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New Delhi: Veteran Bollywood actress Sharmila Tagore remains in the news not only in the film world but also because of her special relationship with India’s prestigious Tagore family. The name of Sharmila, the daughter of the Tagore family and daughter-in-law of the Pataudi family, is deeply associated with Indian history and culture.

Now his daughter and actress Soha Ali Khan has revealed in a podcast how her family relationship is with Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. During the conversation, Soha shared many interesting things to her family and Rabindranath Tagore.

Soha Ali Khan told about family relationship

During a conversation in the podcast, Soha Ali Khan said, “Rabindranath Tagore had about 14 siblings. His brother Gaganendranath Tagore, who was a painter and who brought Cubism to India, was Amma’s great grandfather. So Rabindranath Tagore was her great grandfather. He was very close to my grandmother, both my maternal grandmother and maternal grandfather. My grandmother used to spend time with him in Shantiniketan. Our There are some of his photographs. He had written two poems for my grandmother, which my grandfather later threw away. My grandmother was very angry with him for a long time.”

Who was Rabindranath Tagore?

Rabindranath Tagore was born on 7 May 1861 in Kolkata to Debendranath Tagore and Sharda Devi. However, his birth anniversary is celebrated every year on the 25th day of Baisakh month according to the Bengali calendar, hence its date keeps changing.

Rabindranath Tagore was the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. He received this honor in 1913 for his famous poetry collection ‘Gitanjali’. He also wrote the national anthem of India ‘Jana Gana Mana’.

Apart from literature, his contribution in the fields of music, art and education is also considered very important. His poems, songs and plays are still very popular among the people.

Sharmila Tagore’s film journey

Sharmila Tagore was born on 8 December 1944 to Ira Tagore and Gitindranath Tagore. He started his acting career in the year 1959 with the Bengali film ‘Apur Sansar’.

After making a mark in Bengali cinema, Sharmila stepped into Bollywood with the film ‘Kashmir Ki Kali’. Her pairing with Shammi Kapoor was greatly liked by the audience.

After this he worked in many successful films like ‘Anupama’, ‘Yeh Raat Phir Na Aayegi’, ‘Amar Prem’, ‘An Evening in Paris’, ‘Aradhana’ and ‘Chhoti Bahu’. From the 60s to the 80s, Sharmila Tagore was counted among the most popular actresses of Bollywood.