Sunil Dutt and Smita Patil shared a very deep, serious, professional, and family-like relationship. They had immense respect for each other.
Sunil Dutt made the film ‘Dard Ka Rishta’in 1982 to honor his wife Nargis after her untimely death from cancer and to raise awareness about cancer. Sunil Dutt and Smita Patil played the lead roles (as husband and wife). Smita Patil was so impressed by the film that she did not charge any fee for working in it .
In her personal life, when Smita Patil faced considerable criticism and mental stress over her relationship with Raj Babbar (since Raj was already married), Sunil Dutt supported her like a guardian. Sunil Dutt’s gentle nature and understanding gave Smita considerable peace of mind.
Sunil Dutt was one of the few people who held Smita in high regard for her art. Smita, too, considered him more than family. There was a time when Smita Patil felt isolated, and during such difficult times, Sunil Dutt acted as a shield and respected her decisions.
“Dard Ka Rishta.” In “Dard Ka Rishta,” Smita Patil played a cancer researcher and doctor who is Sunil Dutt’s wife. Her performance was so powerful that it is still considered one of her best roles
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