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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2020 (PAGE 4) BOLLYWOOD BUZZ HEALTHLINES An ageless beauty Pregnancy through Egg Donor Papri Sri Raman of appropriation, clanging of bells, lighting of Sharmila it was who has made her mark, both in lamps can actually bring relief and Devi refreshes Tollywood and Bollywood. Sharmila Tagore, the graceful icon of the our memory: Sharmila's character Dayamoyee She broke into Bollywood five years after Indian cinema turned 76 on December 8.My par- could not bring a dead child alive despite prayers her Bengali debut, with Shakti Samanta's ents rarely went to the films and never with chil- and tears. Kashmir ki Kali in 1964. But it is Aradhana dren, so I do not have any recollection of any films Devi is Sharmila's second film with Soumitra with Rajesh Khanna, an adoption of the 1946 seen in my school days. It was only in college that Chatterjee, a sixty year association. Last month, English film, To Each His Own It won not only I began to watch films, and that's when I first saw Sharimla's tribute to this fine actor was, 'the basis the 17th Filmfare Awards as Best Picture but Sharmila Tagore in a variety of roles. Her most of our friendship was his persona, his values, just Sharmila was the Best Actress of the year too. Here too, in the opening shots, Samanta focus- es on her eyes, Sharmila watching from the train carriage, the antics of a young man. Another Rajesh Sharmila pairing has been Daag. It is a 1973 romance by Yash Chopra in his debut as a producer, which is supposed to have laid the foundation of Yash Raj Films. It is an adaptation of the 1886 Thomas Hardy novel, The Mayor of Casterbridge, later made into film in the UK several times over. However, Mississippi Masala, the 1991 roman- tic film directed by Mira Nair, is one of Sharmila's most significant films. It stars Denzel Washington, Roshan Seth and several other stellar actors. Set in rural Mississippi, USA, the film explores interra- Dr Richa Sharma eggs and equally successful but Patients usu- cial romance between African Americans and Dr Amit Basnotra ally end up with fewer embryos than a fresh Indian Americans in the United States. The film cycle. The goal would be to transfer one seems prophetic with in-coming President Joe Everyone wants to have baby who looks embryo and cryopreserve (freeze) the Biden including American Indians like Kamala familiar and carries on their family traits but rest.But at end definitely it's a call of couple Harris, Neera Tanden, Vivek Murthy, Atul not all couples are fortunate enough as some and how fairly the guidelines being followed Gawande, Celine Gounder and many others in his may be having fertility issues where even by the clinic and the treating doctor government. It is obvious; American Indians are ART may not help with own gametes Both of these options can be coming under the sunshine, albeit 30 years after Some females may fail their eggs prema- extremely successful and typically Mississippi Masala. turely due to age which is a huge reason with have a good success rate upto 50-60% A 60-year career in films is phenomenal, ovarian health. As the age of a woman provided you have- especially for a female artiste in India. increases then both quantity and quality of * Blastocysts formation - which needs Sharmila's daughter Soha, in her autobiographi- their eggs weakens. Most of the women at the excellent laboratory conditions and skill- cal book, The Perils of Being Moderately age of 40 will have very few healthy eggs and ful embryologist and definitely good egg Famous calls her mother a 'working mother'. It gets miscarriages in pregnancy. At that situa- donors with proved fertility potential was Sharmila, the bread winner that comes tion doctor may suggest for the choice of get- * Healthy womb lining to accept and sup- across strongly, although Sharmila was married ting an egg donor. port the developing baby to former Indian Captain and the Nawab of What are various options if you * Additional favorable conditions -like no Pataudi, Mansur Ali Khan in 1969. don't have healthy and adequate eggs? associated high risk factor with normal She was a real feminist in the Indian filmdom There can be various modalities and treat- hormonal profile of the candidate who played her role with ease. She weathered ment plans individualized as per the clinical All this is governed by certain guidelines Sharmila Tagore has also served as the chairperson of the the storm over her marriage with a reputed mus- status and other parameters for ART Clinics and ART banks called ICMR lim like Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi with self con- Among them Egg Donor treatment con- regulations.Based on that the donor selection Central Board of Film Certification from October 2004 to March fidence keeping full faith in her secular ethos sists of two types which are named as Fresh is made and screened and nay pathology is 2011. In December 2005, she was chosen as a UNICEF Goodwill which she imbibed from her parents. Her grace, and Frozen donor eggs. ruled out in family and personal background. magnetic personality and smile have remained Fresh eggs: Through fresh egg donors, Success of fresh and frozen is at par pro- Ambassador. She was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2013 for an asset to the Indian cinemagoers for the Last every donor undertakes in-vitro and her eggs vided quality is good and is able to withstand her contribution to India's art and culture. six decades. are retrieved in a procedure, and then mixed the storage conditions and maximum it can Sharmila Tagore has also served as the chair- with either partner sperm or donor sperm. be stored till 5 years in India as per the cou- person of the Central Board of Film Certification The resulting embryos are grown in the labo- ple request and as per latest ART Bill 2020 from October 2004 to March 2011. In December ratory for a few days and then transferred to many guidelines are further being modified iconic film easily is Satyajit Ray's Devi, with an the inimitable way he was. There was so much to 2005, she was chosen as a UNICEF Goodwill the recipient woman's uterus. Typically peo- with putting restriction on the age one can unforgettable opening shot, with hundreds gath- learn from him, he leaves behind a rich legacy.' Ambassador. She was awarded the Padma ple have enough embryos to transfer one opt for and will be applicable for a more fair ering at a local zamindaari household's outer por- Aranyer Din Ratri was another memorable duet Bhushan in 2013 for her contribution to India's embryo back into the uterus and cryopre- and systematic application of ART services tico to see the deity. 'Ebaar tore chinechi Maa', a with Soumitra. art and culture. Sharmila Tagore's filmographic serve the remaining. This can usually be for the welfare of childless couples with more Shyma Sangeet, 'Now I know you Mother' is a Talking about legacy, Sharmila has always history is also that of the transition of Indian coordinated in two to three months. transparency and safety ensured. genre of music rarely used these days in visual credited her father, Gitindranath Tagore, a corpo- Frozen eggs: Generally, frozen donor (The authors are Senior IVF Consultant Delhi depictions but it builds up expectation-to see a rate official stationed in Hyderabad where she was films through the decades, how themes changed, eggs are slightly less expensive than fresh NCR and Senior Gastroentrologist) stone goddess and that first shot never fails to born in 1944, for her career in films. Today celeb- how presentations changed, how focus changed; come as a bit of a shock, a doe-eyed young woman worth.net puts Sharmila's net worth as $50 mil- any film buff's journey into the world of Indian whose eyelids never flicker lion, but Sharmila Tagore has never been about films can be a good beginning, seeing the film There have been at least a dozen films with that the money but always about the grace. Her parents world through Sharmila's doe eyes - seeing some title, after that in various Indian languages, -yet if were always acutely aware of the value of art, her of her classics. it does nothing else, it perhaps brings deification maternal grandfather was the noted Assamese Bollywood has shown us how to age gracefully. sharply into public attention, a social trait of the After Amitabh Bacchhan, Rekha , Waheeda TIPS FOR social worker Gunabhiram Barua. Sharmila's sis- ORAL average Indian, something sharply focussed on in ter Oindrila played Mini in Tapan Sinha's Rahman and Sharmila Tagore are perhaps among the 1960s film; nevertheless, deification of people Kabuliwala, another 1959 film. So, it comes as no the most graceful senior citizens we have today to has not decreased in the last 60 years and compar- surprise that the 16- year-old Sharmila was Ray's cherish, Sharmila especially her first five years, ing prime ministers to parampurush or Durga has first choice for Aparna of Apur Sansar in 1959. then the 1970s and the later ones-through her HEALTH IN WINTERS not helped. In these pandemic times, no amount While Oindrila went on to become a Bridge star, tears and comedies. (IPA) ART & CULTURE “Writing in Dogri is a delight” Rajshwar Singh 'Raju' work on varied subjects. Raj Rahi 's other praiseworthy literary hen we find some of the Dogri liter- works include JAANWAR KUN ( Children ature lovers and Dogri writers say- play),MADARI (Play), BHAGYA VIDHATA W ing that our mother tongue has (Dogri play_SANJHA PRAYAS) etc.