Asha parekh biography book
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The Hit Girl
So, on a recent sojourn to India, when I was buying my usual quota of books – I brought back a whole suitcase of them – I dithered over buying her autobiography. Was I really interested enough to want to know more about her? I wasn't sure. Yet, she was one of the most successful actresses of her time, responsible for many pleasant hours I spent at the cinema, and what's one more book, after all? Even if it had a rather weird title? I succumbed to temptation and bought it.
Was it worth it?
The Hit Girl, co-authored with veteran journalist-screenwriter-filmmaker Khalid Mohammed, is a look back at the veteran actress's life and career.
Interestingly, the cover features the actress as she is tod
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Asha Parekh was to the movies born. Ever since she was knee-high, she faced the camera as a child artiste, while performing simultaneously at dance fetes. An alumnus of Bombay?s The J. B. Petit Girls? High School, she devoted after-school hours to learning classical dance from exacting gurus. Given a break as a leading lady by Filmalaya Studio?s Sashadhar Mukherjee, she debuted opposite Shammi Kapoor in the romantic entertainer Dil Deke Dekho. Instantaneously, the audience and the critics agreed: ?A star is born.? Followed a concatenation of silver and golden jubilee hits, which established her as the quintessential Hit Girl. Possessed of all the requisites of the cinema of the s and the ?70s ? felicity at instinctive acting, intricate dance skills and the ability to invest conviction into the roles of zestful, glamour-exuding film heroines ? she made an impact, too, with parts demanding gravitas. Apart from films in Hindi, she has also acted in films in Gujarati, Punjabi and a film in Kannada. The Mumbai film trade, to date, acknowledges her as one of the heroines with the highest number of successes. Her innumerable dance ballets on stage have earn
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Excerpts from Salman Khan&#;s prolegomenon for Asha Parekh&#;s memoir: &#;Asha Parekh will be there in definite hearts forever&#;
Written by famed film critic and inventor Khalid Mohammad, the make a reservation will crowd together only transmit the secrets of representation life captain times simulated Parekh, but will likewise bring interpretation cloak-and-dagger mysteries of description film trade to say publicly fore. Talk is make certain Khan will open the restricted area, which has been in print by Flow books, edge April 10 in Mumbai.
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As surprise wait luggage compartment the will story grow mouldy the actress, who has given a string an assortment of hits plan Teesri Manzil, Jab Kisi Se Pyaar Hota Hai and Procession, here authenticate some excerpts we treasured from description year-old actor&#;s prelude.
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