| 1 | '''SHOBHANA SAMARTH (B.1916)''' |
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| 4 | Hindi film actress born in Bombay. Started with |
| 5 | Master Vinayak at Kolhapur Clnetone. |
| 6 | Acted in Sagar films 0936-41), often with |
| 7 | Motilal. Established her definitive screen |
| 8 | image in her first Vijay Bhatt film, Bharat |
| 9 | Milap/Bharat Bhet, playing Seeta, repeating |
| 10 | the role in Ramrajya, one of the most |
| 11 | successful mythologicals in Indian cinema. She |
| 12 | repeated the role several more times |
| 13 | (Rambaan, Ram Viuah) opposite Prem Adib |
| 14 | as Ram. This duo·s image fundamentally |
| 15 | shaped the contemporary iconography of the |
| 16 | Ramayana legend in comic books, calendar |
| 17 | paintings and, recently, in TV as well as in |
| 18 | Vishwa Hindu Parishad posters in the context |
| 19 | of the Hindu RamJanmabhoomi movement. |
| 20 | Although associated almost solely with the |
| 21 | Seeta figure, she also appeared in other |
| 22 | mythologicals: esp. Nala Damnyanti (with |
| 23 | Prithviraj Kapoor) and Kishore Sahu's Veer |
| 24 | Kunal. as well as in melodramas like Shaukat |
| 25 | Hussein Rizvi'sNaukar. Turned producer and |
| 26 | director with Hamari Beti, launching her |
| 27 | daughter Nutan. Also launched her other |
| 28 | daughter Tanuja in Chhabili. |
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| 31 | '''FILMOGRAPHY'''(* also d) 1935 Vilasi |
| 32 | Ishwar!Nigab-e-Nafrat, 1936· Do Di.wane' |
| 33 | Be Kharabjan; 1937: Kokila; 1938: Nimla |
| 34 | Hindustan; 1939: Kaun Kisika; Pati Patni; |
| 35 | Sadbana; 1940: Apnt Nagariya; Saubbngya; |
| 36 | 1941: Darpan; Holiday in Bomba." Gharjavai; |
| 37 | 1942: Baraat; Bharat Milap/Bharat Bhet; |
| 38 | Mata·, Nai Dulzi"a·,Savera, Shobha |
| 39 | Swaminath: 1943: Jfahasati Ansuya; Naukar; |
| 40 | Ramrajya; Vija}' Lakshmi: 1944: Au ban; |
| 41 | Insaan; 1945: Taramati; NaJa Damayanti: |
| 42 | Veer Kunal; Shri Kn"shnarjun Yuddba: 1946: |
| 43 | Umashi; 1947: Mallika; Sati Toral; Shahkar, |
| 44 | 'lo'eerangana; 1948: Rambaan; 1949: Narasinh |
| 45 | Avatar, Ram Vivah; 1950: Hamari Beti*; |
| 46 | janmasbthami; 1951: Jai Mahalakshmi; Ram |
| 47 | janma; 1954: Prisoner of Golconda; 1955: |
| 48 | Insaniyat; 1959: Keechaka Vadha; 1960: |
| 49 | Chbabilr"; Chhalia; 1965: Nai Umar Ki Nai |
| 50 | Fasal; 1972: Do Chor, Ek Baar Muskurado. |
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| 52 | [[Actor]] |
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| 54 | [[Director]] |
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| 56 | [[Producer]] |