Veteran actress Sharmila Tagore was one of the most beautiful actresses of her time. Now she is back with her new web series and recently she has told about its controversy while remembering her bikini suit.
Sharmila Tagore’s controversial bikini shoot
Sharmila Tagore was one of the top actresses of her time. However, she once became embroiled in major controversy when she posed in a bikini for the cover of a film magazine in the 1960s. Remembering the reaction of her then boyfriend Mansoor Ali Khan aka Tiger Pataudi on the whole controversy, Sharmila has told a lot.
Telegram sent to Tiger Pataudi
Sharmila said that during that altercation, Tiger was travelling, so she sent her a telegram informing her about the altercation.
‘You look beautiful’
Pataudi hit back and wrote, ‘You must be looking very nice’. It was a huge support for her, Sharmila told Barkha Dutt in an interview.
The director called to meet
The veteran actress also revealed that after her bikini shoot, director Shakti Samanta called her up and asked to meet her.
Sharmila will become the villain
She was reportedly worried that Sharmila would now turn into a villain in films.
At that time there was a difference between vamp and heroine
Furthermore, Tagore said that she kept doing things that people could not understand. She also said that at that time there was a line drawn between actress and vamp.
Helen had just complete freedom
Helen, who played a lot of negative roles in those days, had complete freedom to wear whatever she wanted, but the heroines did not have that freedom.
Sharmila Tagore in ‘Gulmohar’
On the work front, she will be next seen in a web series ‘Gulmohar’, which stars Manoj Bajpayee, Suraj Sharma, Amol Palekar and many more. It is premiering on an OTT platform from 3rd March.
