SHARMILA TAGORE AT 64:



Begum Ayesha Sultana Khan (Bengali; born Sharmila Tagore 8 December 1946) an Indian film actress. She has won several National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards for her performances.

She has led the Indian Film Censor Board. In December 2005 she was chosen as an UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.

Courtesy: Free Wikipedia

.

SHARMILA TAGORE AT 64:

Sharmila 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. She appeared in a number of Ray films, often co-starring with Soumitra Chatterjee.

.

SHARMILA TAGORE AT 64:

She established herself as a popular Hindi film actress with Shakti Samanta's Kashmir Ki Kali in 1964.

Samanta again cast her in many more hit films, notably

An Evening in Paris (1967), the first appearance on a two-piece bikini of an Indian actress, (Sadhana had appeared in one-piece bikini in earlier films) which not only shocked conservative Indian audiences but also set off a wave of bikini-clad actresses carried forward by Parveen Babi (in Yeh Nazdeekiyan, 1982), Zeenat Aman (in Heera Panna 1973; Qurbani, 1980) and Dimple Kapadia (in Bobby, 1973), but established Tagore's role as somewhat of a sex symbol in Bollywood.

Wearing a bikini put her name in the Indian press as one of Bollywood's ten hottest actresses of all time, and was a transgression of female identity through a reversal of the state of modesty, which functions as a signifier of femininity in Bombay films.

But, when Tagore was the chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification, she expressed concerns about the rise of the bikini in Indian films.

Samanta later teamed up Tagore with Rajesh Khanna for movies such as Aradhana (1969) and Amar Prem (1972), where played the role of Pushpa, the courtesan in city of Kolkata, again opposite Rajesh Khanna, who himself gave his often quoted dialogue in the film, "Pushpa I hate tears..". Other directors paired them together in Daag (1973), Maalik (1972) and Safar (1970). She starred in Gulzar's 1975 film, Mausam, and she played a supporting role as heroine Sarita Choudhury's mother in Mira Nair's 1991 film Mississippi Masala.

.

SHARMILA TAGORE AT 64:

Her latest release is a Marathi film Samaantar by Amol Palekar. Her earlier releases were Vidhu Vinod Chopra's 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)

.

SHARMILA TAGORE AT 64:

Sharmila Tagore converted to Islam and married Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, Nawab of Pataudi in a Nikah ceremony held on 27 December 1969. She took on the name Ayesha Sultan after her marriage. They have three children: Saif Ali Khan (b. 1970), Saba Ali Khan and Soha Ali Khan (b. 1978).

She will be celebrating her 41 years of marriage in another couple of weeks.

.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHAMILA



As she turns 64, here's a look at the life of the luminous Sharmila Tagore.

.

ahhh she aint hold up too well

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHAMILA TAGORE



Born to a Hindu Bengali family of Gitindranath Tagore in Hyderabad, Sharmila is a distant relative of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore.

.

quote:

Originally posted by amral:
ahhh she aint hold up too well

Three children and the stress of life has taken its toll, but who knows, maybe we did not had the best of pictures, as we go along, will be interesting.

.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHAMILA



On a personal front, Sharmila converted to Islam in order to marry cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, Nawab of Pataudi in a Nikah ceremony held on 27 December 1969. Post the wedding vows, she was asked to take on the name of Ayesha Sultan.

I wonder if the Nawab of Pataudi was playing cricket at the time....he looks lean and mean as how a cricketer should.

.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHAMILA



Together, the Nawab and his Begum have three children. The eldest son, Saif Ali Khan is one of the leading actors in Bollywood today, while the middle child, daughter Saba, chose to move towards designing jewellery. Youngest Soha Ali Khan worked independently in the financial sector till a much delayed debut into Bollywood.

.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHARMILA



Sharmila debuted into the big bad world of films as the leading lady in Stayajit Ray's 1959 film Apur Sansar. She played the role of the ill-fated bride at the tender age of 14, with no prior acting experience whatsoever.

.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHARMILA



The critically acclaimed director cast her again in his next film Devi too. Thereafter, their bond grew thicker through three other films together.

.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHARMILA



It was Howrah Bridge director Shakti Samanta who gave Sharmila Tagore her first break in Bollywood with Kashmir Ki Kali, opposite yesteryear Shammi Kapoor. This 1964 film was a mega hit that marked her entrance.

.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHARMILA:

ONE OF THE MANY WONDERFUL SONGS FOR KASHMIR KI KALI:

DIWANA HUA BAADAL:

.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHARMILA:

ANOTHER OF THE MANY WONDERFUL SONGS FOR KASHMIR KI KALI:

ISHARON ISHARON

.

.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHARMILA:



Samanta used his tried-and-screen-tested beauty in hopes that they could recreate the magic on the silver screen. And they did exactly in An Evening in Paris, where Sharmila was featured in double role, once again opposite Shammi Kapoor.

Creating greater sensation, this young sensation made the first appearance on a two-piece bikini in cinematic history.

.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHARMILA:



This blue tankini wearing damsel scored her a place as one of the hottest actresses of all time. Soon after, she also posed on the cover of Filmfare in an itsy-bitsy bikini and set the trend for many of her peers.

.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHARMILA:



Ironically many years later, when she was accredited the post of Chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification, Sharmila expressed concerns about the rising number of bikini-wearing girls in on the silver screen.

.

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS FOR SHARMILA TAGORE:

Winner: Filmfare Award for Lifetime Achievement Award (1997)
Movie:

Winner: Filmfare Award for Best Actress (1969)
Movie: Aradhana

Nominated: Screen Award for Best Actress (2006)
Movie: Viruddh

Nominated: Filmfare Award for Best Actress (2005)
Movie: Viruddh

Nominated: Filmfare Award for Best Actress In Supporting Role (1984)
Movie: Sunny

Nominated: Filmfare Award for Best Actress (1976)
Movie: Mausam

Nominated: Filmfare Award for Best Actress (1970)
Movie: Safar

.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHARMILA:



While 'Miss Senior' was the heart throb of millions, 'Miss Junior' continues the tradition to be the eternal heart throb of millions. We are indeed talking about Sharmila Tagore and Soha Ali Khan, who have come together on the cover of Hello! magazine.

This magazine is surely one of the rare collection that qualifies itself to be a 'Collector's Issue'. Sharmila Tagore, on her own admission, says, "I could not sit on somebody's sets and call the shots on behalf of my children. As parents, Tiger and I have always believed that the best lesson is to learn from your own mistakes." While on that, Soha says "My mother never allowed her acclaim to be my yardstick of success. She was always there when I needed advice, but that's it." She also adds, "I am more like my father, who is such an intense man. He speaks little, reads voraciously and keeps to his word." This issue surely makes an interesting read.

.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHARMILA:



Imran Khan, Deepika & Sharmila Tagore on sets of BKB

.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHARMILA:



.

Funniest of things..I've never heard of her till now. But I LOVE that name Sharmila..I think I'll call my first gyal chile that

quote:

Originally posted by Cher:
Funniest of things..I've never heard of her till now. But I LOVE that name Sharmila..I think I'll call my first gyal chile that

It is of Hindi and Sanskrit origin, and the meaning of Sharmila is "happy".

.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHARMILA:



Samanta later teamed up Tagore with Rajesh Khanna for Aradhana in 1969. The film portrayed Sharmila as an aged beauty as well and featured many hits from Mere Sapno Ki Rani to Roop Tera and many more. Sharmila's heart wrenching performance was finally recognised and she was awarded the Filmfare Best Actress Award.

.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHARMILA:



Another subsequent project for the Samanta, Sharmila and Rajesh Khanna was the 1972 hit Amar Prem. Tagore was accorded the role of Pushpa, a courtesan in Kolkata. The film was most remembered for Khanna's dialogue, "Pushpa I hate tears".
With all the success garnered by the Sharmila-Rajesh duo, it was inevitable that other directors would choose to pair them together. The two went on to do Daag, Maalik and Safar.

.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHARMILA:



.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHARMILA:



.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHARMILA:



.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHARMILA:



.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHARMILA:



.

Sharmila-Soha starrer "Life..." set for North American release
Indo-Asian News Service
Thursday, December 02, 2010

British Indian director Sangeeta Dutta's new film Life Goes On exploring the relations between a grief stricken father and his three daughters is being released in North America Friday, even before its release in India.

Set in London, the film about an Indian-origin family features veteran Indian actor Sharmila Tagore and her daughter Soha Ali Khan together for the first time. It's being released by Databazaar Media Ventures, an exclusive gateway for Bengali films to North America.

The movie won the Best Feature Film award at the Pravasi International Festival, Delhi and the Best Feature Film, Audience Appreciation Award at the London Asian Film Festival.

"I had been wanting to share filmography with my mother and there had been several offers but none convinced us. Sangeeta's script was very convincing and it seemed almost organic for me to play daughter to my mother in the film," Soha said.

"'Life Goes On' is an original film, it is non-formulaic, and I am so happy that it is getting released now and Databazaar Media Ventures is taking it to the large market in North America even before its release in India.

"It was my first British film and in many ways I am the British-Asian girl Dia. I have been educated in Oxford and the LSE (London School of Economics) and I have also worked in London," said Soha.

"Working with my mother, who is a living legend, was daunting to say the least! For many reasons the film is very personal to me and the work I will always want to own and view whenever I want to," Soha, 32, said.

The cast of the film also includes Girish Karnad and Om Puri.

"This is my first British film and I very much liked the process of working with a British crew, with Om Puri and my daughter Soha for the first time," Sharmila Tagore said.

Oney Seal, chairman of the Databazaar group of companies, said: "'Life Goes On' is our first English language film which is slated for mainstream release all over North America. The Indian diaspora living here will be able to immediately identify with this film."

.

Posted by Shoma A. Chatterji in Bollywood, Databazaar,

Featured SHARMILA TAGORE talks about LIFE GOES ON

November 13, 2010 (Calcutta Tube) Sharmila Tagore’s name evokes a sense of dignity, poise and elegance perhaps with little parallel in the world of glamour and chutzpah she belongs to. In nostalgic mode, she brings back fond memories of the beautiful child-bride in Satyajit Ray’s Apur Sansar. She has made the smooth transition from leading lady to character actress in Bengali and Hindi films after a hiatus for some years committed to being wife and mother. In her graying years, she has made a mark in Rituparno Ghosh’s Shubha Muhurt, Aniruddha Roy Choudhury’s Antaheen, Mahesh Manjrekar’s Viruddh and so on. Her latest film, to be premiered in UK and USA is Life Goes On in English directed by UK-based filmmaker-singer-curator Sangeeta Datta. Tagore opens out in a forthright interview about her career, about contemporary Indian cinema, and about the experience of having worked in Life Goes On.

You were invited to attend a 24-day long retrospective of the films of Satyajit Ray in Singapore recently. What was the experience like?

Brilliant. They screened all his films. Shyam Benegal and Dhritiman Chatterjee were present for the inauguration. They screened restored prints which made the technical side flawless. The retrospective was organised by the High Commissioner of India in Singapore, Directorate of Film Festivals and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. The theatre was packed for the opening but not that packed for the closing ceremony. I enjoyed the enthusiasm the audience revealed, continuously flooding us, special Shyam with questions. Pather Panchali was the inaugural film and as I watched it, I felt it had not aged at all. The cinematography is brilliant and has not been outdated either by time or by technology. The romance of Apur Sansar is still moving and unforgettable. I do not know whether my nostalgic fondness for these films is because I am a Bengali and my love for my language or something else. I can connect very well with these films even now.

What memories do you associate with being born into a Tagore family?

The Tagores were a blend of tradition and modernity. As children, we learnt to recognise our rich heritage. Our mother was supreme in the inner quarters of the house. She made the decisions about how we should be brought up. Her entire life revolved around us. She taught us how to take care of our skin with grandmother’s recipes from the kitchen rather than from marketed cosmetics that were rare in those days. We were not permitted to use manufactured items of beauty care. Jewellery was not a priority. We learnt quite early in life that inner beauty was more important than outward appearance. My upbringing taught me to be proud of my Bengali identity. I am proud to be a Bengali. I love to come to Calcutta from time to time. It is wonderful to come home. I studied in a Bengali medium school till I was 13 so my Bengali is quite strong. I am very happy to be a part of the Bengali film industry once more.

http://calcuttatube.com/sharmi...on-interview/130855/

.

The good ole days

.

quote:

Originally posted by asj:
It is of Hindi and Sanskrit origin, and the meaning of Sharmila is "happy".

.

Thanks asj ...I don't know why but from the time I heard it..I wanted it ! I see its a good choice!

Sharmila...Aradhna is still one of my faves...love her in it n the songs...memorable

Oops sorry,

quote:

Originally posted by IK:
Sharmila...Aradhna is still one of my faves...love her in it n the songs...memorable

Hi IK, Aradhana was mega hit, Kishore Kumar excelled in playback singing, Amar Prem was another hit, then there is Talash, and Waqt, Daag 1973. Quite a few more can be listed as hits. In the 60's she excelled and by the late 60's she became Mrs Mansoor Ali Khan or Begam Ayesha Sultana Khan.

.

In 1975, Sharmila Tagore starred in Gulzar's legendary film Mausam alongside Sanjeev Kumar. She won the National Film Award for Best Actress for her character portrayal of Chanda and the notorious Kajli.

.