Key facts
- Born
- ( 1942-10-02 ) 2 October 1942 (age 83) , Santa Cruz, Mumbai , India
- Occupations
- Actress director producer
- Years active
- 1952–2008
- Works
- Full list
- Honours
- Padma Shri (1992), Dadasaheb Phalke Award (2020)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Bengaluru
- Occupation
- television director
- Languages spoken
- Hindi
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Image
- Asha Parekh at Saudamini Mattu's wedding reception (cropped).jpg
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- Asha Parekh
- date of birth
- 1942-10-02
- start of work period
- 1952-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Asha Parekh (born 2 October 1942) is an Indian actress, film director and producer who has worked in more than 85 films in a career that has spanned over 40 years. 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.
Parekh made her acting debut as a child in Maa (1952). As an adult, she appeared in Dil Deke Dekho (1959) and starred in several films in the 1960s and 1970, 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).
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