Asha Parekh is an Indian actress, director and producer. She was one of Bollywood’s top actresses from the late 1950s to the 1970s. She is considered as the “hot girl” of Bollywood. Due to her successful career in Bollywood, she was awarded the title of ‘Jubilee Girl’ of Bollywood.
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Asha Parekh was born on 2 October 1942 in Mumbai (age 80 in 2022). Her zodiac sign is Libra.
Asha Parikh childhood photos
Her mother enrolled her in Indian classical dance classes when she was very young. There she studied with many teachers including Pandit Bansilal Bharati.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′3″
Weight (approximately): 65kg
Eye color: dark brown
Hair color: white
family, caste and husband
Asha Parekh was born into a middle-class family of Jains in Gujarat. Her father’s name was Bachubhai Parekh, a Gujarati Jain. Her mother Sudha, also known as Salma Parekh, is a Muslim. She was rumored to be in a relationship with veteran producer and director late Nasir Hussain. However, she confirmed in her autobiography “Killer Girl” that she only loved Nasir Hussain in her life.
Asha Parekh and Nasir Hussain
Profession
Parekh started her career as a child actor under the screen name “Baby Asha Parekh”. She appeared in Maa (1952) at the age of 10.
She later left showbiz to go to school. In 1959, at the age of 16, she made her debut as a female lead in Dil Deke Dekho, opposite Shammi Kapoor, and became an instant star.
Asha made her Gujarati debut in 1963 with the film Akhand Saubhagyavati.
Akande Sobhagyawati(1963)
She also acted in Punjabi films, the first of which was 1971’s Kankan De Ohle.
She also did a Kannada film, Sharavegada Saradara, in 1989. Asha made her television directorial debut in the early 1990s with the Gujarati serial Jyoti. She set up a production company called ‘Akruti’ and produced serials like ‘Palash Ke Phool’, ‘Baaje Payal’, ‘Kora Kagaz’ and the comedy series ‘Dal Mein Kaala’.
dispute
She has courted controversy for her censorship of films. She was reprimanded for refusing to greenlight Shekhar Kapoor’s Elizabeth (1998). However, Asha said everything she did was within the principles of the law.
Awards and Honors
- In 1963, she won the Gujarat Best Actress Award for the TV series Akhand Saubhagyavati.
- Living Legend Award from Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
- Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2020 from the Government of India; she won the award in September 2022
Asha Parekh won Dadasaheb Phalke Award in September 2022
- Raj Kapoor Lifetime Achievement Award 2024 by the Government of Maharashtra
Asha Parekh wins Raj Kapoor Lifetime Award
Film Audience Award
- 1972 Best Actress in the Movie “Kati Patang”
- 2002 Lifetime Achievement Award
Asha Parekh and her film fare
favorite thing
- Food: Fried fish, Goan fish curry
- Director: Bimal Roy, Raj Khosla
fact
- She had deep faith in Sai Baba.
- Asha started performing in stage shows at a very young age. At one such event, Bimal Roy saw her and cast her in his film Maa (1952).
- She was rejected from Vijay Bhatt’s Goonj Uthi Shehnai (1959) in favor of actress Ameeta, with the film’s producers claiming Asha was not star material.
- After becoming a film heroine, she began playing supporting roles as Bhabi (sister-in-law) or mother, which she considered an “awkward phase” in his life.
- From 1994 to 2000, he served as president of the Film Artists Association.
- Asha is the first female chairperson of India’s Central Board of Film Certification (censorship board).
- She serves as a judge on the reality TV show “Tyohar Dhamaka” on Channel 9X.
- Asha sold her bungalow after her mother’s death to care for her ailing father, who later died.
- She runs a dance academy called ‘Kara Bhavan’ and Asha Parekh Hospital (named after her) in Santacruz, Mumbai.
Asha Parikh Hospital
- Salman Khan published his autobiography “The Hit Girl” written by Khalid Mohamed in 2017.
Salman Khan unveils Asha Parekh’s autobiography
- She often referred to her favorite late co-star Shammi Kapoor and his late wife Geeta Bali as “Chacha and Chachi”. Even now, she calls Neila Devi (Shammi’s second wife) Chachi.
Asha Parikh and Shammi Kapoor
- She is trained in Kathak, Bharatnatyam, Kuchipudi, Odissi and Kathakali.
Asha Parekh strikes a dance pose
- Asha doesn’t like salad because it reminds her of her own eating habits.
- Asha Parekh says being at the top of your career can be lonely. After her parents died, she felt depressed and said
This was a very bad phase for me. I lost my parents. I was completely alone and had to handle everything alone. It really pushed me into a depression. I was in pain and having these (suicidal) thoughts. Then I got rid of it. It was a struggle and I had to rely on my doctor’s help to get out of it. “
- Asha Parekh, Waheeda Rehman and Helen are best friends and the trio often attend events, functions or travel together.
Helen, Waheeda Rehman and Asha Parikh
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