Sharmila Tagore (Bengali: শর্মিলা ঠাকুর Shormila Ṭhakur) (8 December 1946) is a renowned Indian film actress from Bengal. She has won several National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards for her critically acclaimed performances.
She in April 2005 is heading the Indian Film Censor Board. In December 2005 she was chosen as an UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
Early life
Born in a Bengali Brahmo family in Hyderabad , Andhra Pradesh , India Sharmila Tagore is the daughter of Gitindranath Tagore who was then Dy.General Manager of the British India Company owner of Elgin Mills.
Career
Tagore began her career as an actress in the 1959 Satyajit Ray film Apur Sansar (The World of Apu), as the ill-fated bride of the title character. As noted on the official website for Ray, "She was just a fourteen-year-old then, with no previous acting experience. As the shooting began, Ray had to shout instructions to Sharmila during the takes. None of this, however, is reflected on the screen. Ray cast her in his next film Devi too." [2]. She appeared in a number of Ray films, often co-starring with Soumitra Chatterjee.
She established herself as a popular Hindi film actress with Shakti Samanta's Kashmir Ki Kali in 1964. Samanta would cast her in many more hit films such as An Evening in Paris (1967), and he would be responsible for famously teaming up her with Rajesh Khanna for Aradhana (1969), Amar Prem (1972), etc. Other directors paired them together in Daag (1973) and Safar (1970). She starred in Gulzar's 1975 film, Mausam, and she played a supporting role as heroine Sarita Choudary's mother in Mira Nair's 1991 film Mississippi Masala.
Her latest release is Vidhu Vinod Chopra film, Eklavya: The Royal Guard, brings together real life mother and son, Sharmila Tagore and Saif Ali Khan. They share screen space for the first time since Aashiq Awara (1993), where she had helped launch Saif as a leading man.
Tagore would be working on her first Marathi film 'Samantar' with Amol Palekar as director and her co-star. Tagore and Aparna Sen are working together for Annirudh Roy-Chowdhary's Antaheen.
Personal life
Tagore married Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, Nawab of Pataudi after converting to Islam[1] and took the new name of Begum Ayesha Sultana. They have three children: Saif Ali Khan (b. 1970), Saba Ali Khan and Soha Ali Khan (b. 1978).
Awards
- 1969 - Filmfare Best Actress Award - Aradhana
- 1976 - National Film Award for Best Actress - Mausam
- 1997 - Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2002 - Star Screen Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2004 - National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress - Abar Aranye
- 2006 - Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award - Viruddh... Family Comes First
- 2007 - Lifetime Achievement National Award (Actress) - By [www.journalistassociationofindia.org Journalist Association of India]
Select filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Apur Sansar (The World of Apu) | Aparna | (dir. Satyajit Ray) |
| 1960 | Devi / The Goddess | Doyamoyee | (dir. Satyajit Ray) |
| 1964 | Kashmir Ki Kali | ||
| 1965 | Waqt | Renu Khanna | |
| 1966 | Devar | ||
| 1966 | Anupama | Uma Sharma | |
| 1966 | Nayak | Aditi | (dir. Satyajit Ray) |
| 1967 | An Evening in Paris | Deepa Malik/Roopa Malik (Suzy) | 1967 Aamne Saamne |
| 1968 | Mere Hamdam Mere Dost | Anita | |
| 1969 | Yakeen | Rita | |
| 1969 | Satyakam | Ranjana | |
| 1969 | Aradhana | Vandhana Tripathi | |
| 1970 | Aranyer Din Ratri (Days and Nights in the Forest) | Aparna | (dir. Satyajit Ray) |
| 1971 | Seemabaddha | Tutul | (dir. Satyajit Ray) |
| 1972 | Amar Prem | Pushpa | |
| 1973 | Daag | ||
| 1973 | Aa Gale Lag Jaa | ||
| 1975 | Mausam | Chanda/Kajli | (dir. Gulzar) |
| 1975 | Chupke Chupke | Sulekha Chaturvedi | |
| 1975 | Faraar | Mala / Asha | |
| 1977 | Amanush | Rekha | |
| 1982 | Namkeen | Nimki | (dir. Gulzar) |
| 1982 | Desh Premee | Bharti | |
| 1984 | Sunny | Sunny's mother | |
| 1991 | Mississippi Masala | Kinnu | (dir. Mira Nair) |
| 1993 | Aashiq Awara | Mrs. Singh | |
| 1999 | Mann | Dev's grandmother | |
| 2000 | Dhadkan | Dev's mother | |
| 2005 | Viruddh... Family Comes First | Sumitra Patwardhan | (dir. Mahesh Manjrekar) |
| 2006 | Eklavya: The Royal Guard | Suhasinidevi | (dir. Vidhu Vinod Chopra) |
| 2007 | Fool and Final | ||
| 2008 | Eight by Ten | ||
| 2009 | Samantar - Marathi | (dir. Amol Palekar) |
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