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{{short description|Indian actress (born 1944)}}

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'''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]] films. Known for her acting range and beauty, Tagore is a 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 name="SharmilaCannes">{{cite news |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 |website=The Times of India |accessdate=17 December 2021}}</ref>

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). She won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress]] for ''Aradhana'' and [[National Film Award for Best Actress]] for ''Mausam''. 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).

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 |publisher=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 and background ==

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 news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/The-Tagore-connection/articleshow/9681840.cms |title=The Tagore connection! |work=The Times of India |last1=Dasgupta |first1=Priyanka}}</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 |work=The 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 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 |work=The 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" />

[[File:Ms. Sharmila Tagore, actress and Shri Saumitra Chatterjee, actor at the presentation of the film ‘Apur Sansar’, during the 40th International Film Festival (IFFI-2009), at Panaji, Goa on November 30, 2009 (1).jpg|thumb|Tagore with [[Soumitra Chatterjee]] at ''[[Apur Sansar (The World of Apu)|Apur Sansar]]'' presentation]]

Tagore began her career as an actress in [[Satyajit Ray]]'s 1959 Bengali film, ''[[Apur Sansar (The World of Apu)|Apur Sansar]]'', as the ill-fated bride.<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'', Retrieved 23 August 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 wento onto appear in Bengali films ''[[Shes Anko]]'' and ''[[Nirjan Saikate]]''. She won [[IFFI Best Actor Award (Female)]] for ''Nirjan Saikate''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-04-23|title=Tamil cinema’s bong connection|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/tracking-indian-communities/tamil-cinemas-bong-connection/|access-date=2021-02-17|website=Times of India Blog}}</ref>

Tagore made her hindi film debut with [[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]", ''The 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], ''The 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. In both these film, she was paired opposite [[Shammi Kapoor]].<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>

 

Tagore went onto appear in films such as the Hindi films, ''[[Waqt (1965 film)|Waqt]]'', ''[[Aamne Samne (1967 film)|Aamne Saamne]]'', ''[[Devar]]'' and ''[[Anupama (1966 film)|Anupama]]'', ''[[Mere Hamdam Mere Dost]]'' and the Bengali film ''[[Nayak (1966 film)|Nayak]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/waqt.htm |title = Waqt (1965) |website=Hindi Geetmala}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-01-21 |title=Nayak: Easily one of Satyajit Ray’s most incisive and detailed studies of human nature|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/nayak-easily-one-of-satyajit-rays-most-incisive-and-detailed-studies-of-human-nature-4308857.html |access-date=2022-11-15 |website=Firstpost |language=en}}</ref> Her work in ''Anupama'', opposite [[Dharmendra]], proved to be her breakthrough.<ref>[https://m.rediff.com/movies/2002/apr/11dinesh.htm Classic Revisited: Anupama] by Dinesh Raheja, Rediff.com.</ref>

 

===Widespread acclaim and stardom (1969-1980)===

Tagore earned stardom after her successful films in the 1970s, especially with [[Rajesh Khanna]]. Films like ''[[Aradhana (1969 film)|Aradhana]]'' (1969) and ''[[Amar Prem]]'' (1972), made her one of the leading actress of her time. Her other films with Khanna include ''[[Safar (1970 film)|Safar]]'' (1970), ''[[Daag: A Poem of Love]]'' (1973) and ''[[Maalik (film)|Maalik]]'' (1972).<ref>{{cite web|title=Safar: A memorable journey|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/may/09safar.htm|date=9 May 2003|access-date=29 September 2009|work=Rediff.com - Rediff Movies}}</ref> The Khanna-Tagore pair yielded seven 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 ''[[The Hindu]]'' newspaper, the film did well at the box office.<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 }}</ref> ''Aradhana'', made Tagore won her first and only [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bobbytalkscinema.com/recentpost.php?postid=postid070409095932|title=Aradhana (1969) & To Each His Own (1946)|website=bobbytalkscinema.com|access-date=14 February 2016|archive-date=9 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809012355/http://bobbytalkscinema.com/recentpost.php?postid=postid070409095932|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/your-call-with-sharmila-tagore-full-transcript-510271|title='Your Call' with Sharmila Tagore: full transcript|work=NDTV.com|access-date=12 May 2017|archive-date=27 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527204753/http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/your-call-with-sharmila-tagore-full-transcript-510271|url-status=live}}</ref> This pair of Khanna-Tagore is considered as one of the leading and best on-screen romantic couples in the 100 years of [[Indian cinema]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Bollywood-turns-100-love-that-lasted/Article1-1054098.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130503195211/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Bollywood-turns-100-love-that-lasted/Article1-1054098.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 May 2013|title=Bollywood turns 100: love that lasted|date=3 May 2013|work=Hindustan Times|author=Dinesh Raheja|access-date=4 May 2013|author-link=Dinesh Raheja}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Top 10 most romantic on-screen couples of all time |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/top-lists/Top-10-most-romantic-on-screen-couples-of-all-time/videols/19911395.cms |work=The Times of India|date=7 May 2013 |access-date=7 May 2013}}</ref>

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/rendezvous-simi-garewal-mansoor-ali-khan-pataudi-sharmila-tagore-142497-2011-10-03 |title=Tiger Pataudi's romance with Sharmila to air on Rendezvous with Simi Garewal in his memory|work=India Today |accessdate=2011-10-13}}</ref> 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 |publisher=Rediff.com}}</ref> a jewellery designer, and [[Soha Ali Khan]] (b. 1978), a Bollywood actress and TV personality. Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi died 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).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Saif-Ali-Khan-Amrita-Singh-Kajol-Rahul-Rawail-Kareena-Kapoor-Khan/articleshow/24590195.cms|title=Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh's first date|date=27 October 2013|work=The Times of India|access-date=29 July 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123233429/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Saif-Ali-Khan-Amrita-Singh-Kajol-Rahul-Rawail-Kareena-Kapoor-Khan/articleshow/24590195.cms|archive-date=23 January 2016}}</ref> 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).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1121017/jsp/frontpage/story_16099644.jsp |title=Sajid beats Saif to the altar&nbsp;– After civil marriage, a suspense at play |access-date=2 February 2014 |date=16 October 2012 |work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219182545/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1121017/jsp/frontpage/story_16099644.jsp |archive-date=19 February 2014}}</ref> [[Soha Ali Khan|Soha]] married actor [[Kunal Khemu]] in 2015, and has a daughter Inaaya Naumi Khemmu (b. 2017).<ref>{{cite news |last=Roy Chowdhury |first=Rishita |title=Soha Ali Khan poses with mom Sharmila Tagore and daughter Inaaya in beautiful family pic |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/soha-ali-khan-poses-with-mom-sharmila-and-daughter-inaaya-in-beautiful-family-pic-1854938-2021-09-20 |access-date=29 December 2022 |work=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

 

 

 

 

 

[[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]] from President, [[Pranab Mukherjee]]]]

 

{| class="wikitable"

| 2013

| [[Padma Bhushan]]

| [[List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (2010–2019)|Contribution in the field of Arts]]

|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=91838 |date=25 January 2013 |title=The Padma Awards Announced |work=PIB - Government of India |access-date=10 September 2015}}</ref>

|}

 

=== Acting awards ===

{| class="wikitable"

| ''[[Nirjan Saikate]]''

| {{won}}

|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pickle.co.in/markets/iffi-a-trip-down-the-memory-lane/ |title=IFFI Best actress awards |date=23 November 2019 }}</ref>

| ''[[Aradhana (1969 film)|Aradhana]]''

|<ref>{{cite news|title=17th Filmfare Awards - The Winners |work=The Times of India|access-date=10 August 2012 |url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/366821.cms|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709172616/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/articleshow/366821.cms|archive-date=2012-07-09}}</ref>

| ''[[Safar (1970 film)|Safar]]''

|<ref name="TagoreAwards">{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards/winners|title=Check out all the Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2020 |accessdate=30 December 2021}}</ref>

| 1973

| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]

| ''[[Amar Prem]]''

|<ref>{{Cite book |title=...and Pran: A Biography |last=Reuben |first=Bunny |date=2005 |publisher=HarperCollins and [[Living Media]] |isbn=978-81-72234-66-9 |pages=265–267 }}</ref>

| rowspan="2"|''[[Mausam (1975 film)|Mausam]]''

|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/93_23rdNfacatalogue.pdf|title=23rd National Film Awards|work=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=2 September 2020|archive-date=25 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725171537/http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/93_23rdNfacatalogue.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

| 1977

| [[24th Filmfare Awards]]

| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]

| {{nom}}

|<ref name="TagoreAwards" />

| 1985

| [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]

| ''[[Sunny (1984 film)|Sunny]]''

| {{nom}}

|<ref name="TagoreAwards" />

| ''[[Abar Aranye]]''

|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/66_51stNfacatalogue.pdf|title=51st National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=2 September 2020|archive-date=11 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811105427/https://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/66_51stNfacatalogue.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

| rowspan="2"|''[[Viruddh]]''

| {{nom}}

|<ref>{{cite news |title=51st Filmfare Awards Winners - Complete list of winners of 2005 films |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-awards/filmfare-awards-winners/bollywood/2006/101 |access-date=14 February 2020 |work=Times of India}}</ref>

|2006

| [[Screen Awards]]

| [[Screen Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]

| {{nom}}

|<ref>{{cite web |title=Screen Awards 2006 Winners |url=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/star-screen-awards-2006-133.html |accessdate=25 January 2012 |archive-date=22 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322023326/http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/star-screen-awards-2006-133.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Other awards ===

{| class="wikitable"

| 1998

| [[43rd Filmfare Awards]]

| [[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award|Lifetime Achievement Award]]

|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.timescontent.com/syndication-photos/reprint/filmfare/524048/filmfare-awards-awards-ceremony-awa.html |title=43rd Filmfare Awards Winners List|work=The Times of India |date=31 January 1998 |access-date=30 December 2020 }}</ref>

| 2002

| [[Screen Awards]]

| [[Screen Lifetime Achievement Award|Lifetime Achievement Award]]

| {{honoured}}

|<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 January 2002 |title=Dil Chahta Hai, Lagaan make a clean sweep |work=Screen |url=http://screenindia.com:80/20020125/fcover.html |url-status=dead |access-date=18 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020221211720/http://screenindia.com/20020125/fcover.html |archive-date=21 February 2002}}</ref>

| 2010

| [[Anandalok Puraskar]]

| Lifetime Achievement Award

|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/abhiash-bash/cid/449049 |title=Anandalok Puraskar - Abhiash Bash |website=The Telegraph India |date=6 December 2010 |access-date=24 July 2021}}</ref>

| rowspan="2"|2011

| rowspan="2"|[[12th IIFA Awards]]

| {{won}}

|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://iifa.com/toronto2011/nominations.html#nominations |title=The 12th IIFA Awards - Nominees and Winners |accessdate=2012-01-28 |work=IIFA |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114155916/http://www.iifa.com/toronto2011/nominations.html |archivedate=2012-01-14 }}</ref>

| [[IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award|Lifetime Achievement Award]]

| {{honoured}}

| rowspan="2"|2019

| [[Hello! (magazine)|Hello! Hall of Fame Award]]

| Lifetime Achievement Award

| {{honoured}}

|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/hall-of-fame-awards-2019-winners-hello-32957.amp |title=Presenting all the Winners of Hello Hall of Fame Awards 2019 |website=Filmfare |date=17 March 2019 |access-date=26 October 2020}}</ref>

| [[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue Beauty Awards]]

| Beauty Legend

| {{won}}

|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/bollywood-at-vogue-beauty-awards-2019-6029055/lite/ |title=Alia Bhatt, Shahid Kapoor and Vicky Kaushal win big at Vogue Beauty Awards 2019 |website=Indian Express |access-date=26 December 2019}}</ref>

=== Honours and recognitions ===

* '''1999''' - Honoured by the French government with the [[List of members of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres|Insignes de Commandeur]] de [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=France to honour Sharmila Tagore and Saumitra Chatterjee |work=Rediff.com |url=https://m.rediff.com/entertai/1999/nov/25nantes.htm |url-status=live |access-date=18 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020221211720/https://m.rediff.com/entertai/1999/nov/25nantes.htm |archive-date=11 February 2000}}</ref>

* '''2012''' - Honoured by the [[Edinburgh University]] with a Honorary Doctorate of Arts, for her outstanding contribution to Indian cinema.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sharmila-tagore-gets-honorary-doctorate/story-mwICD2bAfSW1POSpqwMJGO_amp.html |date=27 October 2012 |title=Sharmila Tagore gets honorary doctorate |website=Hindustan Times |access-date=27 January 2018}}</ref>