Name	Bansuri
Names	Murali, Bansi, Baashi, Baanhi
Classification	Indian Woodwind Instrument
Range	2.5 Octaves (six-hole), 3 Octaves (seven-hole)
Related	Venu
Musicians	List of Indian Flautists
Articles	Hindustani classical music, Pannalal Ghosh, Hariprasad Chaurasia }}

The bansuri (,, , ) is a transverse alto flute of Bangladesh, India and Nepal made from a single hollow shaft of bamboo with six or seven finger holes. An ancient musical instrument associated with cowherds and the pastoral tradition, it is intimately linked to the love story of Krishna and Radha, and is depicted in Buddhist paintings from around 100 AD. The Bansuri is revered as Lord Krishna's divine instrument, and is often associated with Krishna's Rasa lila; mythological accounts tell of the tunes of Krishna's flute having a spellbinding and enthralling effect not only on the women of the Braj, but even on the animals of the region. The North Indian bansuri, typically about 14 inches in length, was traditionally used as a soprano instrument primarily for accompaniment in lighter compositions including film music. The bass variety (approximately 30", tonic E3 at A440Hz), pioneered by Pt. Pannalal Ghosh and elevated to heights of global renown by the brilliance of Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia has now been indispensable in Hindustani Classical music for well over half a century. Bansuris range in size from less than 12" to nearly 40".

History

The word bansuri originates in the Sanskrit ''bans'' [bamboo] + ''swar'' [musical note]. There are two varieties of bansuri: transverse, and fipple. The fipple flute is usually played in folk music and is held at the lips like a whistle. Because it enables superior control, variations and embellishments, the transverse variety is preferred in Indian classical music.

Pandit Pannalal Ghosh (1911–1960) elevated the Bansuri from a folk instrument to the stage of serious classical music. He experimented with the length, bore and number of holes, and found that longer length and larger bore allowed for better coverage of the lower octaves. He eventually pioneered longer bansuris with larger bores and a seventh hole placed a quarter turn inwards from the line of the other six finger holes.

Construction

Bansuri construction is a complex art. The bamboo suitable for making a bansuri needs to possess several qualities. It must be thin walled and straight with a uniform circular cross section and long internodes. Being a natural material, it is difficult to find bamboo shafts with all these characteristics, which in turn makes good bansuris rare and expensive. Suitable species of bamboo (such as Pseudostachyum) with these traits are endemic to the forests of Assam and Kerala.

After harvesting a suitable specimen, the bamboo is seasoned to allow naturally present resins to strengthen it. Once ready, a cork stopper is inserted to block one end, next to which the blowing hole is burnt in. The holes must be burnt in with red hot skewers since drilling causes the fibrous bamboo to split along the length, rendering it useless. The approximate positions of the finger holes are calculated by measuring the bamboo shaft's inner and outer diameters and applying certain formulae. Flute makers have only one chance to burn the holes, and a single mistake ruins the flute, so they usually begin by burning in a small hole, after which they play the note and using a chromatic tuner, gradually make adjustments by sanding the holes in small increments. Once all the holes are perfected, the bansuri is steeped in a solution of antiseptic oils, after which it is cleaned, dried and its ends are bound with silk or nylon threads for both decoration as well as protection against thermal expansion.

Playing

Bansuris range in length from less than 12 inches (called ''murali''s) up to about 40 inches (''shankha'' bansuris). 20-inch bansuris are common. Another common and similar Indian flute played in South India is the venu, which is shorter in length and has 8 finger holes(This type of Indian flute is played by the famous Carnatic Musician Shashank Subramanyam). The index, middle, and ring fingers of both hands are usually used to finger the six hole bansuri. For the seven hole bansuri, the little finger (pinky) of the lower hand is usually employed. The sound of a bansuri is generated from resonance of the air column inside it. The length of this column is varied by closing or leaving open, a varying number of holes. Half-holing is employed to play flat or minor notes. The 'sa' (on the Indian sargam scale, or equivalent 'do' on the octave) note is obtained by covering the first three holes from the blowing-hole. Octaves are varied by manipulating one's embouchure and controlling the blowing strength. Various grip styles are used by flutists to suit different lengths of Bansuris, the two prominent styles being the Pannalal Ghosh grip, which uses the fingertips to close the holes, and the Hariprasad Chaurasia grip, which uses the pads(flat undersides) of the fingers to close the holes. While playing, the sitting posture is also important in that one should be careful not to strain one's back over long hours of practice. The size of a Bansuri affects its pitch. Longer bansuris with a larger bore have a lower pitch and the slimmer and shorter ones sound higher.

In order to play the diatonic scale on a bansuri, one needs to find where the notes lie. For example, in a bansuri where Sa or the tonic is always played by closing the first three holes, is equivalent to D, one can play sheet music by creating a finger notation that corresponds to different notes. A flutist is able to perform complex facets of Raga music such as microtonal inflections, ornamentation, and glissando by varying the breath, performing fast and dextrous fingering, and closing/opening the holes with slow, sweeping gestures. These techniques are demonstrated by the famous Indian flautist Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia.

Care and Maintenance

Since, Bansuri is a natural woodwind instrument, it is prone to cracks and thermal stresses while playing.

Avoid playing in very cold conditions. This causes the bamboo to expand unevenly and develop cracks, because of the warm air blown into it.

Frequently oiling the bansuri is recommended as this conditions the bamboo and makes it to last longer. Usually, slight amount of mustard oil is used on the inside of the bansuri. Some bansuri players and makers prefer linseed oil or walnut oil to mustard oil, owing to its strong odour. Oiling must never be done on the threads or near the blowing hole on the inside. A small cotton swab(attached to any convenient piece of stick) soaked in the oil should be applied on the inside, about two inches away from the blowing hole. It must be made sure that the bansuri is cold(i.e., not recently played, because recently played bansuris have moisture on the bore surface) before oiling. After oiling is done, it is allowed to soak completely.

The frequency of oiling depends on the climatic conditions in which the bansuri is played. Dry hot climates require oiling as frequent as four to six times an year.

If, in case, cracks develop on the bansuri, they will most likely destroy the tuning of the bansuri. To prevent further damage due to cracks, apply instant glue( with lower viscosity, so that it can seep into the crack and bond it) on the crack and then bind the area with threads(nylon threads used in crochet can be used).

Bansurists

Famous masters of the bansuri include Pt. Pannalal Ghosh, Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia, Vijay Raghav Rao, G. S. Sachdev, Pt. Devendra Murdeshwar, Pt. Raghunath Seth, Ronu Majumdar and Nityanand Haldipur, Pt. Rajendra Prasanna

See also

Hindustani classical music

Venu

Flute

External links

Carnatic Flute Fingering Chart

Notes

Category:Side-blown flutes Category:Hindustani musical instruments Category:Indian musical instruments Category:Pakistani musical instruments Category:Bangladeshi musical instruments Category:Nepalese musical instruments Category:Bansuri players

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G. S. Sachdev (born Gurbachan Singh Sachdev) is an Indian performer of the ''bansuri'' (bamboo flute). He performs Hindustani classical music.

Among his students are Oscar van Dillen and Jin Hi Kim.

Discography

''Spirit''

''Live in Concert''

''Flights of Improvisation''

''Full Moon''

''Master of the Bamboo Flute'', v. 2

''Bansuri'' (Solo)

''Classical North Indian Ragas''

''Two Moods''

''Romantic Ragas''

''Live in New York''

''Lyrical Grace''

''Amar Sangit''

''Jasmine Nights''

''Incantations''

''Aradhana''

''Greeting of the Dawn''

External links

G. S. Sachdev official site

See also

Bansuri

Hindustani classical music

Category:Hindustani instrumentalists Category:Indian flautists Category:Living people

name	The Basics
background	group_or_band
origin	Melbourne, Australia
genre	Rock
years active	2002 – (present)
label	Independent, Albert Records
associated acts	Gotye, Down Hills Home, Dog With Wheels, Blood Red Bird
website	The Basics Official Website
current members	Wally De BackerTim HeathKris Schroeder
past members	Michael Hubbard
notable instruments	Lead guitar, drums, bass guitar. }}

The Basics ( ) are a three-piece band from Melbourne, Australia, formed by Wally De Backer and Kris Schroeder in 2002. Their style has been described as anything from 'indie-pop' to 'rock'n'roll' to 'pop-rock', though their records show them span a wide range of genres including reggae, ska, country, and electro-pop. They are "recognised as one of Australia's hardest-working bands".

With close to 1000 shows in their nine-year career, their live performances are well-known for their sense of humour and energy.

Formation

The Basics were formed after Kris met Wally at a party in Melbourne. The event was to see off the young aspiring producer, who was about to depart for Los Angeles, and together with a number of musician friends, the two jammed on some blues-rock standards. Later that night, they bonded over a mutual love of The Beatles, 70s & 80s cartoon theme songs and old Sierra adventure games.

Initially they played around Melbourne as an acoustic guitar/drums combo, starting at The Opposition in Frankston and the House of Fools in Footscray, where in late 2002 they met and later invited Michael Hubbard to join them on electric guitar. Though lacking any real experience with the instrument, Kris willingly purchased his first bass guitar and the trio was born. During this time the group start performing songs with more complicated three-part harmony.

During late 2002 and early 2003 The Basics recorded and released an album called ''Get Back'' through MGM Distribution. They began what was to become regular tours of the East and West coasts of Australia.

2004-2005: Current lineup

Tim Heath joined the group in June 2004, after Michael decided to pursue his solo career, which has included being one half of Down Hills Home. Tim was reportedly the only person to reply to an advertisement in Melbourne's Beat Magazine looking for a new guitarist. Tim apparently answered the advertisement - which said the applicant "must have a love of 50s and 60s rock'n'roll" - thinking that he would be meeting "a couple of old guys to play with on the weekends over some beers". They soon recorded ''For Girls Like You''.

The Basics in 2005 continued to tour and play small festivals, and after releasing ''For Girls Like You'' through MGM Distribution they departed for a national tour of Australia, which lasted for two months and took them to every Australian state and territory. Stuart Padbury, a young Melbourne sound engineer, joined them on much of this tour. On returning, the band began demoing songs for a new album.

2006-2009: Touring and soundtracks

In 2006, The Basics began recording what is to become known as ''Stand Out/Fit In''. This took several months and was not completed until the end of the year, despite intentions to have it released in June. Instead, they held a successful 'album preview' where each of the tracks was demonstrated in 'rough form' accompanied by a music video for each (produced by Melbourne photographic artist James Bryans). The band also talked about the origins of the songs. This event brought a lot of attention to the band for the idea's originality. They pre-released a radio single 'Just Hold On' from the album. The band were invited to play the hugely popular Homebake Festival in Sydney, where they received a great response ("one of the highlights" wrote ''The Daily Telegraph'').

In 2007, the band departed on a tri-state residency which saw them play Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane every week for the month of April - a bold move which brought further attention to the band for its original idea. Riding on the wave of this tour, Schroeder, De Backer and Heath departed on their first overseas tour which saw them performing 26 shows around Japan, Norway and the United Kingdom. They also toured twice more up the East Coast, one of which was with popular Japanese band The Bawdies. Their song 'Rattle My Chain' was used in a series of commercials for Volvo Australia. The song 'Hey There!' featured in the British film ''The Bank Job'' - starring Jason Statham - and was used as the backing for a February 2007 short film directed by Tim Longhurst called The Rip. Their song 'Better' was featured in a surfing documentary about the invention of the shortboard in 1967.

In 2008, the band appeared on Australia's Channel 9 for Australia Day celebrations, performing two of their songs - 'Just Hold On' and 'Hey There!' - to an estimated audience of 2 million. Securing an Australian Government grant, they embarked on a two-month tour of Australia, specifically targeting "culturally underprivileged groups" in rural and regional schoolchildren and Indigenous communities. The programme had them holding masterclasses and performing alongside Indigenous groups in the remote Northern Territory and Queensland. Their initiative also had them raising money for the charity Lifeline, their contribution to which was recognised with a plaque at the end of the tour. Season two of ''Californication'' starring David Duchovny featured their cover of the classic 'Have Love, Will Travel', most famously covered by 'The Sonics'.

In 2009, The Basics for the first time enjoyed the support of Australian radio network Triple J, which had reportedly snubbed the band's previous material. The singles 'With This Ship' and 'Like A Brother' were added to the station's playlist, and momentum carried The Basics overseas for a second tour of the United Kingdom and Norway, and also a series of shows in Dublin, Ireland. They were joined by the longtime front-of-house engineer Stuart Padbury who had been mixing them since 2005. The band was often seen in the Grafton Street Mall in Dublin busking to promote their concerts there. Their second show in Oslo, Norway saw the band perform with Hot Tub, one of the members of the Norwegian boy band "Boyzvoice", in his first performance for several years. Season Eight of ''Scrubs'' featured the song 'Lookin' Over My Shoulder'.

Despite all this promise, the band's album ''Keep Your Friends Close'' - produced and part-recorded by Peter Cobbin at London's Abbey Road Studios - though enjoying many favourable reviews, failed to impress Richard Kingsmill, music director of Triple J. This effectively ended the band's apparent upward spiral and the resulting album launch tour was reportedly "trying".

2010: Hiatus and live album

In 2010, following the band's fourth stint at the Tamworth Country Music Festival, and the recording of a yet-unreleased live album, an indefinite hiatus was announced on the band's websites. This was in part due to the impending release of a new album produced by Wally for his Gotye project, and also to reported tensions within the band following the previous year's disappointments.

However, this hiatus was soon broken with a two-month residency at the Northcote Social Club in Melbourne, which saw an apparent return to form. The band's EP "Wait For You" enjoys airplay on Triple J. The Basics also played a one-off show at Sydney's Oxford Art Factory.

On 20 August 2010, The Basics released their fourth LP , available free online and exclusively from *[www.FreeBasicsAlbum.com]. The band had reportedly moved to expand their listenership through this free giveaway, though 300 "Deluxe" CD/Vinyl versions have been printed. was recorded at the Northcote Social Club on 6 February, "in front of a live studio audience", and like the previous record was mixed by Peter Cobbin at Abbey Road Studios. Technically a self-titled album, the phonetics spell out the accurate pronunciation of the band’s name. Kris Schroeder: "For years we’ve worked at bringing our live energy into the studio and thus far it’s been a bit hit-and-miss. Our trick this time was to pull a switcheroo and bring the studio to us instead; the result is the best and closest to us we’ve sounded yet."

Melbourne thespian and Dog With Wheels bassist David Bramble - friends with Heath from university days - has occasionally joined the band on tour, playing keys, often while sporting a large moustache. Other guests have included Jake Mason (saxophone), also of Cookin' on 3 Burners and The Bamboos, Gideon Brazil (saxophone, flute), Simon Imrei (guitar and vocals) and Monty MacKenzie (saxophone).

Covers have often made an appearance from various sources: to date, some of the bands covered have been Cream, The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, The Police, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, New Kids on the Block, Richard Berry, Sonny Curtis and The Crickets, JJ Cale, Harry Nilsson, Bill Scott, Ryan Adams and The Coasters (via The Beatles for their cover of Three Cool Cats).

Members

Kris Schroeder: Bass, Vocals

Wally De Backer: Drums, Vocals

Tim Heath: Guitar, Vocals

Discography

Albums

Get Back (15 January 2004)

Stand Out/Fit In (5 May 2007)

Keep Your Friends Close (25 September 2009)

(20 August 2010)

EP

For Girls Like You (11 July 2005)

Lookin' Over My Shoulder (10 February 2007)

Like A Brother (5 June 2009)

Wait For You (21 May 2010)

Singles

Call It Rhythm & Blues (20 August 2004)

Just Hold On

With This Ship (22 February 2009)

Upcoming projects

The band are taking a two year hiatus, set to return to the stage together in early 2012. Wally De Backer will be launching a new album under his Gotye act in August 2011, Tim Heath will be touring and recording with Blood Red Bird, and Kris Schroeder is currently recording a solo album.

References

External links

Official Website

Myspace Website

Category:Victoria (Australia) musical groups

name	Asha Parekh
birth date	October 02, 1942
birth place	Maharashtra, India
yearsactive	1952–present
occupation	Actress, Producer
othername	}}

Asha Parekh (born 2 October 1942) is a Bollywood actress, director, and producer. She was one of the top stars in Hindi films from 1959 to 1973.

Biography

Early life

Asha Parekh was born into a middle-class Gujarati family on 2 October 1942 in Mahuva,Gujarat, India to a Hindu father who was from Paldi near Pirana, Ahmedabad, Gujarat and Muslim mother, and her religious upbringing involved worshipping Sai Baba. Her mother enrolled her in Indian classical dance classes at an early age.

Career

Parekh started her career as a child artist under the screen name Baby Asha Parekh in the film ''Aasmaan'' (1952). Famed film director Bimal Roy saw her dance at a stage function and cast her at the tender age of twelve in Baap Beti (1954). The film's failure disappointed her and even though she did a couple more child roles, she quit to resume her schooling. At sixteen she decided to try acting again and make her debut as a heroine, but she was rejected from Vijay Bhatt's ''Goonj Uthi Shehnai'' (1959) in favor of actress Ameeta, because the filmmaker claimed she was not star material. The very next day, film producer Subodh Mukherjee and writer-director Nasir Hussain cast her as the heroine in Dil Deke Dekho (1959) opposite Shammi Kapoor which made her a huge star.

The film also led to a long and fruitful association with Hussain. He went on to cast her as the heroine in six more of his films: Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai (1961), Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon (1963), Teesri Manzil (1966), Baharon Ke Sapne (1967), Pyar Ka Mausam (1969), and Caravan (1971). She also did a cameo role for his film Manzil Manzil (1984). He also got her involved in distribution of films for 21 years, starting with Baharon Ke Sapne (1967). She was primarily known as a glamour girl/excellent dancer/tomboy in most of her films, until director Raj Khosla gave her a serious image by casting her in tragedienne roles in three of her favorite films: Do Badan (1966), Chirag (1969), and Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1978). Director Shakti Samanta gave her more dramatic roles in her other favorite films, Pagla Kahin Ka (1970), and Kati Patang (1970), the latter earned her the Filmfare Best Actress Award. Many important directors repeated her several times in their films, such as Vijay Anand, Mohan Segal and J.P. Dutta.

Asha acted in her mother tongue Gujarati by starring in three films at the height of her fame in Hindi films, the first film being Akhand Saubhagyavati (1963), which became a huge hit. She also acted in some Punjabi films and a Kannada film Sharavegada Saradara released in 1989.

After her days as a leading lady ended, she took on supporting roles as bhabhi (sister-in-law) and mother, but she called this the "awkward phase" of her career. So she stopped acting in films, and her friends recommended that she become a television director. She took their advice and became a television director in the early 1990s with a Gujarati serial ''Jyoti''. She formed a production company ''Akruti'' and produced serials like ''Palash ke Phool'', ''Baaje Payal'', ''Kora Kagaz'' and a comedy ''Dal Mein Kaala''. She was the president of the Cine Artistes' Association from 1994 to 2000. Asha was the first female chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification (Censor Board) of India. She held the post from 1998 to 2001 for which she received no salary but plenty of controversy for censoring films and for not giving clearance to Shekhar Kapur's ''Elizabeth''. Later, she became the treasurer of the Cine and Television Artists Association (CINTAA) and also was later elected to be one of its officebearers.

Asha stopped acting in 1995 to pursue directing and producing television serials, but her acting accomplishments were not forgotten as she received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002. And she has continued to receive other Lifetime Achievement Awards: Kalakar Award in 2004; International Indian Film Academy Awards in 2006; Pune International Film Festival Award (2007); Ninth Annual Bollywood Award (2007) in Long Island, New York. She received the Living Legend Award from the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry(FICCI).

In 2008, she was a judge on a reality show Tyohaar Dhamaaka on the Indian entertainment channel 9X.

Personal life

Asha has remained unmarried, claiming that her reputation of being unapproachable made people hesitate in asking for her hand in marriage. There were rumors that she was romantically involved with her married director Nasir Hussain. In her later years, Asha said that she had a longtime boyfriend but declined to elaborate on the relationship, only stating that "it was nice while it lasted." She said she hadn't seen Nasir Hussain the last year of his life, as he became reclusive because of his wife's death, but she did speak to him on the phone the day before he died in 2002.

Today, she concentrates on her dance academy Kara Bhavan. The Asha Parekh Hospital in Santa Cruz, Mumbai is named after her because of her many contributions.

Filmography

Asha Parekh has acted in over 50 films.

''Aasmaan'' (1952) (as Baby Asha Parekh)

''Dhobi Doctor'' (1954)

''Baap Beti'' (1954)

''Ayodhyapati'' (1956)

''Ustad'' (1957) .... Child Artiste

''Aasha'' (1957) (uncredited)

''Dil Deke Dekho'' (1959) .... Neeta Narayan

''Hum Hindustani'' (1960) .... Sudha

''Ghunghat'' (1960) ....Laxmi

''Jab Pyar Kisise Hota Hai'' (1961) .... Nisha R. Singh

''Gharana'' (1961) ....Usha Gupta

''Chhaya'' (1961) .... Sarita J. Choudhary

''Apna Banake Dekho'' (1962)

''Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon'' (1963) .... Mona

''Meri Surat Teri Ankhen'' (1963) .... Kavita

''Bin Badal Barsaat'' (1963) .... Sandhya Gupta

''Bharosa'' (1963) ....Gomti

''Akhand Saubhagyavati'' (1963) .... Usha

''Ziddi (1964 film)'' (1964) .... Asha Singh

''Mere Sanam'' (1965) .... Neena Mehra

''Teesri Manzil'' (1966) .... Sunita

''Love in Tokyo'' (1966) .... Asha

''Do Badan'' (1966) .... Asha

''Aaye Din Bahar Ke'' (1966) .... Kanchan

''Upkar'' (1967) .... Kavita

''Baharon Ke Sapne'' (1967) .... Geeta

''Shikar'' (1968) .... Kiran

''Kahin Aur Chal'' (1968)

''Sajan (1969 film)'' (1969) .... Rajni

''Pyar Ka Mausam'' (1969) .... Seema Kumar

''Mahal'' (1969) ....Roopa Devi

''Kanyadan (film)'' (1969) .... Rekha

''Chirag'' (1969) .... Asha Chibber

''Aya Sawan Jhoom Ke'' (1969) .... Aarti

''Pagla Kahin Ka'' (1970) ....Dr. Shalini ("Shalu")

''Naya Raasta'' (1970) .... Shallo

''Kati Patang'' (1970) .... Madhavi ("Madhu")

''Kankan De Ole'' (Punjabi) (1970)

''Bhai-Bhai'' (1970) .... Taaj

''Aan Milo Sajna'' (1970) .... Varsha/Deepali

''Nadaan'' (1971) .... Seema

''Mera Gaon Mera Desh'' (1971) .... Anju

''Jwala'' (1971) (as Ashaparekh)....Ranjana

''Jawan Mohabbat'' (1971) .... Komal Mathur

''Caravan'' (1971) .... Sunita/Soni

''Samadhi'' (1972) .... Champa

''Rakhi Aur Hathkadi'' (1972) .... Janki/Kiran

''Heera (film)'' (1973) .... Asha

''Anjaan Raahen'' (1974) .... Geeta

''Rani Aur Lalpari'' (1975) .... Kamla

''Zakhmee'' (1975) .... Asha

''Udhar Ka Sindur'' (1976) .... Shanta

''Kulvadhu'' (1977) .... Chandan

''Adha Din Adhi Raat'' (1977)

''Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki'' (1978) .... Tulsi Chouhan

''Prem Vivah'' (1979)

''Bin Phere Hum Tere'' (1979) .... Jamuna

''Sau Din Saas Ke'' (1980) .... Sheela

''Bulundi'' (1980)

''Khel Muqaddar Ka'' (1981)

''Kaalia'' (1981) .... Shanti

''Pakhandi'' (1984)

''Dharam Aur Kanoon'' (1984)

''Manzil Manzil'' (1984) .... Vijay's mom

''Lava (film)'' (1985) .... Amar's mom

''Car Thief (film)'' (1986) .... Mrs. Mehera

''Sagar Sangam'' (1988)

''Main Tere Liye'' (1988) .... Priti

''Hamara Khandaan'' (1988) .... Sharda Singh (Vishal's mom)

''Hum To Chale Pardes'' (1988)

''Hathyar (1989 film)'' (1989) .... Avinash's mother

''Batwara'' (1989) .... Bade Thakur's wife

''Professor Ki Padosan'' (1993) .... Shobha (Prof's Wife)

''Bhagyawan'' (1994) .... Savitri

''Ghar Ki Izzat'' (1994) .... Seeta

''Andolan'' (1995)

''Sar Aankhon Par'' (1999)....Herself

Awards and nominations

# Filmfare Award Nomination as Best Actress for Chirag(1969) # Filmfare Best Actress Award for Kati Patang(1970) # Filmfare Award Nomination as Best Supporting Actress for Udhar Ka Sindoor(1976) # Filmfare Award Nomination as Best Supporting Actress for Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1978) # Padma Shri awarded in the Arts (1992) # Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award (2002) # Indian Motion Picture Producers' Association(IMPPA) felicitated Asha for her outstanding contribution to the Indian film industry (2003) # Kalakar Award--Lifetime Achievement Award (2004) # International Indian Film Academy Awards for outstanding achievement in Indian cinema (2006) # Saptarang Ke Saptashee Award (2006) # Gujarati Association of North America (GANA)'s First International Gujarati Convention-Lifetime Achievement Award (2006) # Pune International Film Festival—Lifetime Achievement Award (2007) # Bollywood Award—Lifetime Achievement Award (2007) # Living Legend Award from the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry(FICCI). # Film Federation of India honored Asha at its Golden Jubilee celebration ceremony-(2008) # Sahyadri Navratna Award given to Asha for being a "woman of substance" (2008) # Solitaire for Life Award from the ABN Amro Solitaire Design Awards show (2008) # Nashik International Film Festival-Lifetime Achievement Award (2009) # 'Lachchu Mahraj Puraskar' Award for Asha's contribution to dance and acting (2009) # 40th International Film Festival of India felicitated Asha for completing 50 years in Hindi cinema (2009) # 'Legends Live Forever Award' from the Immortal Memories Event (2009) # Golden Laurel Award—Ninth Gr8 Women Achievers Awards (2010) # Prakarti Ratan Award (2010) # Jaipur International Film Festival—Lifetime Achievement Award (2011) # Legendary Icon Cine Artist Award-Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards (2011)

References

External links

http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/jun/10dinesh.htm

* http://www.musicindiaonline.com/n/i/hindi/694/

http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14123471

http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/interview.php?id=13541479&cid;=2398

http://www.indiantelevision.com/interviews/y2k3/producer/ashaparekh.htm

http://www.mid-day.com/smd/play/2004/june/85008.htm (Asha Parekh's recipe and the kind of food she likes.)

http://www.screenindia.com/jan28/tele3.htm (interview and photograph of Asha Parekh talking about directing her television serials.)

Category:Filmfare Awards winners Category:Hindi film actors Category:Indian actors Category:Indian film actors Category:Gujarati-language films Category:Living people Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri Category:1942 births Category:Indian Jains

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