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Sharmila Tagore

1944 - Today

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Sharmila Tagore (Bengali: [ʃɔɾˈmila ˈʈʰakuɾ] ; born 8 December 1944) also known by her married name Begum Ayesha Sultana, is an Indian actress whose career has spanned over six decades across Hindi and Bengali films. In recognition of her contributions to cinema, she was honoured with Commander of Order of Arts and Letters by Government of France in 1999, and Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, in 2013. Tagore is also a recipient of two National Film Awards and three Filmfare Awards. 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 epic drama The World of Apu (1959). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sharmila Tagore is the 3,509th most popular actor (down from 2,587th in 2019), the 536th most popular biography from India (down from 406th in 2019) and the 67th most popular Indian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Sharmila Tagore ranks 3,509 out of 13,578. Before her are Chris Vance, Bessie Love, Yvan Attal, August Diehl, Lupita Tovar, and Marsha Mason. After her are Belinda Lee, Alan Ritchson, Betty Gilpin, Anna Kashfi, Im Yoon-ah, and Graham McTavish.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Sharmila Tagore ranks 412. Before her are Louise Lake-Tack, William Christie, Ulli Lommel, Abaz Arslanagić, Mario Bertini, and Abbas. After her are Ali Benflis, Kićo Slabinac, Daniel Duval, Nicky Hopkins, Harun Farocki, and Storm Thorgerson.

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In India

Among people born in India, Sharmila Tagore ranks 536 out of 1,861. Before her are Bhaichung Bhutia (1976), Cerverí de Girona (1259), Subhadra Kumari Chauhan (1904), Jhalkaribai (1830), M. S. Swaminathan (1925), and U. R. Ananthamurthy (1932). After her are Anna Kashfi (1934), Prince Vijaya (-543), Mahadev Govind Ranade (1842), Aruna Asaf Ali (1909), Vichitravirya (null), and Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850).

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Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, Sharmila Tagore ranks 67. Before her are Ranveer Singh (1985), Kajol (1974), Pankaj Kapur (1954), Asin (1985), Puneeth Rajkumar (1975), and Rajinikanth (1950). After her are Anna Kashfi (1934), Asrani (1940), Sanjeev Kumar (1938), Rekha (1954), Anupam Kher (1955), and Supriya Pathak (1961).

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