Kumarsen Samarth ( mr, कुमारसेन समर्थ) was an Indian film director. He belonged to a Marathi

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family. His inclination towards the Marathi language led him to direct some great

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movies such as ''Nal Damyanti'' and ''Rupaye ki Kahani'' (1948). His biggest success was the 1955

film titled ''Shirdi che Saibaba'' on the life of the 19th century holyman by the same name. He studied cinematography in

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and came back to

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. He married his distant cousin,

Shobhna Samarth Shobhana Samarth (17 November 1916 – 9 February 2000) was an Indian actress, director and producer who began her career in the early days of talkie movies in the Hindi film industry and continued in lead roles into the 1950s. She started i ...

, an aspiring actress. They married on the condition that she would be allowed to continue her acting career. They had four children, including the famous film actresses

Nutan Nutan Samarth Bahl (4 June 1936 – 21 February 1991), known mononymously as Nutan, was an Indian actress who worked in Hindi films. In a career spanning nearly four decades, she appeared in more than 70 films, mostly as a protagonist, in both bi ...

and

Tanuja Tanuja Samarth, known mononymously as Tanuja, is an Indian actress who predominantly works in the Hindi film industry. Part of the Mukherjee-Samarth family, she is the daughter of actress Shobhna Samarth and producer Kumarsen Samarth, and was ...

. He and his wife even made some films together. After fourteen years of marriage, Kumarsen and Shobhana separated amicably but never divorced. After their separation, Shobhana lived with film actor Motilal. Kumarsen died in his mid-70s.Rediff On The NeT, Movies: Down memory lane with Shobhana Samarth
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Personal life

He was married to actress

Shobhana Samarth Shobhana Samarth (17 November 1916 – 9 February 2000) was an Indian actress, director and producer who began her career in the early days of talkie movies in the Hindi film industry and continued in lead roles into the 1950s. She started i ...

and had two daughters,

and

Filmography

*''Nal Damyanti'' (1945) *''Rupaye ki Kahani'' (1948) *''Shirdi che Saibaba'' (1955)

References

Marathi film directors Year of birth missing Year of death missing Hindi-language film directors 20th-century Indian film directors {{India-film-bio-stub