Smita Patil Life

"I have lived without my mother my entire life, my heart has been broken," said Prateik Babbar

"You had such a short journey and yet your captivating presence is felt by all whose life you touched," wrote Raj Babbar

Prateik Babbar said: "I have always wanted to celebrate her birthday on a film set as that was a place that breathed life to her passion and who she really was"

Those filmmakers and co-stars fortunate enough to know her closely, still share anecdotes and instances to this day which stand testament to her influential, inspiring yet short-lived contribution to cinema

"Mrinal da being a good East Bengali had to have fish all the time. That must have turned her stomach. She used to borrow vegetables and cooking oil from the cook and made her own food on a stove," recalled actor Dhritiman Chatterjee in Smita Patil: A Brief Incandescence, a biography written on the actress

Actor Prateik believes that the much-awaited turning point of his life can come with his upcoming release Issaq.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali is diversifying. From larger than life films and emotional tales, he is treading a new path with projects like Rowdy Rathore.

"I have lived without my mother my entire life, my heart has been broken," said Prateik Babbar

"You had such a short journey and yet your captivating presence is felt by all whose life you touched," wrote Raj Babbar

Prateik Babbar said: "I have always wanted to celebrate her birthday on a film set as that was a place that breathed life to her passion and who she really was"

Those filmmakers and co-stars fortunate enough to know her closely, still share anecdotes and instances to this day which stand testament to her influential, inspiring yet short-lived contribution to cinema

"Mrinal da being a good East Bengali had to have fish all the time. That must have turned her stomach. She used to borrow vegetables and cooking oil from the cook and made her own food on a stove," recalled actor Dhritiman Chatterjee in Smita Patil: A Brief Incandescence, a biography written on the actress

Actor Prateik believes that the much-awaited turning point of his life can come with his upcoming release Issaq.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali is diversifying. From larger than life films and emotional tales, he is treading a new path with projects like Rowdy Rathore.