Patil household is going through a lot of mixed emotions. It has been a month of emotional upheaval where the grandparents of Prateik Babbar are proud to see him on celluloid in Kiran Rao's Dhobi Ghat. But at the same time, they are missing their daughter and Prateik's mother Smita Patil the most.
To mark the beginning of the 25th death anniversary of the actress, Smita Patil Foundation, an organization that has been instrumental in keeping the memories of Smita Patil alive, wanted to organise a retrospective of her films in India in various metro cities just like the one in New York by Lincoln Film Center.
Arth, Bhoomika, Manthan, Bhavani Bavai, Mirch Masala, Umbatta, Bazaar, Mandi, Akaler Sandhene, Abhinatree were the shortlist films to be screened at the festival.
The Patil family then approached Kiran Rao and Aamir Khan to help with logistical support.
However, all this could not kick off on 13th December, Patil's death anniversary, as most of the prints were not readily available, and those available were not in shape to be screened.
Now, the Patils have decided to wait for a year, and restore all the prints, and hold the retrospective when Smita's death anniversary actually completes 25 years.
Says Manya Patil Seth, Smita Patil's sister "We were very keen on holding a retrospective for Smita this year, the way it was held in New York. However, due to the bad condition the prints were in, we were unable to materialise our plans. But we plan on holding the retrospective next year after we restore all the prints."
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