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Shobhana Samarth (née Saroj Shilotri; 17 November 1916 – 9 February 2000) was an Indian director, actress and producer, who began her career in the early days of talkie movies in the Hindi film industry and continued in lead roles into the 1950s.
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Back in those times, the industry wasn’t known by the name of Bollywood. It was still Hindi cinema industry in the making. Shobhna Samarth entered the industry in its initial phase where a woman’s role in a film was either performed by a sex worker or men who dressed up as women. Moreover, this profession was not highly paid or respected, neither w...
She married Kumarsen Samarth and the couple had four children; three daughters – Nutan, Tanuja, Chatura and a son – Jaideep. Nutan and Tanuja joined the profession of acting, whereas Chatura became an artist. Nutan and Shobhna had a strained relationship for over two decades. The duo reconciled towards the last days of Nutan’s life when she was dia...
After acting as a lead actress in more than 50 films, she eventually became a producer and set up Shobhna Films. She directed two movies: Hamari Beti (1950) and Chhabili (1960) in which she launched her daughters Nutan and Tanuja. Dwelling in times when cinema was a budding industry which was largely not accepting of female presence, Shobhna Samart...
Learn about the life and career of Shobhna Samarth, who challenged the male-dominated film industry and became a star with her roles as Sita in mythological movies. Read about her personal life, achievements and legacy in cinema.
Jun 29, 2017 · Watch a 1990 interview with Shobhana Samarth, a pioneer of Hindi cinema and a mother of actresses Nutan and Tanuja. Learn about her life, career and achievements in this old and rare footage.
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Her mother, Shobhana Samarth, was a popular actor who introduced both her daughters in the film Hamari Beti (1950) which she directed herself.
Nov 17, 2023 · Kajol, daughter of Tanuja, pays homage to her grandmother, cinema legend Shobhna Samarth, who was a feminist and a director. She shares a magazine cover featuring Samarth as Sita and praises her beauty and intelligence.
Shobhna Samarth was born on 17 November 1916 in Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India. She was an actress and director, known for Do Diwane (1936), Be Kharab Jan (1936) and Naukar (1943). She was married to Kumarsen Samarth. She died on 9 February 2000 in Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Shobhna Samarth was an actress and director, born in 1916 in Bombay, India. She was the mother of actresses Nutan and Tanuja, and the grandmother of Kajol and Tanishaa Mukerji.
