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{{short description|Indian actress, singer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Shanta Hublikar
| image = Shanta Hubalikar.jpeg
| image_size =
| caption =
| birth_name = Rajamma
| birth_date = {{birth date|1914|4|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Adargunchi]], [[Hubballi]] [[Karnataka]], India
| death_date = {{death date and age|1992|7|17|1914|4|14|df=y}}
| death_place =[[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]]
| death_cause =
| occupation = {{hlist|actress|singer}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Bapusaheb Gite|1939|1977|end=d.}}
| children = 1
| relatives =
| honours =
| years_active = 1934–1963
| height =
}}
'''Shanta Hublikar''' (14 April 1914 – 17 July 1992), was an actress and singer from early years of [[Indian cinema]]. Shanta worked in [[Marathi cinema|Marathi]], [[Hindi cinema|Hindi]] and [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] films from 1934 to 1963. Her songs ''Ab kis liye kalki baat'' from [[Manoos|Aadmi]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiavideo.org/cinema/aadmi-v-shantaram-7402.php |title=Shantaram's 'Aadmi' |website=indiavideo.org}}</ref> and its Marathi version ''Kashala udyachi baat'' from [[Manoos]]<ref name=TOI>{{cite news |last1=Shukla |first1=Rupali |title=V Shantaram's revolutionary film 'Manoos' completes 75 years |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/V-Shantarams-revolutionary-film-Manoos-completes-75-years/articleshow/41898152.cms |accessdate=22 February 2015 |work=The Times of India |publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. |date=7 September 2014}}</ref> became immensely popular and established her as a star actress of her time.

==Personal life==
Born as Rajamma in Adargunchi, a village in [[Hubballi]] in [[Karnataka]], Shanta came to [[Kolhapur]] to work in films when she was 18.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://m.facebook.com/391149464326895/photos/a.399025396872635/935220473253122/?type=3 |title=Imprints and Images of Indian Film Music |via=Facebook}}</ref>

Shanta married to Bapusahep Gite, a business man from [[Poona]] (now Pune) in 1939. She was fluent in Kannada, Marathi and Hindi.

==Career==
In 1934, she first did a minor role in the film ''Bhedi Rajkumar/Thaksen Rajputra''. Her first major role was in ''Kanhopatra'' (1937). Soon she was hired by ''[[Prabhat Film Company]]'' and cast her in Marthi-Hindi bilingual ''Majha Mulga/Mera Ladka'' in 1938 <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.prabhatfilm.com/films.htm |title=Prabhat Films List |website=Prabhat films.com |access-date=3 September 2020 |archive-date=22 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722170023/http://www.prabhatfilm.com/films.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Shanta impressed [[V. Shantaram]] by her singing and acting which led to cast her in his path-breaking movie Aadmi/[[Manoos]] in Hindi and Marathi respectively. Shanta played the role of a prostitute which was a bold step in those days.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/film-still-of-actress-shanta-hublikar-in-the-film-manoos-aadmi/kQF5T8E-WtxfCg?hl=en |title=Still of Shanta Hublikar |website=Arts and Culture.google.com}}</ref> Shanta became popular as a singer too.

After Aadmi's success, Shanta went on to appear in many movies including her only [[Kannada]] film [[Jeevana Nataka]] in 1942.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

==Autobiography==
Shanta has written an autobiography in Marathi, "''Kashala Udyachi Baat''" published by Srividya Publications.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.amazon.in/Kashala-Udyachi-Baat-Shanta-Hublikar/dp/B073TKS3S1 |title=Shanta Hublikar's autobiography "Kashala Udyachi Baat" |publisher=Srividya publication(Amazon.in) |date=1 January 2017}}</ref>

==Book in Kannada==
Noted writer [[A.N.Prahlada Rao]], has written a book 'Shanta Hublikar' in [[Kannada]], published by [[Rashtrottahana Parishat]].{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}

==Death==
After husband's death in 1977, Shanta became alone, spent her last days in an old age home in [[Pune]] and died on 17 July 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.marathisrushti.com/profiles/shanta-hublikar/ |title=Shanta Hublikar lifestory |website=MarathiSrushti.com}}</ref>

She had also lived in Shraddhanand Mahila Ashram Vasai west in the late 1980s.

==Filmography==
Films of Shanta Hublikar.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/people/shanta-hublikar-81309 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116063712/https://www.cinestaan.com/people/shanta-hublikar-81309 |url-status=live |archive-date=16 January 2021 |title=Shanta hublikar filmography |website=cinestaan.com}}</ref>
* ''Bhedka Rajkumar'' (1934)
* ''Kanhopatra'' (1937)
* ''Mera Ladka'' (1937)
* ''[[Manoos|Manoos/Aadmi]]'' (1939)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://movies.ndtv.com/regional/trailblazing-marathi-movie-i-manoos-i-completes-75-years-661428 |title=Trailblazing Marathi Movie Manoos Completes 75 Years - NDTV Movies |website=NDTVMovies.com}}</ref>
* ''Ghar Ki Laaj'' (1941)
* ''Pahila Palna'' (1942)
* ''[[Jeevana Nataka]]'' (1942)
* ''Malan'' (1942)
* ''Kul Kalank'' (1945)
* ''Jeevan Chaya'' (1946)
* ''Sowbhagyavathi Bhavh'' (1958)
* ''Ghar Grihasthi'' (1958)
* ''Holiday in Bombay'' (1963)

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0399532}}
*[https://wynk.in/u/QMDCILnae Shanta Hublikar songs on Wynk.in]
*[https://gaana.com/artist/shanta-hublikar Shanta Hublikar songs on Gaana.com]

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[[Category:Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Marathi-language playback singers]]
[[Category:Kannada people]]
[[Category:1914 births]]
[[Category:1992 deaths]]
[[Category:Actresses in Marathi cinema]]

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