| 1 | '''Shanta Hublikar,(1914-92)''' |
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| 3 | Actress born in Hubli, Karnataka. Entered films |
| 4 | at Kolhapur, where she worked with Torney |
| 5 | and Bhalji Pendharkar. Became an icon in |
| 6 | Marathi cinema with her popular role as the |
| 7 | prostitute Maina in Shantaram’s Manoos/ |
| 8 | Admi and esp. with the song Ab kis liye kal ki |
| 9 | baat, one of the biggest hits in the Prabhat |
| 10 | repertoire. Its Marathi version, Kashalya |
| 11 | Udyachi Baat (Why speak of tomorrow?) |
| 12 | became the title of her autobiography (1990). |
| 13 | Also played the rich Nalini who discovers |
| 14 | higher moral principles through meeting the |
| 15 | poor but honest Diwakar (Shahu Modak) in |
| 16 | K. Narayan Kale’s Mazha Mulga/Mera |
| 17 | Ladka at Prabhat. Later acted in Hindi films |
| 18 | (e.g. by V.M. Vyas), one Kannada film |
| 19 | opposite Kemparaj Urs (Jeevana Nataka) |
| 20 | and did some stage roles in Sangeet Natak |
| 21 | musicals. |
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| 24 | '''FILMOGRAPHY''': 1934: Bhedi Rajkumar/ |
| 25 | Thaksen Rajputra; 1937: Kanhopatra; 1938: |
| 26 | Mazha Mulga/Mera Ladka; 1939: Manoos/ |
| 27 | Admi; 1941: Ghar Ki Laaj; Prabhat; 1942: |
| 28 | Malan; Pahila Palna; Jeevana Nataka; |
| 29 | 1945: Kul Kalank; 1958: Ghar Grihasthi; |
| 30 | Saubhagyavati Bhava. |
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| 32 | [[Actor]] |