Sharmila Tagore
- Actress
- Producer
A Bengali actress who achieved success young, Sharmila appeared in
numerous Bengali classics before making the jump to Hindi cinema, which
first made her a romantic actress and later a legendary actress thanks
to her intense films opposite Superstar Rajesh Khanna. A distant
relative of poet
Rabindranath Tagore, she is also the
wife of His Highness Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, Nawab of Pataudi, with
whom she has three children, actor
Saif Ali Khan born 16 August 1970, Saba
and Soha Ali Khan, born 4 October 1978.
Her pairing with Shammi Kapoor made her famous in the sixties but as an
actress she evolved and became popular due to different films, each
belonging to different genre, she did opposite the Superstar Rajesh
Khanna.The pair gave 6 box office blockbusters and 3 unfortunate box
office flops which were critically acclaimed films. Sharmila's pairing
opposite male actors Rajesh Khanna, Dharmendra and Shashi Kapoor was
loved by the audiences, though Khanna-Sharmila pair remained the most
popular with both critics and audience.
Hansal Mehta’s Favourite Indian Female Actors
Hansal Mehta’s Favourite Indian Female Actors
"A list written in admiration, and sometimes, awe," he writes.
