MUMBAI: Bollywood actress Parveen Babi was an incredible artist as she has given a large number of blockbuster films in her career. Although she was talented and one of the highest-paid actresses, her life was filled with controversies. Babi’s personal life has been well-documented by the media; she remained unmarried after a string of relationships with actors, including filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt.
Mahesh Bhatt recalled, “I walked into that bedroom lined up with innumerable perfumes (the fragrance still lingers in my mind) on the dressing table, to see a sight that sent a chill down my spine. Parveen (Babi) was dressed in a film costume and sat curled up in the corner between the wall and the bed. Her gait was beast-like. She had a kitchen knife in her hand.”
The filmmaker continued, “’What are you doing?’ I asked. She said, ‘Shhsssh….! Don’t talk! This room is bugged (installed with a spying device). They’re trying to kill me; they’re going to drop a chandelier on me.’ She held my hand and led me outside. I saw her mother look helplessly at me. Her gaze revealed that this episode had happened before; it was not the first time.”
The actress received recognition for her role in Majboor (1974), later she went on to do major films like Deewaar, Amar Akbar Anthony, Suhaag, Kaala Patthar, The Burning Train and many more. She became the first Bollywood star to appear on the cover of Time magazine in 1976.
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