- Born
- Height5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
- 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.
- IMDb mini biography by: Nichol - Sharmila Tagore is a Bengali actress, who has now achieved success in Hindi films produced by Bollywood. Sharmila Tagore's ancestor was the noted Rabindranath Tagore. Sharmila married the famous Indian cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan, and since then her marriage has been intact. Sharmila has one son and two daughters. Her son is Bollywood actor, Saif Ali Khan, and the daughters are Saba and Soha. Daughter Soha has recently entered Bollywood too. Sharmila is the grandmother of two children, a girl Sara Ali Khan, and a boy Ibrahim Ali Khan. Her daughter-in-law is noted Bollywood actress, Amrita Singh. However, Saif and Amrita have separated, with Sharmila's grandchildren remaining with their mother, Amrita, in India. Rajesh Khanna- Sharmila Tagore were paired in 9 films and 6 were super-hits and 3 were critically acclaimed but unfortunate flops and the pair appeared in a special appearance in 2 films films-Badnaam Farishte and Naseeb.
- IMDb mini biography by: rAjOo
- SpouseMansoor Ali Khan Pataudi(December 27, 1969 - September 22, 2011) (his death, 3 children)
- ChildrenSaba Ali Khan
- RelativesTaimur Ali Khan(Grandchild)Jeh Ali Khan(Grandchild)Sara Ali Khan(Grandchild)Ibrahim Ali Khan(Grandchild)
- Sharmila Tagore had 6 box-office hits with Rajesh Khanna - Aradhana, Amar Prem, Avishkaar, Safar, Daag, Choti Bahu and 3 other films were critically acclaimed but were box-office flops - Maalik, Tyaag and Raja Rani.
- Her celebrity crush is Shashi Kapoor, with whom she acted with in 9 films.
- Although she liked Rajesh Khanna and they formed a hit pair in films, eventually she started turning down offers to act in films with him. He was always late to work, and she needed to be home at an earlier time because of her husband and children. After he died in 2012, she wrote the foreword on a biography on Khanna titled "Dark Star" (2014).
- Mother of Saif Ali Khan, Saba Ali Khan and Soha Ali Khan.
- She has been appointed the new Chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification in India, taking over from Anupam Kher, who has thus far not resigned from this position.
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