Asha Parekh
On R D Burman’s Death Anniversary His Magical Merger Into A Musical Milestone With Nasir Hussain, Asha Parekh Speaks
If there has never been a music composer as enduring and endearing as Rahul Dev Burman ,then it is equally true to say that there will never be a filmmaker as ebullient and energetic as Nasir Hussain. A boxoffice wizard , Nasir Hussain spun trueblue musical hits from 1957 to 1985. His cinema stood out for three attributes: they were almost always frothy musicals,most of them starred Asha Parekh(with whom the filmmaker shared an intimate relationship in real life) and the music of R D Burman. How Burman came into the picture reifies one of those happy coincidences of life that | Click Here...
CINTAA’s Tower of Strength Comes Alive this Dussehra! Asha Parekh, Johny Lever, Subhash Ghai, Preeti Sapru relive memories
What was once the dream of yesteryear stalwart Dilip Kumar along with other visionaries Sunil Dutt, Amjad Khan, Asha Parekh, Chandrashekhar, Amrish Puri, Dara Singh, Ram Mohan has now turned a reality with the towering CINTAA Tower, a building that will be the permanent address of the Cine & TV Artistes’ Association at Mumbai’s plush suburb Andheri (W). This move will not just see CINTAA grow from strength to strength with the only union to have its own building equipped with a two-storey auditorium, but also the dream of the yesteryears’ stars has manifested itself into a | Click Here...
Asha Parekh: “I Don’t Feel 81”
Yesteryears’ legend Asha Parekh is today happy to lead a sedentary life. “I wouldn’t say I am retired. I don’t feel 81. But my days of running from one studio to another are long over. I keep myself active. I was never a wild child anyway,” Ashaji says with an infectious laugh. I’ve seldom come across anyone so positive in her attitude. We do not speak as often as I would like us to. When I express this, Ashaji says, “Koi baat nahin. I know you are there just a phonecall away. Everyone is busy with their own lives. I can’t expect to be mollycoddled constan | Click Here...
I Wish I Had Kept In Touch With Uttara – Asha Parekh
Uttara Baokar passed away at the age of 79 in Pune on April 12. She leaves behind a luminous legacy of performances in Govind Nihalani’s Tamas and Rukmavati Ki Haveli, Mrinal Sen’s Ek Din Achanak, not to mention the television serials Udaan, Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin and Kora Kagaz. In Kora Kagaz actress Asha Parekh got a chance to direct Uttara Baokar.Asha Parekh cannot get over the fact that she had not kept in touch with Uttara Baokar. “We worked together for two years in Kora Kagaz in 2002, all of us Uttara, Renuka Shahane,Salil Ankola, Anil Dhawan, Amit Behl, S M Zaheer were l | Click Here...
Raveena Tandon Shares A Precious Picture As She And Kajol Meet ‘Legends’ Asha Parekh And Hema Malini
Raveena Tandon is the "90s Queen of Bollywood," the industry's most renowned and brilliant actress. Raveena has made a name for herself as a leading lady and has been in various films. The actress has also gained renown for her exceptional acting ability, and her work has fascinated us. Raveena Tandon, who we admire in films like Andaz Apna Apna, Mohra, and Dulhe Raja, has been slowly finding her way back to the big screen. Raveena Tandon's visage evokes memories of '90s youngsters who grew up watching her films, but the actress has also effectively reached out to a | Click Here...
Bollywood’s Diwali Plans & Wishes
What are Bollywoodian thinking and doing this Diwali? Sanjay Leela Bhansali: "The film industry lost its brightest light this year. With Latabai gone just a few months ago, Diwali doesn't seem festive this year." Saif Ali Khan: “A small puja with the family at home, and there is a dinner on 23 October with the Kapoors and Khans, my wife Kareena’s family and my family.” Janhvi Kapoor: “It’s a working Diwali for me. I am prepping in cricket training, promoting my film Mili , and shooting.” Taaps | Click Here...
No Birthday Celebration For Asha Parekh In Spite Of Dadasaheb Phalke
On October 2, yesteryears’ heart-throb Asha Parekh turns a year older. But there will be no celebration this time. “I’ve lost my nephew. He was only 32.It’s a big blow to our family. No one is in a celebratory mood . Besides,at my age what is there to celebrate on a birthday? It’s just a blessing to be in good health and to have family and friends around,” sighs the actress who gave as many as 24 silver and golden jubilee hits in a row during the 1960s and 70s. Ashaji has a very special reason to celebrate this year. She was given the Dadasaheb Phalke | Click Here...
Good News: Asha Parekh to be honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke Award, deets inside
A wonderful and amazing update is coming in ladies and gentlemen. As per the latest media reports in Hindustan Times, veteran actor Asha Parekh will be receiving the country's highest film honour for the year 2020 for her contribution to Indian cinema. Her career has spanned four decades and she's best known for her films like Kati Patang, Mera Gaon Mera Desh, and Teesri Manzil. We at IWMBuzz congratulate Asha for the same. Let us know your views in the comments section below and for more updates, stay tuned to IWMBuzz.com | Click Here...
Asha Parekh: “At Lataji’s Funeral They Were Playing My Song”
1960s ‘Hit Girl’ Asha Parekh is heartbroken after her ghost voice’s demise. “Lataji’s voice went a long way in creating magic for all of us heroines in the 1960s and 70s. My friends Waheeda(Rahman) and Nanda had their own favourite songs by Lataji. Mine was Tum mujhe yun bhula na paoge jab kabhi bhi sunoge geet mere sang-sang tum bhi gunganaoge..They were playing my song at Lataji’s funeral. This song always made me cry. I was so privileged to have sung it on screen in Shakti Samanta’s Pagla Kahin Ka.” Shakti Samanta reminds Ashaji of Kati | Click Here...
When I had to face the camera with R D Burman… – Asha Parekh Fondly Recalls Hidden Facet Of The Maverick Musician
Veteran actress Asha Parekh had the rare privilege of sharing screen space on-camera with the musical genius Rahul Dev Burman. Recalling the golden moment Ashaji says, “The film was Nasir Husain Saab’s Pyar Ka Mausam which had chartbusting songs like Tum bin jaoon kahan and Ni sultana re composed by Panchamda(R D Buman). Not many people know Panchamda also played a part in the film” Ashaji says she still breaks into sweat when she remembers that sequence with the formidable Burman. “I've faced the camera with lots of co-stars, exceptional ones, except | Click Here...
Jackie Shroff Throws Birthday Bash For His Favourite Asha Parekh
Asha Parekh who turned 79 on 2 October got the best surprise gift from ardent fan Jackie Shroff. We don’t know if it is the ‘Gujju’ connection. But Jackie has always maintained that Asha Parekh is his favourite actress. Therefore it’s no surprise that he threw a surprise party for her. Says Ashaji, “Jackie has always been very sweet . He is a very warmhearted person. I don’t know if I am his favourite. But he had a small birthday party for me at his farmhouse where he invited a few of my close friends. Jackie looked after the guests person | Click Here...
Shammi Kapoor Introduced These 4 Screen Queens
1. Asha Parekh in Dil Deke Dekho(1959): Shammi Kapoor’s second film with producer-director Nasir Hussain was Asha Parekh’s first. Initially Shammi Kapoor wanted Waheeda Rehman in DDD. And then Sadhana. When Nasir Saab insisted on the 17-year old newcomer Shammi relented. They went on to do another superhit Teesri Manzil with Nasir Hussain.Also much later, Shakti Samanta’s Pagla Kahin Kaa which was among Shammi’s most accomplished performances. 2. Saira Banu in Junglee(1961): When it came to his leading ladies Shammi could be an amazing sport. | Click Here...
OBITUARY: Chandrashekhar, Hindi Cinema’s Oldest Actor No More – Mala Sinha, Asha Parekh and Grandson Shakti Arora Mourn
Chandrashekhar who passed away on Wednesday was the best exemplification of the adage, ‘Dying With Your Boots On.’. As a leading man or as supporting actor, or as assistant director (to Gulzar in a slew of films in the 1970s) Chandrashekhar was just happy being part of the Hindi film industry. He started his career as a junior artiste in the early 1950s . Officially he is supposed to have acted in 250 films since then. But the number is actually said to be far higher. “He was omnipresent. I can’t remember a time when Chandrashekharji was not part of our | Click Here...
We never saw it coming, and now we don’t know where it is taking us: Asha Parekh on COVID 19
“Stay indoors, sleep, watch films, eat what you like, though in the right proportions”…. This is the survival mantra that veteran actress Asha Parekh offers her fans during these trying times. “We never saw it coming.And now we don’t know where it is taking us,” Ashaji commiserates as she urges everyone to remain calm. “I know it’s easier said than done. But panic buying of medicines ,hoarding of vaccinations in hospitals is making things worse,” says Ashaji who ran a very successful hospital in Mumbai until it closed down a few years ago. | Click Here...
I Was Very Upset With Those Holiday Pictures Of Ours: Asha Parekh
A while ago, holiday pictures of the three legends Asha Parekh, Waheeda Rehman and Helen who are inseparable friends , holidaying in the Andamans went viral. Ashaji who is a very private person , is deeply affronted by the violation of their personal space. “These pictures are from a holiday we took in the end of March in the Andamans just before the lockdown. We thought it was a very private vacation.We just wanted to get out.Relax. We’ve no idea who took the pictures. It was probably some tourists. The place was swarming with vacationers. Aaj kal koi b | Click Here...
Asha Parekh, Dharmendra Recommend The Jab Strongly, Jaya Done, Amitabh Bachchan Soon
With the rising cases of Covid19 in many parts of the country, including Maharashtra, the iconic senior Bollywood stars are being positioned as influencers for the Covid vaccine. Two legendary actors Asha Parekh and Dharmendra took the jab recently. And they both strongly recommend it. Says Asha Parekhji, “It was painless and there were no side effects for me. I would say all citizens in the senior bracket must take the vaccine. There may have been some scattered reports of side effects here and there. But that is no cause for alarm. When we were young we | Click Here...
Asha Parekh On Working With Rajesh Khanna
In her 30-year career as a leading lady, the legendary Asha Parekh says she has never seen stardom like Rajesh Khanna’s. “When we were shooting for Aan Milo Sajna(which completed 50 years since release in December) and Kati Patang there were hundreds of girls mobbing him. We had to cancel the shooting. I first worked with Rajesh Khanna in his second film Baharon Ke Sapne. He was then an unknown shy actor. Everything changed in two years. By the time we worked together he was a superstar,like none before him and none after.The only stardom I’ve seen seem that� | Click Here...
Asha Parekh On Her 5 Best Performances
In her heydays Asha Parekh was known as the ‘hit girl’ Her name figured in as many as 25 golden and silver jubilee hits during the 1960s and early 70s: Love In Tokyo, Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon, Mere Sanam, Teesri Manzil, Aaaye Din Baahar Ke, Aaya Saawan Jhoom Ke, Aan Milo Sajna, etc etc. But most of these featured her in light frothy ebullient roles typified more by the voice of Asha Bhosle than Lata Mangeshkar. The turnover happened fairly late in her career with Chirag and understandably it figures in her personal favourite performances 1. Chirag(1969): “Direct | Click Here...
Jagdeepji & I Were Co-stars When I Was 12: Asha Parekh
“He had so much to give as an actor. But they typecast him as a comedian, just like my other colleague and co-star Rajendranath with whom I did many films,” says veteran actress Asha Parekh about working with the late Jagdeep. “Believe it or not, Jagdeepji was my co-star in 1954 when I was 12. We were both child artistes and we worked together in a film entitled Dhobi Doctor produced by the great Bimal Roy and directed by Phani Mazumdar,” says Asha Parekh, who went on to become a superstar in adulthood. What does she remember about Jagdeep and Dhobi Doctor? “I rememb | Click Here...
People In Mumbai Are Behaving As If The Virus Is Over: Asha Parekh
The lockdown is back in Mumbai. And veteran actress Asha Parekh is relieved. She doesn’t like stepping out of her home. “It isn’t safe,” she says sadly. “It isn’t even sane, the way people were jostling one another on the streets the cars were honking and crowding the roads as if the virus was over. It was very frightening.” Ashaji wishes to advise Mumabaiyites to follow the pandemic protocol. “It isn’t over. Far from it. We need to follow the guidelines if we are to get over this.” Ashaji made it back to her home in Mumbai just before the lockdown. | Click Here...
When Asha Parekh Refused To Work With Amitabh Bachchan
The world tends to forget that before Amitabh Bachchan became a megastar he went through a long period of struggle that lasted from 1969 to1972 when he made non-descript appearances in at least 13 films, not all of them unsuccessful—Bombay To Goa was a success but all the credit went to Shatrughan Sinha. Until Zanjeer in 1973 no major heroine wanted to work with the Big B. Every major leading lady said no to Zanjeer and Jaya Bhaduri (Bachchan) who was a superstar back then, agreed only because it was her boyfriend’s ticket to superstardom. That apart, the top heroines shied aw | Click Here...
Asha Parekh’s Love For Filmmaker Nasir Hussain
The film industry has known no triangular relationship more peaceful than the one shared among filmmaker the late Nasir Hussain, his wife and actress Asha Parekh. During the 1960s and 70s the entire entertainment industry knew about the relationship between Nasir Hussain and Asha Parekh. He not only launched her successfully in Dil Deke Dekho opposite Shammi Kapoor, Nasir Saab, as he was affectionately known, cast Asha Parekh and no one else in all his film Jab Pyar Kissise Hota Hai, Baharon Ke Sapne,Teesri Manzil, Phir Wohi Dil Laaya Hoon, Pyar Ka Mausam … But t | Click Here...
Super Dancer Chapter 3: Why is ’Asha’ the common factor in Rithvik’s life?
Popular kids dance reality show Super Dancer Chapter 3 on Sony Entertainment Television is a highly entertaining dance show which has found a place in the hearts of the viewers. Every weekend, the contestants on the show are no less than professional dancers who bring out their best with double the energy, style and motivation. This weekend, the fans of this show are in for a real treat as they get to see veteran actresses Waheeda Rehman and Asha Parekh grace the show. Amongst all the fun and excitement, host of the show Rithvik Dhanjani made a very unique revelation about his person | Click Here...