Sharmila had removed bikini posters due to fear of her mother-in-law: Bold hoardings were put up all over the city, Nawab Pataudi advised to stay covered

Veteran actress Sharmila Tagore recently shared the story of her first meeting with her mother-in-law and Begum of Bhopal, Sajida Sultana. Sharmila told in Twinkle Khanna’s chat show Tweak India that when her future mother-in-law was coming to meet her for the first time, her controversial bikini posters were plastered everywhere in Bombay (now Mumbai). In such a situation, due to fear of her mother-in-law, Sharmila asked her driver to get all the posters removed overnight.

Driver had removed bikini hoardings

During the conversation, Twinkle Khanna had asked Sharmila that her bikini posters in Bombay had suddenly disappeared mysteriously, how had this happened?

In response to this, Sharmila Tagore told that this was the time when talks were going on for the marriage of her and Nawab Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. When Mansoor’s mother Begum Sajida Sultana was about to come to Mumbai to meet Sharmila, at the same time the promotion of her film An Evening in Paris was going on, in connection with which her bikini posters were put up everywhere in the city. Sharmila was afraid that her mother-in-law might see the poster, so she asked her driver to remove all the posters around Kamaykal Road.

Sharmila Tagore in the poster of the film An Evening in Paris.

Mansoor Ali Khan advised to stay covered during bikini shoot

Before the film An Evening in Paris, Sharmila Tagore had done a bikini photoshoot for the cover page of Filmfare magazine in 1966. Some time ago, in an interview given to Filmfare, Sharmila had told that at the time of that bikini photoshoot, Nawab Mansoor Ali Khan was more upset than her. Sharmila had said, ‘This was just before my marriage. I remember when I showed the picture of my two-piece bikini to Nawab Saheb, he asked me if I was okay with it. He advised me to keep myself covered in some shots. Sharmila had said that he was more worried than me, but I did not feel any hesitation in that shoot.

He further said, ‘I was shocked when people started reacting badly on this. I couldn’t understand why people didn’t like those pictures, because I liked them very much. I was young and I was very interested in doing new things. I myself had suggested that photoshoot.

Sharmila Tagore wearing a bikini on the cover page of Filmfare magazine.

Sharmila is the first Indian actress to wear bikini

In 1966, Sharmila Tagore posed wearing a black and white bikini in a photoshoot done for the cover page of Filmfare magazine. She became the first actress of India to pose in bikini.

Immediately after this, Sharmila wore a bikini in a song in the film An Evening in Paris, released in 1967. She was also the first actress to be seen in bikini on screen. Since then she started being called a sex symbol.

People had accused him of spreading obscenity

After seeing Sharmila’s bikini photos, people accused her of spreading obscenity and spoiling Indian civilization. Sharmila’s bikini look was criticized even in Parliament, but she never had any regrets about wearing a bikini.

Sharmila-Mansoor’s love story is filmy

In 1965, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi met Sharmila Tagore at an after match party. At that time Mansoor was the captain of the Indian cricket team and Sharmila Tagore was a top actress. Mansoor Saheb liked Sharmila at first sight and after some time he sent 7 fridges as a gift, but Sharmila was not impressed by it. After some time, when Mansoor Ali Khan scored a double century in a match, Sharmila messaged Mansoor to show off in front of her friends.

Wedding photo of Sharmila Tagore and Nawab Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi.

Left shooting and went abroad with Nawab Pataudi

Both of them met again at a party, which after some time turned into friendship and then into love. One day when Mansoor was going abroad for a match, Sharmila left the shooting of An Evening in Paris going on in Panvel and reached the airport to meet him. Nawab Saheb asked her whether she would come along. Then what happened was that Sharmila got the ticket booked without taking the luggage and went abroad with him.

Sharmila Tagore’s picture taken during her wedding.

Got a marriage proposal in Paris, but rejected it.

Nawab Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi had proposed Sharmila for marriage in Paris, but Sharmila rejected the proposal. Sharmila had placed a condition that she would marry him only if he hit 3 sixes simultaneously in the next match. Mansoor fulfilled Sharmila’s condition by scoring a hat-trick in the next match. Both of them got married on 27 December 1968. After marriage, Sharmila accepted Islam and changed her name to Ayesha. From this marriage he has 3 children Saba Ali Khan, Saif Ali Khan and Soha Ali Khan.

Sharmila Tagore and Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi with son Saif, daughters Saba and Soha.