Shobhna Samarth
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Shobhna Samarth (Hindi/Marathi: शोभना समर्थ) (1915 - February 9, 2000) was an actress who began in the early era of sound in the Indian film industry. She started with Marathi cinema and her first Hindi film, Nigahen Nafrat was released in 1935. She is best remembered for her portrayal of Sita in Ram Rajya (1943).
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[edit] Biography
Shobhna was a member of a prominent film industry family, which has been working in Bollywood since the 1940s. She was born as Saroj Shilotri to banker P.S. Shilotri and film actress Rattan Bai.
She was married to director and cinematographer Kumarsen Samarth. They had four children. Eventually the couple parted and Shobhana became linked to actor Motilal (Moti Lal). Two of her daughters became leading actresses when they grew up, they were Nutan Behl and Tanuja Samarth. Shobhana produced their debut films. Another daughter is an artist. Nutan's son Mohnish Behl is also a character actor, and Tanuja's daughter Kajol is also an actress and is married to actor Ajay Devgan. Other members of the dynasty include granddaughter Tanisha and sons-in-law Rajnish Behl and Shomu Mukherjee. (See Mukherjee-Samarth family (film)).
In her old age she had differences with her daughter Nutan over finances, but they reconciled before Nutan's death in February of 1991. At her own death, from cancer, Shobhana Samarth had seven grandaughters, one grandson, three great-grandaughters, and two great-grandsons.
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[edit] Actress
| Vilasi Ishwar (1935) Nigah-e-Nafrat (1935) Do Diwane (1936) Be Kharab Jan (1936) Pati Patni (1939) Apni Nagariya (1940) Savera (1942) Vijay Lakshmi (1943) Ram Rajya (1943) Naukar (1943) Mahasati Ansuya (1943) Veer Kunal (1945) Taramati (1945) Shahkar (1947) Sati Toral (1947) |
Malika (1947) Hamari Beti (1950) Ram Janma (1951) Insaniyat (1955) Love in Simla (1960) Chhalia (1960) Chitralekha (1964) Nai Umar Ki Nai Fasal (1965) Wahan Ke Log (1967) Ek Bar Mooskura Do (1972) Do Chor (1972) Panitheeratha Veedu (1973) Esthappan (1980) Ghar Dwaar (1985) Vasthuhara (1991) |
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| Hamari Beti (1950) | Chhabili (1960) |
[edit] External links
Shobhna Samarth at the Internet Movie Database
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