This girl seen in this photo has been Bollywood's Jubilee Girl

New Delhi:

This girl doing classical dance has been a famous actress of the 1960s and 70s.

This is a childhood picture of such a popular actress, who was known as 'Jubilee Girl' in Bollywood.

This actress, who was the heartbeat of millions, never got married.

Be it Rajesh Khanna, Dharmendra or Shammi Kapoor, the actress, who made onscreen pairings with top actors of that era, started her acting career at the age of just 10, working with the legendary director Bimal Roy.

Do you recognize this girl now?

This girl doing classical dance is none other than Asha Parekh, the famous actress of 1960-70.

Not only Silver Girl, Asha Parekh was also known by many other names.

Because of giving continuous hit films, people used to call her 'hit girl'.

Rajendra Kumar used to call Asha Parekh 'Bhagyalakshmi'.

Many of Asha Parekh's films had celebrated silver jubilee at the box office, due to which she got the name of 'Jubilee Girl'.

ASHA PAREKH turns 78!


Trained classical dancer, she featured in 90+ films since her debut as a child actor under the screen name Baby Asha.

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After playing the role of a child artist, she disappeared from the big screen for some time.

When she returned at the age of sixteen, Asha Parekh also faced rejections many times.

After this, Nasir Hussain cast him in Shammi Kapoor's opposite film 'Dil De Ke Dekho' and this film brightened his fortunes.

After this he gave more than one hit films.

Asha Parekh was awarded the Padma Shri and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for her brilliant acting and her contribution towards Hindi cinema.

Apart from this, he has also received the Lifetime Achievement Award of Filmfare.

Asha Parekh has also been the chairperson of the Censor Board.

Along with acting, he also tried his hand at directing.

He also directed many TV shows.