Asha Parekh

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Asha Parekh

Name :Asha Parekh

Nickname :Jubilee Girl, Tomboy

DOB :02 October 1942
(Age 81 Yr. )

Personal Life

Religion	Jainism (Father), Islam (Mother)
Nationality	Indian
Profession	Actress, Director, Producer
Place	Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India

Height	in centimeters- 161 cm in meters- 1.61 m in Feet Inches- 5' 3
Weight	in Kilograms- 62 Kg in Pounds- 137 lbs
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Hair Color	Black

Marital Status	Single

Singer	Asha Bhosle
Actress	Waheeda Rahman, Helen, Saira Bano
Actor	Shammi Kapoor, Dev Anand

Being the only child of her parents, she was the pivot of her parents’ lives.
Her mother, Sudha Parekh, enrolled her in classical dance classes at an early age.
She started performing stage shows at an early age.
She started her film career as a child artist with the 1952 film ‘Aasmaan’ in which her screen name was Baby Asha Parekh.
At a stage function, Bimal Roy saw her dance and cast her at the age of twelve in the 1954 film ‘Baap Beti.’

After doing a couple of child roles, she quit acting to resume her schooling.
At the age of 16, she tried to make her debut as a heroine. However; she was rejected by Vijay Bhatt in his 1959 film ‘Goonj Uthi Shehnai,’ citing she was not a star material. Precisely 8 days later, Nasir Hussain cast her in his film ‘Dil Deke Dekho’ opposite Shammi Kapoor, which made her a huge star.
She was cast by Nasir Hussain in six more of his films.
She was also associated with Nasir Hussain as a distributor of his films for 21 years.
She became a symbol of glamor girl, excellent dancer, and tomboy in most of her films. However, she also did serious roles in 3 of her favourite films- ‘Do Badan’ (1966), ‘Chirag’ (1969), and ‘Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki’ (1978).

She did 3 Gujarati Language films including ‘Akhand Saubhagyavati’ (1963), which became a huge hit.
She also acted in a few Punjabi Language films including ‘Kankan De Ohle’ (1971) opposite Dharmendra and the hit Kannada film- Sharavegada Saradara (1989).
After playing the lead roles in the films, she started playing the supporting roles of Bhabhi (sister-in-law) and Mother. However; she described it as the ‘awkward phase’ of her career.
She founded a production company called ‘Akruti’ and produced serials like ‘Baaje Payal,’ Palash Ke Phool,’ ‘Kora Kagaz,’ and a comedy serial ‘Daal Me Kaala.’
From 1994 to 2000, she remained President of the Cine Artists’ Association.
In 2008, she judged a Reality Show ‘Tyohaar Dhamaaka on the 9X Channel.
She remained unmarried throughout her life. However; in an interview, she revealed that she had a longtime boyfriend but declined to explain the relationship.

After her mother’s death, Asha sold her bungalow and shifted into a smaller house to take care of her ailing father who passed away later.
At present, she concentrates on her dance academy called ‘Kara Bhavan’ and the Asha Parekh Hospital (named in her honour) in Santa Cruz, Mumbai.
In 2017, her autobiography titled ‘The Hit Girl’ (co-written by Khalid Mohammed) was released by Salman Khan.

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