Shobhna Samarth

Name: Shobhna Samarth
Date of Birth: 17th November 1916
Place of Birth: Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India (present-day Mumbai, Maharashtra, India)
Date of Death: 9th February 2000 (aged 83)
Place of Death: Pune, Maharashtra, India
Nationality: Indian
Occupation: Actress, Director, Producer

Spouse: Kumarsen Samarth (separated)
Partner: Motilal
Children: 4; including Nutan and Tanuja

Parents:
- Father: Prabhakar Shilotri
- Mother: Rattan Bai

Early Life:
- Born as Saroj Shilotri in a family with a banking background
- Attended Cathedral School, Bombay, and later Baldwin Girls High School, Bangalore
- Started film career in the early 1930s

Career Highlights:
- Started in Marathi cinema before transitioning to Hindi films
- Notable role as Sita in "Ram Rajya" (1943)
- Produced and directed films that launched the careers of her daughters

Personal Life:
- Married to director and cinematographer Kumarsen Samarth
- Had three daughters, Nutan, Tanuja, and Chatura, and a son, Jaideep
- Later linked with actor Motilal Rajvansh
- Reconciled with daughter Nutan before her death in 1991

Legacy:
- Pioneering figure in Indian cinema
- Influenced generations of actors and filmmakers
- Enduring impact on Indian cinematic landscape