Asha Parekh is an actress who enjoys living life as per her wish

- At the beginning of her career, Asha was known as a glamor girl, but after playing the role of Madhvi in ​​'Kati Patang', she became known as a serious actress.

- There was once a rumor that Asha Parekh refused to act with Dilip Kumar. However, denying this rumour, he said, 'This controversy has been created by the media. I am a fan of Dilipsaab. I could not accept the film as the dates did not adjust. The question is whether I will get an opportunity to work with Dilip Kumar in future. I will regret not being able to film with him for the rest of my life.'

Asha Parekh, the legendary actress of the Hindi film world, is living a life with unique dementia and obesity at the age of 80. A wonderful combination of simplicity and beauty is seen in his personality. Asha Parekh Hospital has become a landmark in Santacruz, a suburb of Mumbai. The hospital was named after the actress as she generously contributed towards its maintenance. His mother used to focus on this hospital work and now he is associated with Asha Swamy Hospital.

Her journey from dance loving child Asha to cinestar Asha Parekh is fascinating. 'From my childhood I was fond of dancing. As a teenager, I used to put on my favorite records and dance as much as I could. Once I was making my neighbor dance like that when the famous actor Premnath came. My neighbor was his chartered accountant. Premnath was happy to see my dance. Coincidentally, he also got an invitation to be the chief guest at my school then, but he said that he would only be there if I participated in the event. So my mom decided to send me to a dance class. Late Mohanlal Pandey was my Kathak guru.' Asha had not told the truth in the past.

Being a talented dancer, Asha performed many stage shows. It was during one such program that Bimal Roy caught his eye and he got an offer for the film 'Baap Beti'. Asha was only 12 years old when the film 'Bapbeti' was released in 1954. At that time, acting in films was not considered good, but Asha's grandfather was a film financier so there was no opposition from home. Also he regularly gave programs on stage. Hence, for him too, entry into films was natural. It is noted here that Asha's father was a Gujarati and mother Bori was a Muslim and she was born in 1942 in Mumbai. He attended J. Pete Petit School.

However, Asha's first film 'Bapbeti' was a flop. Later he acted in a few films as a child actor but stopped acting to focus on his studies. However, at the age of 16, she again felt the urge to act and at exactly the same time, director Vijay Bhatt offered her the role of heroine in 'Gunj Guhi Shehnai'. However, later he gave this role to actress Amita as she did not feel 'star material' in Asha.

'I was disappointed by this change, but not deeply shocked. My desire was to become a civil service officer and work as an ambassador,' said Asha.

As luck would have it, in 1959 Gunj Guhi Shehnai was a flop and Asha was offered Dil De Ke Dekho by director Nasir Hussain (Aamir Khan's uncle). The film became a superhit and Asha Parekh became a 'star actress'. At that time, Shammi Kapoor was considered as one of the biggest actors of Indian cinema and he helped Asha as co-star of 'Dil Deke Dekho'. After that, all Asha's films became successful at the box office and she came to be known as the 'Jubilee Girl'. Meanwhile his relationship with Nasir Hussain deepened and he acted in six of his films. The thing to note here is that there was a lot of talk about their relationship then. Asha was 17 years old when 'Dil De Ke Dekho' released and her mother was constantly managing her schedule. They were the ones who discussed their dates and finances. He also used to go shooting with Asha.

At the beginning of her career, Asha was known as a glamor girl, but after playing the role of Madhvi in ​​'Kati Patang', she started to be recognized as a serious actress. It was a challenging role and he worked hard to play it. She won the Filmfare Best Actress Award for this role. She later won the Supporting Actress award for her role in 'Main Tulsi Tere Angan Ki'.

Asha acted with all the famous actors of the time – Shammi Kapoor, Dev Anand, Manoj Kumar, Rajesh Khanna, Jeetendra, Dharmendra, Joy Mukherjee and Shashi Kapoor. He was friendly with all these actors, but his name was not associated with any artist. Talking about this, the veteran actress said that 'I had a good relationship with all the co-stars when the situation was accelerated. At that time we were doing two films a year. The time of shooting would also be convenient and everyone would go home as soon as the shooting was over. Hence there was no question of progressing the relationship. Actors today lead extremely stressful lives. There is a neck-to-neck competition between them and the media is sitting on them. Also they have to travel a lot. What saddens me the most is that we are cutting our roots. Our country is incredibly beautiful and we have a rich heritage. However, we are going to shoot abroad. Apart from this, song and dance are also seen painted in the color of western style.

There were once rumors that Asha had refused to act with Dilip Kumar, but she refuted the rumor saying that the controversy was created by the media. I am a fan of Dilipsaab. He was an outstanding and exemplary artist. I had an opportunity to act in a film with him, but due to non-availability of dates, I could not accept the film, after which I did not get such an opportunity and will regret it for life. Apart from this, he also denied the talk of controversy with Simi Garewal and Aruna Irani.

Disappointing fans in the middle of acting career, Asha went on dance tour and performed dance programs in almost all countries except Russia. Meanwhile, Hema Malini and Zeenat Ama had established themselves in Bollywood, so after returning from the dance tour, his acting career took a turn, so he took over the reins of the distribution company he had started long ago with Nasir Hussain and established 'Kalabhavan' Dance Academy. did His ballets like 'Chaula Devi', 'Anarkali' and 'Images of India' became popular. However, it became difficult for him to take over the work of the academy. Hence it had to be closed.

Asha did not want to play the role of mother or sister-in-law in films, so she started producing serials under her own banner. His Gujarati serial 'Jyoti' and Hindi serials 'Palash Ke Phool', 'Baje Payal' and 'Kora Kagaj' became popular.

TV serials are like soda bottles. Once it has subsided, the interest in it does not last. Apart from this, the artists were disturbed by the unprofessional approach. They used to pack up and leave without being told, he said. Finally, Asha also gave up serial production.

Asha has been the President of Cine Artistes Association and Treasurer of Cine Artistes Welfare Association Trust (CINTA) and was the Chairman of the Censor Board from 1998 to 2001. She holds the distinction of being the first woman chairman of the board. However, his conservative approach led to controversy as many films were scrapped.

Asha is alone now. She also wanted to get married and become a mother. For this he met some young men, but the matter could not progress. However, on the other hand, when they see people's married life or couples living together, their loneliness does not bother them. They don't get any respite from household and hospital work. Also he keeps in touch with old friends like Waheeda Rehman. Having an unwavering faith in God, Asha also spends a good amount of time reading Pusko.