Sharmila Tagore, (also known as Begum Ayesha Sultana) is an Indian film actress, born on December 8, 1944, in Hyderabad, India.  Her family was related to Nobel Prize for Literature winner, Rabindranath Tagore. Sharmila converted to Islam to marry Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, a captain of the Indian cricket team. They had three children: actor Saif Ali Khan, Saba Ali Khan, a jewelry designer, and actress Soha Ali Khan.  She began her career in her early teens with Satyajit Ray’s film, ‘Apur Sansar’ (The World of Apu) (1959). The Bengali film won the National Film Award for Best Feature and is often considered one of the greatest films ever made. In ‘An Evening in Paris (1967), Sharmila caused a stir when she became the first Indian actress to appear in a bikini. She won a National Film Award for Best Actress for ‘Mausam’ (1970), and for Best Supporting Actress in ‘Abar Aranye’ (2003). She often worked with Rajesh Khanna and together they had seven hit movies: ‘Aradhana’ (1969), ‘Safar’ (1970), ‘Amar Prem’ (1972), ‘Chhoti Bahu’ (1971), ‘Daag’ (1973), ‘Raja Rani’ (1973), and ‘Avishkaar’ (1074).  Sharmila also worked with Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan. She was last seen in ‘Break Ke Baad’ in 2010. In 2013, Sharmilla received the Padma Bhushan from the government of India.