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Sharmila Tagore

1944 - Today

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Sharmila Tagore (also known as Begum Ayesha Sultana; born 8 December 1944) is an Indian actress primarily known for her work in Hindi and Bengali films. Regarded among the greatest actresses in the history of Indian cinema, Tagore is a recipient of two National Film Awards, a 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 Indian culture through performing arts.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

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sharmila Tagore has received more than 7,376,539 page views. Her biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Sharmila Tagore is the 3,617th most popular actor (down from 3,449th in 2019), the 477th most popular biography from India (down from 423rd in 2019) and the 46th most popular Indian Actor.

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  • 7.4M

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  • 48.39

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  • 38

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  • 1.57

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  • 5.53

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Sharmila Tagore ranks 3,617 out of 9,996Before her are Roger Rees, Kaley Cuoco, Peter Facinelli, Choi Ji-woo, Dylan Baker, and Jennifer Ehle. After her are Julie Bowen, Tyler Perry, Alfonso Arau, Susanna Hoffs, Eiza González, and Björn Granath.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Sharmila Tagore ranks 367Before her are Abdul Qadir, Ján Čarnogurský, Miruts Yifter, Haruhiko Kuroda, Roger Rees, and Jean-Pierre Ricard. After her are Pierre Bachelet, Denny Laine, Valdeir Vieira, Kati Kovács, Daniel Morelon, and Yoshitada Yamaguchi.

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In India

Among people born in India, Sharmila Tagore ranks 477 out of 1,493Before her are Verghese Kurien (1921), H. D. Deve Gowda (1933), Rajendra K. Pachauri (1940), Percy Hobart (1885), Sanjay Gandhi (1946), and Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard (1858). After her are Kamini Roy (1864), Vyjayanthimala Bali (1936), Robert Swinhoe (1836), Phoolan Devi (1963), Fatima Jinnah (1893), and Islam Shah Suri (1510).

Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, Sharmila Tagore ranks 46Before her are Rekha (1954), Suriya (1975), Amjad Khan (1940), Soumitra Chatterjee (1935), Om Puri (1950), and Nutan (1936). After her are Vyjayanthimala Bali (1936), Jackie Shroff (1957), Hrithik Roshan (1974), Rajkumar (1929), Madhuri Dixit (1967), and Sivaji Ganesan (1928).

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