PIX: Amitabh Bachchan, Shabana Azmi at Smita Patil's book launch

The launch of Smita Patil's authorised biography, written by Maithili Rao, called Smita Patil: A Brief Incandescence was timed to coincide with her 60th birth anniversary on October 17. The......

'A woman of her times and yet someone belonging to Gandhiji's era'

'Asked which Dilip Kumar films were among her favourites, she said she had seen not a single movie of his until that time. This became a sensational issue. She did not mean to offend Dilip Kumar.'......

My Aunt Smita Patil

Smita Patil would have been 60 on October 17 had fate not cruelly snatched her from us in 1986. She was only 31 when she died. Rediff.com salutes the incomparable actress in a special series. In......

PIX: Akshay, Bachchans, Kapoors at Smita Thackeray's son's reception

Check out the star arrivals.Many Bollywood bigwigs attended the wedding reception of Smita Thackeray's son Rahul and Aditi Redkar, held in Sahara Star in Andheri, a western Mumbai suburb.Take a......