Cinemaazi remembers Shanta Hublikar on her birth anniversary.
14 Apr 1914
Cinemaazi remembers Shanta Hublikar, the legendary Hindi and Marathi actress, on her birth anniversary.
Shanta Hublikar was born on 14 April 1914 in a village near Hubli. She debuted in Bhedi Rajkumar/ Thaksen Rajputra (1934) in a minor role. Her first role of import was in the film Kanhopatra (1937). She achieved the heights of stardom with her appearance in Shantaram’s Aadmi (1939). Her acting prowess as well as the songs of the film became a huge hit. Her multilingual song Abkisliyekalkibaat in Hindi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu and Bengali became a landmark song.
Shanta Hublikar acted in a number of languages including Hindi, Marathi and Kannada—Thoratanchi Kamala (1941) and Pahila Palna (1942) in Marathi, Jeevana Nataka(1942) in Kannada and Prabhat(1941), Ghar Ki Laaj(1941), Malan (1942), Kul Kalank (1945) and Jeevan Chhaya(1946) in Hindi.
Shanta Hublikar married Bapusaheb Geete, the proprietor of Deccan Cloth Emporium in Poona. She attempted a comeback in 1958 with Filmistan’s Saubhagyavati Bhava (1958) and Ghar Grihasthi (1958) but could not make an impact and decided to retire. She passed away on July 17, 1992.
Shanta Hublikar was born on 14 April 1914 in a village near Hubli. She debuted in Bhedi Rajkumar/ Thaksen Rajputra (1934) in a minor role. Her first role of import was in the film Kanhopatra (1937). She achieved the heights of stardom with her appearance in Shantaram’s Aadmi (1939). Her acting prowess as well as the songs of the film became a huge hit. Her multilingual song Abkisliyekalkibaat in Hindi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu and Bengali became a landmark song.
Shanta Hublikar acted in a number of languages including Hindi, Marathi and Kannada—Thoratanchi Kamala (1941) and Pahila Palna (1942) in Marathi, Jeevana Nataka(1942) in Kannada and Prabhat(1941), Ghar Ki Laaj(1941), Malan (1942), Kul Kalank (1945) and Jeevan Chhaya(1946) in Hindi.
Shanta Hublikar married Bapusaheb Geete, the proprietor of Deccan Cloth Emporium in Poona. She attempted a comeback in 1958 with Filmistan’s Saubhagyavati Bhava (1958) and Ghar Grihasthi (1958) but could not make an impact and decided to retire. She passed away on July 17, 1992.
