Shanta Hublikar (14 April 1914 – 17 July 1992), was an actress and singer from early years of Indian cinema.
Born as Rajamma in Adargunchi, a village in Hubballi in Karnataka, Shanta came to Kolhapur to work in films when she was 18.
[citation needed] Shanta has written an autobiography in Marathi, "Kashala Udyachi Baat" published by Srividya Publications.
[6] Noted writer A.N.Prahlada Rao, has written a book 'Shanta Hublikar' in Kannada, published by Rashtrottahana Parishat.
[citation needed] After husband's death in 1977, Shanta became alone, spent her last days in an old age home in Pune and died on 17 July 1992.