Mumbai: There used to be an uproar in the 60s on wearing a bikini and it is happening even today. For the first time in the Hindi film industry, the actress wearing a bikini on the big screen is none other than Sharmila Tagore. When Sharmila wore a bikini for the first time, there was a lot of controversy and people came under attack. The protest increased so much that it was discussed in the Parliament as well. In the midst of the controversy over Deepika Padukone, it is said that when the matter came into limelight, Sharmila had to struggle a lot to hide it from her mother-in-law. Let’s tell the interesting story of the first bikini girl.
These days there is an uproar over wearing an orange bikini in a song ‘Besharam Rang’ from the film ‘Pathan’, Bollywood veteran actress Sharmila Tagore also got embroiled in similar controversies when she came on screen for the first time wearing a bikini. . In the era when actresses used to appear in salwar suits and sarees, there was bound to be an uproar if someone wore a bikini. Sharmila Tagore used to be very much discussed because of her looks and style. Sharmila is the actress who first surprised everyone by getting a bold photoshoot done in a two piece bikini. In the year 1966, the actress created a stir by getting a photoshoot done for Filmfare magazine.
Sharmila Tagore first bikini girl. (Photo courtesy: bombaybasanti/Instagram)
There was a lot of controversy when Sharmila wore a bikini in films.
While some people liked Sharmila’s bold style, some people criticized her fiercely. After this, in the year 1967, when she came on screen wearing a swimsuit in the film ‘An Evening in Paris’, there was a lot of ruckus. But when Sharmila again appeared in a swimsuit in the film ‘Aamne Saamne’, the controversy increased to such an extent that posters were put up on the streets in protest. Public protest against Sharmila Tagore’s dress was such that the matter reached the Parliament as well.
Sharmila Tagore created a ruckus by wearing a bikini. (Photo courtesy: bombaybasanti/Instagram)
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Bikini posters removed overnight
While Sharmila was working in these films, she was dating cricketer and Nawab of Pataudi Mansoor Ali Khan. Posters of Sharmila’s swimsuit were plastered on the streets and at the same time Mansoor’s mother was coming to Mumbai to meet her. The actress got scared as soon as she got information about this, it was about the mother-in-law to be. Sharmila called the producer and requested to remove the posters from the entire city and the posters were removed overnight. In this way Sharmila’s bikini controversy could not come in front of her mother-in-law.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : December 23, 2022, 19:10 IST