She was the epitome of beauty and talent - a true star. And even 30 years post her
demise
, actress
Smita Patil is considered among the best things to have happened to the Indian film industry.
Thirty years ago on December 13, Smita breathed her last and today, her son
Prateik Babbar has sweet words to express his feelings towards her. In a post on his social media page, Prateik wrote, "My mother died Today! 30 years ago on the 13th of December.. Smita's spirit still lives on.. And lives on with pride and honour and dignity! 30'years later Smita still manages to make an entire country miss her.. be proud of who she was and what she achieved.. and the wonderful things she did for people.. She truly was special.. An Angel.. God sent.. Truly.. She was gods child.. But then the gods got greedy and wanted to keep her for themselves.. Yess They got the better of her.. She always made us so proud and will continue to make us proud and continue to inspire so many.. R.I.P. Smita Patil 1955-1986.. I love her.. as much as I hate her for never being there.. I'm grateful that I'm her son.. A son of a great woman! A true icon! A legend!.. I will make her proud! And I will not rest till I do!"
In her career spanning the Hindi as well as regional industries (Marathi, Gujarathi, Kannada, Bengali and Malayalam), Smita delivered memorable performances in
Marathi
films like '
Jait Re Jait
', '
Umbartha
' and '
Samna
'.
Legend she was and legend she will remain!