Shanta Apte Biography, Latest Photos, Movies List

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Shanta Apte
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Shanta in Gopal Krishna (1938)
Born
Shanta Apte

1916
Dudhni, Maharashtra, British India
Died1964 (aged 47–48)
Andheri, Bombay, Maharashtra, India
OccupationSinger-actress
Years active1932–1958

Shanta Apte (1916–1964) was an Indian singer-actress who worked in Marathi and Hindi cinema.[1] Renowned for her roles in films like Duniya Na Mane/Kunku (1937) and Amar Jyoti (1936) under the Prabhat Films banner, she was active in Indian cinema from 1932 to 1958. Apte's impact on Marathi cinema "paralleled" that of Kanan Devi in Bengali cinema.[2] Along with Kanan Devi, Apte is cited as one of the "great singing stars" from before the playback singing era.[3] Apte began her career in films playing the role of a young Radha in the Marathi film Shyamsunder (1932). She joined Prabhat Films acting in her first Hindi language film Amrit Manthan in (1934).[4]

She brought a change in the static style of song renditions in films with her "spontaneous gestures and eye movements". A "woman of rare mettle", she staged a hunger strike in 1939 at the Prabhat Studios gate following a disagreement regarding a clause in her contract.[citation needed] Cited as a "domestic guerrilla" following her roles in films like Kunku/Duniya Na Mane, she became an inspirational role-model for a generation of college students.[5]

Claimed to be the highest paid female screen star in Marathi-language cinema, her "star" status with the audiences as early as 1937 was acknowledged by the cine-magazine editor Baburao Patel in the December 1937 issue of Filmindia, in an editorial titled "India Has No Star".[6]

She was also one of the earliest Indian cinema actors to write her autobiography Jau Mi Cinemat (Should I join Films) in Marathi.

Shanta Apte Movies List:

  • Shyamsundar (1932)
  • Amrit Manthan (1934)
  • Amar Jyoti (1936)
  • Rajput Ramani (1936)
  • Duniya Na Mane/Kunku (1937)
  • Wahan (1937)
  • Gopal Krishna (1938)
  • Savithri (1941) Tamil
  • Apna Ghar/ Aple Ghar (1942)
  • Zamindar (1942)
  • Duhai (1943)
  • Mohabbat (1943)
  • Bhagya Lakshmi (1944)
  • Kadambari (1944)
  • Sawan (1945)
  • Panihari (1946)
  • Subhadra (1946)
  • Uttara Abhimanyu (1946)
  • Valmiki (1946)
  • Mandir (1948)
  • Bhagyarekha (1948)
  • Main Abla Nahin Hoon ((1949)
  • Swayamsiddha (1949)
  • Jaga Bhadyane Dene Aahe (1949) (Marathi)
  • Shilanganache Sone (1949) (Marathi)
  • Jara Japoon (1950) (Marathi)
  • Kunkvacha Dhani (1951) (Marathi)
  • Tai Teleen (1953) (Marathi)
  • Mulu Manek (1955) (Marathi)
  • Chandi Puja (1957)
  • Ram Bhakta Vibhishan (1958)

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