Sharmila Tagore is one of the Bollywood actresses who was known for breaking stereotypes during her time. In 1966, she did a bikini photoshoot for a magazine cover. Now in a recent interview she revealed what was her husband Mansoor Ali Pataudi’s reaction to the bikini photo shoot. Along with this, he also narrated an incident when he gifted a Mercedes car to Mansoor Ali Pataudi before marriage.
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What did husband Mansool Ali Pataudi say?
In an exclusive conversation with Kapil Sibal during his podcast, Sharmila Tagore revealed what her husband Mansoor Ali Pataudi’s reaction was after seeing the bikini photoshoot. She said, “My husband was very different. He was very less upset, he was very supportive. He was very calm and non-judgmental. He was in London. He had no idea what was going on here. I Thinking in Parliament questions. I didn’t know there would be so much controversy over this, I had a good figure and no one paid attention to it.”
Mansoor Ali was gifted a Mercedes before marriage
During this particular conversation, he said that he gifted a Mercedes car to Mansoor Ali before marriage. He said, “This was before we got married and a Mercedes car in those days cost up to Rs 1 lakh. You couldn’t buy a car directly, you had to get approval.” Let us tell you that Mansoor Ali Pataudi and Sharmila Tagore got married in the year 1968.
Talking about Sharmila Tagore’s work, she was seen in the film Gulmohar released on Hotstar. Through this film, he made a comeback in films after 12 years.