Asha Parekh

Asha Parekh commands my deepest respect as a living chapter of Indian cinema. Eighty-five-plus films across four decades, starting as a child actor, is a body of work few can rival. The Padma Shri, the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award only confirm her stature. What impresses me most is that she refused to stay a performer alone, moving into directing and producing with real ambition. There's a grace and staying power to a career like hers that I genuinely cherish. She's the kind of lifelong artist I want to applaud wholeheartedly.

Name (English)

Asha Parekh

Name (Japanese)

アシャ・パレク

Reading

あしゃ・ぱれく

Born

October 2, 1942 (age 83)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Horse

Origin

Bengaluru, Bengaluru Urban district, India

Occupation

actor / film actor / television producer / television director

Awards & achievements

• 2002 Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
• Padma Shri in arts

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/ashaparekhofficial/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asha%20Parekh
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%91%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AF
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3595311

Tags

• Bengaluru Urban district
• actor
• film actor
• television producer

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.