Sharmila Tagore is believed to be the first Indian actress to wear a bikini on screen.
Sharmila Tagore acted with all the top actors of her time but her pairing with Rajesh Khanna achieved cult status.
Sharmila Tagore, considered one of the biggest leading ladies of Bollywood, is celebrating her 77th birthday today. Born on 8 December 1944, the glamorous actor gave many hits like Aradhana, Amar Prem and Kashmir Ki Kali. He started his career with the great Bengali filmmaker Satyajit Ray’s film ‘Apur Sansar’. After working in Bengali films for three years, Sharmila made Bollywood First entry. Her first Hindi film with Shammi Kapoor was ‘Kashmir Ki Kali’ released in 1964.
Sharmila Tagore acted with all the top actors of her time but her pairing with Rajesh Khanna achieved cult status. Director Shakti Samant introduced the hit pair of Sharmila and Rajesh in the 1969 film ‘Aradhana’, which was a super hit. The hit-duo starred in several films like ‘Safar’, ‘Amar Prem’, ‘Daag’, ‘Maalik’, ‘Raja Rani’ and ‘Avishkar’. He has also done many films with Shashi Kapoor. Out of his 12 films with Shashi Kapoor, 6 were flops and 6 superhits.
Sharmila Tagore is believed to be the first Indian actress to wear a bikini on screen. She wore the swimwear for the 1967 film ‘An Evening in Paris’. Earlier, she wore a bikini in the August 1966 issue of Filmfare Magazine.
Sharmila Tagore eventually married cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, who was one of India’s top cricketers at the time. After a whirlwind romance, the couple married in 1969. The couple had three children, Saif, Soha and Saba. Sharmila continued to work long after her marriage and is considered one of the most successful female stars of Bollywood.
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