Tanuja was one of the top actresses of the 70s
Tanuja has been one of the famous actresses of the 70s. Today, on 23 September, Tanuja is celebrating her 81st birthday. Tanuja has been away from the film world for a long time now, but people are still crazy about her tremendous acting. Tanuja belongs to a film family, so she was inclined towards films since childhood. Tanuja gave many superhit films, which are still liked by the audience. But, do you know that the film that made Tanuja a star was refused to be done by Saif Ali Khan’s mother Sharmila Tagore.
Tanuja belongs to a filmy family
Tanuja belongs to a filmy family. Her mother Shobhana Samarth and elder sister Nutan were also shining stars of the film world. Tanuja started her career as a child artist. She started her acting career with ‘Hamari Beti’. In this film, Tanuja played the childhood role of her elder sister Nutan. She had to take many big decisions at a young age. When she was 16 years old, she had to debut on the big screen.
Some great movies of Tanuja
Tanuja debuted as a lead heroine in her mother’s directorial film ‘Chhabili’, which was released in the year 1960. However, Tanuja’s acting got recognition from the film ‘Baharein Phir Bhi Aayengi’, in which her acting skills were noticed. After this, Tanuja kept getting films continuously. These films include many superhit films like ‘Haathi Mere Saathi’, ‘Door Ke Raahi’, ‘Kaamchor’, ‘Yaarana’, ‘Khuddar’, ‘Mere Jeevan Saathi’, ‘Do Chor’ and ‘Masoom’.
Became a star because of Sharmila!
Actually, Tanuja worked in many superhit films, including ‘Haathi Mere Saathi’. This film released in 1972 proved to be a blockbuster at the box office. Earlier Saif Ali Khan’s mother Sharmila Tagore was supposed to work with Rajesh Khanna in this film, but due to some reasons she could not be a part of this film and this film came to Tanuja’s share. The film proved to be a blockbuster and Tanuja’s luck also shone overnight.
Married to Shomu Mukherjee in 1973
Tanuja worked not only in Hindi films but also in Bengali cinema. She earned a lot of fame in Bengali films as well as Hindi. Talking about Tanuja’s married life, she married film maker Shomu Mukherjee in 1973. Tanuja and Shomu have two daughters, Kajol and Tanisha. Tanuja’s elder daughter Kajol became a well-known name in the cinema industry like her mother, but younger daughter Tanisha could not make her mark in the film industry. Tanuja is now away from the big screen, although both her daughters keep sharing pictures with their mother on social media.
