Sharmila Tagore

Sharmila Tagore is a renowned Indian movie actress, who as of April 2005 heads the Indian Film Censor Board.

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Indian movie actress - Indian Film Censor Board

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Born on 8 December 1946 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, Sharmila Tagore is the great-granddaughter of Rabindranath Tagore. She married Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi who was the Nawab of Pataudi in 1968. The marriage produced 3 children: Saif Ali Khan (b. 1970), Saba Ali Khan, and Soha Ali Khan (b. 1978).

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8 December - 1946 - Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India - Rabindranath Tagore - Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi - Nawab of Pataudi - 1968 - Saif Ali Khan - 1970 - Saba Ali Khan - Soha Ali Khan - 1978

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Sharmila Tagore began her career as an actress in the 1959 Satyajit Ray film, The World of Apu / Apur Sansar (the final film of the Apu trilogy). She also starred in three more films by Ray, the 1960 film Devi / The Goddess, the 1966 film Nayak, and the 1970 film Aranyer Din Ratri / Days and Nights in the Forest. In addition, she played the role of Kinnu in Mira Nair's 1992 film Mississippi Masala.

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Satyajit Ray - The World of Apu - Apur Sansar - Apu trilogy - Devi - The Goddess - Nayak - Aranyer Din Ratri - Days and Nights in the Forest - Mira Nair - Mississippi Masala

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