Start the week with a film: Revisiting ‘Shakti’, the other Ramesh Sippy classic

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Smita Patil as remembered by her sister: ‘Funny, generous, uncaged’

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· Oct 17, 2021 · 09:45 am

From a personal archive of Smita Patil, a reminder of her eye for beauty

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· Oct 17, 2020 · 10:37 am

Film flashback: ‘Mirch Masala’ had something to say about MeToo back in the 1980s

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· Nov 06, 2018 · 08:15 am

Film flashback: ‘Bhumika’ is one of the best Indian biopics about the messy life of a movie star

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· Jul 01, 2018 · 07:30 pm

Picture the song: Love, sensuality and Smita Patil in ‘Me Raat Takli’

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· Jan 29, 2017 · 03:00 pm

Smita Patil as a child: Mischievous, adventurous, emotional and an excellent mimic

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· Dec 13, 2016 · 12:00 pm

How Smita Patil put gravitas into the gravy

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· Sep 30, 2015 · 08:30 am