date of birth: 4th april 1949
date of death:20th january 2007
Sensational, stylish, beautiful.... such adjectives are most appropriate to describe one of the versatile actresses of Indian cinema. She is none other than the veteran actress of bollywood 'Parveen Babi'. Parveen was well known for her long silky hair and the glamorous image which she portrayed.
Parveen Babi's original name was Parveen Wali Mohammad Khan Babi, and was born to a Gujarati Muslim family of Vali Mohammed on April 4, 1949 in Junagadh .She was born fourteen years
after the marriage of her parents and was the only child. Her father Vali Mohammed Babi,was an administrator with the Nawab of Junagadh. She did her early schooling in Aurangabad and later attended St. Xavier's College in Mumbai.
Parveen Babi made her entry into the film industry in the year 1973 with the film titled Charitra. In 13 years of her career she acted with almost all the famous actors and directors of the decade. Some of her hit films include Majboor,
Amar Akbar Anthony
Deewar
Kala Patter
Kranti
Kalia
.
Though these films are basically male oriented, Parveen made her presence felt in the film and got appreciation. She had a very good chemistry with amitabh bachan and they together gave many big hits. In fact, she acted alongside Aman in Mahaan (1983) and Ashanti (1981) (inspired by the American television show Charlie' Angels, with the third role played by Shabana Azmi. She also acted in films like
36 Ghante (1974)
Trimurti (1974)
Majboor(1974)
Bullet (1976) Chandni Sona (1977), Namak Halaal (1982).
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