Padma Bhushan Awardee Dharam Singh Deol & Padma Bhushan Awardee Sharmila Tagore

Padma Bhushan Awardee Dharam Singh Deol

Born: 8 December 1935

• He  is an Indian film actor, producer and politician.
• In 1997, he received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Hindi cinema.
• His starring roles in action films earned him nicknames such as “Action King” and “First He-Man”.
• One of his most notable roles was in Sholay (1975).
• He was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India, representing Bikaner constituency in Rajasthan from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
• In 2012, he was awarded India’s third-highest civilian honour Padma Bhushan by the Government of India.

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Padma Bhushan Awardee Sharmila Tagore

Born:8 December 1944

• She is an Indian filmactress known for her works in Hindi cinema as well as Bengali cinema.
• She has received two National Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards for her performances.
• She led the Indian Film Censor Board from October 2004 till March 2011.
• In December 2005 she was chosen as an UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.
• She was one of the International Competition’s Jury Members at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. In 2013.
• She was awarded Padma Bhushan by the Government of India.

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