Shobhna Samarth
Shobhna Samarth (Bombay, 17 november 1916 - Pune, 9 februari 2000) was een Indiaas actrice.
Also recorded as Shobhana Samarth
Shobhna Samarth

Promotional picture published in FilmIndia January 1942 p.30 · Public domain
- Born
- 1916 · Mumbai.
- Died
- 2000 · Pune.
- Nationality
- British Raj · India · Dominion of India
- Occupation
- actress · film director
- Education
- Baldwin Girls High School
- Languages
- Hindi · Marathi
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Shobhna Samarth (Bombay, 17 november 1916 - Pune, 9 februari 2000) was een Indiaas actrice.
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Shobhna Samarth (1916–2000) was an actor, actress and film actor, among other activities and a national of the British Raj and the Dominion of India. Born in Mumbai, the actor died in Pune. Shobhna Samarth studied at Baldwin Girls High School. Languages used include Hindi and Marathi.
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• Naam — Shobhana Samarth • Geboortenaam — Saroj Shilotri • Geboren — 17 november 1916 • Geboorteplaats — Bombay • Overleden — 9 februari 2000 • Overlijdensplaats — Pune • Jaren Actief — 1935 - 1985 • Beroep — actrice • Imdb — 0006358
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Samarth, die graag actrice wilde worden maar door haar familie haar droom niet kon verwezenlijken, trouwde met filmregisseur Kumarsen Samarth en begon zo aan haar filmcarrière. Ze maakte haar debuut met de Marathi film Vilasi Ishwar, die ook een versie in het Urdu kreeg. Daaropvolgend was ze in zeer veel films gesproken in Hindi te zien. Samarth was bij het publiek zeer geliefd in de rol van Devi Maa Sita, waardoor ze de rol vaker vertolkte gedurende haar carrière. Haar moeder Rattan Bai was eenmalig als actrice te zien in de Marathi film Swarajyachya Seemewar (1938) als de moeder van Shivaji. Samarth is de moeder van actrices Tanuja en Nutan die zij introduceerde in de filmindustrie met de door haar zelf geregisseerde films Hamari Beti (1950) en Chhabili (1960). Ze is tevens de grootmoeder van acteurs Kajol, Tanishaa Mukerji en Mohnish Bahl.
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Filmografie
• Jaar — Film — Rol — Opmerking • 1935 — Vilasi Ishwar — prinses Indira — Marathi • Nigah-e-Nafrat — Urdu versie • 1936 — Do Diwane — Miss Rambha • Be Kharab Jan — Gujarati versie • 1937 — Kokila • 1938 — Nirala Hindustan • 1939 — Sadhana • Pati Patni • Kaun Kisi Ka • 1940 — Apni Nagariya — Sushila • Saubhagya — Savitri • 1941 — Bambai Ki Sair • Gharjawai — Nepalese film • Darpan — Kumud • 1942 — Savera • Bharat Bhet — Sita • Mata • Baraat — Kumud • Swaminath — Kumud • Shobha — lerares • Bharat Milap — Devi Maa Sita • 1943 — Vijay Lakshmi • Ram Rajya — Devi Maa Sita/ Vandevi • Naukar — Nargis • Mahasati Ansuya — Devi Maa Sita • 1944 — Insaan — zus van de professor • Anban — Madhavi • Nai Duniya — Sadhana • 1945 — Veer Kunal — Tishyarakshita • Taramati — Taramati • Shri Krishn Arjun Yuddha — Subhadra • Nala Damyanti — Damayanti • 1946 — Urvashi — Devi Maa Sita • 1947 — Veerangana — Kumud • Shahkar — Nargis • Sati Toral — Toral • Malika • 1948 — Rambaan — Devi Maa Sita • 1949 — Narasinh Avatar — Kayadhu • Ram Vivah — Devi Maa Sita • 1950 — Janmashtami — Nirmala • Hamari Beti — echtgenote — ook regisseur • 1951 — Ram Janma — Devi Maa Sita • Jai Mahalaxmi — Nirmala • 1952 — Parbat • 1954 — Ramayan — Devi Maa Sita • 1955 — Insaniyat — moeder van Mangal • 1956 — Bal Ramayan — Devi Maa Sita • Gokulkunda Ka Qudi — Mevr. Rajpal Singh • 1959 — Keechak Vadh — Sudeshna — Marathi Mahabharata film • 1960 — Love in Simla — Mevr. Rajpal Singh • Chhabili — Chhabili — ook regisseur • Chhalia • 1965 — Nai Umar Ki Nai Fasal • 1967 — Wahan Ke Log — moeder van Rakesh • 1972 — Ek Bar Mooskura Do • Do Chor — Mevr. Vikram Singh • 1973 — Panitheeratha Veedu — Leela — Malayalam film • 1979 — Janta Hawaldar — Leela Chitnis • 1980 — Esthappan — Sudharma — Malayalam film • 1985 — Ghar Dwaar — moeder van Dhanraj
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Shobhna Samarth died at Pune.
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