Edited sentence: "Her dusky, smouldering, earthy looks, coupled with her histrionic voltage, made her one of the stars of the New Cinema that was blitzing the screen and consciousness of a newer and more perceptive audience," as critic Monojit Lahiri observed in a retrospective in The Hindu newspaper.Starting with her first film -- Shyam Benegal's Charandas Chor (1974); the noted director's first film as well — Patil soon developed into an actress of great intuitive talent and artistic worth