Asha Parekh was one of the most successful heroines of the 60s. Every year she gave a big hit Her films were essentially cheerful, lighthearted entertainers These may not count as classics but may be remembered for their songs.
She made her debut in Nasir Hussain's Dil Deke Dekho in 1959, she was a teenager then. She was soon cast opposite Dev Anand (Jab Pyar Kisise Hota Hai), Rajendra Kumar (Gharana), and Joy Mukherji (Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon). She soon started giving one hit after another. some of these films were Gharana (1961), Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon (1963), Bharosa (1963) , Ziddi (1964), Mere Sanam (1965), The year 1966 was a great year for her, this year four of her filmsTeesri Manzil (1966), Love in Tokyo (1966), Do Badan (1966) , Aaye Din Bahar Ke (1966), became hit. Upkar (1967) , Shikar (1968), Kanyadaan (1968), Mahal (1969), Aan Milo Sajna (1970), Kati Patang (1971), Caravan (1971), and Mera Gaon Mera Desh (1971)
She got her first Filmfare award for Kati Patang and was honoured with the Padma Shri by the Government of India for her contribution to the field of cinema. She took on supporting roles as bhabhi (sister-in-law) and mother, but she called this the "awkward phase" of her career. So she stopped acting in films, and her friends recommended that she become a television director. She took their advice and became a television director in the early 1990s with the 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. Parekh was the first female chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification (Censor Board) of India.
She was born on 2nd Oct 1942 and has remained unmarried. Today, Parekh concentrates on her dance academy Kara Bhavan and the Asha Parekh Hospital in Santa Cruz, Mumbai, named in her honour because of her many humanitarian contributions.
Asha Parekh's Hit Songs
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