Sara Ali Khan pens heartfelt note for ‘badi amma’ Sharmila Tagore on birthday, says, ‘I aspire to be 1/10th of the woman you are’

Sara Ali Khan took to her Instagram stories to wish her 'badi amma' Sharmila Tagore on birthday. The veteran actress turned 78 years old today.

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Mumbai: As Sharmila Tagore turns 78 on Thursday, her granddaughter and actress Sara Ali Khan penned a note for her saying that she aspires to be 1/10th the woman the veteran star is. Sara, on Thursday afternoon, took to Instagram, where she shared a collage of pictures. The first is a throwback picture of Sharmila`s younger days while she holds little Sara. The second image has a grown-up Sara hugging her "badi amma".

For the caption, Sara penned, "Happiest birthday my dearest badi amma. Thank you for being our rock-solid pillar of support. I love you so much and I truly aspire to be 1/10th of the woman you are. #grace #beauty #intelligence." 

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Sharmila made her acting debut at age 14 with Satyajit Ray`s acclaimed Bengali drama `The World of Apu` in 1959. She went on to collaborate with Ray on numerous other films, including; Devi (1960), Nayak (1966) and Aranyer Din Ratri among many others.  

She ventured into Hindi films with Kashmir Ki Kali (1964), Aamne Saamne (1967), Satyakam (1969), Aradhana (1969), Safar (1970), Amar Prem (1972), Daag (1973), Avishkaar (1974), Mausam (1975), Chupke Chupke (1975), and Namkeen (1982). 

Sara is Saif Ali Khan’s daughter from his first wife Amrita Singh. On the work front, she will be seen in ‘Gaslight’ alongside Vikrant Massey and Chitrangada Singh and in Anurag Basu`s recently announced project `Metro...Inn Dino` among many others. Sara made her debut in Hindi film industry with Abhishek Kapoor’s tragic romance ‘Kedarnath’ in which she starred alongside Sushant Singh Rajput. She was last seen in Aanand L Rai’s ‘Atrangi Re’ alongside Akshay Kumar and Dhanush.