Sharmila Tagore

Sharmila Tagore

  • Birthday: 08. December 1944
  • Birthplace: Hyderabad, Hyderabad State, British India
  • Awards: 1969 – Filmfare Best Actress Award — Aradhana, 1976 – National Film Award for Best Actress — Mausam, 1997 – Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award, 2002 – Screen Lifetime Achievement Award, 2004 – National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress — Abar Aranye, 2004 – Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters of France, 2007 – Lifetime Achievement National Award (Actress) — Journalist Association of India, 2010 - Lifetime Achievement Award - Anandalok Puraskar, 2011 – Outstanding Achievement in Indian cinema — Floriana IIFA Awards, Toronto, 2013 – Padma Bhushan Awarded by Pranab Mukherjee, President of India, New Delhi, 2013 – Delhi Women of the Decade Achievers Award, ASSOCHAM Ladies League Awarded by Smt.Sheila Dikshit, Chief Minister, New Delhi, 2013 - Honoured by Walk of the Stars as her hand print was preserved for posterity at Bandra Bandstand in Mumbai.

Biography

Sharmila Tagore (now Begum Ayesha Sultana) (born 8 December 1944) is an Indian film actress. She has won National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards for her performances. She has led the Indian Film Censor Board from October 2004 till March 2011. In December 2005 she was chosen as an UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.[1] In 2013, she was awarded Padma Bhushan by the Government of India.