel was strongly associated with the radical cinemas of the 1970s.

Her basic work was doing films with parallel cinema directors; she once also worked as a TV news reader and much more, an accomplished photographer.

Smita Patil won various awards including the national award for best actress, apart from her deep rooted career in acting, smita patil was further known to be a women’s rights activist, and in fact she was greatly famous for her roles in films that revealed women.

She was an alumna of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. In 1977, she won the National Award for 'Best Actress' for her performance in the Hindi film Bhumika. In her films, Patil's character often represents an intelligent femininity that stands in relief against the conventional background of male-dominated cinema (films like Bhumika, Umbartha, and Bazaar). Smita Patil was also a women's rights activist and became famous for her roles in films that portrayed women as capable and empowered.

When Patil became romantically involved with the actor Raj Babbar, Patil 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.

Overnight, Patil was labeled a "home-breaker" by the very Feminist organizations she had worked so assiduously for, and became the target of barbed criticism.

Awards:

Filmfare Best Actress Award: 1982 for Chakra
National Film Award - Best Actress: 1982 for Chakra
National Film Award - Best Actress: 1978 for Bhumika
BFJA Best Actress Award: 1978 for Bhumika
BFJA Best Actress Award: 1982 for Chakra
BFJA Best Actress Award: 1984 for Arth
Padma Shri Award: 1985
BFJA Best Actress Award: 1988 for Mirch Masala
Filmfare Best Actress Award: 1978 for Bhumika (nominated)
Filmfare Best Actress Award: 1983 for Bazaar (nominated)
Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award: 1984 for Arth (nominated)
Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award: 1984 for Mandi (nominated)
Filmfare Best Actress Award: 1985 for Aaj Ki Aawaz (nominated)

Films:

Galiyon Ka Badshah (1989)
Akarshan (1988)
Hum Farishte Nahin (1988)
Waris (1988)
Ahsaan (1987)
Avam (1987)
Dance Dance (1987)
Nazrana (1987)
Rahi (1987)
Sher Shivaji (1987)
Sutradhar (1987)
Thikana (1987)
Aap Ke Saath (1986)
Amrit (1986)
Angaarey (1986)
Anokha Rishta (1986)
Dahleez (1986)
Dilwala (1986)
Kaanch Ki Deewar (1986)
Teesra Kinara (1986)
Aakhir Kyon? (1985)
Chidambaram (1985)
Debshishu (1985)
Ghulami (1985)
Jawaab (1985)
Mera Ghar Mere Bachche (1985)
Mirch Masala (1985)
Sadgati (1984)
Aaj Ki Awaaz (1984)
Anand Aur Anand (1984)
Farishta (1984)
Giddh The Vulture (1984)
Hum Do Hamare Do (1984)
Kanoon Meri Mutthi Mein (1984)
Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki (1984)
Mera Dost Mera Dushman (1984)
Pet Pyaar Aur Paap (1984)
Ravan (1984)
Shapath (1984)
Sharaabi (1984)
Tarang (1984)
Ardh Satya (1983)
Chatpati (1983)
Ghungroo (1983)
Haadsa (1983)
Mandi (1983)
Qayamat (1983)
Arth (1982)
Badle Ki Aag (1982)
Bazaar (1982)
Bheegi Palken (1982)
Dard Ka Rishta (1982)
Dil-E-Nadan (1982)
Namak Halaal (1982)
Shakti (1982)
Sitam (1982)
Umbartha (1982)
Tajurba (1981)
Chakra (1981)
Aakrosh (1980)
Akaler Sandhane (1980)
Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Ata Hai (1980)
Bhavni Bhavai (1980)
The Naxalites (1980)
Anugraham (1978)
Gaman (1978)
Kondura (1978)
Sarvasakshi (1978)
Bhumika (1977)
Jait Re Jait (1977)
Saal Solvan Chadya (1977)
Manthan (1976)
Charandas Chor (1975)
Nishaant (1975)
Mere Saath Chal (1974)

Smita Patil died on December, 13 1986 as a result of childbirth complications, barely six hours after giving birth to his son, Prateek Babbar; she was truly a hot celebrity in India. This marked the end of her beautiful career, and life on earth as a bollywood celebrity.