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’ 4”
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
Age (as in 2018)	74 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)
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 About 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 sister Oindrila was the first in the family to act in a film, and the only role she ever played was that of Mini in Tapan Sinha’s film Kabuliwala (1957).

• She was the first Indian Actress to appear in a bikini for 1967 movie ‘An Evening in Paris’, which established Sharmila as a 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 to Mansoor Ali Khan, Sharmila converted to Islam and changed her name to Begum Ayesha Sultana though she and her family never used that name.

   

  

  Sharmila Tagore’s Marriage Photo

• Her Husband Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi was the 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 for Abar Aranye.

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

• Sharmila Tagore served as the chairperson of the Indian Film Censor Board between October 2004 and March 2011.
• In 2013, Padma Bhushan was bestowed on her by the Government of India.

   

  

  Sharmila Tagore receiving Padma Bhushan from the President of India