In 1966, Sharmila Tagore Bikini did a photo shoot for filmfare and with that she became the first Indian actress to get into a bikini for a magazine cover. These bikini photos was even questioned in the question hour of the parliament.

When Sharmila Tagore arrived at the studio of photographer Dhiraj Chawda, he asked her what was she going to wear for the shoot? Sharmila just took out the suit from her purse and the rest is history.