Parveen Babi: A Life

Parveen Babi (4 April 1954 – 20 January 2005) was an Indian film actress, model, and an interior designer. She is remembered for her appearances in several commercially successful films, and playing mostly bold roles throughout the 1970s and early 1980s. Regarded as one of the most glamorous actresses throughout Hindi cinema, she was also one of the highest paid actresses of her time. With a film career spanning 15 years, Babi appeared in more than 50 Hindi films with a variety of genres. She made her debut in 1973 with the film Charitra, and had her breakthrough with the films Majboor (1974) and Deewaar (1975), where she then garnered the reputation of a successful actress. Babi was notorious for breaking stereotypes, and was also the first Indian to have appeared on the cover of