Smriti Mishra

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Smriti Mishra
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Years active1996-2009

Smriti Mishra is an Indian actress, most known for her roles in Shyam Benegal's Sardari Begum (1996), Sudhir Mishra's Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin (1996), Pamela Rooks's Train to Pakistan (1998), Manish Tiwary's Dil Dosti Etc (2007) and Vijay Singh's Jaya Ganga (1996).[1][2][3]


Career[edit]

Smriti Mishra's debut as a lead actress came with Jaya Ganga (1996). Critically acclaimed, the film was showcased at several film festivals across the world.[4] Her next film, Sardari Begum (1996) won Best Feature Film in Urdu at the 44th National Film Awards. Her other release in the same year Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin (1996), featured in Avijit Ghosh's book, "40 Retakes: Bollywood Classics You May Have Missed". The film won numerous awards.[5][6] She appeared in Train to Pakistan (1998), met with critical acclaim and was released in various film festivals outside India. She played the role of Sardari Begum in Zubeidaa (2001). In the 2002 documentary film India: Kingdom of the Tiger (2002), she appeared as an Indian woman who assists Jim Corbett played by Christopher Heyerdahl. She then appeared in the Indo-French film One Dollar Curry (2004).[7] Her 2005 release, Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow (2005) screened at Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian Cinema.[8]

Smriti Mishra featured in the superhit Bollywood song "Chup Tum Raho" in her movie "Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin." The song became a rage owing to its earthly lyrics written by Nida Fazli and music by M. M. Keeravani who also paired with K. S. Chithra to render vocals to the song. Incidentally, the video also features R. Madhvan in a cameo, playing the male counterpart. Smriti Mishra is also featured in the music video "Saare Sapne Kahin Kho Gaye" sung by Alka Yagnik.

Filmography[edit]

Year Film Role Language Notes
1996 Jaya Ganga Zehra Hindi Debut
1996 Sardari Begum Young Sardari Begum Urdu
1996 Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin Malvika Hindi
1998 Train to Pakistan Nooran Hindi/Punjabi
2001 Zubeidaa Sardari Begum Hindu/Urdu
2002 India: Kingdom of the Tiger Indian Woman Hindi/English Documentary Film
2004 One Dollar Curry Yamini Hindi/English/Punjabi/French
2005 Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow Maya Jalan Hindi
2007 Dil Dosti Etc Vaishali Hindi
2009 Mitsein Moksha Engish

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "The River Goddess: Stunning Smriti Mishra's debut film 'Jaya Ganga' opens in India". Outlook. 8 January 1997.
  2. ↑ Artists Jaya Ganga
  3. ↑ "I am quite keen to act again: 'Sardari Begum' actress Smriti Mishra". Firstpost. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Tele Buzz". web.archive.org. 11 October 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Sudhir Mishra back in Raat race - Times Of India". web.archive.org. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  6. ↑ Taneja, Parina; News, India TV (8 June 2021). "Sudhir Mishra on 25 years of Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin: Wish I could do directors cut of the film". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 1 June 2023. {{cite web}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
  7. ↑ "One dollar curry de Vijay Singh (2004) - Unifrance". en.unifrance.org. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian Cinema: Portraying diversity and beauty of Asia". India Today. Retrieved 1 June 2023.

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