Sharmila Tagore is nothing more than a gem of the Indian film industry. With her divine beauty, incomparable acting chops, and queen-like aura, Sharmila Tagore has been ruling zillion hearts for a long time. The diva started her career at a mere age of 14 years, and since then, she has been winning hearts. Talking about her personal life, Sharmila got married to former Indian cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. The duo fell head-over-the-heels in love with one another and tied the knot in the year 1969. They experienced 43 years of marital bliss until Tiger passed away in 2011. However, in a recent interview, Sharmila Tagore revealed some unheard anecdotes about her and Mansoor's courtship period. Sharmila also talked about the threats her family had to receive for marrying a Muslim man.
Recently, Sharmila Tagore graced Twinkle Khanna’s chat show for the Tweak India channel, The Icons. During her interaction with the host, the veteran actress walked down the memory lane and recalled how she first met with the love of her life, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. The diva mentioned that she and Mansoor met at one of the cricket parties while the latter had just returned from England. Sharmila revealed that she and Tiger exchanged phone numbers in Kolkata, and while she was in Delhi, Mansoor scored a double century. To congratulate him, Sharmila then called at his house and left a congratulatory message for him. Sharmila shared:
"I met him at one of the cricket parties and he had just come back from England. So, that was the first time we met and then I was going to Nainital for work and I was in Delhi when he scored his double century. We had exchanged telephone numbers in Kolkata. So, I called his house, because there were no mobile phones then, and left a message saying well-done, congratulations and forgot all about it.”
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Further in the interview, Sharmila Tagore revealed how Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi asked her for a cup of coffee, and it's simply unmissable. The actress said that during that time, she was staying with one of her friends in Mumbai, and her friend told the actress that she got a weird message about ordering five fridges.
Sharmila shared that she got nervous, and when she returned the call to find out what was happening, she came to know it was Mansoor who found this idea funny. And this is the time when Mansoor asked her out on a coffee date. Soon after, the actress said 'yes' to it. Sharing more details about the same, Sharmila revealed:
"When I came back to Mumbai, I was staying with a friend Dhira. She said there was somebody, very peculiar, message I got that ‘You’ve got five fridges. So, did you order five fridges?’ I got so nervous because those day, no foreign stuff could come as there was heavy duty and you needed permission. I said that someone was trying to get me into trouble, I didn’t order any fridge. So, I said I better return this call and find out what’s happening. So, I called that number and of course it was Tiger and he thought it was funny. So, then he said can we go out for a cup of coffee and I said yes why not, so we did. And then we chatted and I found out that he’s very gentle and he won’t hurt me intentionally ever.”
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In the same interview, Twinkle Khanna asked about the incident when Sharmila Tagore's family received threats for her decision to get married to a Muslim man. To this, the veteran actress walked down the memory lane and recalled one of the menacing words of threats that her family received, “Bullets shall speak." Sharmila also added how she and Mansoor were all set to tie the knot at Fort William as everyone was anxious about the ongoing threats. But in the last minutes, Fort William refused as some of the baarats had Army connections. Sharmila recalled:
"My family had organised the wedding at Fort William because they were very worried about what might happen since there were a lot of threats. But, Fort Williams refused at the last minute because some of the baraats that were coming had some Army connection. In the end, they found some Ambassador friend’s big house."
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