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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.
Nov 17, 2023 01:04 PM IST. Shobhna Samarth was veteran actor Tanuja's mom, and is known for her role in Bharat Milap and Ram Rajya, in which she played Sita. Kajol has shared a magazine cover...
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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...
Nov 17, 2023 · Kajol mentioned in her post that she was the OG Sita of the film industry. She also called her a 'true feminist' for raising 7 granddaughters. Samarth made a significant mark in the film industry during the 1930s and 1940s, acting in several successful films.
Shobhna Samarth was veteran actor Tanuja's mom, and is known for her role in Bharat Milap and Ram Rajya, in which she played Sita.
Nov 17, 2023 · Mumbai, Nov 17 (PTI) A true feminist and one of the “sharpest and most forward thinking” women of her time, is how Kajol remembered her grandmother, cinema legend Shobhna Samarth, on her 107th birth anniversary. Samarth was an actor and director, who worked extensively during the golden era of Indian cinema.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 17 (ANI): Actor Kajol remembered her maternal grandmother and late actor Shobhna Samarth on her 107th birth anniversary on Friday. Kajol took to Instagram...
