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• Played the role a child bride in Satyajit Ray's Apur Sansar (1959).
• Made her Bollywood debut with the movie Kashmir Ki Kali (1964).
• Converted to Islam and took up the title Begum Ayesha Sultana after her marriage.
• Is the first Indian actress to appear on screen in a bikini in the movie An Evening in Paris (1967).
• Also posed in a bikini for the Filmfare magazine in 1968.
• Bagged the National Film Award for the Best Actress for her role in the movie Mausam (1975).
• Worked for the Indian Film Censor Board from 2004 to 2011.
• Became a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 2005.
• Was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2013 for her contribution to the film industry.