Many childhood pictures of Bollywood celebrities are seen on social media. The girl seen doing the classical dance in this picture is a famous actress of her time, who was considered a guarantee of the film’s success. Her line of hits was so long that she was called the ‘Jubilee Girl’. Every hero of the time wanted to work with this actress who ruled Bollywood from 1960s to 70s. Shammi Kapoor, Shashi Kapoor, Rajesh Khanna, Dharmendra, Jeetendra were also his fans. Everyone from actors to fans dreamed of marrying her, but she is still single. This is Asha Parekh, the most successful actress of Hindi films.
Never away from the film
Asha Parekh started working in films at the age of 10. Later, as an actress, she did Nasir Hussain’s film Dil Deke Dekho and the success of this film made her a star. However, earlier Vijay Bhatt dropped her from his film saying that she was not fit to be an actress. After this, Asha Parekh acted in several films of Nasir Hussain. These include the hits of the era ‘Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai’, ‘Phir Wahi Dil Laya Hoon’, ‘Third Floor’, ‘Baharon Ke Sapne’, ‘Pyaar Ka Mausam’ and ‘Karawan’.
Got the name ‘Jubilee Girl’
In the 1960s and 70s, Asha Parekh was considered a guaranteed hit. She also became famous for her dancing and her dance duo with Shammi Kapoor created a lot of buzz. Her hit films earned her names like ‘Hit Girl’ and ‘Jubilee Girl’. He also acted in several serious films including ‘Do Badan’, ‘Chirag’ and ‘Main Tulsi Tere Angan Ki’. She won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for the film ‘Kati Patang’.
First woman chairman of Censor Board
Let us tell you that Asha Parekh has been awarded with Padma Shri, Filmfare Lifetime Award and International Indian Film Academy Award. She became the first woman chairman of the Censor Board and was also the president of the Cine Artists Association.