Sharmila Tagore

Sharmila Tagore (born 8 December 1944), also known by her married name Ayesha Begum, is a retired Indian actress. She is known for her roles in Mausam (1975) and Abar Aranye (2003), and Viruddh (2006).

Sharmila Tagore
Tagore in 2018
Born	(1944-12-08) 8 December 1944 (age 80) Hyderabad, British India (now Telangana, India)[1]
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1959–1984 1991–2010
Spouse	Mansoor Ali Khan ​ ​ (m. 1969; died 2011)​
Children	3 (Saif, Saba and Soha)
Family	Tagore family Pataudi family

In December 2005 she was chosen as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.^[2]

She was one of the International Competition's Jury Members at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. In 2013, she was awarded Padma Bhushan by the Government of India.^[3]