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Bollywood sharmilee actress Sharmila Tagore began her career as an actress in Satyajit Ray's 1959 Bengali film Apur Sansar She appeared in a number of Ray films, often co-starring with Soumitra Chatterjee. She established herself as a popular Hindi film actress with Shakti Samanta's Kashmir Ki Kali with Shammi Kapoor in 1964. She married Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, the Nawab of Pataudi and former captain of the Indian cricket team.They had three children: Saif Ali Khan Saba Ali Khan and Soha Ali Khan She has won National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards for her performances. She has led the Indian Film Censor Board from October 2004 till March 2011. In December 2005 she was chosen as an UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. In 2013, she was awarded Padma Bhushan by the Government of India.