Bollywood | Veteran actress Sharmila Tagore played all kinds of characters in her career. She has never been behind in experimenting with her roles. Her bikini photoshoot was heavily debated and criticized in the 60s. At that time, wearing a bikini of a mainstream actress was not considered good even when wearing a revealing dress. Sharmila Tagore, however, is quite open about this. Not only this, her husband Mansoor Ali Khan alias Nawab Pataudi always supported her.
There was a lot of criticism
Sharmila Tagore participated in a podcast of the Ladies Study Group of the Indian Chambers of Commerce. She said on her bikini photoshoot that 'I think I looked beautiful.' Sharmila Tagore also revealed that "the photographer was hesitating at the time but I said 'why not' because it would look good. ' She says, "It was full of bitterness .. We didn't have social media in those days but it was very serious."
Sharmila was in London when the bikini photo appeared in the magazine. She says that "Then director Shakti Samanta called me and said that we had to do something for damage control. It hurt me. '
Nawab Pataudi supported
Despite all the controversies, Sharmila's husband Nawab Pataudi always supported her. Sharmila said that "I had sent a telegram to Tiger and he said 'I trust you look very beautiful." Sharmila further said that' I understood that when you live a public life your There are some responsibilities. You should understand who your audience is and what they expect from you. I learned that while people are attracted to glamor, they are not really respected that much. I wanted to be honored. I wanted to be liked so I slowly started changing my image. '