Death Of Smita | Hammers High

For all her life, she stood for feminism. She was one of the most vocal advocates of gender equality of her time. However, she was targeted when the news of her relationship with Raj Babbar graced the newsstands. In such kind of relationships, it’s totally unjustified to put the blame on someone... at least as a fourth person. Still, Smita was subjected to various kinds of abuses.

Raj and Smita were blessed with a beautiful child named Prateik. However, Smita didn't survived long and died due to childbirth complications after two weeks. Raj returned to his first wife, Nadira, a fine lady herself. In book Mrinal Sen: Over The Years, An Interview With Samik Bandopadhyay, Mrinal Sen implied that there was more than a headline in Smita Patil's death. She died due to medical negligence.

Medical negligence is not a rare thing. It happens. It happens to almost everyone in varying degrees. However, this one caused loss of an amazing actress. Over the years, many conspiracy theories have been suggested blaming colleagues and others for the death. Most of these cannot be anything more than wild figment of imagination... though some of them might have some gravity.

(In Conversation: Sujoy And Ali)