Sharmila Tagore Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography & More

Sharmila Tagore Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography & More

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Age: 80 Years

Marriage Date: 27 December 1969

Husband: Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi

Bio
Real Name Sharmila Tagore (Aka Begum Ayesha Sultana)
Profession Indian Actress
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.) in centimeters- 162 cm
in meters- 1.62 m
in Feet Inches- 5’ 4ā€
Weight (approx.) in Kilograms- 55 kg
in Pounds- 121 lbs
Eye Colour Dark Brown
Hair Colour Dark Brown
Personal Life
Date of Birth 8 December 1944 (Friday)
Age (as of 2024) 80 Years
Birthplace Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Zodiac sign Sagittarius
Nationality Indian
Hometown Hyderabad, Telangana, India
School(s) • Loreto Convent, Asansol, West Bengal, India,
• St. John's Diocesan Girls' Higher Secondary School, Kolkata
Educational Qualification Not Known
Debut Bengali Film- Apur Sansar (The World of Apu) (1959)
Hindi Film- Kashmir Ki Kali (1964)
Awards, Honours • Filmfare Award for Best Actress for the film Aradhana (1970)


• National Film Award for Best Actress for the film Mausam (1975)
• Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award (1998)
• National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for the film Abar Aranye (2003)
• Honoured with Padma Bhushan by the Government of India (2013)


• Lifetime Achievement Award by PHD Chamber of Commerce (2017)


• Critics’ Choice Award in Best Actor (Female) category for the film ā€˜Gulmohar’ at the Filmfare OTT Awards (26 November 2023)
Family Father- Gitindranath Tagore
Mother- Ira Baruah
Brother- None
Sisters- late Oindrila Kunda (Tinku Tagore), Romila Sen (Chinky Tagore)
Religion • Hinduism (by birth)
• Islam (converted to Islam just before her marriage)
Hobbies Shopping, Gardening, Reading Books, and Listening to music
Favourite Things
Favourite Director Satyajit Ray
Favourite Actors Sanjeev Kumar, Shashi Kapoor
, Rajesh Khanna
, Dharmendra
Favourite Singer Begum Akhtar
Favourite Destinations France, South Africa
Favourite Food Bengali Cuisine
Favourite Restaurant Bukhara, Delhi
Boys, Affairs and More
Marital Status Widow
Affairs/Boyfriends Mansoor Ali Khan
Husband/Spouse Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi (Cricketer)
Marriage Date 27 December 1969
Children Son- Saif Ali Khan
(Actor)


Daughters- Saba Ali Khan and Soha Ali Khan
(Actress)


Daughter-in-law- Kareena Kapoor



Son-in-law- Kunal Khemu



Grandson(s)- Ibrahim Ali Khan



Taimur Ali Khan



Granddaughter- Sara Ali Khan

Some Lesser Known Facts AboutĀ Sharmila Tagore

  • She is the great-granddaughter of poet Rabindranath Tagore.

    Sharmila Tagore’s Great-grandfather Rabindranath Tagore

  • Sharmila was born in Hyderabad, but she spent some years of childhood in Kolkata.

  • She was offered to work in films at the age of 13.

  • Sharmila was not good at studies. Her attendance was very short, she came to be regarded as a bad influence on her schoolmates and faced a choice of either doing films or studying further.

  • Her younger sisterĀ Oindrila was the first in the family to act in a film, and the only role she ever played was that of MiniĀ in Tapan Sinha’s film Kabuliwala (1957).

  • She was the first Indian Actress to appear in aĀ bikini for 1967 movie ā€˜An Evening in Paris’, which established Sharmila as aĀ sex symbol in Hindi films.

    Sharmila Tagore in bikini

  • In 1968, she also posed in a bikini for the glossy Filmfare magazine.

  • Before being married toĀ Mansoor Ali Khan, Sharmila converted to Islam and changed her name toĀ Begum Ayesha Sultana though she and her family never used that name.

    Sharmila Tagore’s Marriage Photo

  • Her Husband Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi was theĀ Nawab of Pataudi and former captain of the Indian cricket team.

  • Sharmila’s husband Mansoor Ali died in September 2011, and in November 2012 she wrote to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) asking for the upcoming series between India and England to be recognized as the Pataudi Trophy.

  • For 1975 movie Mausam, she won the National Film Award for Best Actress and National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress forĀ Abar Aranye.

  • In 2005, she was chosen as the Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF India.

  • Sharmila Tagore served asĀ the chairperson of the Indian Film Censor Board between October 2004 and March 2011.

  • In 2013,Ā Padma Bhushan was bestowed on her by the Government of India.

    Sharmila Tagore receiving Padma Bhushan from the President of India

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