Profile of Sharmila Tagore on Famous Like Me

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 the great-granddaughter of Rabindranath Tagore. She married Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi who was the Nawab of Pataudi 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, The World of Apu / Apur Sansar (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. In addition, she played the role of Kinnu in Mira Nair's 1992 film Mississippi Masala.

Awards

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

Filmography

• 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)
• The World of Apu / Apur Sansar, 1959 - Aparna (dir. Satyajit Ray, the final film of the Apu trilogy)

External Links

• Sharmila Tagore at the Internet Movie Database

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