Anita Patil Deshmukh, Smita’s older sister who is visiting New York from Mumbai, spoke to Rediff.com’s Arthur J Pais in a series of telephonic conversations and e-mails.
This is what she has to say about her legendary sister:
Whenever I think of Smi, a song from one of the Marathi films she acted comes to mind that aptly describes her person:
Aase ekhade pakharoo welhal
Tyala samore jateya aabhal.
(There arrives, rarely, a bird so enchanting, so unique, that entire nature bows down to welcome it).