On Tanuja's 82nd birthday on September 23, Subhash K Jha lists the actress' top 10 performances.
Baharen Phir Bhi Ayengi (1966)
Two sisters fall in love with the same man (Dharmendra); Mala Sinha and Tanuja complemented each other well.
Jeene Ki Raah (1969)
One of Tanuja's biggest hits, it featured her as an emotional wreck who finds solace in Jeetendra's arms.
A tender performance, very different from the bindaas image Tanuja had built for herself.
Paisa Ya Pyar (1969)
As a streetsmart fruit-seller singing Ber Laiyo Ber Laiyo Mewa Garibon Ka, Tanuja gave Mala Sinha a run for her money. She won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for this role.
Anubhav (1971)
As Mita, Amar (Sanjeev Kumar)'s neglected wife, Tanuja was such a natural that it didn't feel like a performance at all.
Do Chor (1971)
One of Tanuja's biggest hits as a solo heroine, she starred opposite frequent co-star Dharmendra (they did Chand Aur Suraj, Do Chor, Izzat...)
Haathi Mere Saathi (1972)
Tanuja starred opposite Rajesh Khanna in one of his biggest hits.
Priya (1979)
Tanuja played a rebellious girl in Govinda Saraiya's experimental film.
The director earlier worked with Tanuja's elder sister Nutan in the classic Saraswatichandra.
Adalat O Ekti Meye (1982)
In Tapan Sinha's ahead-of-its-times study of rape and its aftermath, Tanuja was cast as a Bengali working girl who is gang-raped on vacation.
She then takes on the powerful goons in court in this hard-hitting drama.
Pitruroon (2013)
In this Marathi gem, Tanuja is cast as a rural widow who challenges a patriarchal society.
Actor-Director Nitish Bhardwaj said he wouldn't have made this film without Tanuja.
Shonar Pahar (2018)
Actor-Director Parambrata Chattopadhyay directed Tanuja at her cantankerous best in Shonar Pahar.
Tanuja was perfect as Upama, a grumpy old woman, who retains her sense of pride in spite of being abandoned by her son.