A biography for Sharmila Tagorehasn’t been written yet.
“To be awarded with an honour of the stature of a Padma Bhushan, which is deemed as one of the three highest civilian awards in our country, is just gratifying.”
“There's nothing like young children's energy... They are always curious, and enthusiastic about many different things.”
“Earlier Bollywood was a fly-by kind of business which few wished to be involved in. Now Bollywood is good business and everybody wants to be associated with films. This is definitely a very significant change that I have seen in Bollywood.”
“I would have loved to do a film like 'Piku' or 'Neerja.' But I never got a role where a woman played an authoritative role. In my time, the hero and the villain were both men. The heroine was only the victim.”
“I was brought up in a Bengali family. We were three girls and never made to feel any lesser than men.”
“I do practice active gratitude. In my thoughts, actions words I am deeply grateful for what life has given me.”
“One cannot afford to be nostalgic about the past and cling onto it.”
“I follow my heart and I do what I want to.”
“I like to contribute as much as possible to some of the NGOs that I know and in the areas that I like to contribute to. These include primary health, primary education, children's issues and AIDS.”
“Thanks to multiplexes there are lots of experiments going on and we have some great directors like Sujoy, Shoojit, Dibakar.”
“I know that we have to get in there and do something if we want to change the system and get a better government. But the whole task is very daunting. If I join either the Congress or the BJP, I will be forced to follow their systems and then I may not be able to do anything significant to change things.”
“I still remember the day I had met Bijoya Boudi during the making of 'Apur Sansar.' The earliest memories I have of her are she doing up my hair and helping me to tie the sari. There are so many days when she would dress me up for the shoot.”
“The fact that I am getting a doctorate in spite of being a college drop-out proves that the world can be your university.”
“It's really rewarding working with young people.”
“I wanted to change my image. That's why I did 'Aradhana.'”
“You cannot force anybody to honour somebody. You can only ask.”
“When a film is released, anywhere in the country, exactly in the same place people laugh, cry, get bored, what is that, but commonality.”
“I live by my own values and if I'm appreciated for the qualities I value, that is enough for me.”
“The only time I used to regret being a woman was when I had to use the toilets on sets when I would be shooting.”
“Parents should be told that if they invest in the education and upbringing of a girl child, she will also make contributions for the family and society.”