'''Shanta Hublikar,(1914-92)'''

Actress born in Hubli, Karnataka. Entered films
at Kolhapur, where she worked with [[Torney]]
and [[Bhalji Pendharkar]]. Became an icon in
Marathi cinema with her popular role as the
prostitute Maina in [[Shantaram]]’s [[Manoos]]/
[[Admi]] and esp. with the song Ab kis liye kal ki
baat, one of the biggest hits in the [[Prabhat]]
repertoire. Its Marathi version, Kashalya
Udyachi Baat (Why speak of tomorrow?)
became the title of her autobiography (1990).
Also played the rich Nalini who discovers
higher moral principles through meeting the
poor but honest Diwakar ([[Shahu Modak]]) in
[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._Narayan_Kale|K. Narayan Kale]]’s [[Mazha Mulga]]/[[Mera
Ladka]] at Prabhat. Later acted in Hindi films
(e.g. by [[V.M. Vyas]]), one Kannada film
opposite [[Kemparaj Urs]] ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeevana_Nataka|Jeevana Nataka]])
and did some stage roles in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sangeet_Natak|Sangeet Natak]]
musicals.


'''FILMOGRAPHY''': 1934: Bhedi Rajkumar/
Thaksen Rajputra; 1937: Kanhopatra; 1938:
Mazha Mulga/Mera Ladka; 1939: Manoos/
Admi; 1941: Ghar Ki Laaj; Prabhat; 1942:
Malan; Pahila Palna; Jeevana Nataka;
1945: Kul Kalank; 1958: Ghar Grihasthi;
Saubhagyavati Bhava.

[[Actor]]