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Throwback Thursday: On Parveen Babi’s 70th birth anniversary, WATCH her talk about Amitabh Bachchan & others
Today marks the 70th birth anniversary of Parveen Babi who was among Bollywood’s finest actresses back in the days. Here’s a look at her candid interview with Shekhar Suman where she talks about Amitabh Bachchan, Shatrughan Sinha and more. Take a look.
During the Golden Era of Bollywood in the 70's, if there was one name among actresses who was synonymous with glamour, beauty and grace, it was Parveen Babi. The actress who was par excellence was known for her gorgeous smile and brilliant comic timing in the films. Parveen was born in Junagadh, Gujarat and completed her education in Bachelor of Arts in English Literature. She was an only child and had lost her father at an early age. Her tryst with glamour industry began with a career in modeling back in 1972 after which she bagged her first film Charitra opposite Salim Durani.
Though the film didn’t do well at the box office, Parveen shined like star she was meant to be and was welcomed by Bollywood. Her first major success was with none other than Amitabh Bachchan in Majboor and then it was no turning back for her. Parveen was among the most stylish fashionistas back then and was known to break stereotypes with her revolutionary outfits. She was also the FIRST ever Indian to be featured on the cover page of Time.
Her career was at its peak when she was linked with many stars like Amitabh Bachchan, Danny Denzongpa, Mahesh Bhatt. Mahesh Bhatt also produced Arth and Woh Lamhe which are said to be based partially on the life of Parveen Babi. Parveen is among those actresses of her times who is an inspiration to women and female actors in today’s time. With over 50 films to her name, 12 of them were with Amitabh Bachchan as her co-star which included Suhaag (1979), Kaala Patthar (1979), Namak Halaal (1982) among others.
She was often compared with Zeenat Aman due to the common age group but never shied away from picking roles she felt she could do. Her most memorable character is that of Amitabh Bachchan’s love interest Jenny in Amar Akbar Anthony. With chiselled looks and a stylish wardrobe, Parveen managed to stand out from the rest of the heroines during her time. In a throwback video of an interview with Shekhar Suman after two decades of being away from the movie business, Parveen Babi can be seen talking about Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Shatrughan Sinha and more. As candid as she was at that time, Parveen mentioned in the same that she thought actors like Raj Kapoor, Shashi Kapoor, Feroz Khan and more were more handsome than Amitabh Bachchan.
Check out the interview:
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