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Gita Siddharth (died 14 December 2019) was an Indian actress and social worker. She acted in mainstream Bollywood as well as art house cinema, like '' Parichay'' (1972), ''
Garm Hava ''Garm Hava'' (translation: Hot Winds or Scorching Winds) is a 1973 Indian drama film directed by M. S. Sathyu, with Balraj Sahni as the lead. It was written by Kaifi Azmi and Shama Zaidi, based on an unpublished short story by noted Urdu wri ...
'' (1973), and ''
Gaman Gaman ( hi, गमन, English:Departure) is a Hindi film released in 1978, starring Farooq Sheikh and Smita Patil in the lead roles and introducing Nana Patekar in a supporting role. It is the directorial debut of Muzaffar Ali, who went on to ...
'' (1978). She was best known for her role in M.S. Sathyu's ''
Garm Hava ''Garm Hava'' (translation: Hot Winds or Scorching Winds) is a 1973 Indian drama film directed by M. S. Sathyu, with Balraj Sahni as the lead. It was written by Kaifi Azmi and Shama Zaidi, based on an unpublished short story by noted Urdu wri ...
'' (1973), at the 21st National Film Awards, where the film won the award for
Best Feature Film on National Integration The Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organization set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one ...
, and she received a souvenir as the lead actress. She was married to documentary maker, television producer, and presenter,
Siddharth Kak Siddharth Kak is an Indian documentary maker, television producer, and presenter, best known as the producer and presenter of Surabhi (1990–2001). Subsequently, Kak established the 'Surabhi Foundation' with the assistance of Ford Foundation ...
, most known for his cultural magazine show, ''
Surabhi Kamadhenu ( sa, कामधेनु, , ), also known as Surabhi (, or , ), is a divine bovine-goddess described in Hinduism as the mother of all cows. She is a miraculous cow of plenty who provides her owner whatever he desires and is often ...
'' in 1990s. Their daughter Antara Kak is a documentary film maker. Gita was also an art director with the show. She died on 14 December 2019.


Selected filmography

* '' Parichay'' (1972) * ''
Garm Hava ''Garm Hava'' (translation: Hot Winds or Scorching Winds) is a 1973 Indian drama film directed by M. S. Sathyu, with Balraj Sahni as the lead. It was written by Kaifi Azmi and Shama Zaidi, based on an unpublished short story by noted Urdu wri ...
'' (1973) * ''
Sholay ''Sholay'' (, ) is a 1975 Indian Hindi-language action-adventure film directed by Ramesh Sippy, produced by his father G. P. Sippy, and written by Salim–Javed. The film is about two criminals, Veeru (Dharmendra) and Jai (Amitabh Bachchan), ...
'' (1975) * ''
Doosra Aadmi ''Doosra Aadmi'' () is a 1977 Hindi-language romantic drama film, produced by Yash Chopra and directed by Ramesh Talwar. The film stars Raakhee, Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh and Shashi Kapoor. The film's music is by Rajesh Roshan. Plot summary Ni ...
'' (1977) * ''
Gaman Gaman ( hi, गमन, English:Departure) is a Hindi film released in 1978, starring Farooq Sheikh and Smita Patil in the lead roles and introducing Nana Patekar in a supporting role. It is the directorial debut of Muzaffar Ali, who went on to ...
'' (1978) * ''
Trishul Trishul may refer to: Film * ''Trishul'' (film), a 1978 Hindi film starring Sanjeev Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan * ''Trisulam'' (film), a 1982 Telugu film starring Krishnam Raju and Sridevi Military *Trishul (missile), a surface-to-air missile deve ...
'' (1978) * '' Noorie'' (1979) * ''
Sadgati ''Sadgati'' () is a 1981 Hindi television film directed by Satyajit Ray, based on a short story of same name by Munshi Premchand. Ray called this drama of a poor Dalit "a deeply angry film ..not the anger of an exploding bomb but of a bow stretc ...
'' (1981) * '' Ladaaku '' (1981) * ''
Shaukeen ''Shaukeen'' () is a 1982 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Basu Chatterjee dealing with the psychological aspects of people reaching the dusk of their life. The movie stars Ashok Kumar, Utpal Dutt, A.K. Hangal, Rati Agnihotri an ...
'' (1982) * '' Suraag'' (1982) * '' Desh Premee'' (1982) * ''
Arth Arth is a village, a town, and a municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. The municipality consists of the villages Arth, Oberarth, and Goldau. The four settlements Rigi Kulm, Rigi First, Rigi Klösterli, and Ri ...
'' (1982) * ''
Disco Dancer ''Disco Dancer'' is a 1982 Indian dance film, written by Rahi Masoom Raza and directed by Babbar Subhash. It stars Mithun Chakraborty and Kim in leading roles, with Om Puri, Gita Siddharth and Karan Razdan in supporting roles with Rajesh ...
'' (1982) * '' Mandi'' (1983) * ''
Nishaan Harr Nishaan (हरि/ਹਰਿ) or Nishaan Sahib is an official copyrighted symbol of the Ravidassia religion. The Harr nishan is found atop the Ravidassias Bhawans or on the flag, every year the Harr Nishaan is changed on the auspicious day ...
'' (1983) * ''
Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki ''Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki'' () is a 1984 Indian Hindi-language masala film produced and directed by Babbar Subhash, starring Mithun Chakraborty (in double role), Smita Patil, Salma Agha, Karan Razdan, Geeta Siddharth and Amrish Puri. It was ...
'' (1984) *''
Zabardast ''Zabardast'' (meaning "''Fantastic''" in Hindi) is a 1985 Indian Hindi action film directed by Nasir Hussain, with his nephew Aamir Khan as assistant director, and produced by Mushir-Riaz. The film stars Sanjeev Kumar, Sunny Deol, Jaya Prada, ...
'' (1985) * ''
Ram Teri Ganga Maili ''Ram Teri Ganga Maili'' () is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Raj Kapoor. The film stars Mandakini and Rajiv Kapoor in lead roles. Music director Ravindra Jain received a Filmfare Award for this film. The film ge ...
'' (1985) * ''
Alag Alag ''Alag Alag'' is a 1985 Hindi film starring Shashi Kapoor, Rajesh Khanna and Tina Munim in the lead roles, produced by Rajesh Khanna and directed by one of his favourite directors Shakti Samanta. The film is best remembered for the way it was sh ...
'' (1985) *''
Ilzaam ''Ilzaam'' () is a 1986 Bollywood drama film directed by Shibu Mitra and produced by Pahlaj Nihlani, starring Govinda in his film debut alongside Neelam, Shatrughan Sinha, Anita Raj, Shashi Kapoor and Prem Chopra. The film was declared a hi ...
'' (1986) * '' Ek Chadar Maili Si'' (1986) *''
Ek Aur Sikander ''Ek Aur Sikander'' is a 1986 Indian Hindi-language family drama film directed by Bhaskar Shetty, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Rati Agnihotri, Anita Raj, Amrish Puri and Rakesh Roshan. Songs Cast * Mithun Chakraborty as Sikandar * Rati Agni ...
'' (1986) * ''Nazrana'' (1987 film) * '' Dance Dance'' (1987) *'' Paap Ko Jalaa Kar Raakh Kar Doonga'' (1988) *''
Farz Ki Jung ''Farz Ki Jung'' is a 1989 Indian Bollywood action film directed by R.P. Swamy and produced by Dalwinder Sohal. It stars Govinda, Shashi Kapoor, Amrish Puri and Neelam in pivotal roles. Plot Honest, hardworking, and diligent Police Inspecto ...
'' (1989) * '' Insaaf Apne Lahoo Se'' (1994)


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