Sharmila Tagore recollects how she fell in love with Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi: ‘He performed a prank on me to ask me out’ | Hindi Film Information

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Sharmila Tagore recollects how she fell in love with Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi: ‘He performed a prank on me to ask me out’ | Hindi Film Information

The union of the Bollywood actress Sharmila Tagore and the Nawab of Pataudi, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, also called Tiger Pataudi, was an ideal mix of glamour and royalty. On the finale episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati 15, Sharmila opened up about her love story with Tiger Pataudi and shared how he performed a prank on her to ask her out.
When Amitabh Bachchan requested Sharmila about how their love story began, the veteran actress mentioned that she was a cricketer fan and never a cricket fan.They met at a cricket celebration in Kolkata after which they exchanged cellphone numbers.
Sharmila recalled that she was going to Nainital for the capturing of Yash Chopra’s Waqt when Tiger had hit a double century in Delhi. She known as him to congratulate on his massive success however since he wasn’t residence, she left him a message.
She then added, “After a couple of months, in Mumbai, there was a humorous name that there are 5 air conditioners for you from London. And at the moment, all of the imported issues have been banned. I mentioned somebody is making an attempt to get me into hassle, I’ll go to jail. I used to be very flustered.”

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The message additionally had a cellphone quantity connected with it and when she known as that quantity, she realised that Tiger had completed all that. He answered and he was laughing saying that it was a joke. And that is the way it occurred. Tiger then requested Sharmila, ‘Can we exit for espresso?’ And he or she replied, ‘Yeah, we’ll exit for espresso.’ After which they by no means stopped.

Their love story started within the mid-Sixties when Sharmila was already a distinguished actress within the Indian movie trade and

Mansoor had already made a mark on the worldwide cricket scene.
Their courtship confronted its justifiable share of challenges, as societal expectations and norms usually made it troublesome for {couples} from various backgrounds to seek out acceptance. Nevertheless, the power of their love prevailed, and so they tied the knot on December 27, 1969.