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      • 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.
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  2. Shobhna Samarth entered the industry in its initial phase where a womans 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 were the women who pursued it.

  3. 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.

  4. She started her film career in the early days of Indian film industry. Although her career started with Marathi cinema, she also did a number of Hindi films. Her first Hindi film, ‘Nigahen Nafrat’ was released in 1935.

  5. Feb 9, 2000 · Shobhna successfully launched both her daughters in film industry. Her elder daughter Nutan debuted big screen as a child artist with Shobhna’s debut movie as a director, Hamari beti. The movie was released in 1950, directed by Shobhna.

  6. Shobhana Samarth (17 November 1916 – 9 February 2000) was an Indian film actress, director 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.