Sharmila Tagore

Indian actress (born 1944)

Sharmila Tagore

Begum Mother of Pataudi

Tagore in 2024

Begum Consort of Pataudi
Titular| 1968–1971
Predecessor| Sajida Sultan
Successor| Title abolished

Born|  (1944-12-08) 8 December 1944 (age 80)
Cawnpore, British India (present-day Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India)
Other names| Begum Ayesha Sultana[1]
Occupation| Actress
Years active| 1959–2010; 2023–present
Spouse|

Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi

(m. 1968; died 2011)​

Children|

* Saif
* Saba
* Soha

Family|

* Tagore family

Pataudi family
(via marriage)

Honours| Order of Arts and Letters (1999), Padma Bhushan (2013)

Sharmila Tagore (Bengali: [ʃɔɾˈmila ˈʈʰakuɾ] ⓘ; born 8 December 1944) also known by her married name Begum Ayesha Sultana,[1] is an Indian actress whose illustrious career has spanned over six decades across Hindi and Bengali films.[2][3] 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.[4][5][6] Tagore is also a recipient of two National Film Awards.[7]

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.

Tagore's career further expanded when she ventured into Hindi films with Shakti Samanta's romance Kashmir Ki Kali (1964). She established herself as one of the leading actresses of Hindi cinema with films like Waqt (1965), Anupama (1966), Devar (1966), An Evening in Paris (1967), Aamne Saamne (1967), Satyakam (1969), Aradhana (1969), Safar (1970), Amar Prem (1972), Daag (1973), Aa Gale Lag Jaa (1973), Avishkaar (1974), Chupke Chupke (1975), Mausam (1975), and Namkeen (1982). She won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for Aradhana and the National Film Award for Best Actress for Mausam. This was followed by intermittent film appearances in the subsequent decades, including in Sunny (1984), Swati(1986), New Delhi Times (1986), Mira Nair's Mississippi Masala (1991) and Goutam Ghose's Abar Aranye (2002), which won her the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress, Shubho Mahurat (2003), and in the Hindi films Aashik Awara (1993), Mann (1999), Viruddh (2005), Eklavya (2007) and Break Ke Baad (2010). Following a hiatus of 13 years, she made her film comeback with the drama Gulmohar (2023) followed by a critically acclaimed performance in Puratawn (2025).[8]

Tagore served as the chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification from October 2004 to March 2011. In December 2005, she was chosen as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.[9]

## Early life and background

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Sharmila Tagore was born on 8 December 1944 in Cawnpore (now Kanpur), United Provinces to Gitindranath Tagore, a general manager in the British India Corporation, and his wife Ira Tagore (née Barua).[10] Tagore's father belonged to the aristocratic Bengali Hindu Tagore family, and was related to the Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. Her mother was of Assamese descent and hailed from the Barua family.[11][12][13] Gitindranath was the grandson of the noted painter Gaganendranath Tagore, whose own father Gunendranath had been a first cousin of the laureate.[14] In fact, Tagore is more closely related to Rabindranath Tagore through her mother: her maternal grandmother, Latika Barua (née Tagore), was the granddaughter of Rabindranath Tagore's brother, Dwijendranath Tagore. Her parents were fourth-cousins.[14] Tagore's maternal grandfather (husband of Latika Barua née Tagore) was Jnanadabhiram Barua, an Assamese Freedom Fighter and Writer who was the First Principal of Earl Law College in Guwahati (now known as Government Law College), himself the son of the noted social worker Gunabhiram Barua.[15][16] As a member of the Tagore family, she is also a distant relative of the actress Devika Rani and the painter Abanindranath Tagore (her great-granduncle, brother of great-grandfather Gaganendranath Tagore).

Tagore was the eldest of three daughters and had two younger sisters, the late Oindrila Kunda [Tinku Tagore] and Romila Sen [Chinky]. Oindrila was the first in the family to act in a film, and the only role she ever played was that of Mini, the child character (but a central character) in Tapan Sinha's film Kabuliwala (1957).[14][17] In adulthood, she became an international bridge player. Her other sister, Romila Sen, married to Nikhil Sen, a businessman who served as chief operating officer of Britannia Industries for several years, died as the founder and managing director of Unibic Foods in November 2019.[18]

Tagore attended St. John's Diocesan Girls' Higher Secondary School and Loreto Convent, Asansol.[19] She made her film debut when she was a 13-year-old schoolgirl, after which her studies lost priority. Within a short while, her attendance and performance at school suffered, she came to be regarded as a bad influence on her classmates, and was faced with a choice of either doing films or studying further.[20] At that point, her father advised her to move ahead in life, commit herself to a film career and 'give it her all' in order to become successful.[20]

## Career

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### Beginnings and Cinematic Emergence (1959–1968)

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Sharmila Tagore with Soumitra Chatterjee at Apur Sansar presentation in 2009

Tagore began her career as an actress in Satyajit Ray's Bengali epic drama Apur Sansar (1959), as an ill-fated bride.[21] In 1960, Ray cast her again in Devi, a film set in 1860 on Hindu orthodoxy and rational reforms, which she considers her favourite film and performance.[22] She went onto appear in Bengali films Shes Anko and Nirjan Saikate, winning the IFFI Best Actor Award (Female) for the latter, alongside Chhaya Devi, Ruma Guha Thakurta, Renuka Devi and Bharati Devi.[23]

Tagore made her Hindi film debut with Shakti Samanta's musical romance Kashmir Ki Kali (1964) alongside Shammi Kapoor. She and Samanta collaborated on several of his later films, including the romantic thriller An Evening in Paris (1967) again opposite Kapoor. With the film, she became the first Indian actress to appear in a swimsuit,[24][21][25][26][27][28] which established Tagore as a sex symbol in Hindi films.[29][30] While the scene in the film is often referred to as 'the bikini scene', Tagore's swimwear is actually a one piece. However, she did pose in a bikini for the cover of Filmfare magazine in 1966.[31][26][32][33][34] But, when she was the chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification 36 years later, she expressed concerns about the increased use of bikinis in Indian films.[35]

Tagore went on to appear in films such as the Hindi films Waqt (1965), Anupama (1966), Devar (1966), Sawan Ki Ghata (1966), Aamne Saamne (1967), Mere Hamdam Mere Dost (1968), and the Bengali film Nayak (1966).[36][37] Her performance in Anupama, opposite Dharmendra, proved to be her breakthrough.[38]

### Commercial success and stardom (1969–1980)

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The 1970s marked the most successful period of Tagore's career with a string of critical and commercial successes, with her pairing with Rajesh Khanna being particularly praised and noted. The Tagore-Khanna pair yielded several successful films like Aradhana (1969), Safar (1970), Chhoti Bahu (1971), Amar Prem (1971), Raja Rani (1973), Daag (1973) and Avishkaar (1974), and the spiritual drama Maalik (1972).[39][40][41] All these films established her as a Superstar, in addition to establishing the Tagore-Khanna pair as one of the greatest best on-screen pairs of Indian cinema.[42][43] Aradhana, Safar, Amar Prem and Daag earned Tagore nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress, winning the award for the former.[44][45]

In addition to Rajesh Khanna, her pairing was also successful with Dharmendra and Shashi Kapoor, two of her favorite co-stars. In Benagli Cinema, she was repeatedly paired opposite Soumitra Chatterjee and Uttam Kumar.

She starred opposite Dharmendra in eight critical and commercial successes – Devar, Anupama, Mere Hamdam Mere Dost, Satyakam (1969), Yakeen (1969), Chupke Chupke (1975), Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka (1975) and Sunny (1984).[46]

She collaborated with Shashi Kapoor for Waqt (1965), Aamne Samne (1967), Suhana Safar (1970), Aa Gale Lag Jaa (1973), Paap Aur Punya (1974),Swati (1986) and national award winner movie New Delhi Times (1986).

She also worked alongside Amitabh Bachchan in Chupke Chupke, Faraar (1975) and Besharam (1978),Desh Premee (1982) and Virruddh... Family Comes First (2005).

She headlined Gulzar's critically acclaimed Mausam (1975) alongside Sanjeev Kumar, which earned her the National Film Award for Best Actress, and her fifth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.[47]

During this period, Tagore also worked with Uttam Kumar in several films such as Amanush (1975), Anand Ashram (1977) and Dooriyaan (1979).

She also received praise for her performances in Mere Humsafar, Charitraheen, and Griha Pravesh.

Tagore's other films during this period included Ek Se Badhkar Ek (1976), Tyaag (1977), which she also co-produced, and the Malayalam film Chuvanna Chirakukal (1978) among others.[48][49]

### Further success and sporadic work (1981–2010)

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In the 1980s, Tagore appeared in films such as Kalankini Kankabati (1981), Namkeen (1982), New Delhi Times (1986) and Swati (1986).[50][51] She reunited with frequent co-star Dharmendra in the action film Sunny (1984), which starred Dharmendra's son Sunny Deol in the lead role. Her performance in the film earned her a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Tagore played pivotal roles in the Bengali action film Protidan (1983) opposite Naseeruddin Shah, and Mira Nair's interracial romantic drama Mississippi Masala (1991).[52] She also appeared in supporting roles in Ghar Bazar (1998) and Mann (1999).

During this period, she also appeared in two television shows, Katha Sagar (1986) for DD National and Zindagi (1999) for Star Plus.[53][54]

Tagore starred alongside her son Saif Ali Khan in his debut film Aashik Awara (1993) and the action drama Eklavya: The Royal Guard (2007), receiving critical praise for the latter.[55]

She also appeared in supporting roles in the musical romantic drama Dhadkan (2000) and the drama Abar Aranye (2003), the latter of which earned her the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress.[56] She also received critical acclaim for her subtle acting in Shubho Mahurat (2003).

Tagore received high critical acclaim for her performance in the family drama Virruddh... Family Comes First (2005) alongside frequent co-star Bachchan, earning her sixth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.[citation needed]

Tagore at an event

From 2007 to 2009, Tagore appeared in films such as Fool & Final (2007), Tasveer 8*10 (2009), Antaheen (2009) and the Marathi film Samaantar (2009).[57] In 2009, Tagore became the jury member at the main competition of the 62nd Cannes Film Festival.[58] In 2010, she played a supporting role in the romantic comedy-drama Break Ke Baad,[59] which earned her critical acclaim, for which DNA India noting that, "Tagore pitches in with a strong performance."[60] This was followed by a hiatus from acting.

### Return to Cinema and acclaimed performances (2023 to Present)

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Tagore made her comeback after a 13-year hiatus with the drama Gulmohar (2023), which released on Disney+ Hotstar.[61] The film earned her critical acclaim, with the Hindustan Times noting that, "The elegance and poise Tagore exudes are remarkable. Her dialogue delivery, gestures, body language, emotions, everything looks just so effortless even after a long hiatus." India Today also opined that, "Tagore is always a joy to watch on screen. And, what a comeback!"[62][63] Her performance earned her the Filmfare OTT Award for Best Actress Critics – Web Original Film, in addition to a nomination for Best Actress – Web Original Film.[64]

In 2024, Tagore returned to Marathi films with Outhouse alongside Mohan Agashe, where she played a loving grandmother.[65] Devesh Sharma of Filmfare noted, "Tagore brings warmth, wisdom, and a spark of curiosity to Aadima, portraying her as a nuanced blend of strength and vulnerability."[66] Tagore made her comeback to Bengali films after 14 years with Suman Ghosh's Puratawn (2025).

## Personal life

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Tagore with her daughter Soha at the premiere of Khoya Khoya Chand

Tagore converted to Islam, changed her name to Begum Ayesha Sultana,[1][67] and married Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, the titular Nawab of Pataudi and Bhopal and former captain of the Indian cricket team, on 27 December 1968.[68][69] They had three children: Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan (b. 1970); Saba Ali Khan (b. 1976),[70] a jewellery designer; and Soha Ali Khan (b. 1978), a Bollywood actress and TV personality. Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi died at age 70 on 22 September 2011.[71]

From 1991 to 2004, Saif was married to actress Amrita Singh. They have two children, daughter Sara Ali Khan (b. 1995) and son Ibrahim Ali Khan (b. 2001), both actors.[72] His second marriage is to actress Kareena Kapoor in 2012 with whom he has two sons, Taimur Ali Khan (b. 2016) and Jeh Ali Khan (b. 2021).[73] Soha married actor Kunal Khemu in 2015, and has a daughter Inaaya Naumi Khemmu (b. 2017).[74]

## Public image and legacy

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Tagore in 2016

Tagore was the highest paid Indian actress in the 1970s, and is considered an accomplished Indian cinema veteren. [75][76] Surendra Kumar of The Sunday Guardian considers her to be an actress "ahead of her time" for balacing "the serious persona of realist Bengali films, and the Bollywood persona of films with song-and-dance sequences focused on success at the box office."[77]  She has received widespread critical acclaim for her on-screen work, both nationally and internationally. During the introduction of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival screening of Aranyer Din Ratri, American filmaker Wes Anderson recalled watching the film 25 years years ago "in a very strangely translated, blurry, scratchy, pirated DVD from a little Bollywood shop in New Jersey." He described Tagore's performance in Aranyer Din Ratri as "mysterious, cerebral, mesmerising." Tagore was deemed "incomparably graceful" in the film by American film critic Pauline Kael.[78]

Unlike most of her contemporaries in the 1960s, Tagore struck a convenient balance potraying playing both glamorous and homely women on screen. She "explored roles beyond the stereotypical" in an era where women were rarely offered an opportunity to be more than "just a pretty appendage to the hero."[78] Her wide range of complex female characters often circumvented the damsel in distress tropes, defying Indian societal norms and capturing a version of womanhood that is flawed but purposeful.[79][80][81] According to Nandini Balial of Roger Ebert, she "redefined what an Indian woman could do in a film," and "altered the cinematic landscape for leading ladies." Balial goes on to say that Tagore's women epitomised that "being demure didn’t mean being spineless, [and that] emotional devastation wasn’t a death sentence."[3] Filmfare considered her portrayal of a foul-mouthed shrew-ish sex-worker in Mausam as one of the most iconic Bollywood performances.[82]

Tagore in 2018

Bucking the Indian film industry's expectations from actresses, Tagore wore a one-piece swimsuit for her 1967 film An Evening In Paris. She was the first Bollywood actress to have done so, paving the way for Dimple Kapadia in Bobby (1973), Zeenat Aman in Qurbani (1980), and Parveen Babi in Yeh Nazdeekiyan (1982).[83] Her 1969 Filmfare magazine cover, where Tagore poses in a two-piece bikini, was publicly labelled as "obscene" and "attention-seeking." She said her An Evening In Paris director Shakti Samanta called her after the magazine hit the stands and said,"If you want to be in the public eye, this is not the way to go." He also asked Tagore, who was in London at the time, to return to India immediately. Tagore was "really hurt" by the cover being interpreted as her trying to "be upwardly mobile" and "catch eyeballs."[citation needed] In a televised interview with Karan Johar, she confirmed that "questions were asked in the [Indian] Parliament" following the controversy, and she strategically chose the wife-mother role in Aradhana as her next on-screen appearance.[84]

With her voluminous hairdos and chiffon floral-print sarees, Tagore's sense of fashion seamlessly blended traditional elegance with modern glamour. Numerous Indian actresses have gone to emulate her retro-vintage style in recent times, including Anushka Sharma for Bombay Velvet, Preity Zinta for Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, and Deepika Padukone in Om Shanti Om.[85][86][87] Film historian Sanjay Mukhopadhyay said that her "most significant contribution to Indian cinema is a sense of dignity and grace—after Waheeda Rehman, she was the only actress of her time who exuded this.” Mukhopadhyay adds that with a "strong Tagore lineage coupled with the Pataudi gharana (family dynasty)" she was a "bourgeois star with a biography" who "occupied a cultural space beyond the reach of commoner—she could be looked at, but not possessed.”[88]

Tagore was inducted into the Bollywood Walk of Fame at Bandra Bandstand, Mumbai.[89]

## Filmography

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### Films

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Language  | Notes  | Ref.

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1959  | Apur Sansar | Aparna  | Bengali |  | [90]
1960  | Devi | Doyamoyee  |  |
1963  | Shes Anko | Soma  |  |
Nirjan Saikate | Renu  |  | [91]
Barnali | Aloka Choudhury  |  |
Chhaya Shurjo | Ghentoo  |  |
1964  | Subha O Debatar Gras |  |  |
Kinu Gowalar Gali | Neera  |  |
Kashmir Ki Kali | Champa  | Hindi |  | [92]
1965  | Waqt | Renu Khanna  |  |
Dak Ghar | Herself  | Guest appearance  |
1966  | Anupama | Uma Sharma  |  | [93]
Devar | Madhumati / Banwariya  |  |
Sawan Ki Ghata | Seema  |  |
Nayak | Aditi  | Bengali  |  |
Yeh Raat Phir Na Aayegi | Kiran / Kiranmai  | Hindi  |  |
1967  | Milan Ki Raat | Aarti  |  |
An Evening in Paris | Deepa / Roopa "Suzy"  |  | [94]
Aamne Saamne | Sapna  |  |
1968  | Mere Hamdam Mere Dost | Anita  |  |
Humsaya | Leena Sen  |  |
Dil Aur Mohabbat | Anuradha Verma  |  |
1969  | Pyasi Sham | Madhu  |  |
Satyakam | Ranjana  |  |
Talash | Madhu / Gauri  |  |
Aradhana | Vandhana Tripathi  | Hindi  |  | [95]
Yakeen | Rita  |  |  |
1970  | Aranyer Din Ratri | Aparna  | Bengali  |  |
Suhana Safar | Sapna  | Hindi  |  |
Mere Humsafar | Taruna / Meenakshi  |  |
My Love | Sangeeta Thakur  |  |
Safar | Neela Kapoor  |  | [96]
1971  | Seemabaddha | Tutul  | Bengali  |  |
Chhoti Bahu | Radha  | Hindi  |  |
Badnam Farishte | Lawyer Renu  | Guest appearance  |
1972  | Amar Prem | Pushpa  |  | [97]
Dastaan | Meena  |  |
Yeh Gulistan Hamara | Soo Reni  |  |
Maalik | Savitri  |  |
1973  | Raja Rani | Nirmala / Rani  |  |
Daag | Sonia Kohli  |  |
Aa Gale Lag Jaa | Preeti  |  |
1974  | Shaandaar | Pratima  |  |
Avishkaar | Mansi  |  |
Paap Aur Punya | Jugni  |  |
Charitraheen | Rama Chaudhary  |  |
Shaitaan | Nisha  |  |
Jadu Bansha | Mala  | Bengali  |  |
1975  | Mausam | Chanda / Kajli  | Hindi  |  | [47]
Anari | Poonam  |  |
Chupke Chupke | Sulekha Chaturvedi  |  | [98]
Faraar | Mala / Asha  |  |
Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka | Aruna  |  |
Amanush | Lekha  | Bengali, Hindi  | Bilingual film  |
Khushboo | Lakhi  | Hindi  |  |
1976  | Ek Se Badhkar Ek | Rekha  |  |
Do Shatru | Rajkumari / Kaali  |  |
1977  | Anand Ashram | Asha  | Bengali, Hindi  | Bilingual film  |
Tyaag | Sunita  | Hindi  | Also co-producer  |
1978  | Besharam | Rinku / Monica  |  |
1979  | Chuvanna Chirakukal | Jessinta Issac  | Malayalam |  |
Dooriyaan | Lalita  | Hindi  |  |
Griha Pravesh | Mansi  |  |
Mother |  | Bengali  |  |
1981  | Kalankini Kankabati | Aparna / Kanka  |  |
Naseeb | Herself  | Hindi  | Guest appearance  |
1982  | Namkeen | Nimki  |  |
Desh Premee | Bharti  |  |
1983  | Protidan | Gouri  | Bengali  |  |
Gehri Chot – Urf: Durdesh | Shobha  | Bengali, Hindi  | Bilingual film  |
Doosri Dulhan | Renu  | Hindi  |  |
1984  | Sunny | Sitara  |  |
Jawaani | Sushma  |  |
Divorce | Chandra  |  |
Milenge Kabhi |  |  |
1985  | Ek Se Bhale Do | Mary D'Mello  |  |
Bandhan Anjana |  |  |
1986  | New Delhi Times | Nisha  |  |
Maa Beti | Savitri  |  |
Swati | Sharda  |  |
Ricky | Advocate Rukmini Khanna  |  |
1987  | 7 Saal Baad | Nisha  |  |
1988  | Anurodh | Jaya / Maya  | Bengali  |  |
Hum To Chale Pardes | Trishna  | Hindi  | Guest appearance  |
1989  | Doorie | Nisha  |  |
1991  | Mississippi Masala | Kinnu  | English |  | [99]
Dastoor | Mohini Devi  | Hindi  |  |
1993  | Aashiq Awara | Mrs. Singh  |  |
1998  | Ghar Bazar |  |  |
1999  | Mann | Suhana Devi Singh  |  | [100]
2000  | Dhadkan | Jhanvi Ranjan Chopra  |  |
2002  | Abar Aranye | Aparna Asim  | Bengali  |  | [101]
2003  | Shubho Mahurat | Padmini Chowdhury  |  |
2005  | Viruddh... Family Comes First | Sumitra Patwardhan  | Hindi  |  | [102]
2006  | Eklavya: The Royal Guard | Rani Suhasini Devi  |  | [103]
2007  | Fool & Final | Lajwanti Bhabhi  |  |
2009  | Antaheen | Pishima Chowdhury  | Bengali  |  |
8 x 10 Tasveer | Savitri Puri  | Hindi  |  | [104]
Morning Walk | Neelima  |  |
Samaantar | Shama Vaze  | Marathi |  |
2010  | Break Ke Baad | Ayesha Khan  | Hindi  |  | [105]
2023  | Gulmohar | Kusum Batra  |  | [106]
2024  | OutHouse | Aadima  | Marathi  |  | [107]
2025  | Puratawn | Mrs. Sen  | Bengali  | Completed  | [108]

### Television

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes  | Ref.

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1986  | Katha Sagar | Various  |  | [109]
1999–2000  | Zindagi | Kamal's warden  |  | [110]

### Music video

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Year  | Title  | Performer(s)  | Ref.

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1988  | Mile Sur Mera Tumhara | Various  | [111][112]

## Accolades

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Tagore receiving Padma Bhushan from President, Pranab Mukherjee

### Civilian awards

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Year  | Award  | Work  | Result  | Ref.

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1999  | Order of Arts and Letters | Contribution to the Cinema  | Honoured  | [113]
2013  | Padma Bhushan | Contribution in the Field of Arts | Honoured  | [114]

### Film awards

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Year  | Award  | Category  | Work  | Result  | Ref.

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1965 | International Film Festival of India | Best Actor (Female) | Nirjan Saikate | Won  | [115]
1970 | Filmfare Awards | Best Actress | Aradhana | Won  | [116]
1971 | Safar | Nominated  | [117]
1973 | Amar Prem | Nominated  | [118]
1974 |  Daag | Nominated  | [119]
1976 | National Film Awards | Best Actress | Mausam | Won  | [120]
1977 | Filmfare Awards | Best Actress  | Nominated  | [117]
1985 | Filmfare Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Sunny | Nominated  | [117]
2003 | National Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Abar Aranye | Won  | [121]
2006 | Filmfare Awards | Best Actress  | Viruddh | Nominated  | [122]
Screen Awards | Best Actress | Nominated  | [123]
2023 | Filmfare OTT Awards | Best Actress Critics - Web Original Film  | Gulmohar | Won  | [124]
Best Actress - Web Original Film  | Nominated
2025  | South Asian Film Festival  | Best Actress  | Puratawn | Won  | [125]
New York Film Festival | Won  | [126]

### Honorary awards

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Year  | Organizations  | Awards  | Result  | Ref.

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1998  | 43rd Filmfare Awards | Lifetime Achievement Award | Honoured  | [127]
2002  | Screen Awards | Lifetime Achievement Award | Honoured  | [128]
2010  | Anandalok Puraskar | Lifetime Achievement Award  | Honoured  | [129]
2011  | 12th IIFA Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema  | Won  | [130]
Lifetime Achievement Award | Honoured
2012  | Edinburgh University | Honorary Doctorate of Arts  | Honoured  | [131]
2019  | Hello! Hall of Fame Award | Lifetime Achievement Award  | Honoured  | [132]
2023  | Bimal Roy Memorial Awards | Lifetime Achievement Award  | Honoured  |

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## Further reading

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* Khan, Soha Ali (12 December 2017). The Perils of Being Moderately Famous. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. ISBN 978-93-87326-47-7.
* Bose, Mihir (2008). Bollywood: A History. Roli Books. ISBN 9789351940456.
* Kidwai, Rashid (2018). Neta–Abhineta: Bollywood Star Power in Indian Politics. Hachette UK. ISBN 978-9350098035.
* Wani, Aarti (2016). Fantasy of Modernity. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107117211.

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* Bikash Sinha
* Balagangadharanatha Swamiji
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2011|

* S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
* Rajashree Birla
* M. N. Buch
* C. V. Chandrasekhar
* Ajai Chowdhry
* Yogesh Chander Deveshwar
* Satyadev Dubey
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* Analjit Singh
* Arpita Singh
* Surendra Singh
* R. K. Srikantan
* Raghavan Thirumulpad

2012|

* Suresh H. Advani
* Shabana Azmi
* Homi K. Bhabha
* Shashikumar Chitre
* Khaled Choudhury
* Jatin Das
* Vidya Dehejia
* Dharmendra
* S. N. Goenka
* M. S. Gopalakrishnan
* T. V. Gopalakrishnan
* Buddhadev Das Gupta
* Sunil Janah
* Anish Kapoor
* S. B. Mujumdar
* B. Muthuraman
* Mira Nair
* Arvind Panagariya
* José Pereira
* Mata Prasad
* M. S. Raghunathan
* P. Chandrasekhara Rao
* Ronen Sen
* Devi Shetty
* M. V. Subbiah
* N. Vittal
* N. H. Wadia
* George Yeo

2013|

* Satya N. Atluri
* Maharaj Kishan Bhan
* Jaspal Bhatti
* Rahul Dravid
* Adi Godrej
* Abdul Rashid Khan
* Rajesh Khanna
* Mary Kom
* Nandkishore Shamrao Laud
* Mangesh Padgaonkar
* Hemendra Singh Panwar
* Jogesh Pati
* Shivajirao Girdhar Patil
* A. Sivathanu Pillai
* D. Ramanaidu
* Kanak Rele
* V. K. Saraswat
* Ashoke Sen
* Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
* B. N. Suresh
* Sharmila Tagore
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2014|

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* Susanne Hoeber Rudolph
* Vinod Prakash Sharma
* Gulam Mohammed Sheikh
* Parween Sultana
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2015|

* Jahnu Barua
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* Melinda French Gates
* Swami Satyamitranand
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* Subhash C. Kashyap
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* Saichiro Misumi
* Ambrish Mithal
* Sudha Ragunathan
* Harish Salve
* Ashok Seth
* Rajat Sharma
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* Shivakumara Swami
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2016|

* Ravindra Chandra Bhargava
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* Hafeez Contractor
* Indu Jain
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* Sania Mirza
* Pallonji Mistry
* Udit Narayan
* Saina Nehwal
* Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad
* Vinod Rai
* N. S. Ramanuja Tatacharya
* A. V. Rama Rao
* D. Nageshwara Reddy
* Dayananda Saraswati
* Barjinder Singh Hamdard
* Ram V. Sutar
* Tejomayananda

2017|

* Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
* Deviprasad Dwivedi
* Ratnasundarsuri
* Niranjanananda Saraswati
* Cho Ramaswamy
* Maha Chakri Sirindhorn
* Tehemton Erach Udwadia

2018|

* Pankaj Advani
* Philipose Mar Chrysostom
* Mahendra Singh Dhoni
* Alexander Kadakin
* Ramachandran Nagaswamy
* Laxman Pai
* Arvind Parikh
* Sharda Sinha

2019|

* John T. Chambers
* Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa
* Pravin Gordhan
* Dharampal Gulati
* Darshan Lal Jain
* Ashok Laxmanrao Kukade
* Kariya Munda
* Budhaditya Mukherjee
* Mohanlal
* Nambi Narayanan
* Kuldip Nayar
* Bachendri Pal
* V. K. Shunglu
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* 1960–1969
* 1970–1979
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Tagore family

1st generation|

* Darpanarayan Tagore
* Nilmoni Tagore
* Dwarkanath Tagore
* Gopi Mohan Tagore
* Hara Kumar Tagore
* Prasanna Kumar Tagore
* Ramanath Tagore

2nd generation|

* Girindranath Tagore
* Debendranath Tagore
* Gnanendramohan Tagore
* Jatindramohan Tagore
* Sourindra Mohun Tagore

3rd generation|

* Ganendranath Tagore
* Gunendranath Tagore
* Dwijendranath Tagore
* Satyendranath Tagore
* Hemendranath Tagore
* Jyotirindranath Tagore
* Rabindranath Tagore
* Swarnakumari Devi
* Prodyot Coomar Tagore
* Jnanadanandini Devi
* Kadambari Devi
* Mrinalini Devi

4th generation|

* Gaganendranath Tagore
* Abanindranath Tagore
* Indira Devi Chaudhurani
* Lakshminath Bezbaroa
* Pragyasundari Devi
* Pramatha Chaudhuri
* Purnima Devi
* Sarala Devi Chaudhurani
* Surendranath Tagore
* Rathindranath Tagore
* Pratima Devi

5th generation|

* Kanakendranath Tagore
* Dinendranath Tagore
* Saumyendranath Tagore
* Amiya Tagore
* Asit Kumar Haldar
* Krishna Kripalani
* Kunwar Jyoti Prasada

6th generation|

* Gitindranath Tagore
* Devika Rani
* Himanshu Rai
* Jitendra Prasada
* Jayendra Prasada
* Jaya Prasada
* Krishna Roy

7th generation|

* Sharmila Tagore
* Jayesh Prasada
* Jivesh Prasada
* Jinesh Prasada
* Jitin Prasada
* Saranindranath Tagore

8th generation|

* Jagrit Prasada
* Jaidev Prasada
* Jayaditya Prasada
* Janmejay Prasada
* Saba Ali Khan
* Saif Ali Khan
* Soha Ali Khan

9th generation|

* Sara Ali Khan

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IFFI Silver Peacock for Best Actress

1965–present|

* Sharmila Tagore (1965)
* Ruma Guha Thakurta (1965)
* Chhaya Debi (1965)
* Renuka Debi (1965)
* Bharati Debi (1965)
* Fernanda Torres (1987)
* Magdalena Boczarska (2010)
* Nadezhda Markina (2011)
* Anjali Patil (2012)
* Magdalena Boczarska (2013)
* Alina Rodriguez (2014)
* Sarit Larry (2014)
* Gunes Sensoy (2015)
* Doga Doguslu (2015)
* Tugba Sunguroglu (2015)
* Elit İşcan (2015)
* İlayda Akdoğan (2015)
* Elina Vaska (2016)
* Parvathy Thiruvothu (2017)
* Anastasiia Pustovit (2018)
* Usha Jadhav (2019)
* Zofia Stafiej (2020)
* Ángela Molina (2021)
* Daniela Marin Navarro (2022)
* Mélanie Thierry (2023)
* Vesta Matulyte and Vilma Raubaitė (2024)

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National Film Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

1967–1980|

* Nargis (1967)
* Sharada (1968)
* Madhabi Mukherjee (1969)
* Rehana Sultan (1970)
* Waheeda Rehman (1971)
* Sharada (1972)
* Nandini Bhaktavatsala (1973)
* Shabana Azmi (1974)
* Sharmila Tagore (1975)
* Lakshmi (1976)
* Smita Patil (1977)
* Sharada (1978)
* Shoba (1979)
* Smita Patil (1980)

1981–2000|

* Rekha (1981)
* Shabana Azmi (1982)
* Shabana Azmi (1983)
* Shabana Azmi (1984)
* Suhasini (1985)
* Monisha (1986)
* Archana (1987)
* Archana (1988)
* Sreelekha Mukherji (1989)
* Vijayashanti (1990)
* Moloya Goswami (1991)
* Dimple Kapadia (1992)
* Shobana (1993)
* Debashree Roy (1994)
* Seema Biswas (1995)
* Tabu (1996)
* Indrani Haldar and Rituparna Sengupta (1997)
* Shabana Azmi (1998)
* Kirron Kher (1999)
* Raveena Tandon (2000)

2001–2020|

* Shobana and Tabu (2001)
* Konkona Sen Sharma (2002)
* Meera Jasmine (2003)
* Tara (2004)
* Sarika (2005)
* Priyamani (2006)
* Umashree (2007)
* Priyanka Chopra (2008)
* Ananya Chatterjee (2009)
* Mitalee Jagtap Varadkar and Saranya Ponvannan (2010)
* Vidya Balan (2011)
* Usha Jadhav (2012)
* Geetanjali Thapa (2013)
* Kangana Ranaut (2014)
* Kangana Ranaut (2015)
* Surabhi Lakshmi (2016)
* Sridevi (2017)
* Keerthy Suresh (2018)
* Kangana Ranaut (2019)
* Aparna Balamurali (2020)

2021–present|

* Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon (2021)
* Nithya Menen and Manasi Parekh (2022)

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National Film Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

1984–2000|

* Rohini Hattangadi (1984)
* Vijaya Mehta (1985)
* Manjula Kanwar (1986)
* Surekha Sikri (1987)
* Uttara Baokar (1988)
* Manorama (1989)
* K. P. A. C. Lalitha (1990)
* Santha Devi (1991)
* Revathi (1992)
* Neena Gupta (1993)
* Surekha Sikri (1994)
* Aranmula Ponnamma (1995)
* Rajeshwari Sachdev (1996)
* Karisma Kapoor (1997)
* Suhasini Mulay (1998)
* Sudipta Chakraborty and Sohini Haldar (1999)
* K. P. A. C. Lalitha (2000)

2001–2020|

* Ananya Khare (2001)
* Rakhee (2002)
* Sharmila Tagore (2003)
* Sheela (2004)
* Urvashi (2005)
* Konkona Sen Sharma (2006)
* Shefali Shah (2007)
* Kangana Ranaut (2008)
* Arundathi Nag (2009)
* Sukumari (2010)
* Leishangthem Tonthoingambi Devi (2011)
* Dolly Ahluwalia and Kalpana (2012)
* Amruta Subhash and Aida El-Kashef (2013)
* Baljinder Kaur (2014)
* Tanvi Azmi (2015)
* Zaira Wasim (2016)
* Divya Dutta (2017)
* Surekha Sikri (2018)
* Pallavi Joshi (2019)
* Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli (2020)

2021–present|

* Pallavi Joshi (2021)
* Neena Gupta (2022)

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Filmfare Award for Best Actress

1954–1975|

* Meena Kumari (1954)
* Meena Kumari (1955)
* Kamini Kaushal (1956)
* Nutan (1957)
* Nargis (1958)
* Vyjayanthimala (1959)
* Nutan (1960)
* Bina Rai (1961)
* Vyjayanthimala (1962)
* Meena Kumari (1963)
* Nutan (1964)
* Vyjayanthimala (1965)
* Meena Kumari (1966)
* Waheeda Rehman (1967)
* Nutan (1968)
* Waheeda Rehman (1969)
* Sharmila Tagore (1970)
* Mumtaz (1971)
* Asha Parekh (1972)
* Hema Malini (1973)
* Dimple Kapadia & Jaya Bachchan (1974)
* Jaya Bachchan (1975)

1976–2000|

* Lakshmi (1976)
* Rakhee Gulzar (1977)
* Shabana Azmi (1978)
* Nutan (1979)
* Jaya Bachchan (1980)
* Rekha (1981)
* Smita Patil (1982)
* Padmini Kolhapure (1983)
* Shabana Azmi (1984)
* Shabana Azmi (1985)
* Dimple Kapadia (1986)
* Not awarded (1987)
* Not awarded (1988)
* Rekha (1989)
* Sridevi (1990)
* Madhuri Dixit (1991)
* Sridevi (1992)
* Madhuri Dixit (1993)
* Juhi Chawla (1994)
* Madhuri Dixit (1995)
* Kajol (1996)
* Karisma Kapoor (1997)
* Madhuri Dixit (1998)
* Kajol (1999)
* Aishwarya Rai (2000)

2001–present|

* Karisma Kapoor (2001)
* Kajol (2002)
* Aishwarya Rai (2003)
* Preity Zinta (2004)
* Rani Mukerji (2005)
* Rani Mukerji (2006)
* Kajol (2007)
* Kareena Kapoor (2008)
* Priyanka Chopra (2009)
* Vidya Balan (2010)
* Kajol (2011)
* Vidya Balan (2012)
* Vidya Balan (2013)
* Deepika Padukone (2014)
* Kangana Ranaut (2015)
* Deepika Padukone (2016)
* Alia Bhatt (2017)
* Vidya Balan (2018)
* Alia Bhatt (2019)
* Alia Bhatt (2020)
* Taapsee Pannu (2021)
* Kriti Sanon (2022)
* Alia Bhatt (2023)
* Alia Bhatt (2024)

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Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award

* Amitabh Bachchan (1991)
* Dev Anand (1992)
* Dilip Kumar (1993)
* Lata Mangeshkar (1994)
* Shammi Kapoor & Waheeda Rehman (1995)
* Ashok Kumar, Sunil Dutt & Vyjayanthimala (1996)
* Dharmendra, Mumtaz & Pran (1997)
* Sharmila Tagore (1998)
* Manoj Kumar & Helen (1999)
* Vinod Khanna & Hema Malini (2000)
* Feroz Khan & Asha Bhosle (2001)
* Gulzar & Asha Parekh (2002)
* Jeetendra (2003)
* Sulochana Latkar, Nirupa Roy & B. R. Chopra (2004)
* Rajesh Khanna (2005)
* Shabana Azmi (2006)
* Javed Akhtar & Jaya Bachchan (2007)
* Rishi Kapoor (2008)
* Bhanu Athaiya & Om Puri (2009)
* Shashi Kapoor & Khayyam (2010)
* Manna Dey (2011)
* Pyarelal & Aruna Irani (2012)
* Yash Chopra (2013)
* Tanuja (2014)
* Kamini Kaushal (2015)
* Moushumi Chatterjee (2016)
* Shatrughan Sinha (2017)
* Bappi Lahiri & Mala Sinha (2018)
* Sridevi (2019)
* Ramesh Sippy (2020)
* Irrfan Khan (2021)
* Subhash Ghai (2022)
* Prem Chopra (2023)
* David Dhawan (2024)

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