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[[File:Asha Parekh February 2022 enhanced.jpg|thumb|Parekh in 2022]]

[[Asha Parekh]] (born 2 October 1942) is an Indian actress, film director, and producer who worked in [[Hindi]] films. Regarded as one of [[Hindi cinema]]'s finest actresses, Parekh has worked in more than 85 films, in a career spanning over four decades.<ref>{{cite news |title=O Haseena Zulfo Waali Jaane Jahan! On 77th Birthday, A Look at What Asha Parekh Gave To Cinema |url=https://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/celebs/o-haseena-zulfo-waali-jaane-jahan-on-her-76th-birthday-a-look-at-what-asha-parekh-gave-to-bollywood-376862.html |access-date=2 October 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=2 October 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/20021011/fhap.html |title=Screen The Business Of Entertainment-Films-Happenigs |author=Bhawana Somaaya |work=Screenindia.com |access-date=27 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110209174059/http://www.screenindia.com/old/20021011/fhap.html |archive-date=9 February 2011}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=27 September 2022 |title=Actor Asha Parekh to be conferred with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/09/27/asha-parekh-to-get-dada-saheb-phalke-award.html |access-date=27 September 2022 |magazine=Manorama |language=en}}</ref>

Parekh made her acting debut as a child artist with ''[[Maa (1952 film)|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), ''[[Mere Sanam]]'' (1965), ''[[Teesri Manzil]]'' (1966), ''[[Love in Tokyo]]'' (1966), ''[[Do Badan]]'' (1966), ''[[Baharon Ke Sapne]]'' (1967), ''[[Chirag]]'' (1969), ''[[Caravan (1971 film)|Caravan]]'' (1971), ''[[Udhar Ka Sindur]]'' (1976), ''[[Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki]]'' (1978) and ''[[Kaalia]]'' (1982).

Parekh won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress]] for her performance in ''[[Kati Patang]]'' (1970). In 2002, she was honoured with the [[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award]]. She released her autobiography "The Hit Girl" in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/642851/still-waiting-to-work-with-dilip-kumar-asha-parekh/ |title=Still waiting to work with Dilip Kumar: Asha Parekh |last=Tribune.com.pk |date=8 December 2013 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en-US |access-date=17 June 2019}}</ref>

== Films ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!class="unsortable"|Notes
!class="unsortable"|Ref.
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| rowspan="2" |1952
|''[[Maa (1952 film)|Maa]]''
|rowspan="7"|Child artist
|
|<ref>{{cite book|author=B D Garga|title=Art Of Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ITAnAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT74|access-date=30 July 2015|date=1 December 2005|publisher=Penguin Books Limited|isbn=978-81-8475-431-5|pages=74–}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Aasmaan]]''
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |1954
|''[[Dhobi Doctor]]''
|
|
|-
|''[[Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (film)|Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]]''
|
|
|-
|''[[Baap Beti]]''
|
|
|-
|1956
|''Ayodhyapati''
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1957
|''Ustad''
|
|
|-
|''[[Aasha (1957 film)|Aasha]]''
|Asha
|Special appearance in song "Chal Chal Re Kanhai"
|
|-
|1959
|''[[Dil Deke Dekho]]''
|Neeta
|
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.screenindia.com/news/spice/428465/ |title=Dil Deke Dekho |accessdate=2011-03-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090513004145/http://www.screenindia.com/news/spice/428465/ |archivedate=13 May 2009 |df=dmy-all |work=Screen India}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |1960
|''[[Hum Hindustani]]''
|Sudha
|
|
|-
|''[[Ghunghat (1960 film)|Ghunghat]]''
|Laxmi
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |1961
|''[[Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai]]''
|Nisha Singh
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/revisiting-dev-anand-asha-parekhs-frothy-romance-jab-pyar-kisise-hota-hai/20150806.htm|title=Revisiting Dev Anand-Asha Parekh's frothy romance, Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai|website=Rediff.com|accessdate=15 September 2016}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Gharana (1961 film)|Gharana]]''
|Usha Gupta
|
|
|-
|''[[Chhaya (film)|Chhaya]]''
|Sarita
|
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|-
|1962
|''[[Apna Banake Dekho]]''
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|
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|-
| rowspan="5" |1963
|''[[Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon]]''
|Mona
|
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|-
|''[[Meri Surat Teri Ankhen]]''
|Kavita
|
|
|-
|''Bin Badal Barsaat''
|Sandhya Gupta
|
|
|-
|''[[Bharosa]]''
|Gomti
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-bollywood-retrospect-top-ten-songs-composed-by-ravi-shankar-sharma-2185731|title=Bollywood Retrospect: Top ten songs composed by Ravi Shankar Sharma|date=6 March 2016|work=DNA India|accessdate=20 July 2019}}</ref>
|-
|''Akhand Saubhagyavati''
|Usha
|[[Gujarati language|Gujrati]] film
|
|-
|1964
|''[[Ziddi (1964 film)|Ziddi]]''
|Asha Singh
|
|
|-
|1965
|''[[Mere Sanam]]''
|Neena Mehra
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/worth-their-weight-in-gold/ |title=Worth Their Weight in Gold! - Box Office India : India's premier film trade magazine |access-date=24 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915183938/http://boxofficeindia.co.in/worth-their-weight-in-gold |archive-date=15 September 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" |1966
|''[[Teesri Manzil]]''
|Sunita
|
|<ref>{{Citation| title = India Times Top 25 Must-See Bollywood Films on Lists of Bests)| url = http://www.listsofbests.com/list/47574-india-times-top-25-must-see-bollywood-films| accessdate = 30 July 2012| url-status = dead| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120905052152/http://www.listsofbests.com/list/47574-india-times-top-25-must-see-bollywood-films| archivedate = 5 September 2012| df = dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Love in Tokyo]]''
|Asha / Chizuru / Sardar Ji
|
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hJFlAAAAIBAJ |title=Love in Tokyo |date=18 November 1966 |work=The Indian Express |author=[[Indian Express Limited]] |page=3 |accessdate=20 August 2020}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Do Badan]]''
|Asha
|
|<ref>{{Cite news | title =Blast from the Past - Do Badan (1966) film | url = http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/article830412.ece |newspaper=The Hindu | date =14 October 2010 | access-date = 30 June 2013 }}</ref>
|-
|''[[Aaye Din Bahar Ke]]''
|Kanchan
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1967
|''[[Upkar]]''
|Kavita
|
|
|-
|''[[Baharon Ke Sapne]]''
|Geeta
|
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/when-dev-anand-came-to-blows-with-nasir-hussain-116102300206_1.html|title=When Dev Anand came to blows with Nasir Hussain|date=23 October 2016|work=Business Standard|agency=Press Trust of India }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |1968
|''[[Shikar (1968 film)|Shikar]]''
|Kiran
|
|
|-
|''[[Kahin Aur Chal]]''
|Rajni
|
|
|-
|''[[Kanyadaan (1968 film)|Kanyadaan]]''
|Rekha
|
|
|-
| rowspan="5" |1969
|''[[Sajan (1969 film)|Sajan]]''
|Rajni
|
|
|-
|''[[Pyar Ka Mausam]]''
|Seema
|
|
|-
|''[[Mahal (1969 film)|Mahal]]''
|Roopa
|
|
|-
|''[[Chirag]]''
|Asha Chibbar
|Nominated – [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Awards for Chirag - Asha received Filmfare Best Actress nomination|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064164/awards|accessdate=2011-05-10}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Aya Sawan Jhoom Ke]]''
|Aarti
|
|
|-
| rowspan="6" |1970
|''[[Pagla Kahin Ka]]''
|Dr. Shalini (Shalu)
|
|
|-
|''[[Naya Raasta]]''
|Shallo
|
|
|-
|''[[Kankan De Ohle]]''
|
|[[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] film
|
|-
|''[[Bhai-Bhai (1970 film)|Bhai-Bhai]]''
|Lajwanti "Laj"
|
|
|-
|''[[Kati Patang]]''
|Madhavi "Madhu"
|Won - Filmfare Award for Best Actress
|<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/Lesser-Known-Facts-About-Asha-Parekh/2016/09/29/article3632051.ece| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160930164502/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/Lesser-Known-Facts-About-Asha-Parekh/2016/09/29/article3632051.ece| archive-date = 2016-09-30| title = Lesser Known Facts About Asha Parekh |work=The New Indian Express}} </ref>
|-
|''[[Aan Milo Sajna]]''
|Varsha / Deepali
|
|
|-
| rowspan="5" |1971
|''[[Mera Gaon Mera Desh]]''
|Anju
|
|
|-
|''[[Jwala (1971 film)|Jwala]]''
|Ranjana
|
|
|-
|''[[Jawan Mohabbat]]''
|Komal Mathur
|
|
|-
|''[[Nadaan (1971 film)|Nadaan]]''
|Seema
|
|
|-
|''[[Caravan (1971 film)|Caravan]]''
|Sunita / Soni
|
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Aamir Khan's father's film Caravan still remembered in China. Now, it loves PK|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/aamir-khans-fathers-film-caravan-still-remembered-in-china-now-it-loves-pk-770762|work=NDTV|accessdate=21 October 2015|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |1972
|''[[Rakhi Aur Hathkadi]]''
|Janki / Kiran
|Double Role
|
|-
|''[[Samadhi (1972 film)|Samadhi]]''
|Champa
|
|
|-
|1973
|''[[Heera (film)|Heera]]''
|Asha
|
|
|-
|1974
|''Anjaan Raahen''
|Geeta
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1975
|''[[Rani Aur Lalpari]]''
|Kamla
|
|
|-
|''[[Zakhmee]]''
|Asha
|
|
|-
|1976
|''[[Udhar Ka Sindur]]''
|Shanta
| Nominated – [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress]]
|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Malhotra |first=A.P.S. |date=18 May 2017 |title=Udhar Ka Sindur (1976) |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/udhar-ka-sindur-1976/article18488624.ece |access-date=21 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |1977
|''Kulvadhu''
|Chanda
|Gujarati film
|
|-
|''[[Adha Din Aadhi Raat|Aadha Din Aadhee Raat]]''
|Seeta
|
|
|-
|1978
|''[[Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki]]''
|Tulsi Chauhan
|Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=180&catName=MTk3NA== |title=Box Office India 1978 |website=Box Office India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202205343/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=180&catName=MTk3NA== |archive-date=2009-02-02}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |1979
|''[[Prem Vivah]]''
|Neela
|
|
|-
|''[[Bin Phere Hum Tere]]''
|Jamna Sharma
|
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |1980
|''[[Sau Din Saas Ke]]''
|Sheela
|
|
|-
|''Gunahgaar''
|Sushma
|
|
|-
|''Badla Aur Balidan''
|Gauri
|
|
|-
|''Lambhadarni''
|Asha
|Punjabi film
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |1981
|''Khel Muqaddar Ka''
|Asha
|
|
|-
|''[[Aakhri Mujra]]''
|Shamshad
|
|
|-
|''[[Bulundi]]''
|Sarla Khurana
|
|
|-
|''[[Kaalia]]''
|Shanti
|
|
|-
| 1983
|''Pakhandee''
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1984
|''[[Dharm Aur Qanoon]]''
|Sharda
|
|
|-
|''[[Manzil Manzil]]''
|Vijay's Mother
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1985
|''[[Lava (1985 film)|Lava]]''
|Amar's Mother
|
|
|-
|''[[Chaar Maharathi]]''
|Sharda
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1986
|''[[Kismetwala]]''
|Asha / Shobha
|
|
|-
|''Preeti''
|
|
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|-
| rowspan="4" |1988
|''[[Sagar Sangam]]''
|Yashoda
|
|
|-
|''[[Main Tere Liye]]''
|Preeti
|
|
|-
|''[[Hum To Chale Pardes]]''
|Suman
|Guest appearance
|
|-
|''Hamara Khandaan''
|Sharda Singh
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |1989
|''[[Hathyar (1989 film)|Hathyar]]''
|Avinash's Mother
|
|
|-
|''[[Batwara]]''
|Bade Thakurain
|
|
|-
|''[[Sharavegada Saradara]]''
|Janaki
|[[Kannada]] film
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1991
|''[[Insaaf Ka Khoon]]''
|Janki
|
|
|-
|''Car Thief''
|Mrs. Mehra
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1993
|''[[Bhagyawan]]''
|Savitri
|
|
|-
|''[[Professor Ki Padosan]]''
|Shobha
|
|
|-
|1994
|''[[Ghar Ki Izzat (1994 film)|Ghar Ki Izzat]]''
|Seeta
|
|
|-
|1995
|''[[Andolan (1995 film)|Andolan]]''
|Bharati
|
|
|-
|1996
|''Muthibhar Zameen''
|Rani
|
|
|-
|1999
|''Sar Aankhon Par''
|
|Cameo appearance
|
|}

== Television ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!class="unsortable"|Ref.
|-
| 1988-1989
| ''Jyoti''
| rowspan="2"|Producer
|
|-
| 1989-1990
| ''Palaash Ke Phool''
|
|-
| 1998-1999
| ''Dal Mein Kala Hain''
| Director
|
|-
| 1998-2002
| ''[[Kora Kagaz (TV series)|Kora Kagaz]]''
| rowspan="2"|Director & Producer
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Asha Parekh's new serial Kora Kagaz, to be started on Star Plus|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/story/19981026-asha-parekhs-new-serial-kora-kagaz-to-be-started-on-star-plus-827270-1998-10-26|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711072418/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/story/19981026-asha-parekhs-new-serial-kora-kagaz-to-be-started-on-star-plus-827270-1998-10-26|archive-date=11 July 2020|access-date=20 March 2021|website=India Today}}</ref>
|-
| 2001
| ''Kangan''
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010826/spectrum/tv.htm |title=Kangan - Now the 'K' factor rubs off on Asha Parekh|accessdate=28 December 2013|work=The Tribune India}}</ref>
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Kucchh Pal Saath Tumhara]]''
| Producer
|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040111/spectrum/tv.htm|title=Kucchh Pal Saath Tumhara - One from the heart|work=The Tribune India|accessdate=2012-01-11}}</ref>
|-
| 2008
| ''Tyohaar Dhamaaka''
| Judge
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.screenindia.com/news/i-had-lost-interest-in-tv/374173/ |title=Asha Parekh: I had lost interest in TV |work=Screen India |date=17 October 2008 |access-date=27 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081019004306/http://www.screenindia.com/news/i-had-lost-interest-in-tv/374173/ |archive-date=19 October 2008}}</ref>
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
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Asha Parekh filmography - Revision history

Ajay Kumar at 09:41, 12 August 2023