Dada Saheb Phalke Award won legendary actress Ms Asha Parekh
New Delhi: Dada Saheb Phalke Award 2022: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has today announced that the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year 2020 will be accorded to legendary actress Ms Asha Parekh. The award will be presented at the National Film Award ceremony in New Delhi.
Announcing the decision Union Minister Shri Anurag Thakur said “I am honoured to announce that the Dadasaheb Phalke Selection Jury has decided to recognise & award Ms Asha Parekh ji for her exemplary lifetime contribution to Indian Cinema.” The Minister also announced that the 68th National Film Awards will be held on 30th September, 2022 and will be presided over by President of India Smt Droupadi Murmu.
Ms Asha Parekh is a renowned film actress, director and producer and an accomplished Indian classical dancer. Starting her career as a child actor she made her debut as lead heroine in Dil Deke Dekho and has gone on to act in over 95 movies. She has acted in celebrated films like Kati Patang, Teesri Manzil, Love in Tokyo, Aya Saawan Jhoom Ke, Aan Milo Sajna, Mera Gaon Mera Desh.
Ms Parekh is a winner of Padhma Shri, awarded to her in 1992. She has also served as the head of Central Board for Film Certification from 1998-2001.
Shri Anurag Thakur also announced that the decision to confer the award to Ms Parekh was taken by a jury of five members. The jury for the selection of 52nd Dada Saheb Phalke award consisted of five members from the film industry
Asha Parekh was born on 2 October 1942 in a middle-class Gujarati family. Born to father Pranlal Parekh and Muslim mother Sudha Parekh, Asha remained the only child. His mother started sending him to learn classical dance at an early age, after which he mastered and did many stage shows.
Famous film director Bimal Roy saw her dance during a stage ceremony and at the young age of ten, she was cast in the film Maa (1957). People liked him a lot and once again he was cast as a child artist in Baap Beti (1954).
