Sharmila Tagore

actress · 1944 · Golden Age

National Film Award for Best Actress (Mausam, 1975); Padma Bhushan 2013.

18 films catalogued

Discovered by Ray at 15 for Apur Sansar — became a rare bridge between Bengali art cinema and mainstream Bollywood stardom.

Defining films

Apur Sansar (1959) · Devi (1960) · Nayak (1966) · Aranyer Din Ratri (1970)

Appeared in (18)

The World of Apu

1959 · Golden Age

Devi

1960 · Golden Age

Barnali

1963 · Golden Age

Sesh Anka

1963 · Golden Age

The Desolate Beach

1963 · Golden Age

Chaya Surya

1963 · Golden Age

Subho O Debotar Gras

1964 · Golden Age

The Hero

1966 · Golden Age

Days and Nights in the Forest

1970 · Parallel Cinema

Company Limited

1971 · Parallel Cinema

Jadu Bangsha

1974 · Parallel Cinema

Amanush

1975 · Parallel Cinema

Kalankini Kankabati

1981 · Parallel Cinema

Protidan

1983 · Parallel Cinema

In the Forest... Again

2003 · Bengali Renaissance

Shubho Muharat

2003 · Bengali Renaissance

Bird of Dusk

2018 · Contemporary Tollywood

Puratawn

2025 · Streaming Era