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{{short description|Indian actress}}
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| name              = Sharmila Tagore
| name              = Sharmila Tagore
| image              = Sharmila Tagore 3.jpg
| image              = Sharmila T Lux-Award 2016.jpg
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| caption            = Tagore in 2018
| caption            = Tagore at an event for [[Lux (soap)|Lux]] in 2016
| birth_name        =  
| birth_name        = Sharmila Tagore
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1944|12|8|df=yes}}
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1944|12|8}}
| birth_place        = [[Hyderabad]], British India<br>(now [[Telangana]], India)<ref>{{cite web|title=Birthday special: Things you may not know about Sharmila Tagore|url=http://www.mid-day.com/photos/birthday-special-things-you-may-not-know-about-sharmila-tagore/4288|website=[[Mid Day]]|accessdate=25 April 2016}}</ref>
| birth_place        = [[Kanpur|Cawnpore]], [[United Provinces of British India|United Provinces]], [[British Raj|British India]] (present-day [[Kanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]])
| occupation        = Actress
| occupation        = Actress
| years_active       = 1959–1984<br />1991–2010
| othername = Begum Ayesha Sultana<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sharmila-changed-her-name-to-ayesha-sultana-to-marry-mansoor-ali-khan-patuadi-/articleshow/46183619.cms|title=Sharmila changed her name to Ayesha Sultana to marry Mansoor Ali Khan Patuadi|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|date=25 February 2015|agency=TNN|access-date=8 March 2023|publisher=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
| spouse            = {{marriage|[[Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi|Mansoor Ali Khan]]|27 December 1969|22 September 2011|end=died}}
| years_active       = 1959–2010<br />2022–present
| children          = 3 ([[Saif Ali Khan|Saif]], [[Saba Ali Khan|Saba]] and [[Soha Ali Khan|Soha]])
| spouse            = {{marriage|[[Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi|Mansoor Ali Khan]]|1968|2011|end=died}}
| family            = {{hlist |[[Tagore family]]|[[Pataudi family]]}}
| children          = [[Saif Ali Khan]] (son)<br />[[Saba Ali Khan]] (daughter)<br />[[Soha Ali Khan]] (daughter)
| family            = {{ublist|[[Tagore family]]|[[Barua]] family|[[Pataudi family]] (by marriage)}}
| awards            =  
| awards            =  
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'''Sharmila Tagore''' (born 8 December 1944), also known by her married name '''Ayesha Begum''', is a retired Indian actress. She is known for her roles in ''[[Mausam (1975 movie)|Mausam]]'' (1975) and ''[[Abar Aranye]]'' (2003), and ''[[Viruddh]]'' (2006).


In December 2005 she was chosen as a [[UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador]].<ref name=UNICEF>{{cite web|url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2005/dec/08sharmila.htm|title=Sharmila Tagore, for UNICEF|date=8 December 2005|work=rediff.com}}</ref>  
'''Sharmila Tagore''' (also known as '''Begum Ayesha Sultana''';<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com" /> born 8 December 1944) is an Indian actress, primarily known for her work in [[Hindi cinema|Hindi]] and [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali cinema]], Tagore is the recipient of two [[National Film Awards]], a [[Filmfare Awards|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 the Indian culture through performing arts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Sharmila-Tagore-Indias-emblem-at-Cannes/articleshow/4513271.cms |title=Sharmila Tagore, India's emblem at Cannes – Times of India |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>


She was one of the International Competition's Jury Members at the 2009 [[Cannes Film Festival]]. In 2013, she was awarded [[Padma Bhushan]] by the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Sharmila-Tagore-Indias-emblem-at-Cannes/articleshow/4513271.cms|title=Sharmila Tagore, India's emblem at Cannes – Times of India}}</ref>
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 drama ''[[The World of Apu]]'' (1959). She went on to collaborate with Ray on numerous other films, including; ''[[Devi (1960 film)|Devi]]'' (1960), ''[[Nayak (1966 film)|Nayak]]'' (1966), ''[[Aranyer Din Ratri]]'' (1970), and ''[[Seemabaddha]]'' (1971); thus, establishing herself as one of the most prominent figures in Bengali cinema.


==References==
Tagore's career further expanded when she ventured into Hindi films, making her debut with [[Shakti Samanta]]'s romantic drama ''[[Kashmir Ki Kali]]'' (1964). She went on to establish herself as one of the leading actresses of Hindi cinema with films like; ''[[Waqt (1965 film)|Waqt]]'' (1965), ''[[Anupama (1966 film)|Anupama]]'' (1966), ''[[An Evening in Paris]]'' (1967), ''[[Aamne Samne (1967 film)|Aamne Saamne]]'' (1967), ''[[Satyakam]]'' (1969), ''[[Aradhana (1969 film)|Aradhana]]'' (1969), ''[[Safar (1970 film)|Safar]]'' (1970), ''[[Amar Prem]]'' (1972), ''[[Daag (1973 film)|Daag]]'' (1973), ''[[Avishkaar]]'' (1974), ''[[Mausam (1975 film)|Mausam]]'' (1975), ''[[Chupke Chupke (film)|Chupke Chupke]]'' (1975), and ''[[Namkeen]]'' (1982). This was followed by a decade of intermittent film appearances including; [[Mira Nair]]'s ''[[Mississippi Masala]]'' (1991), [[Goutam Ghose]]'s  ''[[Abar Aranye]]'' (2002), and the Hindi films; ''[[Aashik Awara]]'' (1993), ''[[Mann (film)|Mann]]'' (1999), ''[[Viruddh]]'' (2005), ''[[Eklavya: The Royal Guard]]'' (2006), and ''[[Break Ke Baad]]'' (2010). She made her film comeback after 12 years with ''[[Gulmohar (2023 film)|Gulmohar]]'' (2023).
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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]].<ref name=UNICEF>{{cite web |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2005/dec/08sharmila.htm |title=Sharmila Tagore, for UNICEF |date=8 December 2005 |work=rediff.com}}</ref> She was married to cricketer [[Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi]] with whom she had three children—actors [[Saif Ali Khan|Saif]], and [[Soha Ali Khan|Soha]], and jewellery designer [[Saba Ali Khan|Saba]].
 
== Early life ==
Sharmila Tagore was born on 8 December 1944 in Cawnpore (now [[Kanpur]]), [[United Provinces of British India|United Provinces]] to Gitindranath Tagore, a general manager in the [[British India Corporation]], and his wife Ira Tagore (née Baruah).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sharmila Tagore, Elegant and Graceful at 70 |url=https://www.ndtv.com/photos/entertainment/sharmila-tagore-elegant-and-graceful-at-70-18937 |access-date=21 July 2021 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref> Tagore's father belonged to the aristocratic [[Bengalis|Bengali]] [[Bengali Hindus|Hindu]] [[Tagore family]], and were distantly related to the Nobel laureate [[Rabindranath Tagore]], while her mother was of [[Assamese people|Assamese]] [[Hindu]] descent and hailed from the [[Barua]] family.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/report/assam-ulfa-opposes-award-to-sharmila-tagore/20130514.htm |title=Assam: ULFA opposes award to Sharmila Tagore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/The-Tagore-connection/articleshow/9681840.cms |title=The Tagore connection! |work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/11/09/movies/at-the-movies.html?pagewanted=all |work=The New York Times |first=Lawrence |last=Van Gelder |title=At the Movies |date=9 November 1990}}</ref> Gitindranath was the grandson of the noted painter [[Gaganendranath Tagore]], whose own father Gunendranath had been a first cousin of the laureate.<ref name="tagore_tree">{{cite web |title=TAGORE |url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/families/tagore.html |work=iinet.net.au}}</ref> 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.<ref name="tagore_tree" /> Tagore's maternal grandfather (husband of Latika Barua née Tagore) was Jnanadabhiram Barua, an [[Assamese people|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]].<ref>{{cite web |title=President confers top honours Pranab urges people to reset moral compass. |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130514/jsp/frontpage/story_16895531.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222145933/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130514/jsp/frontpage/story_16895531.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 February 2014 |publisher=Telegraph India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Anurag |first=K |title=Assam: ULFA opposes award to Sharmila Tagore |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/assam-ulfa-opposes-award-to-sharmila-tagore/20130514.htm |publisher=Rediff}}</ref> 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 film)|Kabuliwala]] (1957).<ref name="tagore_tree" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://dspace.wbpublibnet.gov.in:8080/jspui/bitstream/10689/11647/22/Chapter22_1-30p.pdf |title=The telegraph |date=1 December 1991 |website=wbpublibnet.gov}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nikhil Sen, Founder & MD of Unibic Foods, passes away – Exchange4media |url=https://www.exchange4media.com/announcements-news/nikhil-sen-founder-md-of-unibic-foods-has-passed-away-100950.html |access-date=7 April 2021 |website=Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media |language=en}}</ref>
 
Tagore attended [[St. John's Diocesan Girls' Higher Secondary School]] and [[Loreto Convent, Asansol]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Zaman |first=Rana Siddiqui |title=My First Break – Sharmila Tagore |department=Friday Review Delhi |date=7 August 2009 |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/08/07/stories/2009080750020100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224175503/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/08/07/stories/2009080750020100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 December 2010 |access-date=4 November 2010 |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Indian Expres6 May 2011">{{Cite news |title=Was considered a bad influence on girls: Sharmila Tagore |publisher=Indian Express |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/was-considered-a-bad-influence-on-girls-sharmila-tagore/786814/ |access-date=19 October 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Indian Expres6 May 2011" />
 
== Career ==
[[File:Sharmila Tagore at Screenwriters Lab 2013.jpg|thumbnail|Tagore in 2013]]
Tagore began her career as an actress in [[Satyajit Ray]]'s 1959 [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali film]], ''[[Apur Sansar (The World of Apu)]]'', as the ill-fated bride of the title character.<ref name="Being Sharmila, all through life">Stuff Reporter, "[https://web.archive.org/web/20090213202309/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/04/03/stories/2006040301320100.htm Being Sharmila, all through life]", ''The Hindu'', 3 April 2006</ref> In 1959, Ray cast her in ''[[Devi (1960 film)|Devi]]'', a film set in 1860 on Hindu orthodoxy and rational reforms. She considers it as her favourite film and performance.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://scroll.in/reel/983869/satyajit-ray-at-100-why-sharmila-tagore-considers-devi-her-best-collaboration-with-the-master |title=Satyajit Ray at 100: Why Sharmila Tagore considers 'Devi' her best collaboration with the master |work=Scroll.in |date=27 January 2021 |access-date=29 March 2021}}</ref>
 
She later appeared in [[Shakti Samanta]]'s ''[[Kashmir Ki Kali]]'' in 1964. Samanta cast her in many more films, including ''[[An Evening in Paris]]'' (1967), in which she became the first Indian actress to appear in a bikini,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2013/nov/191113-soha-ali-khan-wears-bikini-mr-joe-b-carvalho.htm |title=Soha Ali Khan wears a bikini for 'Mr Joe B Carvalho' |work=Mid-Day.com |date=16 November 2013 |access-date=16 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="Being Sharmila, all through life" /><ref>Lalit Mohan Joshi & Gulzar, Derek Malcolm, ''Bollywood'', page 20, Lucky Dissanayake, 2002, {{ISBN|0-9537032-2-3}}</ref><ref name="Rashtriya Sahara page 28">Various writers, ''Rashtriya Sahara'', page 28, Sahara India Mass Communication, 2002</ref><ref>Manjima Bhattacharjya, "[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Why_the_bikini_is_badnaam/articleshow/2568307.cms Why the bikini is badnaam]", ''Times of India'', 25 November 2007</ref><ref name=avi>Avijit Ghosh, "[https://web.archive.org/web/20121023061620/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-07-02/special-report/27816701_1_bikini-heroine-zeenat-aman Bollywood's unfinished revolution]", ''The Times of India'', 2 July 2006</ref> which established Tagore as a [[sex symbol]] in Hindi films.<ref>Subhash K Jha, "[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?artid=34899626 Bollywood's 10 hottest actresses of all time], ''Times of India'', 2003-01-19</ref><ref>[[B. K. Karanjia]], ''Blundering in Wonderland'', page 18, Vikas Publishing House, 1990, {{ISBN|0-7069-4961-7}}</ref> She also posed in a bikini for the glossy ''[[Filmfare]]'' magazine in 1966.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The first bikini cover |url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/the-first-bikini-cover-10760.html |website=filmfare.com |language=en |access-date=2020-05-16}}</ref><ref name="Rashtriya Sahara page 28" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/like-mom-sharmila-tagore-soha-ali-khan-dons-a-bikini-in-mr-joe-b-carvalho/1/325447.html |title=Like mom Sharmila Tagore, Soha Ali Khan dons a bikini in Mr Joe B Carvalho |work=[[India Today]] |date=19 November 2013 |access-date=19 November 2013}}</ref><ref>B. K. Karanjia, ''Blundering in Wonderland'', page 18, Vikas Publishing House, 1990, {{ISBN|0-7069-4961-7}}</ref><ref>Sumita S. Chakravarty, ''National Identity in Indian Popular Cinema, 1947–1987'', page 321, University of Texas Press, 1993, {{ISBN|0-292-75551-1}}</ref> 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.<ref>Preeti Mudliar, "[http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=124512 Without Cuts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113152430/http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=124512 |date=13 January 2009 }}", ''Pune Newsline'', 11 April 2005</ref>
 
Samanta later teamed up Tagore with [[Rajesh Khanna]] for movies such as ''[[Aradhana (1969 film)|Aradhana]]'' (1969) and ''[[Amar Prem]]'' (1972). Other directors paired them together in ''[[Safar (1970 film)|Safar]]'' (1970), ''[[Daag: A Poem of Love|Daag]]'' (1973) and ''[[Maalik (film)|Maalik]]'' (1972). The Khanna-Tagore pair yielded 7 box office hits<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.punemirror.in/article/19/2012072320120723084754281b4d6c4dc/A-string-of-hits-on-their-cards.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=23 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222135409/http://www.punemirror.in/article/19/2012072320120723084754281b4d6c4dc/A-string-of-hits-on-their-cards.html |archive-date=22 February 2014}}</ref> – ''Aradhana'', ''Safar'', ''Amar Prem'', ''Chhoti Bahu'', ''Daag'', ''Raja Rani'' and ''Avishkaar''. As per the review of the film ''[[Raja Rani (1973 film)|Raja Rani]]'' made in 2014 by the ''Hindu'' newspaper, the film did well at the box office and taking into consideration, the inflation, as of 2014, the film would have grossed more than 1&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/raja-rani-1973/article5003591.ece |title=Raja Rani (1973) |first=A. P. S. |last=Malhotra |newspaper=The Hindu |date=8 August 2013 |via=thehindu.com}}</ref> She had a successful pair with the legendary iconic Bengali actor [[Uttam Kumar]]. She starred in [[Gulzar (lyricist)|Gulzar]]'s 1975 film, ''[[Mausam (1975 film)|Mausam]]'' and won the [[National Film Award for Best Actress]]. She also played a supporting role in [[Mira Nair]]'s 1991 film, ''[[Mississippi Masala]]''. She had a very successful pairing opposite [[Dharmendra]], along with whom she starred in seven movies – ''[[Devar]]'' (1966), ''[[Anupama (1966 film)|Anupama]]'' (1966), ''[[Mere Hamdam Mere Dost]]'' (1968), ''[[Satyakam]]'' (1969), ''[[Yakeen (1969 film)|Yakeen]]'' (1969), ''[[Chupke Chupke (film)|Chupke Chupke]]'' (1975), ''[[Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka]]'' (1975) and ''[[Sunny (1984 film)|Sunny]]'' (1984). Her filmography also include ''[[Faraar]]'' (1975) and ''[[Besharam (1978 film)|Besharam]]'' (1978) opposite [[Amitabh Bachchan]]; ''[[Mausam (1975 film)|Mausam]]'' (1975) opposite [[Sanjeev Kumar]]; and [[Bengali language|Bengali]] film ''Mangaldeep'' (1991) opposite [[Naseeruddin Shah]].
 
== Personal life ==
[[File:Soha Ali Khan Sharmila Tagore still1.jpg|thumb|Tagore with her daughter [[Soha Ali Khan|Soha]] at the premiere of ''[[Khoya Khoya Chand]]'']]
Tagore converted to Islam, changed her name to Begum Ayesha Sultana<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com" /><ref>{{cite web | title=Celebrities who converted to Islam | website=The Times of India | date=13 August 2014 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/photo-features/celebrities-who-converted-to-islam/photostory/40180874.cms | access-date=14 March 2022}}</ref> and married [[Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi]], the titular [[Nawab of Pataudi]] and [[Nawabs of Bhopal|Bhopal]], and former captain of the [[Indian cricket team]], on 27 December 1968. They had three children: [[Saif Ali Khan]] (b. 1970), a [[Bollywood]] actor, [[Saba Ali Khan]] (b. 1976),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/aug/28saif.htm |title=To Saif with love: Soha & Saba |work=rediff.com}}</ref> a jewellery designer, and [[Soha Ali Khan]] (b. 1978), a Bollywood actress and TV personality. Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi passed away at the age of 70, on 22 September 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_legendary-cricketer-tiger-pataudi-passes-away-at-70_1590301 |title=India's legendary cricketer Tiger Pataudi passes away at 70 |access-date=22 September 2011}}</ref>
 
From 1991 to 2004, [[Saif Ali Khan|Saif]] was married to actress [[Amrita Singh]]. They had two children, daughter [[Sara Ali Khan]] (b. 1995), an actress, and son Ibrahim Ali Khan (b. 2001). His second marriage was to actress [[Kareena Kapoor]] in 2012 with whom he has two sons, Taimur Ali Khan (b. 2016) and Jahangir Ali Khan (b. 2021). [[Soha Ali Khan|Soha]] married actor [[Kunal Khemu]] in 2015, and has a daughter Inaaya Naumi Khemmu (b. 2017).
 
== Filmography ==
[[File:SharmilaTagore.jpg|thumbnail|Sharmila Tagore walks the ramp for Joy Mitra at WIFW]]
{{Pending films key}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- bgcolor="#d1e4fd"
! Year !! Film !! Director !! Role !! Language
!Notes
|-
| 1959 || ''[[Apur Sansar (The World of Apu)]]'' || [[Satyajit Ray]] || Aparna || Bengali
|Film debut
|-
| 1960 || ''[[Devi (1960 film)|Devi (The Goddess)]]'' || [[Satyajit Ray]] || Doyamoyee || Bengali
|rowspan=5|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1963 || ''[[Shes Anko]]'' || Haridas Bhattacharya || Mala || Bengali
|-
| ''[[Nirjan Saikate]]'' || [[Tapan Sinha]] || Renu || Bengali
|-
| ''[[Barnali]]'' || [[Ajoy Kar]] || Aloka Choudhury || Bengali
|-
| ''Chhaya Shurjo'' || [[Partha Pratim Chowdhury]] || Ghentoo || Bengali
|-
| 1964 || ''[[Kashmir Ki Kali]]'' || [[Shakti Samanta]] || Champa || Hindi
|Hindi film debut
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1965 || ''[[Waqt (1965 film)|Waqt]]'' || [[Yash Chopra]] || Renu Khanna || Hindi
|rowspan=8|
|-
| ''[[Dak Ghar]]'' || Zul Vellani || guest appearance || Hindi
|-
| rowspan="5" |  1966 || ''[[Anupama (1966 film)|Anupama]]'' || [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]] || Uma Sharma || Hindi
|-
|''[[Devar]]'' || Mohan Sehgal || Madhumati / Banwariya || Hindi
|-
|''[[Sawan Ki Ghata]]'' || [[Shakti Samanta]]|| Seema || Hindi
|-
|''[[Nayak (1966 film)|Nayak]]'' || [[Satyajit Ray]]|| Aditi || Bengali
|-
|''[[Yeh Raat Phir Na Aayegi (1966 film)|Yeh Raat Phir Na Aayegi]]'' || Brij || Kiran / Kiranmai || Hindi
|-
| rowspan="3" |  1967 ||''Milan Ki Raat'' || R.Bhattacharya || Aarti ||Hindi
|-
| ''[[An Evening in Paris]]'' || [[Shakti Samanta]] || Deepa Malik / Roopa Malik (Suzy) || Hindi
|Double role
|-
|''[[Aamne Samne (1967 film)|Aamne Saamne]]''|| Suraj Prakash || Sapna Mathur / Sapna G. Mittal || Hindi
|rowspan=20|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1968 || ''[[Mere Hamdam Mere Dost]]'' || Amar Kumar || Anita || Hindi
|-
|''[[Humsaya (1968 film)|Humsaya]]''||Joy Mukherjee || Leena Sen || Hindi
|-
|''Dil Aur Mohabbat'' || Anand Dutta || Anuradha Verma || Hindi
|-
| rowspan="5" |1969 || ''[[Yakeen (1969 film)|Yakeen]]'' || [[Brij]] || Rita || Hindi
|-
| ''[[Satyakam]]''|| [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]] || Ranjana || Hindi
|-
|''[[Talash (1969 film)|Talash]]''|| [[O. P. Ralhan]] || Madhu / Gauri || Hindi
|-
|''[[Aradhana (1969 film)|Aradhana]]''|| [[Shakti Samanta]] || Vandhana Tripathi|| Hindi<br />Bengali
|-
|''Pyasi Sham''|| Amar Kumar || Madhu || Hindi
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1970 || ''[[Aranyer Din Ratri (Days and Nights in the Forest)]]'' || [[Satyajit Ray]] || Aparna||Bengali
|-
| ''[[Suhana Safar]]'' || Vijay || Sapna || Hindi
|-
| ''[[Mere Humsafar]]'' || Dulal Guha ||Taruna / Meenakshi || Hindi
|-
| ''[[My Love (1970 film)|My Love]]''  ||S. Sukhdev|| Sangeeta Thakur || Hindi
|-
| ''[[Safar (1970 film)|Safar]]'' || [[Asit Sen (director)|Asit Sen]] || Neela Kapoor || Hindi
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1971 || ''[[Seemabaddha]]'' || [[Satyajit Ray]] || Tutul ||Bengali
|-
|''[[Chhoti Bahu]]''|| K.B. Tilak || Radha || Hindi
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1972 || ''[[Amar Prem]]'' || [[Shakti Samanta]] || Pushpa || Hindi
|-
|''[[Dastaan (1972 film)|Dastaan]]''|| B.R.Chopra || Meena || Hindi
|-
|''[[Yeh Gulistan Hamara]]''|| [[Atma Ram (director)|Atma Ram]] || Soo Reni || Hindi
|-
|''[[Maalik (1972 film)|Maalik]]''|| [[A. Bhimsingh]] || Savitri || Hindi
|-
| rowspan="3" |1973 ||  ''[[Raja Rani (1973 film)|Raja Rani]]'' || [[Sachin Bhowmick]] || Nirmala / Rani || Hindi
|Double role
|-
| ''[[Daag (1973 film)|Daag]]''|| [[Yash Chopra]] || Sonia Kohli || Hindi
|rowspan=7|
|-
|  ''[[Aa Gale Lag Jaa (1973 film)|Aa Gale Lag Jaa]]'' || [[Manmohan Desai]] || Preeti || Hindi
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1974 || ''[[Shaandaar (1974 film)|Shaandaar]]'' || [[Krishnan–Panju]] || Pratima || Hindi
|-
| ''[[Avishkaar]]'' || Basu Bhattacharya || Mansi || Hindi
|-
| ''[[Paap Aur Punya]]'' || Prayag Raj || Jugni || Hindi
|-
| ''[[Charitraheen]]'' || [[Shakti Samanta]] || Rama Chaudhary || Hindi
|-
|''[[Shaitaan (film)|Shaitaan]]'' || Firoze Chinoy || Nisha || Hindi
|-
| rowspan="6" | 1975 || ''[[Mausam (1975 film)|Mausam]]'' || [[Gulzar]] || Chanda / Kajli|| Hindi
|Double role
|-
|''[[Anari (1975 film)|Anari]]'' || [[Asit Sen (director)|Asit Sen]] || Poonam || Hindi
|rowspan=9|
|-
|''[[Chupke Chupke (film)|Chupke Chupke]]'' || [[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]] || Sulekha Chaturvedi || Hindi
|-
|''[[Faraar]]'' || Shanker Mukherjee || Mala / Asha || Hindi
|-
|''[[Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka]]'' || [[Devendra Goel]] || Aruna || Hindi
|-
| ''[[Amanush (1975 film)|Amanush]]'' || [[Shakti Samanta]] || Lekha || Bengali<br />Hindi
|-
| 1976 || ''[[Ek Se Badhkar Ek (1976 film)|Ek Se Badhkar Ek]]'' || [[Brij]] || Rekha || Hindi
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1977 || ''[[Anand Ashram]]'' || [[Shakti Samanta]] || Asha || Bengali<br />Hindi
|-
| ''[[Tyaag (1977 film)|Tyaag]]'' || Din Dayal Sharma || Sunita || Hindi
|-
| 1978 || ''[[Besharam (1978 film)|Besharam]]'' || [[Deven Verma]] || Rinku / Monica || Hindi
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1979 || ''[[Chuvanna Chirakukal]]'' || [[N. Sankaran Nair]] || Savitri ||Malayalam
|Malayalam film debut
|-
| ''[[Dooriyaan]]'' || Bhimsain Khurana || Lalita || Hindi
|rowspan=2|
|-
| ''[[Griha Pravesh]]'' || Basu Bhattacharya || Mansi || Hindi
|-
|1981 || ''[[Kalankini Kankabati]]''|| [[Uttam Kumar]] || Aparna / Kanka || Bengali
|Double role
|-
| rowspan="2" |1982 || ''[[Namkeen]]''|| [[Gulzar]] || Nimki || Hindi
|rowspan=7|
|-
|''[[Desh Premee]]'' || [[Manmohan Desai]] || Bharti || Hindi
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1983 ||''[[Protidan]]'' || [[Prabhat Roy]] || Gouri || Bengali
|-
|''Gehri Chot – Urf: Durdesh'' || Ambrish Sangal–Ehtesham || Shobha ||Bengali<br />Hindi
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Sunny (1984 film)|Sunny]]'' ||[[Raj Khosla]] || Sitara || Hindi
|-
| 1986 || ''[[New Delhi Times (film)|New Delhi Times]]'' || Ramesh Sharma || Nisha || Hindi
|-
| 1988 || ''Anurodh'' || Jayanta Bhattarcharya || Jaya / Maya || Bengali
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Mississippi Masala]]'' || [[Mira Nair]] || Kinnu|| English
|English film debut
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Aashiq Awara]]'' || [[Umesh Mehra]] || Mrs. Singh || Hindi
|rowspan=12|
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Ghar Bazar]]'' || D.S. Azad || || Hindi
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Mann (film)|Mann]]'' || [[Indra Kumar]] || Suhana Devi Singh || Hindi
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Dhadkan (2000 film)|Dhadkan]]'' || [[Dharmesh Darshan]] || Jhanvi Ranjan Chopra || Hindi
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Abar Aranye]]'' || [[Goutam Ghose]] || Aprana || Bengali
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Shubho Mahurat]]'' || [[Rituparno Ghosh]]|| Padmini Chowdhury || Bengali
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Viruddh... Family Comes First]]'' || [[Mahesh Manjrekar]] || Sumitra Patwardhan || Hindi
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Eklavya: The Royal Guard]]'' || [[Vidhu Vinod Chopra]] || Suhasinidevi || Hindi
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Fool & Final]]'' || [[Ahmed Khan (choreographer)|Ahmed Khan]] || Bhabi|| Hindi
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Tasveer 8*10]]'' || [[Nagesh Kukunoor]] || Savithri Puri || Hindi
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2009 || ''[[Antaheen]]'' || [[Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury]] || Pishima || Bengali
|-
| ''[[Morning Walk]]'' || Arup Dutta || Neelima || Hindi
|-
|''[[Samaantar]]'' || [[Amol Palekar]] || Shama Vaze || Marathi
|Marathi film debut
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Break Ke Baad]]'' || [[Danish Aslam]] || Ayesha Khan || Hindi
|
|-
|2023
|''[[Gulmohar (2023 film)|Gulmohar]]''
|Rahul V. Chittella
|Kusum Batra
|Hindi
|[[Disney Plus Hotstar]] film
|}
 
== Awards ==
[[File:The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Bhushan Award to Smt. Sharmila Tagore, at an Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on April 05, 2013.jpg|thumbnail|Tagore receiving Padma Bhushan Award]]
 
=== Civilian Award ===
* '''[[List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (2010–2019)|2013]]''' – [[Padma Bhushan]] – India's third highest civilian honour from the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=91838 |date=25 January 2013 |title=Padma Awards Announced |publisher=Government of India |access-date=10 October 2015}}</ref>
 
===Film awards===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Work
! Result
|-
|1965
![[3rd International Film Festival of India|3rd IFFI]]
|[[IFFI Best Actor Award (Female)|Best Actress]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pickle.co.in/markets/iffi-a-trip-down-the-memory-lane/|title=IFFI Best actress awards |publisher=}}</ref>
|[[Nirjan Saikate|''Nirjan Saikate'']]
|{{won}}
|-
|1970
! rowspan="7" |[[Filmfare Awards]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|''[[Aradhana (1969 film)|Aradhana]]''
|{{won}}
|-
|1971
|''[[Safar (1970 film)|Safar]]''
|{{nom}}
|-
|1973
|[[Amar Prem|''Amar Prem'']]
|{{nom}}
|-
|1977
|''[[Mausam (1975 film)|Mausam]]''
|{{nom}}
|-
|1985
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
|''[[Sunny (1984 film)|Sunny]]''
|{{nom}}
|-
|1998
|[[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award|Lifetime Achievement Award]]
|{{N/A}}
|{{won}}
|-
|2006
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|''[[Viruddh]]''
|{{nom}}
|-
|1976
!rowspan="2"|[[National Film Awards]]
|[[National Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|''[[Mausam (1975 film)|Mausam]]''
|{{won}}
|-
|2004
|[[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
|''[[Abar Aranye]]''
|{{won}}
|-
|2006
![[Screen Awards]]
|[[Screen Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|''[[Viruddh]]''
|{{nom}}
|-
|}
 
===Other honours===
 
;[[Screen Awards]]
*2002 – [[Screen Lifetime Achievement Award|Lifetime Achievement Award]]
 
;[[Anandalok Awards]]
*2010 – Lifetime Achievement Award
 
;[[International Indian Film Academy Awards]]
*2011 – [[IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award|Lifetime Achievement Award]]
 
;HELLO! Hall of Fame Award
*2019 - Lifetime Achievement Award
 
;Vogue Beauty Awards
*2019 – Beauty Legend
 
== See also ==
* [[List of Indian film actresses]]
 
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
 
== External links ==
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* {{IMDb name|id=0846616|name=Sharmila Tagore}}
 
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