Sharmila Tagore is one of the iconic veteran actresses of the Indian film industry. In 2013, she was awarded the Padma Shri, the third highest civilian award of the Republic of India, for her contribution to Indian cinema.
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Sharmila Tagore was born on December 8, 1944 in Hyderabad (age 79 in 2023). Her zodiac sign is Sagittarius. She spent some of her early years in Calcutta. Sharmila studied at Loreto Convent, Asansol, West Bengal, and St. John’s Parish Girls’ High School, Kolkata. Her academic performance was poor, her attendance rate was very low, and she was also considered to have had a bad influence on her classmates. At the age of 13, she received a film offer and was given the choice of making films or furthering her education. At that time, her father suggested that she pursue a career in film to achieve success.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5’4”
Weight (approximately): 55kg
Hair color: dark brown
Eye color: dark brown
family, caste and husband
Sharmila Tagore was born into a Brahmin family but she converted to Islam before her marriage. She was the daughter of Jitindranath Tagore and Ila Barua. She has two sisters namely Romila Sen (Chinky Tagore) and the late Oyinderila Kunda (Tinku Tagore). Sharmila is the great-granddaughter of the famous poet Rabindra Nath Tagore.
Rabindranath Tagore, great-grandfather of Sharmila Tagore
Sharmila met Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi in 1965 at a post-match party. The two dated for several years and married on December 27, 1969. Her husband is the Nawab of Pataudi and the former captain of the Indian cricket team. He died on September 22, 2011. She has a son, Saif Ali Khan, an actor, and two daughters, Saba Ali Khan and Soha Ali Khan , an actor. Sharmila is the mother-in-law of Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor.
Sharmila Tagore and her husband Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
Sharmila Tagore and her son Saif Ali Khan
Sharmila Tagore and her daughter Saba Ali Khan
Sharmila Tagore and her daughter Soha Ali Khan
Sharmila Tagore with her husband and children
Sharmila Tagore and her daughter-in-law Kareena Kapoor Khan
Sharmila Tagore and her family
Bollywood actor Kunal Kamu is her 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 Qamu
Sara Ali Khan, granddaughter of Sharmila Tagore
Sharmila Tagore’s grandson Ibrahim Ali Khan
Sharmila Tagore and her grandson Taimur Ali Khan
Profession
Tagore started her acting career in 1959 with Satyajit Ray’s Bengali film Apur Sansar. Tagore made his Bollywood debut in 1964 with Shakti Samanta’s romance film Kashmir Ki Kali. In 1967, Tagore made a film called Paris Nights in which she wore a bikini. In 1968, she also posed in a bikini for the glossy Filmfare magazine.
Kashmir Kikali
She then paired up with Rajesh Khanna and had 7 commercial hits including “Aradhana”, “Safar”, “Amar Prem”, “Chhoti Bahu”, “Daag”, “Raja Rani” and “Avishkaar”. She even paired with Dharmendra and gave 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 actresses in Bollywood during the 1970s.
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Sharmila headed the Film Censor Board of India from October 2004 to March 2011. She was also selected as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. At the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, Sharmila served as a member of the jury for the International Competition.
Sharmila Tagore serves as a member of the jury at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival
Tagore came into limelight in 2017 when she walked the ramp for designer Rohini Gugnani at India Fashion Week.
Sharmila Tagore hits the ramp for Rohini Gugnani
Awards
- Filmfare Award for Best Actress for the film Aradhana (1970)
Sharmila Tagore wins Filmfare Award
- Won the National Film Award for Best Actress for the movie “Mausam” (1975)
- Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award (1998)
- Doctoral Chamber of Commerce and Industry Lifetime Achievement Award (2017)
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Sharmila Tagore receives Lifetime Achievement Award
- The movie “Abar Aranye” won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress (2003)
- Awarded Padma Shri by the Government of India (2013)
Sharmila Tagore receives Padma Shri from President of India
- Movie “Gulmohar” wins Critics’ Choice Award for Best Actor (Female) at Filmfare OTT Awards (November 26, 2023)
favorite thing
- Starring: Sanjeev Kumar/Shashi Kapoor/Rajesh Khanna/Dharmendra
Sharmila Tagore and Sashi Kapoor
- Destination: France, South Africa
- Cuisine: Bengali
Sharmila Tagore eating
- Restaurant: Bukhara in Delhi
fact
- Her hobbies include shopping, gardening, reading, and listening to music.
- Sharmila’s younger sister Oyinderila is the first member of her family to appear in a film. Her sister’s only role was as “Minnie” in Tapan Sinha’s film Kabuliwala (1957).
- Tagore wore a bikini in the film “One Night in Paris” (1967), becoming the first Indian actress to wear a bikini. This made her a sex symbol in Hindi cinema.
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, she and her family never used the name.
Sharmila Tagore wedding photos
- In November 2012, just 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 then upcoming series between India and England as Par Toddy Trophy.
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Source: HIS Education