Iqbal Masud on meeting Smita Patil in Paris

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Indian film critic Iqbal Masud on meeting the actress Smita Patil in Paris. He reminisces about her and her personality and interaction with other people. He also talks about filmmaker Shyam Benegal and his work relationship with Smita Patil. Iqbal Masud: "I came to know Smita Patil in 1980 when Kirish Karnad, Adoor, Smita and myself went to a place called ... 450 km from Paris to attend a festival. We all traveled from here. When we landed in Paris there is no one to receive us so we were taken to a five-star hotel. I stayed with Smita, Girish and Adoor went out to find out what has happened. It was the first time I talked to Smita and strangely enough we didn't know what to talk about. We were sitting in the coffee shop. We hardly knew each other, started talking about an article..." Thi