Smita (2001)
This biographical film is a tribute to a pioneering actress Smita Patil through her works a tribute to the parallel cinema. Her realistic dignified portrayals of the emerging women's movement in India creating a space for women on screen and role models for them off-screen.
Director: Bhupendra Mhatre
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Smita Patil as Self (archive footage) |
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Shivajirao Patil as |
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Vidya Patil as |
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Shyam Benegal as |
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Arunaraje as |
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Mrinal Sen as |
| Camera | Gururaj | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Sunny Joseph | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Bhupendra Mhatre | Director |
| Editing | Sadanand Rane | Editor |
| Production | Kuldeep Sinha | Producer |