Parveen Babi birth anniversary: From mental health issues to complex love affairs - Lesser-known facts about late legend!
On late legend Parveen Babi's birth anniversary, let's take a look at her a few lesser-known facets of her life.
The actress had revolutionsed women's depictions in films by taking up challenging, taboo characters.
Parveen Babi grew up in Ahmedabad
Parveen Babi was immediately noticed after her acting debut
She made her film debut in 1973 with cricketer Salim Durrani in the film 'Chaitra' which failed to perform well with audiences. She began receiving recgonition for her acting presence after her role as Neela in the film 'Majboor' in 1974. Along with being an actress, Parveen Babi regularly featured on magazine covers as a model. Did you know she was the first Bollywood actress to appear on the front page of Time magazine in 1976? The cover remains to be iconic till date.
A look at Parveen Babi's romantic entanglements
On the personal front, Parveen had several relationships with her industry colleagues such as Kabir Bedi and Mahesh Bhatt. In an interview with Pinkvilla, Kabir Bedi had spoken about how much he cherished his bond with Praveen and his regret that he couldn't prevent her mental breakdown. He said, "Parveen was an extremely sensitive and intelligent woman. She had a great capacity to love. What happened with her was extremely tragic." Parveen started dating filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt while he was married after her breakup with Kabir Bedi.