10 best roles of Bollywood's fashion diva of the 90's, Sharmila Tagore
Last updated on - Dec 8, 2017, 15:19 ISTShare fbsharetwsharepinshare
11/11Chanda in 'Mausam' (1975)
Gulzar’s 1975 drama almost let Sharmila play out her 'Aradhana' character in reverse, here starring in a double role as the mother who went insane and the daughter who doesn’t know her father’s identity. This is an even more depressing set of characters, with Sharmila first, as the mother, sliding into dementia and later, as the daughter, working in a brothel. It all sounds like high-melodrama, but Gulzar treats the subject with his trademark sensitivity, and gives Sharmila all the room for a truly special performance.
