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Sharmila Tagore, 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 o…
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The Times of India: After Sharmila Tagore and Kangana Ranaut, Mukesh Khanna weighs in on the ‘Jana Gana Mana’ versus 'Vande M
The Hindu: Watch: Manickam Tagore: ‘TVK can join the INDIA alliance once it has MPs’
Tripuratimes: Congress will invite TVK to INDIA bloc after it wins MPs: Manickam Tagore
Free Press Journal: West Bengal: BJP State President Samik Bhattacharya Slams Sharmila Tagore Over Vande Mataram Remarks | VIDEO
organiser.org: Is Sharmila Tagore’s true identity Ayesha Sultana? The truth behind her name, religion and ideology!
The News Mill: VHRP leader Yamuna Pathak criticises Sharmila Tagore’s Vande Mataram remarks
ANI News: "No manufactured communal interpretation can erase its glory...": VHRP leader Yamuna Pathak criticises Sharmila Tagore over Vande Mataram remarks
ANI News: BJP Ministers Abhijit Ganguly, Indranil Khan condemn Sharmila Tagore's remarks on 'Vande Mataram
ABP News: BJP’s Abhijit Ganguly Calls Sharmila Tagore's Remarks On Vande Mataram ‘Anti-National’
Hindustan Times: ‘Will she teach patriotism?' BJP on Sharmila Tagore's Vande Mataram remark | India News
EasternEye: Kangana Ranaut vs Sharmila Tagore: Vande Mataram Row Takes a New Turn
India Today: Vande Mataram row: What Sharmila Tagore really said that upset Kangana Ranaut
Public attention spiked: 6,674 Wikipedia readers in one day, 5.3× the usual 1,262, with 6 article edits. Coverage that week: “West Bengal: BJP State President Samik Bhattacharya Slams Sharmila Tagore Over Vande Mataram Remarks | VIDEO” (Free Press Journal).
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Open Magazine: Vande Mataram Debate: Why Kangana Ranaut and Sharmila Tagore Are Clashing Over a 150-Year-Old National Song
The Times of India: Kangana Ranaut Slams Sharmila Tagore’s ‘Vande Mataram’ View, Says ‘Come Out of Hindu-Muslim Mindset’
iDiva: Kangana Slams Sharmila Tagore Over Vande Mataram Debate: 'Come Out Of Hindu-Muslim Mindset'
Telegraph India: 'Come out of Hindu-Muslim mindset': Kangana Ranaut reacts to Sharmila Tagore's 'Vande Mataram' remarks
India.com: Kangana Ranaut criticises Sharmila Tagore over Vande Mataram remark, says 'Hindu Muslim mindset...'
Rediff: Vande Mataram: Sharmila Tagore Vs Kangana Ranaut
NDTV Profit: Vande Mataram Debate: Kangana Ranaut Reacts To Sharmila Tagore’s Take
India News Network: Kangana Ranaut Responds to Sharmila Tagore on Vande Mataram Debate
The Indian Express: ‘Come out of Hindu-Muslim mindset’: Kangana tells Sharmila Tagore amid Vande Mataram row
The Statesman: ‘Come out of Hindu-Muslim mindset’: Kangana Ranaut says Sharmila Tagore’s view of ‘Vande Mataram’ is ‘limiting and contrived’
The Times of India: 'Come out of Hindu-Muslim mindset': Kangana Ranaut hits back at Sharmila Tagore over 'Vande Mataram' rema
Tagore returned to Marathi films with Outhouse alongside Mohan Agashe, where she played a loving grandmother
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And has a daughter Inaaya Naumi Khemmu (born 2017)
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Awarded Padma Bhushan (2013).
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With whom he has two sons, Taimur Ali Khan (born 2016) and Jeh Ali Khan (born 2021)
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Served on the jury at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival
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Awarded National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for Abar Aranye (2004).
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Awarded Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres (1999).
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And Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, in 2013
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Awarded National Film Award for Best Actress for Mausam (1976).
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Ray cast her again in Devi, a film set in 1860 on Hindu orthodoxy and rational reforms, which she considers her favourite film and performance
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Born 1944-12-08.
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