Well, who would've thought these things happen. Apparently actress Nagma was promised by the organisers of the Jaipur International Film Festival (JIFF) that she would be lauded for her ‘contribution to Indian cinema’ . Apparently, they decided to bestow the honour on Sharmila Tagore at the last moment.

India's 3rd highest civilian award, the Padma Bhushan, will be presented to the late Rajesh Khanna posthumously and Sharmila Tagore. Rajesh Khanna passed away in July last year and is widely regarded as the first or original superstar of Indian cinema with a record of 15 consecutive hit films in his career which remains unbroken to this day. Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore starred in several hit films: Amar Prem, Aradhana and Daag: A Poem Of Love are a few such films that come to mind.

Sharmila Tagore at the Dior Dinner at the Marrakech Film Festival.

Full video of A Tribute to Hindi Cinema event at the 12th Marrakech International Film Festival on 1 December 2012. Seen in the video are French actress Catherine Deneuve, Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Sridevi, Sharmila Tagore, Tabu, Arjun Rampal, Karan Johar, Maliaka Arora Khan, Neetu Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Prakash Jha, Ashutosh Gowariker, Abhay Deol, Kalki Koechlin, Anurag Kashyap, Boney Kapoor, Zoya Akhtar, Boman Irani, the SOTY trio Alia Bhatt, Sidharth Malhotra, Varun Dhawan and others.