Mansoor Ali Pataudi was dating Simi Garewal before he met Sharmila Tagore, the actress turned chat show host once said, ‘He was easy going, would come to my shoot’ |

Sharmila Tagore and Mansoor Ali Pataudi (popularly called Tiger Pataudi) got married against all odds as they were deeply in love. Despite death threats and opposition for their interfaith wedding, they got married in 1968. But did you know that before he met Sharmila Tagore, Tiger Pataudi was dating actress Simi Garewal. As per reports, Tiger Pataudi went to Simi’s apartment to tell her about Sharmila and he made it clear to her that he had met someone else and it was over between them. However, Simi chose to take it gracefully and even dropped him off to the elevator as he stood up to leave. Years after Sharmila Tagore and Tiger Pataudi got married, they had appeared as a couple on Simi Garewal’s chat show, ‘Rendezvous With Simi Garewal’. Though they did not discuss Simi and Tiger’s relationship during the conversation, the actress turned chat show host had dropped a photo with Sharmila and Tiger. She confirmed that they were dating as she wrote, “The Pataudis and I go back a long way. Mansoor and I dated each other when he was the India Captain. He was always easy going and would come to my shoots – much to the delight of the film unit! Sharmila Tagore and I were social friends and colleagues. And then of course they met -and you know the rest! I found Mansoor hadn’t changed at all! He had grown into a wise, rational person. Very honest and still retaining the Sharmila Tagore charm.”In 1970, Simi married Ravi Mohan. Unfortunately, their marriage was short-lived, and nine years later, they parted ways.