Born into the prominent Tagore family, one of the leading families of Calcutta and regarded as a key influence during the Bengali Renaissance, Tagore made her acting debut at age 14 with Satyajit Ray's acclaimed Bengali drama "The World of Apu" (1959). She went on to collaborate with Ray on numerous other films, including; "Devi" (1960), "Nayak" (1966), "Aranyer Din Ratri" (1970), and "Seemabaddha" (1971); thus, establishing herself as one of the most prominent figures in Bengali cinema. Tagore's career further expanded when she ventured into Hindi films, making her debut with Shakti Samanta's romantic drama "Kashmir Ki Kali" (1964). She went on to establish herself as one of the leading actresses of Hindi cinema with films like; "Waqt" (1965), "Anupama" (1966), "An Evening in Paris" (1967), "Aamne Saamne" (1967), "Satyakam" (1969), "Aradhana" (1969), "Safar" (1970), "Amar Prem" (1972), ' (1973), "Avishkaar" (1974), "Mausam" (1975), "Chupke Chupke" (1975), and "Namkeen" (1982). This was followed by a decade of intermittent film appearances including; Mira Nair's "Mississippi Masala" (1991), Goutam Ghose's "Abar Aranye" (2002), and the Hindi films; "Aashik Awara" (1993), "Mann" (1999), "Viruddh... Family Comes First" (2005), ' (2006), and finally retiring from acting with her final film appearance "Break Ke Baad" (2010).