Top 20 Asha Parekh Quotes

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.

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.

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

On the top you are always lonely.

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.

People mistake the thrill of early love for a relationship that is capable of braving storms and get disillusioned when they find out that their partner isn’t perfect.

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.

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.

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.

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.

In fact, I never gave up doing dance shows despite films and even started my own dance school.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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 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.

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.