Parveen Babi

Parveen Babi
Parveen Babi in Amar Akbar Anthony (1977)
Born
Parveen Mohammad Ali Khanji Babi[1]

(1949-04-04)4 April 1949[2]
Junagadh, Saurashtra, India
Died20 January 2005(2005-01-20) (aged 55)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Resting placeSantacruz Muslim Cemetery, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active1972–1991

Parveen Babi (4 April 1949 – 20 January 2005) was an Indian actress and model who worked in Hindi films. Regarded as one of the finest actresses of Indian cinema, she was one of the highest-paid actresses of 1970s and early 1980s.[3] Babi was known for her "glamorous" acting style; her modeling and fashion sense additionally established her as an icon.[4][5]

Babi made her acting debut with the film Charitra (1973), and received recognition for Majboor (1974). She had her breakthrough with Deewaar (1975), and went on to establish herself with successful films such as - Amar Akbar Anthony (1977), Suhaag (1979), Kaala Patthar (1979), The Burning Train (1980), Shaan (1980), Kranti (1981), Kaalia (1981) and Namak Halaal (1982). In 1976, she was the first Bollywood star to appear on the cover of Time magazine.[6] The 1991 film Irada marked her final film appearance before retirement.[7]

Babi's personal life has been well-documented by the media; she had remained unmarried after a string of relationships with Kabir Bedi, Danny Denzongpa and Mahesh Bhatt. She was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, which came to the attention of the public following various incidents, as well as diabetes. She also had osteoarthritis of the knee. On 20 January 2005, Babi died of multiple organ failure.[8]

  1. ^ Karishma Upadhyay (2020). Parveen Babi: A Life. Hachette India. ISBN 978-93-88322-94-2.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference bhaskar was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Parveen wanted to be left alone", The Times of India, 30 January 2005
  4. ^ "Manish Malhotra picks his five favourite super stylish heroines of the seventies". The Telegraph. 23 November 2010. Archived from the original on 28 November 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Parveen Babi Death Anniversary: 5 best movies of the glamourous [sic] actress". Free Press Journal India. 19 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Time magazine features starlet Parveen Babi on its cover, sets Bombay on fire". India Today. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Remembering Parveen Babi: The Tragic Life and Death of One of Bollywood's Most Beautiful Actress". Masala!. 20 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Parveen Babi dies, alone in death as in life", The Times of India, Retrieved 22 January 2005.