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Asha Parekh

1942 - Today

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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). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Asha Parekh is the 6,210th most popular actor (down from 5,150th in 2019), the 804th most popular biography from India (down from 662nd in 2019) and the 149th most popular Indian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Asha Parekh ranks 6,210 out of 13,578. Before her are Judy Greer, Jo Yu-ri, Alexandra Vandernoot, Eugen Burg, Sally Struthers, and Sarah Carter. After her are Chulpan Khamatova, Fannie Flagg, Mary Philbin, Chiaki Kuriyama, Jesse Lee Soffer, and Jadwiga Smosarska.

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Among people born in 1942, Asha Parekh ranks 588. Before her are Edwin Starr, Douglas Trumbull, Peter Tork, Johnny Rivers, Custódio Pinto, and David Lange. After her are Herbert Gruber, Walter Rodney, Zygfryd Szołtysik, Adrien Houngbédji, Ute Bock, and Klaus Sammer.

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In India

Among people born in India, Asha Parekh ranks 804 out of 1,861. Before her are Spike Milligan (1918), Danny Denzongpa (1948), Gopal Swarup Pathak (1896), Stan Swamy (1937), Preity Zinta (1975), and Verghese Kurien (1921). After her are Udit Narayan (1955), Ali Akbar Khan (1922), Har Dayal (1884), Mohan Bhagwat (1950), Anita Desai (1937), and Yogi Adityanath (1972).

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Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, Asha Parekh ranks 149. Before her are Jyothika (1977), Parineeti Chopra (1988), Jennifer Winget (1985), Spike Milligan (1918), Danny Denzongpa (1948), and Preity Zinta (1975). After her are Sudeep (1973), Norman Pritchard (1877), Sherlyn Chopra (1984), Jaaved Jaaferi (1963), Padmini (1932), and Vijay Amritraj (1953).

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