• Heroes who would appear opposite her in films have recounted being frequently terrified of her.
• Asha remarked that although heroes would slowly warm up to her, they would initially be extremely frightened.
• Asha has already acknowledged on a number of times that individuals were hesitant to ask for her hand in marriage.

Heroes who would appear opposite her in films have recounted being frequently terrified of her. At the height of her career, Asha was renowned for her collaborations with Dev Anand, Shammi Kapoor, and Rajesh Khanna, among other actors. Recently, Asha remarked that although heroes would slowly warm up to her, they would initially be extremely frightened.

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Asha has already acknowledged on a number of times that individuals were hesitant to ask for her hand in marriage. Because of her reputation as being difficult to approach. She suggested that her mother might be the cause of this notoriety in a recent interview.

She said about her mother Sudha aka Salma Parekh, “My mother was the main support, and the backbone of my life. She was everything to me. And being the only child, I was a little spoilt also.” Asked how her mother protected her in the film industry, the actor said, “My mother was a very strict mother. She never allowed anybody to come near me.”

Asha further recalled, “And I don’t know, everybody felt that there was something about me that nobody came near me. Darte the (they were scared). I am being very frank, there were quite a lot of heroes who would get frightened of me. I don’t know why they used to be frightened. After some time, when we would talk, we would become friends. But pehle to bahot darte the (initially they were very frightened of me). My parents kept me down to earth. They did not make me feel like I was a star.”

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The coveted Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the greatest honor in Indian cinema, was recently given to the seasoned actor. President Droupadi Murmu gave her the honor at the 68th National Film Awards ceremony on Friday in Delhi. The star expressed her gratitude for receiving the honor one day before of her 80th birthday.