Sharmila Tagore on marrying Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi: 'There were a lot of threats'

Sharmila Tagore, one of the finest actresses of Hindi cinema, was recently in a conversation with Twinkle Khanna for Tweak India, where she spoke about her wedding with Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, how there were threats due to her decision to marry a Muslim man, and how the ceremony eventually happened. She revealed, “In my family, all of them were married to Bengalis. And in Tiger’s family, they were all married to people from their own community. So, Tiger and I were the only people and we just announced to our respective families that we were getting married. Then we both were working, so we didn’t really know what the background angst were.” The actress added, “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.” Earlier this year, while speaking to India Today, Sharmila Tagore spoke about how actors did films in their careers for money, to pay rent, or even help a colleague. When asked about the film and her character, the actress said, “I am seeing it for the third time and I was still crying profusely, although I am in it. Of course working with Manoj, Suraj… actually he makes me cry. I kind of vibe with this young lot. They make it so difficult for themselves. They can easily take their father’s money and get on, but they have to punish themselves. This is an assured debut film by Rahul and so well written.” She said, “Well, we as professionals, sometimes we sign a film for money, just to pay the rent. Sometimes we help a colleague or somebody who thinks if I’m in the project, the project will do well. So I’ve made films for many reasons.” Read all the  Latest News ,  Trending News ,  Cricket News ,  Bollywood News , India News  and  Entertainment News  here. Follow us on  Facebook,  Twitter and  Instagram.