72 Reasons Why We Love Tanuja
On her 72nd birthday, here is a look at the actress' cinematic journey
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Tanuja has been one of the most articulate and versatile actress in Indian cinema. One of the leading ladies of cinema in the '60s and the '70s, Tanuja is one of the few to have featured in films of different languages like Hindi, Bengali, Marathi and Gujarati.
On her 72nd birthday, here is a look at the actress' cinematic journey. -
Tanuja met filmmaker Shomu Mukherjee on the sets of the film Ek Baar Muskura Do (1972). They got married in 1973. The couple, who reportedly later separated, have two daughters Kajol and Tanisha.
Kajol is an actress in her own right and married to actor Ajay Devgn. They have two children - Nysa and Yug. -
In the 1960s, Tanuja featured in several films like Chand Aur Suraj (1965), Nai Umar Ki Nai Fasal (1965), Benazir (1964), Aaj Aur Kal (1963), Baharein Phir Bhi Aayengi (1966) and Jewel Thief (1967), for which she received her first Filmfare nomination as Best Supporting Actress.
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In 1963, Tanuja forayed into Bengali films with Deya Neya opposite Bengali superstar Uttam Kumar. The film was a superhit. The actress consistently delivered hits in the form of movies like Anthony Firingee (1967), Teen Bhuvaner Parey (1969) and Rajkumari (1970).
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In the 1970s, Tanuja was a part of several commercially successful movies opposite some of the top actors of the time. She was seen opposite Rajesh Khanna in Haathi Mere Saathi (1971) and Mere Jeevan Saathi (1972), and with Sanjeev Kumar in Anubhav (1971).
