Shobhna Samarth

Shobhna Samarth

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

NameShobhna Samarth (शोभना समर्थ)
Other NamesSaroj Shilotri
Date Of Birth 1915
Age(Age at Death: 84 years 1 months 9 days)
Date Of Death9 February 2000
Place Of DeathPune, Maharashtra, India
MotherRattan Bai
FatherP.S. Shilotri
DaughtersNutan(actress) , Chatura Samarth(artist) , Tanuja(actress)
HusbandKumarsen Samarth(director and cinematographer)
GranddaughterKajol(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

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  1. 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]