Asha Parekh recalls her journey in the industry-only heroine whose name sold films
Asha Parekh recalls her journey in the industry-only heroine whose name sold films
Recently, veteran actress Asha Parekh opened up on her journey from being dismissed by critics as ‘not a good actor’ to becoming ‘the only heroine whose name sold.
The veteran actress nevertheless attributes her success to herself rather than any of her male co-stars, believing instead that she brought luck to the makers who backed her films.
She was the highest-paid actress of her time.
Apart from being a veteran actress who has delivered numerous brilliant performances, what makes Asha Parekh a towering figure in the industry is her life choices and the resilience with which she carried herself, never allowing anyone else to dictate her path.
Her approach to life has made her a role model for generations of women. “Never trust people on face value. Know the person well or they can take you for a ride. She had said in an interview, remember, women are more powerful, more intelligent and stronger than men. Only heroine who earned the sobriquet of Bollywood’s “jubilee girl,” delivering hits after hits. She was lucky for her producers and distributors.
Do Badan changed everything. Further Chirag and Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki proved that she was not as dumb as people thought she was. On being never linked romantically with her male co-stars, Parekh said, she was a tomboy; happy-go-lucky… Everyone was friendly with her and none could ever think of having an affair with her as she doesn’t believe they were intimidated by her. It is how you present yourself, how you behave, how you conduct yourself that counts.
The only man that Parekh fell in love with was director-producer Nasir Hussain with whom she worked in Dil Deke Dekho and the film played a key role in her ascend to stardom. Parekh, nonetheless, never wished to be a ‘home breaker’. She wrote in her book, “Nasir saab was the only man she ever loved. She was enamoured by him and she loved him. But it was not meant to be.” Interestingly, the astrologer that Parekh’s mother consulted, had said that “this girl will not get married.”
News Edit KV Raman
