Entertainment News Desk !!! Tanuja was one of the famous actresses of the 70s. Tanuja is celebrating her 81st birthday today i.e. on 23rd September. Tanuja has been away from the film world for a long time, but people are still crazy about her brilliant acting. Tanuja belongs to a film family, so she was inclined towards films since childhood. Tanuja gave many superhit films, which the audience still likes. But, do you know that Saif Ali Khan’s mother Sharmila Tagore refused to do the film that made Tanuja a star.
Tanuja belongs to a film 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 elder sister Nutan. She had to take many decisions at a young age. When she was 16 years old, she made her debut on the big screen.
Tanuja started as the lead heroine in her mother’s film ‘Chhabili’, which was released in 1960. However, Tanuja’s acting got recognition from the film ‘Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi’, which brought her acting skills to the fore. 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’.
Actually, Tanuja worked in many superhit films, including ‘Haathi Mere Saathi’. Released in 1972, this film proved to be a blockbuster at the box office. Earlier, Saif Ali Khan’s mother Sharmila Tagore was going to work with Rajesh Khanna in this film, but due to some reasons, she could not be a part of this film and Tanuja was cast in this film. The film proved to be a blockbuster and Tanuja’s fortune also shone overnight.
Tanuja worked not only in Hindi films but also in Bengali cinema. She earned a lot of name in Hindi as well as Bengali films. Talking about Tanuja’s married life, she married filmmaker 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 film 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 regularly share pictures with their mother on social media.
