Top 25 Asha Parekh Quotes

Of course there should be women empowerment, women should get every right. They need to fight for it because the society doesn’t look at women equally, and that’s not fair.

For me fortunately, my mother was my backbone. She was an independent and fierce woman, and she made sure I am too. She wanted me to be a brave person.

I started as a child artist, and not as a heroine, as most would think. I was performing on stage once when the late Bimal Roy saw me and asked me if I would work in films. I was too tiny. Without realising, I just said yes.

Though not into films, my family was associated with films. My grandparents financed films. They didn’t like me getting into films. But, destiny willed it so.

Marriage is not all rainbows and butterflies; you have to give in to your partner‘s whims every now and then, and that’s a two-way street.

There was someone from China who came down to my house and locked himself outside the gate. He wanted to marry me and created a lot of trouble. I had to eventually report to the police and put him behind the bars.

I did 500 shows of ‘Chaula Devi’ and 700 shows of ‘Anarkali’. I never mixed the filmy style with classical arts and kept my stage performances pure and it was appreciated.

Over time, my mother also gave up her dream of seeing me as a bride because whomever she showed my horoscope to would say my marriage wouldn’t be a successful one. It was not the kind of thing I believed in, but it did grant me some semblance of peace.

I lost my parents. I was totally alone and I had to manage everything all alone. It did put me in depression.

Depression can take you into a black hole, so it is terrible.

I was a dancer, so it was easy for me to dance in films. I had studied Kathak, Bharatnatyam, Kuchipudi, Odisi and Kathakali much before I even thought of becoming an actor.

I could not do Satyajit Ray‘s ‘Kanchenjunga’ because I had already committed the daters he wanted to shoot on to other producers.

But since I did my first film with Shammi Kapoor ji, he is my favourite. I was very shy to face the camera. In my first few shots with Shammi chacha, I was very nervous. He was very patient with me and guided me in every shot.

I know I admitted to being in love with Nasir Hussain in ‘The Hit Girl‘, but as much as I loved him, I could never consider breaking up his family and traumatising his children. It was far simpler and satisfying to be on my own.

My mother was very keen I learn dance and I learnt so many forms.

My mother was like a backbone for me in my life. She would always push me ahead.

I met my share of boys but the end result was always the same – they weren’t the right kind of men for me.

I did 6-7 films as a child. But it was taking a toll on my studies. So I went back to being a full-time student at JB Petit here in Mumbai.

I feel blessed and lucky that some of the film industry‘s most magical and iconic songs where legendary composers and singers have collaborated have been filmed on me.

Not many know but I did maximum films with Sunil Dutt, who was a thorough gentleman and enthusiastic about everything. He loved making tea for everybody on the sets and that is how I formed habit of having four to five cups of tea in a day.

Nowadays, all actresses wear gowns and trot all over the place. However, our sarees would look more elegant, and yet so appealing. So, my advice to all heroines is: start wearing sarees as well, to look more beautiful!

My parents had an inter-reli’gious marriage. My father is a Gujarati and my mother a Bohri Muslim. I am an only child. My par’ents loved me very much, but were very strict: I was a tomboy, always among boys, playing, fighting.

We were to work in a film titled ‘Zabardast’. Unfortunately, this film didn’t take off. After this, I never got another chance to work with him, I regret not having worked with Dilip Kumar.

My era was a totally different time. it was indeed a golden era as you say because something magical was there. I mean family and bonding. What more do I say? The films had a lot of warmth and affection.

I realised I was a ‘star‘ when my first film Dil Deke Dekho was released after being rejected before. It was a very big thing for me.