Veteran actress has been in the film industry for many years. She has delivered some amazing performances in her 60s and worked with some popular stars like Shammi Kapoor, Dharmendra, Rajesh Khanna, and many more. She married to a royal family and has three children, two of them being actors. Her son is one of the most loved actors in the film industry.
While her work is often discussed, last year, on , made a shocking revelation. The Waqt actress revealed that she was diagnosed with cancer. It was also the reason why she had to take a break from acting. On Karan’s chat show, Tagore revealed that was also the reason why she couldn’t be a part of his 2023 movie, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani.
To our entertainment readers, we would like to inform them that initially, Sharmila Tagore was supposed to play Shabana Azmi’s character in the and Alia Bhatt starrer. However, due to her cancer, she wouldn’t take up the role. Karan told the actress how he regrets not being able to work with her. About the same, Tagore once told Indian Express that it was the peak of COVID and everyone was just grappling with the pandemic and vaccines weren’t there either. After her cancer, she didn’t want to take any risk.
Hearing this answer, Karan Johar said, “It will be a regret, and it is something I hope that we can make up for and work together.” Last year, Sharmila returned to acting for the movie Gulmohar, which released on Disney+ Hotstar. It was the veteran actress’ acting comeback after 13 years. She was last seen in the 2010 film Break Ke Baad, until Gulmohar happened.
