Parveen Babi birth anniversary: Rare pictures of the enchanting beauty

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The beauty and panache of Bollywood actress Parveen Babi is remarkable, which enamors us even after the end of her reign in Bollywood. Born on 4 April, the bold actress truly emerged as a star with her charm and confidence.

She was one of the leading ladies of the Hindi film industry in the 70s and 80s. Parveen Babi featured in more than 60 films in her career and mostly alongside superstar Amitabh Bachchan. She started off her acting career with Charitra (1973) alongside cricketer Salim Durani. In her career span, Parveen Babi featured in some super hit films such as  Deewar, Amar Akbar Anthony, Shaan and Namak Halaal. The actress became the first star from Bollywood to feature on Time magazine cover. On her 68th birth anniversary, her is some pictures of the actress.

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Parveen Babi never got married but rumours suggested that she had relationships with then contemporaries Kabir Bedi and Danny Denzongpa. Popular filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt wrote and directed a film titled Arth, dedicated to his relationship with Parveen Babi. In 1983, she left India and thereon called it quits as an actor. Years later, she was found dead in her residence on 22 January 2005, and the cause declared was organ failure and diabetes.