Sharmila Tagore Is 80!

Sharmila
Tagore‘s
80th
birthday
saw
her
family
rally
around
her
and
celebrate
the
big
day
with
good
food,
lots
of
pictures
and
even
more
cake!

Seen
above
are
the
birthday
girl,
her
children

Saif
Ali
Khan,
Soha
Ali
Khan
and

Saba
Pataudi,
daughter-in-law

Kareena
Kapoor,
son-in-law

Kunal
Kemmu,
grandchildren,

Sara
Ali
Khan,
Taimur,
Jeh,
Inaaya
and
sister

Romila
Sen.

The
celebrations
took
place
at
the
Pataudi
Palace.

Sara
wishes
her
grandmother:
‘Happy
Birthday

Dadi
Jaan
Humari
family

ki
Aan
Aur
Shaan.’

Looking
cool
with
their
shades
on.

Sharmila
Tagore
is
the
oldest
among
her
sisters.

The
late
Oindrila
Kunda
was
the
first
to
act
in
a
film,
but
she
did
only
one
—
Tapan
Sinha’s
film

Kabuliwala
(1957)
—
where
she
played
the
little
girl,
Mini.

Romila
Sen
was
married
to
the
late
Nikhil
Sen,
who
was
the
CEO
of
Britannia
for
a
while.

Sharmila
holds
up
a
precious
handmade
card.

The
different
moods
around
the
dining
table:
The
phone
keeps
Taimur
busy,
Kareena
gives
the
camera
a
bright
smile
as
does
Kunal,
while
Saif
catches
up
on
his
reading,
even
if
only
the
menu
is
at
hand.

Three
pretty
generations:
Romila-Sharmila,
Soha
and
Jeh-Inaaya.

Earlier
in
the
day,
Sharmila
catches
up
with
Soha.

Sharmila
with
her
grandchildren,
Taimur,
Jeh
and
Inaaya,
and
‘the
cake
that
mattered’.

Saif
kisses
his
mom.

Kareena
writes,
‘Who’s
the
coolest
Gangsta
ever?
Do
I
need
to
say?
Happy
birthday
to
my
mother
in
law.
Just
the
Best.’

Photographs
curated
by
Satish
Bodas/Rediff.com