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Name: |
Asha Parekh |
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DOB: |
10/02/1942 |
Birth Place: |
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Father: |
Pranlal Parekh |
Mother: |
Sudha Parekh |
Worked: |
actor |
Awards: |
Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award (2002), Filmfare Award for Best Actress (1972), IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award (2006), Stardust Award for Lifetime Achievement (2014), IIFA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema (2014), Bollywood Movie Award Lifetime Achievement Award (2007), Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress |
Started: |
1952 |
Country: |
India |
Industry: |
Hindi |
Movies By: |
Asha Parekh |
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Biography
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Asha Parekh was born into a middle-class Gujarati family on 2 October 1942 in Mumbai, to a father (who was from Paldi near Pirana, Ahmedabad, Gujarat) and a Dawoodi Bohra Muslim mother. Parekh's religious upbringing involved worshipping Sai Baba. Her mother enrolled her in Indian classical dance classes at an early age and she learned from many teachers including Pandit Bansilal Bharati
Career
Parekh started her career as a child artist under the screen name Baby Asha Parekh in the film Aasmaan (1952). Famed film director Bimal Roy saw her dance at a stage function and cast ... More
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