Actors - Sharmila Tagore

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Sharmila Tagore is a renowned Indian movie actress, who as of April 2005 heads the Indian Film Censor Board.

Born on 8 December 1946 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, Sharmila Tagore is a distant relative of Rabindranath Tagore. Sharmila converted to Islam in order to marry Mansoor Ali Khan, Nawab of Pataudi and officialy changed her name to Ayesha Sultana. She then married him in 1968. The marriage produced 3 children: Saif Ali Khan (b. 1970), Saba Ali Khan, and Soha Ali Khan (b. 1978).

Sharmila Tagore began her career as an actress in the 1959 Satyajit Ray film, Apur Sansar (The World of Apu)
(the final film of the Apu trilogy). She also starred in three more films by Ray, the 1960 film Devi / The Goddess, the 1966 film Nayak, and the 1970 film Aranyer Din Ratri (Days and Nights in the Forest)
. Tagore established herself, as an actress with the movie Kashmir Ki Kali in 1964, which also established her as a sex symbol after appearing in a two piece bikini. Some of her biggest and most famous movies was made after she had given birth to her first son. It was unusual for Indian actresses to continue acting in movies after marrying at this time. Some of her most memorable parts was in movies as Amar Prem (1971), Daag (1973) and Safar (1970) which all was in combination with the first super star of Hindi movies, Rajesh Khanna. In addition, she played the role of Kinnu in Mira Nair's 1991 film Mississippi Masala
.

In December 2005 she was chosen as an UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.

Awards

2002 Screen Weekly Awards, Lifetime Achievement Award
1997 Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
1976 National Film Award / Silver Lotus Award, Best Actress: Mausam (1975)
1969 Filmfare Best Actress Award

Filmography

Eklavya
, 2006
Viruddh
, 2005 - Sumitra Patwardhan
Shubho Mahurat, 2003 - Padmini Choudhury
Abar Aranye / In the Forest...Again - 2003 - Aparna
Dhadkan
, 2000 - Dev's mother
Mann (1999) - Dev's grandmother
Aashiq Awara, 1993 - Mrs. Singh
Mississippi Masala
, 1991 - Kinnu (dir. Mira Nair)
Hum To Chale Pardes, 1988
7 Saal Baad, 1987 - Nisha Mathur
Zindagi, 1987 (television)
Abodh, 1986
Maa Beti, 1986
New Delhi Times, 1986 - Nisha
Ricky, 1986
Swati, 1986
Bandhan Anjana , 1985
Talaq / Divorce 1984 - Chandra
Jawaani , 1984 - Mrs. Malhotra (Sanam's mother)
Sunny , 1984
Doosri Dulhan, 1983
Door-desh, 1983 - Shobha
Desh Premee / Desh Premi (1982) - Bharati
Namkeen, 1982 - Nimki
Kalankini Kankabati, 1981
Do Shatru, (1980)
Griha Pravesh / The Housewarming, 1979 - Mansi
Dooriyaan / Distances, 1979
Besharam, 1978 - Renuka/Monica
Anand Ashram, 1977
Tyaag, 1977 - Sunita
Ek Se Badhkar Ek / One Better Than the Other, 1976
Faraar, 1975 - Mala/ Asha
Amanush, 1975 (I) and (II) - Lekha
Anari, 1975
Chupke Chupke, 1975 - Sulekha Chaturvedi
Ek Mahal Ho Sapnon Ka, 1975
Khushboo, 1975 - Lakhi
Mausam, 1975 - Chanda/Kajli
Charitraheen, 1974
Jadu Bansha, 1974
Paap Aur Punya, 1974
Shandaar, 1974 - Pratima
Avishkaar, 1973 - Mansi
Raja Rani, 1973 - Nirmala/Rani
Aa Gale Lag Jaa, 1973 - Preeti
Daag: A Poem of Love, 1973 - Sonia Kohli
Dastaan / Story, 1972 - Meena
Maalik / The Boss, (1972) - Savitri
Yeh Gulistan Hamara / This Garden is Ours, 1972 - Soo Reni
Amar Prem / Immortal Love, 1971 - Pushpa
Badnam Farishte, 1971
Chhoti Bahu, 1971 - Radha
Seemabaddha
/ Company Limited, 1971 - Tutul
Aranyer Din Ratri (Days and Nights in the Forest)
, 1970 - Aparna (dir. Satyajit Ray)
Mere Humsafar, 1970
My Love, 1970
Safar, 1970 - Neela Kapoor
Suhana Safar, 1970
Aradhana
, 1969 - Vandhana Tripathi
Pyaasi Sham - 1969 - Madhu
Satyakam, 1969 - Ranjana
Talash, 1969 - Madhu/Rita
Yakeen / Confirmation, 1969 - Rita
Dil Aur Mohabbat, 1968
Humsaya, 1968
Mere Hamdam Mere Dost, 1968 - Anita
Aamne Samne / Face to Face, 1967
An Evening in Paris / Paris Ki Ek Shyam (1967) - Deepa Malik/Roopa Malik (Suzy)
Nayak, 1966 - Aditi (dir. Satyajit Ray)
Anupama, 1966 - Uma Sharma
Devar, 1966
Sawan Ki Ghata, 1966
Yeh Raat Phir Na Aayegi / This Night Will Not Come Again, 1966
Waqt (1965) / Time, 1965 - Renu Khanna
Kashmir Ki Kali - (1964) - Champa
Prabhater Rang, 1964
Barnali, 1963
Nirjan Saikate, 1963
Shesh Anka, 1963 - Shoma
Devi / The Goddess, 1960 - Doyamoyee (dir. Satyajit Ray)
Apur Sansar (The World of Apu)
, 1959 - Aparna (dir. Satyajit Ray, the final film of the Apu trilogy
)

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