page_title: Shobhna Samarth
hierarchical_section_title: Shobhna Samarth
caption_attribution_description: Actress Shobhna Samarth in the film Ram Baan (1948)
context_page_description: Shobhana Samarth was an Indian film actress, director and producer who began her career in the early days of talkie movies in the Hindi 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. In 1997, she was honoured with the Filmfare Special Award for her contribution to arts.
  Samarth later produced and directed a pair of movies that launched the careers of her daughters, Nutan and Tanuja.
context_section_description: Shobhana Samarth (17 November 1916 – 9 February 2000) was an Indian film actress, director and producer who began her career in the early days of talkie movies in the Hindi 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). In 1997, she was honoured with the Filmfare Special Award for her contribution to arts.
  Samarth later produced and directed a pair of movies that launched the careers of her daughters, Nutan and Tanuja.
caption: Shobhna in the film Rambaan (1948)
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