By SAM YOU Published On 02-09-2017 Time 6:25PM
Asha Parekh (born 2 October 1942) is a Bollywood actress, director, and producer. She was one of the top stars in Hindi films from 1959 to 1973. In 1992, she was honoured with the Padma Shri by the Government of India. Parekh is regarded as one of the most successful and influential Hindi movie actresses of all time.
Parekh started her career as a child artist under the screen name Baby Asha Parekh. Famed film director Bimal Roy saw her dance at a stage function and cast her at the age of ten in Maa (1952 film) and then repeated her in Baap Beti (1954).The latter film's failure disappointed her, and even though she did a few more child roles, she quit to resume her schooling. At sixteen she decided to try acting again, and to make her debut as a heroine, but she was rejected from Vijay Bhatt's Goonj Uthi Shehnai (1959) in favour of actress Ameeta, because the filmmaker claimed she was not star material. Precisely eight days later, film producer Subodh Mukherjee and writer-director Nasir Hussaincast her as the heroine in Dil Deke Dekho(1959) opposite Shammi Kapoor, which made her a huge star.
The film also led to a long and fruitful association with Hussain. He went on to cast Parekh as the heroine in six more of his films; Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai (1961), Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon (1963), Teesri Manzil (1966), Baharon Ke Sapne (1967), Pyar Ka Mausam(1969) and Caravan (1971). She also did a cameo in his film Manzil Manzil (1984). Hussain also got her involved in distribution of films for 21 films, starting with Baharon Ke Sapne (1967).Parekh was primarily known as a glamour girl/excellent dancer/tomboy in most of her films, until director Raj Khoslagave her a serious image by casting her in tragedienne roles in three of her favourite films; Do Badan (1966), Chirag (1969) and Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1978). Director Shakti Samanta gave her more dramatic roles in her other favourite films, Pagla Kahin Ka(1970) and Kati Patang (1970); the latter earned her the Filmfare Best Actress Award. Many important directors cast her in several of their films, including Vijay Anand and Mohan Segal. Parekh acted in her mother tongue by starring in three Gujarati films at the height of her fame in Hindi films, the first being Akhand Saubhagyavati (1963), which became a huge hit.She also acted in some Punjabi films, such as Kankan De Ohle (1971) opposite Dharmendra and Lambhardarni(1976) with Dara Singh, as well as the hit Kannada film Sharavegada Saradara(1989).
Asha stopped acting in 1995 to pursue directing and producing television serials. Parekh received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002. She has continued to receive other Lifetime Achievement Awards: the Kalakar Award in 2004; the International Indian Film Academy Awards in 2006; the Pune International Film Festival Award in 2007;and the Ninth Annual Bollywood Award in Long Island, New York in 2007.She received the Living Legend Award from the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
In 2008, she was a judge on the reality show Tyohaar Dhamaaka on the Indian entertainment channel 9X.In 2017, her autobiography (co-written by Khalid Mohammed) titled "The Hit Girl" was released.
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Parekh started her career as a child artist under the screen name Baby Asha Parekh. Famed film director Bimal Roy saw her dance at a stage function and cast her at the age of ten in Maa (1952 film) and then repeated her in Baap Beti (1954).The latter film's failure disappointed her, and even though she did a few more child roles, she quit to resume her schooling. At sixteen she decided to try acting again, and to make her debut as a heroine, but she was rejected from Vijay Bhatt's Goonj Uthi Shehnai (1959) in favour of actress Ameeta, because the filmmaker claimed she was not star material. Precisely eight days later, film producer Subodh Mukherjee and writer-director Nasir Hussaincast her as the heroine in Dil Deke Dekho(1959) opposite Shammi Kapoor, which made her a huge star.
The film also led to a long and fruitful association with Hussain. He went on to cast Parekh as the heroine in six more of his films; Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai (1961), Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon (1963), Teesri Manzil (1966), Baharon Ke Sapne (1967), Pyar Ka Mausam(1969) and Caravan (1971). She also did a cameo in his film Manzil Manzil (1984). Hussain also got her involved in distribution of films for 21 films, starting with Baharon Ke Sapne (1967).Parekh was primarily known as a glamour girl/excellent dancer/tomboy in most of her films, until director Raj Khoslagave her a serious image by casting her in tragedienne roles in three of her favourite films; Do Badan (1966), Chirag (1969) and Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1978). Director Shakti Samanta gave her more dramatic roles in her other favourite films, Pagla Kahin Ka(1970) and Kati Patang (1970); the latter earned her the Filmfare Best Actress Award. Many important directors cast her in several of their films, including Vijay Anand and Mohan Segal. Parekh acted in her mother tongue by starring in three Gujarati films at the height of her fame in Hindi films, the first being Akhand Saubhagyavati (1963), which became a huge hit.She also acted in some Punjabi films, such as Kankan De Ohle (1971) opposite Dharmendra and Lambhardarni(1976) with Dara Singh, as well as the hit Kannada film Sharavegada Saradara(1989).
Asha stopped acting in 1995 to pursue directing and producing television serials. Parekh received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002. She has continued to receive other Lifetime Achievement Awards: the Kalakar Award in 2004; the International Indian Film Academy Awards in 2006; the Pune International Film Festival Award in 2007;and the Ninth Annual Bollywood Award in Long Island, New York in 2007.She received the Living Legend Award from the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
In 2008, she was a judge on the reality show Tyohaar Dhamaaka on the Indian entertainment channel 9X.In 2017, her autobiography (co-written by Khalid Mohammed) titled "The Hit Girl" was released.
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