Sharmila Tagore

Indian actress (born 1944)

Sharmila Tagore

Begum Mother of Pataudi

Tagore at an event for Lux in 2016

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

Born| Sharmila Tagore
(1944-12-08) 8 December 1944 (age 79)
Cawnpore, United Provinces, 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

(m. 1968; died 2011)​

Children| Saif Ali Khan (son)
Saba Ali Khan (daughter)
Soha Ali Khan (daughter)
Family|

* Tagore family
* Barua family
* Pataudi and Mirazi Khel dynasty (by marriage)

Honours| Padma Bhushan (2013)

Sharmila Tagore (also known as Begum Ayesha Sultana;[1] born 8 December 1944) is an Indian actress primarily known for her work in Hindi and Bengali films. Regarded among the greatest actresses in the history of Indian cinema, Tagore is a recipient of two National Film Awards, a Filmfare Award and the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for her contributions to Hindi cinema. In 2013, the Government of India, honoured her with Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour for her contributions to Indian culture through performing arts.[2]

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); thus establishing herself as one of the most prominent figures in 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), An Evening in Paris (1967), Aamne Saamne (1967), Satyakam (1969), Aradhana (1969), Safar (1970), Amar Prem (1972), Daag (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 Mira Nair's Mississippi Masala (1991) and Goutam Ghose's Abar Aranye (2002), which won her the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress, and in the Hindi films Aashik Awara (1993), Mann (1999), Viruddh (2005), Eklavya: The Royal Guard (2007), and Break Ke Baad (2010). Following a hiatus of 13 years, she made her film comeback with the drama Gulmohar (2023).

Apart from acting, Tagore has also 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.[3] She was married to cricketer and the Nawab of Pataudi, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, with whom she had three children—actors Saif and Soha, and jewellery designer Saba.

## Early life and background[edit]

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).[4] Tagore's father belonged to the aristocratic Bengali Hindu Brahmin Tagore family, and was related to the Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. Her mother was of Assamese and Bengali Hindu descent and hailed from the Barua family.[5][6][7] Gitindranath was the grandson of the noted painter Gaganendranath Tagore, whose own father Gunendranath had been a first cousin of the laureate.[8] 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.[8] Tagore's maternal grandfather (husband of Latika Barua née Tagore) was Jnanadabhiram Barua, an Assamese 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.[9][10] As a member of the Tagore family, she is also a distant relative of the actress Devika Rani and the painter Abanindranath Tagore (brother of Gaganendranath Tagore).

Tagore was the eldest of three children 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).[8][11] 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.[12]

Tagore attended St. John's Diocesan Girls' Higher Secondary School and Loreto Convent, Asansol.[13] 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.[14] 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.[14]

## Career[edit]

### Career beginnings and breakthrough (1959–1968)[edit]

Tagore with Soumitra Chatterjee at Apur Sansar presentation

Tagore began her career as an actress in Satyajit Ray's Bengali epic drama Apur Sansar (1959), as an ill-fated bride.[15] 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.[16] She went onto appear in Bengali films Shes Anko and Nirjan Saikate, winning the IFFI Best Actor Award (Female) for the latter.[17]

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 bikini,[18][15][19][20][21][22] which established Tagore as a sex symbol in Hindi films.[23][24] She also posed in a bikini for the cover of Filmfare magazine in 1966.[25][20][26][27][28] 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.[29]

Tagore went on to appear in films such as the Hindi films Waqt (1965), Anupama (1966), Devar (1966), Aamne Saamne (1967), Mere Hamdam Mere Dost (1968), and the Bengali film Nayak (1966).[30][31] Her performance in Anupama, opposite Dharmendra, proved to be her breakthrough.[32]

### Widespread acclaim and stardom (1969–1980)[edit]

The 1970's 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, most notably the romantic dramas Aradhana (1969), Safar (1970), Chhoti Bahu (1971), Amar Prem (1972), Raja Rani (1973), Daag: A Poem of Love (1973) and Avishkaar (1974), and the spiritual drama Maalik (1972).[33][34][35] All these films established her as one of the leading actresses of the time, in addition to establishing the Tagore-Khanna pair as one of the greatest best on-screen pairs of Indian cinema.[36][37][38] Aradhana, Safar and Amar Prem earned Tagore nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress, winning the award for the former.[39][40]

During this period, Tagore also worked with Uttam Kumar in several films, including Nayak, and the bilingual dramas Amanush (1975), Anand Ashram (1977) and Dooriyaan (1979).

She headlined Gulzar's musical romance Mausam (1975) alongside Sanjeev Kumar, which earned her the National Film Award for Best Actress, and her fourth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.[41]

She starred opposite Dharmendra in seven critical and commercial successes – Devar, Anupama, Mere Hamdam Mere Dost, Satyakam (1969), Yakeen (1969), Chupke Chupke (1975), Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka (1975).[42]

She also worked alongside Amitabh Bachchan in Chupke Chupke, Faraar (1975) and Besharam (1978), opposite Shashi Kapoor in Aa Gale Lag Jaa (1973) and Paap Aur Punya (1974).

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.[43][44]

### Further success and sporadic work (1981–2006)[edit]

In the 1980s, Tagore appeared in films such as Kalankini Kankabati (1981), Namkeen (1982), New Delhi Times (1986) and Maa Beti (1986).[45][46] 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).[47] 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.[48][49]

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.[50]

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.[51]

Tagore received high critical acclaim for her performance in the family drama Virruddh... Family Comes First (2005) alongside frequent co-star Bachchan, earning her fifth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. Planet Bollywood noted, "Tagore, shines in a role tailor-made for her."[52]

### Intermittent work, hiatus and comeback (2007–present)[edit]

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).[53] In 2009, Tagore became the jury member at the main competition of the 62nd Cannes Film Festival.[2] In 2010, she played a supporting role in the romantic comedy-drama Break Ke Baad,[54] which earned her critical acclaim, for which DNA India noting that, "Tagore pitches in with a strong performance."[55] This was followed by a hiatus from acting.

Tagore made her comeback after a 13 year hiatus with the drama Gulmohar (2023), which released on Disney+ Hotstar.[56] 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!"[57][58] Her performance earned her the Filmfare OTT Award for Best Actress (Critics) in a Web Original Film, in addition to a nomination for Best Actress in a Web Original Film.

Tagore is also set to make her comeback to Bengali films after 14 years with Suman Ghosh's Puratawn.[59]

## Personal life[edit]

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

Tagore converted to Islam, changed her name to Begum Ayesha Sultana, [1][60] 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.[61][62] They had three children: Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan (b. 1970); Saba Ali Khan (b. 1976),[63] 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.[64]

From 1991 to 2004, Saif was married to actress Amrita Singh. They have two children, daughter Sara Ali Khan (b. 1995), an actress, and son Ibrahim Ali Khan (b. 2001).[65] His second marriage is to actress Kareena Kapoor in 2012 with whom he has two sons, Taimur Ali Khan (b. 2016) and Jahangir Ali Khan (b. 2021).[66] Soha married actor Kunal Khemu in 2015, and has a daughter Inaaya Naumi Khemmu (b. 2017).[67]

## Public image[edit]

Tagore at an event

Tagore is regarded as one of the greatest actresses of Indian cinema.[68][69] One of the highest-paid actress of the late 1960s and early 1970s, she appeared in Box Office India's "Top Actresses" list in 1969 and 1973.[70] In 2022, she was placed in Outlook India's 75 Best Bollywood Actresses list.[71] Tagore was placed 2nd in Rediff.com's "Best Bollywood Debut Ever" list, for her films Apur Sansar and Kashmir Ki Kali.[72] Tagore was widely known as the "style icon of the 60s and 70s" and was known as a sex symbol.[73] Beehive hairdo and winged eyeliner were some of the style statements of Tagore that are still relevant in the fashion world and brought her the title of "The queen of dramatic eye make-up".[74][75] She was placed in Times of India's "50 Beautiful Faces" list.[76] Numerous actresses including Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone have been inspired by her style.[77] Her daughter-in-law actress Kareena Kapoor said, "I like my mother-in-law Sharmilaji's dressing sense, both on and off-screen."[78]

## Reception and legacy[edit]

Tagore is considered among the finest actresses of Indian cinema. She is highly regarded for her range as an actor, her beauty, and her fashion sense and style.[79][80] She was known for her range of portrayals – from the most traditional roles to the most bindaas ones. Tagore portrayed challenging roles such as that of — a journalist in Nayak, a club dancer in An Evening in Paris,a widow in Aradhana,a surgeon in Safar, a women disowned by her husband in Amar Prem, a teacher and victim of abuse in Daag and a prostitute in Mausam.[81] Filmfare added her performances in Mausam in its list of Bollywood's "80 Iconic Performances", placing it at the 59th position.[82]

Tagore in 2018

> Sharmila Tagore is every inch the prostitue Kajri, and very convincing at that. Her language is foul, and her body language is fluid. But that´s not all, in the movie, Sharmila is also the mum, Chanda, who falls in love with a visiting doctor. Chanda is carefree and in the first flush of love. She also goes through abandonment and is shamed into marrying an old man, only to lose her touch with sanity, waiting for her doctor to come and save her.

—Filmfare on Tagore's performance in Mausam (1975)[82]

Subhash K. Jha of Firstpost termed her the only actress with "a wide spectrum of directorial leaps" and said, "No other Bollywood actress apart from Sharmila Tagore has had such spectacular innings after marriage."[79] American critic Pauline Kael stated, "She is exquisite, perfect - a word I don't use casually."[81] Hemachhaya De of Femina noted, "Sharmila Tagore successfully straddled diverse film genres: arthouse, crossover and mainstream."[83] Tagore was known as an actress who was always ahead of her time. She became the first Indian actress to wear a bikini on-screen, for her film An Evening In Paris (1967). Tagore is considered among the hottest Bollywood actresses of all time.[84] Surendra Kumar of The Sunday Guardian noted, "She beautifully balanced her two avatars — 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."[85] Film historian Sanjay Mukhopadhyay said, "Tagore's 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.”[83]

## Filmography[edit]

### Films[edit]

Key  †  | Denotes films that have not yet been released

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

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1959  | Apur Sansar | Aparna  | Bengali |  | [86]
1960  | Devi | Doyamoyee  |  |
1963  | Shes Anko | Mala  |  |
Nirjan Saikate | Renu  |  | [87]
Barnali | Aloka Choudhury  |  |
Chhaya Shurjo | Ghentoo  |  |
1964  | Subha O Debatar Gras |  |  |
Kinu Gowalar Gali | Neera  |  |
Kashmir Ki Kali | Champa  | Hindi |  | [88]
1965  | Waqt | Renu Khanna  |  |
Dak Ghar | Herself  | Guest appearance  |
1966  | Anupama | Uma Sharma  |  | [89]
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)  | Double role  | [90]
Aamne Saamne | Sapna  |  |
1968  | Mere Hamdam Mere Dost | Anita  |  |
Humsaya | Leena Sen  |  |
Dil Aur Mohabbat | Anuradha Verma  |  |
1969  | Yakeen | Rita  |  |
Satyakam | Ranjana  |  |
Talash | Madhu/Gauri  |  |
Aradhana | Vandhana Tripathi  | Hindi-Bengali bilingual |  | [91]
Pyasi Sham | Madhu  | Hindi  |  |
1970  | Aranyer Din Ratri | Aparna  | Bengali  |  |
Suhana Safar | Sapna  | Hindi  |  |
Mere Humsafar | Taruna/Meenakshi  |  |
My Love | Sangeeta Thakur  |  |
Safar | Neela Kapoor  |  | [92]
1971  | Seemabaddha | Tutul  | Bengali  |  |
Chhoti Bahu | Radha  | Hindi  |  |
Badnam Farishte | Lawyer Renu  | Guest appearance  |
1972  | Amar Prem | Pushpa  |  | [93]
Dastaan | Meena  |  |
Yeh Gulistan Hamara | Soo Reni  |  |
Maalik | Savitri  |  |
1973  | Raja Rani | Nirmala / Rani  | Double role  |
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  |  | [94]
Anari | Poonam  |  |
Chupke Chupke | Sulekha Chaturvedi  |  | [95]
Faraar | Mala/Asha  |  |
Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka | Aruna  |  |
Amanush | Lekha  | Bengali-Hindi bilingual  |  |
Khushboo | Lakhi  | Hindi  |  |
1976  | Ek Se Badhkar Ek | Rekha  |  |
Do Shatru | Rajkumari/Kaali  |  |
1977  | Anand Ashram | Asha  | Bengali-Hindi bilingual  |  |
Tyaag | Sunita  | Hindi  | Also co-producer  |
1978  | Besharam | Rinku / Monica  |  |
1979  | Chuvanna Chirakukal | Savitri  | Malayalam |  |
Dooriyaan | Lalita  | Hindi  |  |
Griha Pravesh | Mansi  |  |
Mother |  | Bengali  |  |
1981  | Kalankini Kankabati | Aparna/Kanka  | Double role  |
Naseeb | Herself  | Hindi  | Guest appearance  |
1982  | Namkeen | Nimki  |  |
Desh Premee | Bharti  |  |
1983  | Protidan | Gouri  | Bengali  |  |
Gehri Chot – Urf: Durdesh | Shobha  | Bengali-Hindi bilingual  |  |
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 |  | [96]
Dastoor | Mohini Devi  | Hindi  |  |
1993  | Aashiq Awara | Mrs. Singh  |  |
1998  | Ghar Bazar |  | Delayed release  |
1999  | Mann | Suhana Devi Singh  |  | [97]
2000  | Dhadkan | Jhanvi Ranjan Chopra  |  |
2002  | Abar Aranye | Aparna  | Bengali  |  | [citation needed]
2003  | Shubho Mahurat | Padmini Chowdhury  |  |
2005  | Viruddh... Family Comes First | Sumitra Patwardhan  | Hindi  |  | [98]
2006  | Eklavya: The Royal Guard | Rani Suhasini Devi  |  | [99]
2007  | Fool & Final | Lajwanti Bhabhi  |  |
2009  | Antaheen | Pishima  | Bengali  |  |
Tasveer 8*10 | Savitri Puri  | Hindi  |  |
Morning Walk | Neelima  |  |
Samaantar | Shama Vaze  | Marathi |  | [100]
2010  | Break Ke Baad | Ayesha Khan  | Hindi  |  | [101]
2023  | Gulmohar | Kusum Batra  | Disney+ Hotstar film  | [102][103]
2024  | Puratawn † | TBA | Bengali  | Filming  | [104]

### Television[edit]

Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes  | Ref.

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1986  | Katha Sagar | Various  |  | [105]
1999–2000  | Zindagi | Kamal's warden  |  | [106]

### Music video[edit]

Year  | Title  | Performer(s)  | Ref.

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1988  | Mile Sur Mera Tumhara | Various  | [107][108]

## Accolades[edit]

Tagore receiving Padma Bhushan from President, Pranab Mukherjee

### Civilian award[edit]

Year  | Award  | Work  | Result  | Ref.

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2013  | Padma Bhushan | Contribution in the Field of Arts | Honoured  | [109]

### Acting awards[edit]

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

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1965  | 3rd International Film Festival of India | Best Actor (Female) | Nirjan Saikate | Won  | [110]
1970  | 17th Filmfare Awards | Best Actress | Aradhana | Won  | [111]
1971  | 18th Filmfare Awards | Safar | Nominated  | [112]
1973  | 20th Filmfare Awards | Amar Prem | Nominated  | [113]
1976  | 23rd National Film Awards | Best Actress | Mausam | Won  | [114]
1977  | 24th Filmfare Awards | Best Actress  | Nominated  | [112]
1985  | 32nd Filmfare Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Sunny | Nominated  | [112]
2003  | 51st National Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Abar Aranye | Won  | [115]
2006  | 51st Filmfare Awards | Best Actress  | Viruddh | Nominated  | [116]
12th Screen Awards | Best Actress | Nominated  | [117]
2023  | 2023 Filmfare OTT Awards | Best Actress (Critics) in a Web Original Film  | Gulmohar | Won  | [118]
Best Actress in a Web Original Film  | Nominated

### Other awards[edit]

Year  | Award  | Category  | Result  | Ref.

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1998  | 43rd Filmfare Awards | Lifetime Achievement Award | Honoured  | [119]
2002  | Screen Awards | Lifetime Achievement Award | Honoured  | [120]
2010  | Anandalok Puraskar | Lifetime Achievement Award  | Honoured  | [121]
2011  | 12th IIFA Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema  | Won  | [122]
Lifetime Achievement Award | Honoured
2019  | Hello! Hall of Fame Award | Lifetime Achievement Award  | Honoured  | [123]
Vogue Beauty Awards | Beauty Legend  | Won  | [124]
2023  | Bimal Roy Memorial Awards | Lifetime Achievement Award  | Honoured  | [125]

### Honours and recognitions[edit]

* 1999 \- Honoured by the French government with the Insignes de Commandeur de Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.[126]
* 2012 \- Honoured by the Edinburgh University with a Honorary Doctorate of Arts, for her outstanding contribution to Indian cinema.[127]

## In popular culture[edit]

* In Aditya Chopra's 2008 film Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi's song "Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte", actress Preity Zinta dressed herself as Tagore with her famous beehive hairdo, as a tribute to her look in Aradhana.[128][129]
* In 2022, actress Paoli Dam dressed herself as Tagore and recreated her look from An Evening in Paris (1967), on the occasion of 75 years of Independence.[130]

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## Further reading[edit]

* 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. Hachett UK. ISBN 978-9350098035.
* Wani, Aarti (2016). Fantasy of Modernity. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107117211.

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2010|

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* B. K. Chaturvedi
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* Ram Kumar
* Kumudini Lakhia
* Kuzhur Narayana Marar
* Chhannulal Mishra
* Eledath Thaikkattu Narayanan Mooss
* C. P. Krishnan Nair
* S. P. Oswal
* Akbar Padamsee
* Ramakanta Panda
* Balasaheb Vikhe Patil
* Arogyaswami Paulraj
* A. R. Rahman
* Moosa Raza
* Mallika Sarabhai
* Nookala Chinna Satyanarayana
* Abhijit Sen
* Satya Vrat Shastri
* Noshir M. Shroff
* Kushal Pal Singh
* Bikash Sinha
* Balagangadharanatha Swamiji
* Narayanan Vaghul
* P. K. Warrier
* Fareed Zakaria

2011|

* S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
* Rajashree Birla
* M. N. Buch
* C. V. Chandrasekhar
* Ajai Chowdhry
* Yogesh Chander Deveshwar
* Satyadev Dubey
* T. J. S. George
* Shankha Ghosh
* Kris Gopalakrishnan
* Keki Byramjee Grant
* Shashi Kapoor
* Krishen Khanna
* Khayyam
* Chanda Kochhar
* Dwijen Mukhopadhyay
* Madavoor Vasudevan Nair
* Ramdas Pai
* Dashrath Patel
* Rajendra Singh Pawar
* Suryanarayanan Ramachandran
* Shobhana Ranade
* Gunupati Venkata Krishna Reddy
* Kallam Anji Reddy
* Waheeda Rehman
* Shyam Saran
* 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
* Ramamurthy Thyagarajan
* Saroja Vaidyanathan

2014|

* Anisuzzaman
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* Padmanabhan Balaram
* Dalveer Bhandari
* Ruskin Bond
* Anita Desai
* Pullela Gopichand
* Kamal Haasan
* Jyeshtharaj Joshi
* V. N. Kaul
* Neelam Kler
* M. Mahadevappa
* Leander Paes
* K. Radhakrishnan
* Anumolu Ramakrishna
* Thirumalachari Ramasami
* Lloyd Rudolph
* Susanne Hoeber Rudolph
* Vinod Prakash Sharma
* Gulam Mohammed Sheikh
* Parveen Sultana
* Dhirubhai Thaker
* Vairamuthu
* J. S. Verma
* T. H. Vinayakram

2015|

* Jahnu Barua
* Manjul Bhargava
* Vijay P. Bhatkar
* Swapan Dasgupta
* David Frawley
* Bill Gates
* Melinda French Gates
* Swami Satyamitranand
* N. Gopalaswami
* Subhash C. Kashyap
* Gokulotsavji Maharaj
* Saichiro Misumi
* Ambrish Mithal
* Sudha Ragunathan
* Harish Salve
* Ashok Seth
* Rajat Sharma
* Satpal Singh
* Shivakumara Swami
* Khadg Singh Valdiya

2016|

* Ravindra Chandra Bhargava
* Robert D. Blackwill
* Hafeez Contractor
* Indu Jain
* Heisnam Kanhailal
* Anupam Kher
* 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
* Hukmdev Narayan Yadav

# Posthumous conferral

* 1954–1959
* 1960–1969
* 1970–1979
* 1980–1989
* 1990–1999
* 2000–2009
* 2010–2019
* 2020–2029

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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)

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National Film Award for Best Actress

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–present|

* 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)
* Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon (2021)

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National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress

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–present|

* 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)

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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)

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