Sharmila Tagore

Indian actress

Person · Open Library

Born: 1944-12-08
Works: 1

Top works

Morning Walk (Dvd)(Bollywood Movie / Indian Cinema / Hindi Film)

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Acting · Cawnpore, United Provinces, British India (present-day Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India)

Sharmila Tagore (born December 8, 1944) is an Indian actress known for her work in Hindi and Bengali cinema. Regarded among the greatest actresses in the history of Indian cinema, she has been a recipient of multiple accolades, including a Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award and a Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour.

Known for

Puratawn — Mrs. Sen2025
OutHouse — Aadima2024
Gulmohar — Kusum Batra2023
Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema — Narrator (voice)2020
Starring Sharmila Tagore — Self2019
Bird of Dusk — Herself2018
The Kapil Sharma Show — Self2016
Bollywood and Beyond: A Century of Indian Cinema — Self

Article

Sharmila Tagore ( Bengali: [ʃɔɾˈmila ˈʈʰakuɾ] ; born 8 December 1944), also known by her married name Begum Ayesha Sultana, is an Indian actress whose career has spanned over six decades across Hindi and Bengali films. In recognition of her contributions to cinema, she was honoured with Commander of Order of Arts and Letters by Government of France in 1999, and Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, in 2013. Tagore is also a recipient of two National Film Awards and a Filmfare Award.

Born into the prominent Tagore family, one of the leading families of Calcutta and a key influence during the Bengali Renaissance, Tagore made her acting debut at age 14 with Satyajit Ray's acclaimed Bengali epic drama The World of Apu (1959). She went on to collaborate with Ray on numerous other films, including Devi (1960), Nayak (1966), Aranyer Din Ratri (1970), and Seemabaddha (1971), her other Bengali films over the time included Barnali (1963), Shes Anko (1963), Nirjan Saikate (1965), Amanush (1975), Anand Ashram (1977), and Kalankini Kankabati (1981); thus establishing herself as one of the most acclaimed actresses of Bengali cinema.