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- General Chemistry 102 Laboratory Manual
- General Chemistry 101 Laboratory Manual
- My First ABC Book
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Smita Patil (October 17, 1955 – December 13, 1986) was an Indian actress and active feminist who primarily worked in Hindi and Marathi films. Remembered among the finest actresses of Indian cinema, she was known for her portrayals of strong and morally complex women prominently in arthouse and parallel cinema, a New Wave movement in India cinema known for its neo-realism. In a career that spanned…
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- Smita — Self (archive footage)2001
- Oonch Neech Beech — Sumita1989
- Galiyon Ka Badshah — Tulsi1989
- Hum Farishte Nahin — Roma (Special Appearance)1988
- Akarshan — Special Appearance1988
- Waaris — Paramjit1988
- Raahee — Rano1987
- Insaniyat Ke Dushman — Laxmi1987
- Aaj — Kavita1987
- Sutradhar — Prerna1987
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- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
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- PGC-1α-responsive genes involved in oxidative phosphorylation are coordinately downregulated in human diabetes
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- GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral
· 2017 · cited 8,069x
- The Astropy Project: Building an Open-science Project and Status of the v2.0 Core Package<sup>*</sup>
· 2018 · cited 6,845x
- Observation of a new boson at a mass of 125 GeV with the CMS experiment at the LHC
· 2012 · cited 6,597x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1955-10-17 ) 17 October 1955, Poona , Bombay State , India
- Died
- 13 December 1986 (1986-12-13) (aged 31), Bombay , Maharashtra , India
- Occupations
- Actress, television newscaster
- Years active
- 1974–1986
- Works
- Full list
- Spouse
- Raj Babbar
- Children
- Prateik Smita Patil
- Parent
- Shivajirao Girdhar Patil (father)
- Honors
- Padma Shri (1985)
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- 1986-08-13
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Smita Patil (17 October 1955 – 13 December 1986) was an Indian actress who primarily worked in Hindi and Marathi films. Regarded among the greatest and finest actresses in the history of Indian cinema, she was known for her unconventional portrayal of strong and independent women. Patil appeared in over 80 films, in a career that spanned over a decade and was the recipient of two National Film Awards, a Filmfare Award, a Maharashtra State Film Award and two Filmfare Awards Marathi. In 1985, Patil received the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour.
Patil made her film debut with Shyam Benegal's Charandas Chor (1975). She became one of the leading actresses of parallel cinema, a New Wave movement in India cinema, though she also appeared in several mainstream movies throughout her career. Her performances were highly acclaimed, and her most notable roles include Manthan (1976), Bhumika (1977) for which she won her first National Film Award for Best Actress, Jait Re Jait (1978), Aakrosh (1980), Chakra (1981) which earned her a second National Film Award for Best Actress and her first and only Filmfare Award for Best Actress, Namak Halaal (1982), Bazaar (1982), Umbartha (1982), Shakti (1982), Arth (1982), Ardh Satya (1983), Mandi (1983), Aaj Ki Awaaz (1984), Chidambaram (1985), Mirch Masala (1987), Amrit (1986), Dance Dance (1987) and Waaris (1988).