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Throwback To When Asha Parekh Admitted Being Married To Shammi Kapoor
Updated on: 21 October, 2024 12:40 PM IST |Shweta Shah
Asha Parekh Opens Up On Being Married To Shammi Kapoor, Tiff With Shatrughan Sinha
One of the most talented and gorgeous actresses of the early years of Bollywood, Asha Parekh, revolutionized the Hindi film industry by paving the way for heroines to play roles more than just an amenity. It`s been over seven decades since she entered the film industry.
Asha`s career wasn`t as smooth as it seemed to the fans and outsiders. Her journey to fame was filled with several ups and downs, including being linked with some shocking rumors and tiffs with her co-stars.
On Shammi kapoor`s birth anniversary, here`s a throwback to when the veteran actress sat down for a candid chat with Arbaaz Khan, where she spoke about many shocking controversies.
One of them was Asha Parekh being reportedly married to late superstar.
Walking down memory lane, Asha looked back at the time when actresses enjoyed alcohol back in the day, recalling an incident where her eyes were red, so much so that she had refused to shoot the next day.
Also Read: When Mumtaz Rejected Shammi Kapoor`s Proposal, Leaving Him Heartbroken
Further, she went on to address rumors about her being married to Shammi Kapoor and said, “Yes, we were married.” This has taken the internet by storm.
Asha Parekh even recalled the time when the legendary Guru Dutt called her mother and said he didn`t think she could be a leading heroine. In the teaser, she also reflected on her tiff with Shatrughan Sinha.
“It was like, let’s do it just the way I want. And then he gave some statements in the press, which were very derogatory to him, not to me," said the Kati Patang actress.
The teaser also shows Arbaaz Khan and Asha speaking about the actress making her comeback. She said it wasn`t a smooth sail, adding, “It did impact me.” She further refused to talk more about the bad phase.
Asha made her debut as a leading lady with Nasir Hussain`s 1959 film Dil Deke Dekho, opposite Shammi Kapoor. In a spanning career of over five decades, she went on to star in some blockbuster movies like Dil Deke Dekho, Kati Patang, Teesri Manzil, Baharon Ke Sapne, Pyar Ka Mausam, and Caravan.
Her last on-screen appearance as an actress was in the 1981 release of Kaalia.
Asha`s career wasn`t as smooth as it seemed to the fans and outsiders. Her journey to fame was filled with several ups and downs, including being linked with some shocking rumors and tiffs with her co-stars.
On Shammi kapoor`s birth anniversary, here`s a throwback to when the veteran actress sat down for a candid chat with Arbaaz Khan, where she spoke about many shocking controversies.
One of them was Asha Parekh being reportedly married to late superstar.
Were Asha Parekh and Shammi Kapoor married?
The veteran diva chatted with Arbaaz Khan on his show, The Invincibles Series Season 2, where she got candid about her career, personal life, rumors, and everything in between. The promo for the episode was released on Monday, which teased a rollercoaster of many emotions.Walking down memory lane, Asha looked back at the time when actresses enjoyed alcohol back in the day, recalling an incident where her eyes were red, so much so that she had refused to shoot the next day.
Also Read: When Mumtaz Rejected Shammi Kapoor`s Proposal, Leaving Him Heartbroken
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Further, she went on to address rumors about her being married to Shammi Kapoor and said, “Yes, we were married.” This has taken the internet by storm.
Asha Parekh even recalled the time when the legendary Guru Dutt called her mother and said he didn`t think she could be a leading heroine. In the teaser, she also reflected on her tiff with Shatrughan Sinha.
“It was like, let’s do it just the way I want. And then he gave some statements in the press, which were very derogatory to him, not to me," said the Kati Patang actress.
The teaser also shows Arbaaz Khan and Asha speaking about the actress making her comeback. She said it wasn`t a smooth sail, adding, “It did impact me.” She further refused to talk more about the bad phase.
Asha Parekh`s glorious career
The legendary actress started her filmy career as a child actor at the age of 10 with the 1952 release, Asmaan. She also starred in Bimal Roy`s Baap Beti two years after her debut.Asha made her debut as a leading lady with Nasir Hussain`s 1959 film Dil Deke Dekho, opposite Shammi Kapoor. In a spanning career of over five decades, she went on to star in some blockbuster movies like Dil Deke Dekho, Kati Patang, Teesri Manzil, Baharon Ke Sapne, Pyar Ka Mausam, and Caravan.
Her last on-screen appearance as an actress was in the 1981 release of Kaalia.
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