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Shobhna Samarth was a Marathi actress who began her career in the early days of talkie movies in the Indian film industry, and continued in lead roles into the 1950s. She started in Marathi cinema. Her first Hindi film, Nigahen Nafrat was released in 1935. She is best remembered for her portrayal of Sita in Ram Rajya She later produced and directed a pair of movies that launched the careers of her daughters, Nutan and Tanuja.Samarth won a Filmfare Special Award in 1996.