Sharmila Tagore

Sharmila Tagore began her film career in Satyajit Ray’s Bengali film Apur Sansar in 1959. After a break of a few years she appeared in Shakti Samanta’s Kashmir Ki Kali in 1964 followed by her film An Evening in Paris in 1967. In which she is sporting a swim suit , rather a bikiny And she became an established actress thereafter and also considered as a sex symbol in Hindi films. She posed in a Filmfare magazine of 1968 in a bikiny too. In 1969 she teamed up with Rajesh Khanna the superstar of the Hindi cinema for the film Aradhana which was a blockbuster film and till date is very popular for its catchy songs that became a super hit too. Their pair had onscreen chemistry and she went on to do many more films with Rajesh Khanna during her tenure in the film line. In 1970, she acted in Safar, followed by Amar Prem in 1972 along with another film Maalik and Daag in 1973 all with Rajesh Khanna. The Rajesh Khanna- Sharmila Tagore pair had 7 Box office hits. Chhoti Bahu, also did very well at the Box Office besides the film Avishkaar. Her films with Rajesh Khanna would have grossed over 100 crores if considered as an inflation of 2014. She starred with Sanjeev Kumar in a double role for the film Mausam. And won the National Film Award for Best Actress. She also played the supporting role in Mira Nair’s 1991 Film Mississippi Masala In 1966 she had starred in the films Devar, Anupama. In 1968 she acted in the film Mere Hamdam Mere Dost followed by her film Satyakam in 1969 and Yakeen. In 1975 with Dharmendra and Amitab Bachchan she acted in the film Chupke Chupke which again was a super hit a simple story with great songs to remember . In 1975 she acted in the thriller romantic film Faraar with Amitab Bachchan and Besharam in 1979 and a Bengali film Mangaldeep with Naseeruddin Shah in 1991.