Sharmila Tagore Exclusive: In today’s age of social media, you must be familiar with the term trolling. But when there was no social media, did trolls still happen? Have you ever wondered which Bollywood celebrity became the first victim of trolling across the country? If you don’t know, we’ll tell you. That person is Sharmila Tagore, a famous actress of her time. Yes! Saif Ali Khan’s mother Sharmila Tagore.
Sharmila Tagore is a first-time actress in many ways. Recently, you might have seen him answering a lot of questions on ‘Koffee With Karan’. Let’s know the interesting facts that make us wonder if someone could have been as bold as Sharmila Tagore even in the 60s and 70s.
At the time trolling had to happen: Sharmila started her acting career with Satyajit Ray’s Bengali film ‘Apoor Sansar’. After that, Sharmila made her debut in Bollywood with the film Kashmir Ki Kali. After that he gave several excellent films one after the other. But his distinct and outspoken style was first seen in the movie ‘An Evening in Paris’. He got recognition for the film. But it was the film that made her the first Indian actress to be trolled in the age of telegrams and letters.
What happened then?
Sharmila Tagore recently spoke on Koffee with Karan and earlier too about the film. He told how he faced criticism because of this film. What actually happened was that she had to shoot in a bikini for this movie directed by Shakti Samantha released in 1967. It was a big deal for that time. For the first time an actress was going to be seen on screen in Two Pieces. When this scene was being shot, everyone from the camera person to the team got nervous. This was new for everyone.
Sharmila says that she still remembers the day when the cameraman asked her what she was going to wear for the next scene and I took out two pieces from my purse and kept them outside and told her that she was going to wear this. His face was worth watching because things that seem so common today were taboo in those days.
In this story told by Sharmila, she faced public ire across the country for the film. Questions were also asked on this matter in Parliament. She said that she started living alone and after that she started being careful in choosing scripts for films.
Fearing my mother-in-law, I removed my poster from the side of the road.
Sharmila Tagore’s husband and mother of former Indian cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi was about to come to Mumbai. When she was about to arrive, Sharmila saw a poster of her in a bikini near her house. Fearing her mother-in-law, she hurriedly sent her driver to remove the poster. He was afraid that his mother-in-law would see him.
In what ways is Sharmila Tagore different?
- Sharmila Tagore did a bikini shoot at a time when it was not common. Despite facing the wrath of the public, he continued to do films one after the other in Bollywood. He made his mark with super hit films like Aaradhana. Let’s know more interesting things about it.
- Sharmila Tagore was born in a Bengali Brahmin family. Sharmila, who was in love with famous cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan, changed her religion and married him.
- There is another special thing about Sharmila Tagore that you might not know. He belongs to the family of famous writer and poet Rabindranath Tagore. She is the granddaughter of Ravindra Nath Tagore’s younger brother.
- Sharmila Tagore was one of the highest paid actresses in the 60s and 70s. He acted in several super hit films like Kashmir Ki Kali, Aradhana, Anupama, Vaqt and Chipke Chipke. Along with the best actress award, she has also been awarded the National Award twice.
- In Koffee with Karan, Sharmila Tagore said that she was an actress of her time who dressed hipster. He also said that at that time there was no actress in Bollywood who used to go to rap parties. But she also went and had a lot of fun.
Sharmila Tagore is still active.
Sharmila is still active in acting. The year 2023 also saw the release of his film ‘Gul Mohar’, in which he flaunted his strong personality and played a quirky character. He also received a lot of appreciation for this film.
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