Asha Parekh filmography

Parekh in 2022

Asha Parekh (born 2 October 1942) is an Indian actress, film director, and producer who has worked in Hindi films. Regarded as one of the finest and most versatile actresses of Hindi cinema, Parekh has appeared in 100 films, in a career spanning over four decades. ^{[1] [2]} Parekh has received several accolades including two Filmfare Awards. In 1992, she was honoured with the Padma Shri by the Government of India for her contribution to the field of cinema and was honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2020. ^[3]

Parekh made her acting debut as a child artist with Maa (1952). She made her lead debut with Dil Deke Dekho (1959) and went onto establish herself as a leading actress in the 1960s and 1970 with films including - Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai (1961), Bharosa (1963), Ziddi (1964), Mere Sanam (1965), Teesri Manzil (1966), Love in Tokyo (1966), Do Badan (1966), Aaye Din Bahar Ke (1966), Upkar (1967), Kanyadaan (1968), Shikar (1968), Aya Sawan Jhoom Ke (1969), Sajan (1969), Chirag (1969), Kati Patang (1970), Aan Milo Sajna (1970), Mera Gaon Mera Desh (1971), Caravan (1971), Samadhi (1972), Heera (1973), Udhar Ka Sindur (1976), Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1978) and Kaalia (1981).

Parekh won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her performance in Kati Patang. In 2002, she was honoured with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award. She released her autobiography "The Hit Girl" in 2017. ^[4]

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1952	Maa	Child artist		[5]
	Aasmaan
1953	Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
1954	Dhobi Doctor
	Baap Beti
1956	Ayodhyapati
1957	Ustad
	Aasha	Asha	Special appearance
1959	Dil Deke Dekho	Neeta		[6]
1960	Hum Hindustani	Sudha
	Ghunghat	Laxmi
1961	Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai	Nisha Singh		[7]
	Gharana	Usha Gupta
	Chhaya	Sarita
1962	Apna Banake Dekho
1963	Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon	Mona
	Meri Surat Teri Ankhen	Kavita
	Bin Badal Barsaat	Sandhya Gupta
	Bharosa	Gomti		[8]
	Akhand Saubhagyavati	Usha	Gujarati film
1964	Ziddi	Asha Singh
1965	Mere Sanam	Neena Mehra		[9]
1966	Teesri Manzil	Sunita		[10]
	Love in Tokyo	Asha/Chizuru		[11]
	Do Badan	Asha		[12]
	Aaye Din Bahar Ke	Kanchan
1967	Upkar	Kavita
	Baharon Ke Sapne	Geeta		[13]
1968	Shikar	Kiran
	Kahin Aur Chal	Rajni
	Kanyadaan	Rekha
1969	Sajan	Rajni
	Pyar Ka Mausam	Seema
	Chirag	Asha Chibbar	Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress	[14]
	Aya Sawan Jhoom Ke	Aarti
1970	Kankan De Ohle	Nikki	Punjabi film
	Pagla Kahin Ka	Dr. Shalini
	Naya Raasta	Shallo
	Bhai-Bhai	Lajwanti
	Aan Milo Sajna	Varsha/ Deepali
1971	Mera Gaon Mera Desh	Anju
	Kati Patang	Madhavi	Won - Filmfare Award for Best Actress	[15]
	Jwala	Ranjana
	Jawan Mohabbat	Komal
	Nadaan	Seema
	Caravan	Sunita/Soni		[16]
1972	Rakhi Aur Hathkadi	Janki/Kiran	Double Role
	Samadhi	Champa
1973	Heera	Asha
1974	Anjaan Raahen	Geeta
1975	Rani Aur Lalpari	Kamla
	Zakhmee	Asha
1976	Udhar Ka Sindur	Shanta	Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress	[17]
1977	Kulvadhu	Chanda	Gujarati film
	Aadha Din Aadhee Raat	Seeta
1978	Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki	Tulsi Chauhan	Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress	[18]
1979	Prem Vivah	Neela
	Bin Phere Hum Tere	Jamna
1980	Sau Din Saas Ke	Sheela
	Guneghaar	Sushma
	Badla Aur Balidan	Gauri
	Lambhadarni	Asha	Punjabi film
1981	Khel Muqaddar Ka	Asha
	Aakhri Mujra	Shamshad
	Bulundi	Sarla
	Kaalia	Shanti
1983	Pakhandee
1984	Dharm Aur Qanoon	Sharda
	Manzil Manzil	Maa
1985	Lava	Amar's Mother
	Chaar Maharathi	Sharda
1986	Kismetwala	Asha/Shoba
	Preeti
1988	Sagar Sangam	Yashoda
	Main Tere Liye	Preeti
	Hum To Chale Pardes	Suman	Guest appearance
	Hamara Khandaan	Sharda
1989	Hathyar	Maa
	Batwara	Thakurani
	Sharavegada Saradara	Janaki	Kannada film
	Ustaad	Asha		[19]
1991	Insaaf Ka Khoon	Janki
	Raiszaada	Jyothi Singh		[20]
	Car Thief	Mrs. Mehra
1993	Bhagyawan	Savitri
	Professor Ki Padosan	Shobha
1994	Ghar Ki Izzat	Seeta
1995	Andolan	Bharati
1996	Muthibhar Zameen	Rani
	Sar Aankhon Par	Asha	Cameo

Television

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
1988-1989	Jyoti	Producer
1989-1990	Palaash Ke Phool
1998-1999	Dal Mein Kala Hain	Director
1998-2002	Kora Kagaz	Director and producer	[21]
2001	Kangan		[22]
2003	Kucchh Pal Saath Tumhara	Producer	[23]
2008	Tyohaar Dhamaaka	Judge	[24]

References

1. "O Haseena Zulfo Waali Jaane Jahan! On 77th Birthday, A Look at What Asha Parekh Gave To Cinema". The Times of India. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
2. Bhawana Somaaya. "Screen The Business Of Entertainment-Films-Happenigs". Screen . Archived from the original on 9 February 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
3. "Actor Asha Parekh to be conferred with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award". Manorama. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
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5. B D Garga (1 December 2005). Art Of Cinema. Penguin Books Limited. pp. 74–. ISBN   978-81-8475-431-5 . Retrieved 30 July 2015.
6. "Dil Deke Dekho". Screen India. Archived from the original on 13 May 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
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8. "Bollywood Retrospect: Top ten songs composed by Ravi Shankar Sharma". DNA India. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
9. "Worth Their Weight in Gold! - Box Office India : India's premier film trade magazine". Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
10. India Times Top 25 Must-See Bollywood Films on Lists of Bests), archived from the original on 5 September 2012, retrieved 30 July 2012
11. Indian Express Limited (18 November 1966). "Love in Tokyo". The Indian Express. p. 3. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
12. "Blast from the Past - Do Badan (1966) film". The Hindu. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
13. "When Dev Anand came to blows with Nasir Hussain". Business Standard. Press Trust of India. 23 October 2016.
14. "Awards for Chirag - Asha received Filmfare Best Actress nomination". IMDb . Retrieved 10 May 2011.
15. "Lesser Known Facts About Asha Parekh". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 30 September 2016.
16. "Aamir Khan's father's film Caravan still remembered in China. Now, it loves PK". NDTV. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
17. Malhotra, A.P.S. (18 May 2017). "Udhar Ka Sindur (1976)". The Hindu . Retrieved 21 December 2020.
18. "Box Office India 1978". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009.
19. "Ustaad (1989) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director". Cinestaan. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
20. "Raiszaada - Movie - - Box Office India". www.boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
21. "Asha Parekh's new serial Kora Kagaz, to be started on Star Plus". India Today. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
22. "Kangan - Now the 'K' factor rubs off on Asha Parekh". The Tribune India. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
23. "Kucchh Pal Saath Tumhara - One from the heart". The Tribune India. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
24. "Asha Parekh: I had lost interest in TV". Screen India. 17 October 2008. Archived from the original on 19 October 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2011.

External links

• Asha Parekh filmography at IMDb