Shyam Benegal, starting from scratch in cinema, discovered talents like Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi, and Smita Patil in the '70s art film movement. Naseeruddin Shah got noticed despite his ...
Indian cinema lost one of its brightest stars, Smita Patil, in death-defyingly tragic circumstances on 13 December 1986. At the tender age of 31, the talented actress left behind a legacy that is ...
Veteran actor Amol Palekar recently recounted an emotionally charged incident from the sets of Shyam Benegal's Bhumika (1977), where he had to slap co-star Smita Patil during a scene. The 80-year ...