cité par Monojit Lahiri dans un article intitulé «A blazing talent remembered » publié par The Hindu, citation originale : « At 25 Smita is clearly the queen of Indian parallel cinema, as much an icon for film-makers of the milieu as was Anna Karina for young directors in France at the outset of their new wave. Patil is not a classic beauty but the lady glows. She never makes a false move on screen. »
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Mrinal Sen, Samik Banerjee, Over the years: an interview with Samik Bandyopadhyay, Seagull Books, 2003, 117 p., extraits consultés sur le site Rediff.com.
