Sharmila Tagore is one of the iconic veteran actresses of Indian Cinema. In 2013, he became the recipient of the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India for his contribution to Indian Cinema.
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Sharmila Tagore was born on 8 December 1944 (age 74 years; as in 2018) in Hyderabad. His zodiac sign is Sagittarius. He spent his early years in Kolkata. Sharmila attended Loreto Convent, Asansol, West Bengal and St. Mary’s Diocesan Girls’ Higher Secondary School. John, Kolkata. He is not good at studies, his attendance level is very low and he is also considered a bad influence on his classmates. When he was 13, he received an offer for a film and was given the choice of either making a film or studying further. At that time, his father advised him to commit to his film career to succeed.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 4”
Weight (approx): 55 kg
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Family, Caste & Husband
Sharmila Tagore was born in a Brahmin Family but she converted to Islam before her marriage. She is the daughter of Gitindranath Tagore and Ira Baruah. He has two younger sisters namely Romila Sen (Chinky Tagore) and the late Oindrila Kunda (Tinku Tagore). Sharmila is the great-granddaughter of the famous poet Rabindra Nath Tagore.
Sharmila Tagore’s great-grandfather, Rabindranath Tagore
Sharmila met Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi at a post-match party in 1965. The two dated for several years before getting married on 27 December 1969. Her husband was Nawab Pataudi and former captain of the Indian cricket team. He died on 22 September 2011. He had a son, Saif Ali Khan, an actor and two daughters, Saba Ali Khan and Soha Ali Khan, an actress. Sharmila is the mother-in-law of Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor.
Sharmila Tagore with her husband, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
Sharmila Tagore with her son Saif Ali Khan
Sharmila Tagore with her daughter, Saba Ali Khan
Sharmila Tagore with her daughter, Soha Ali Khan
Sharmila Tagore with her husband and children
Sharmila Tagore with her daughter-in-law, Kareena Kapoor Khan
Sharmila Tagore with her family
Bollywood actor Kunal Khemu is his son-in-law. She is the grandmother of Ibrahim Ali Khan, Sara Ali Khan, and Taimur Ali Khan.
Sharmila Tagore with her daughter, Soha Ali Khan and son-in-law, Kunal Khemu
Granddaughter of Sharmila Tagore, Sara Ali Khan
Sharmila Tagore’s grandson, Ibrahim Ali Khan
Sharmila Tagore with her grandson, Taimur Ali Khan
Career
Tagore made his acting debut in 1959 with Satyajit Ray’s Bengali film “Apur Sansar.” Her Bollywood debut came with Shakti Samanta’s romantic drama “Kashmir Ki Kali” in 1964. In 1967, Tagore made a film titled “An Evening in Paris” in which she wore a bikini. She also posed in a bikini for the glossy Filmfare Magazine in 1968.
Kashmir Ki Kali
After that, she was paired with Rajesh Khanna and gave 7 commercial successes including “Aradhana,” “Safar,” “Amar Prem,” “Chhoti Bahu,” “Daag,” “Raja Rani” and “Avishkaar.” He also paired with Dharmendra to give box office hits like “Devar” (1966), “Anupama” (1966), “Mere Hamdam Mere Dost” (1968), “Satyakam” (1969), “Yakeen” (1969), ” Chupke Chupke” (1975), “Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka” (1975) and “Sunny” (1984). Tagore was one of the highest paid Bollywood actors in the 1970s.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KC-NQmeI6g
Sharmila chaired the Board of Film Censors of India between October 2004 and March 2011. She was also selected as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. At the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, Sharmila served as one of the Jury Members of the International Competition.
Sharmila Tagore as Jury Member at Cannes 2009
In 2017, Tagore walked the ramp for Designer Rohini Gugnani at India Runway Week as a showrunner.
Sharmila Tagore graces the ramp for Rohini Gugnani
Award
- Filmfare Award for Best Actress for Aradhana (1970)
Sharmila Tagore receives Filmfare Award
- National Film Award for Best Actress for Mausam (1975)
- Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award (1998)
- Lifetime Achievement Award by PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (2017)
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Sharmila Tagore was honored with a Lifetime Achievement award
- National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for the film Abar Aranye (2003)
- Padma Bhushan awarded by the Government of India (2013)
Sharmila Tagore received the Padma Bhushan from the President of India
Favorite Things
- Cast: Sanjeev Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Rajesh Khanna, Dharmendra
Sharmila Tagore with Sashi Kapoor
- Destination: France, South Africa
- Food: Bengali cuisine
Sharmila Tagore is eating
- Restaurant: Bukhara in Delhi
Facts
- Her hobbies include shopping, gardening, reading and listening to music.
- Sharmila’s younger sister, Oindrila, was the first member of her family to act in a film. The only role her sister ever played was ‘Mini’ in Tapan Sinha’s film “Kabuliwala” (1957).
- Tagore became the first Indian actress to appear in a bikini when she wore it for the film “An Evening in Paris” (1967). It made her a sex symbol in Hindi films.
Sharmila Tagore in bikini
- Sharmila changed her name to Begum Ayesha Sultana and converted to Islam before tying the knot with Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. However, he and his family never used that name.
Sharmila Tagore wedding pictures
- In November 2012, shortly after the death of her husband Mansoor Ali, Sharmila wrote to the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) asking them to recognize the upcoming series between India and England as the Pataudi Trophy.
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Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
