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Smita Patil

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

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

    Anita Patil-Deshmukh
    · Oct 17, 2021 · 09:45 am
  • From a personal archive of Smita Patil, a reminder of her eye for beauty

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

    Scroll Staff
    · Oct 17, 2020 · 10:37 am
  • Film flashback: ‘Mirch Masala’ had something to say about MeToo back in the 1980s

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

    Bubla Basu
    · Nov 06, 2018 · 08:15 am
  • Film flashback: ‘Bhumika’ is one of the best Indian biopics about the messy life of a movie star

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

    Nandini Ramnath
    · Jul 01, 2018 · 07:30 pm
  • Picture the song: Love, sensuality and Smita Patil in ‘Me Raat Takli’

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

    Damini Kulkarni
    · Jan 29, 2017 · 03:00 pm
  • Smita Patil as a child: Mischievous, adventurous, emotional and an excellent mimic

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

    Maithili Rao
    · Dec 13, 2016 · 12:00 pm
  • How Smita Patil put gravitas into the gravy

    How Smita Patil put gravitas into the gravy

    Maithili Rao
    · Sep 30, 2015 · 08:30 am