Since the Dadasaheb Phalke Award was instituted 68 years ago, only seven Indian women from Indian cinema have been bestowed with the award. Asha Parekh happens to be only the seventh one. Shoma A. Chatterji profiles one of the most successful heroines of Hindi films who received the honour from President Droupadi Murmu on Sept 30. Asha Parekh ruled the Hindi screen much before the term ‘Bollywood’ was even conceived with one hit film after another. And to think that […]
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Known as the Hit Girl of Indian cinema, Asha Parekh appeared in many commercially successful films throughout her career. She was the highest-paid actor (female) of her time and was one of the most successful actors (female) of the 1960s and 1970s.