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Shobhna Samarth

Shobhna Samarth

Shobhna Samarth (1915-2000) is a Bollywood Actress known for the movies Nigah-E-Nafrat(1935), Ratan Manjari(1935)

Shobhna Samarth : Biography Filmography Trivia

Name	Shobhna Samarth (शोभना समर्थ)
Other Names	Saroj Shilotri
Date Of Birth	1915
Age	(Age at Death: 84 years 1 months 9 days)
Date Of Death	9 February 2000
Place Of Death	Pune, Maharashtra, India
Mother	Rattan Bai
Father	P.S. Shilotri
Daughters	Nutan(actress) , Chatura Samarth(artist) , Tanuja(actress)
Husband	Kumarsen Samarth(director and cinematographer)
Granddaughter	Kajol(Kajol is married to actor Ajay Devgan) , Tanisha Mukherjee
Biography Shobhna Samarth was a Marathi actress who began her career in the early days of talkie movies in the Indian film industry, and continued in lead roles into the 1950s. She started in Marathi cinema. Her first Hindi film, Nigahen Nafrat was released in 1935. She is best remembered for her portrayal of Sita in Ram Rajya (1943). She later produced and directed a pair of movies that launched the careers of her daughters, Nutan and Tanuja.

Interesting Facts and Trivia

Samarth won a Filmfare Special Award in 1996.

Shobhna Samarth: Filmography (2)

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1935	Nigah-E-Nafrat[Actress]
1935	Ratan Manjari[Actress]