Asha Parekh in Upkar (1967)

Asha Parekh (born October 2, 1942) was the top female star in Hindi films from 1959 to 1973 and continues to hold the record for starring in the maximum number of hit films. Image File history File links Asha_Parekh. ... Image File history File links Asha_Parekh. ... October 2 is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ... This article is about the year. ...

Asha Parekh was born in Bangalore. As a child, she was trained in Indian classical dance forms and did stage shows. She started her career as a child artiste. In her first film, Baap Beti she was only 15 and still in school. She became popular with her debut film as a heroine was Nasir Hussain's Dil Deke Dekho (1959), opposite Shammi Kapoor. Before, she had been rejected for Vijay Bhatt's Goonj Uthi Shehnai (1959), because the filmmaker didn't think that she was a good actress. Nassir Hussain went on to cast Asha 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 for his movie Manzil Manzil (1984). He also got her involved in distribution of films for 21 years, starting with Baharon ke Sapne (1967). She was primarily known as a glamour girl/excellent dancer/tomboy in most of her films, until director Raj Khosla gave her a serious image by casting her in three of her favorite films: Do Badan (1966), Chirag (1969), and Main Tulsi Tere Aanghan Ki (1978). Director Shakti Samanta gave her more dramatic roles in her other favorite films, Pagla Kahin Ka (1970), and Kati Patang (1970), the latter earned her the Filmfare award as Best Actress. Bangalore (Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು; pronounced // in Kannada and // in English) is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. ... Nasir Hussain was born in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Shammi Kapoor (born October 21, 1931) is an actor in Hindi films. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Template:C20YearInnTopic 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Asha Parekh came from a Gujarati family and her first Gujarati film was Akhand Saubhagyavati (1963) - a huge hit. The Gujarati people, or Gujaratis, are a Gujarati speaking people of mostly Indo-Aryan origin. ... Gujarati (ગુજરાતી Gujarātī; also sometimes Gujrati) is an Indo-European, Indo-Aryan language. ... Template:C20YearInnTopic 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...

She turned a television director in the early 1990s with a Gujarati serial Jyoti. She formed a production company Akruti and produced serials like Palash ke Phool, Baaje Payal, Kora Kagaz and a comedy Dal Mein Kaala. She was the president of the Cine Artistes' Association from 1994 to 2000. She retired from Bollywood in 1995 to pursue her television career, but her acting accomplishments were not forgotten as she received the Filmfare's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002. Later, she became the treasurer of the Cine Artists' Welfare Association Trust (CINTA). The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ... Gujarati (ગુજરાતી Gujarātī; also sometimes Gujrati) is an Indo-European, Indo-Aryan language. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Asha Parekh was the first female chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification (Censor Board) of India. She held the post from 1998 to 2001. She made many controversial decisions including not giving clearance to Shekhar Kapur's Elizabeth. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Shekhar Kapur, born 6 December 1945 in British India (in an area which became part of Pakistan) is a renowned filmmaker from India. ... Elizabeth is a 1998 movie about the early reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England. ...

The Asha Parekh Hospital in Santa Cruz, Mumbai is named after her. This article is about Santa Cruz, a suburb of Mumbai. ...

She never married in her life, claiming that her reputation of being unapproachable made people hesitate in asking for her hand in marriage. But she did have a longtime boyfriend in her later years before the relationship ended.

Today, she concentrates on her dance academy "Kara Bhavan," which has produced many skilled dancers. Her considerable wealth provides for many of her social and charitable causes.

Filmography

A complete filmography is available at her IMDB entry

• Kaalia (1981)
• Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1978)
• Zakhmee (1975)
• Caravan (1971)
• Mera Gaon Mera Desh (1971)
• Aan Milo Sajna (1970)
• Kati Patang (1970)
• Chirag (1969)
• Pyar Ka Mausam (1969)
• Shikar (1968)
• Baharon Ke Sapne (1967)
• Upkar (1967)
• Aaye Din Bahar Ke (1966)
• Do Badan (1966)
• Love in Tokyo (1966)
• Teesri Manzil (1966)
• Mere Sanam (1965)
• Ziddi (1964)
• Akhand Saubhagyavati (1963)
• Meri Surat Teri Ankhen (1963)
• Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon (1963)
• Jab Pyar Kisise Hota Hai (1961)
• Dil Deke Dekho (1959)
• Ustad (1957) (as child artiste)
• Aasmaan (1952) (as child artiste)

Trivia

The song "Brimful of Asha" by U.K band Cornershop is about her.

External links

• Asha Parekh at The Internet Movie Database

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