Veteran actor Amrish Puri once revealed that he genuinely slapped Smita Patil during the filming of Shyam Benegal’s acclaimed drama Bhumika. With the director’s approval, the surprise slap led to an authentic reaction from Patil, creating one of the film’s most memorable scenes

Deepti Naval took a nostalgic trip down memory lane by sharing a 1981 magazine cover featuring herself alongside Shabana Azmi and the late Smita Patil. Calling it the “Year of the Women,” the actress celebrated an era when the trio helped redefine Indian parallel cinema