Asha Parekh calls this actor ‘chacha’, rumours of her marriage with him became controversial, he then fell in love with a married woman, he is…
Veteran Bollywood actress Asha Parekh is now 82 years old. She has seen many ups and downs throughout her life. Many know that Asha fell in love but never married anyone. Her affairs and marriage stories with married stars grabbed the headlines, which she didn’t even try to cover up. However, there were rumours of her marriage to a famous actor, whom she used to call ‘chacha’. Asha revealed the reason behind the marriage rumours a while ago.
Asha Parekh did many memorable films with Shammi Kapoor, including ‘Teesri Manzil’ and ‘Dil Deke Dekho’. The chemistry between the two was so strong that once there were rumours of their marriage, which had a deep impact on their personal life. Asha Parekh told in Arbaaz Khan’s show ‘The Invincible Series Season 2’ how the rumours of marriage were fueled. She said, “It is a very long story. We were shooting in Mahabaleshwar. I don’t know what was in Om Prakash ji’s mind. He announced that Shammi and I are married. Then there was a party at Nasir Hussain’s house.”
People started whispering about the marriage rumours of Asha Parekh and Shammi Kapoor. Famous journalist Devyani Chaubal was also present at the party. Asha Parekh further said, “I said – yes, we are married. Devyani Chaubal was also in the room. She also heard the rumour.” Asha Parekh then mentioned Shammi Kapoor and further said, “He said- don’t tell anyone. He is joking with everyone. At that time, he was having an affair with someone. This made the woman very sad.”
In another interview, Asha Parekh said that she never saw Shammi Kapoor sad. She saw him sad only when his wife, Geeta Bali, died in 1965. After four years, in 1969, Shammi Kapoor married Neela Devi.
Talking to ETimes, Neela Devi said that after the breakup with Nutan, Shammi was in love with Geeta. She said, “Geeta Bali helped him become Shammi Kapoor. They fell in love with each other on the sets of the film ‘Rangeen Raatein’. They then got married one night. Geeta did not say yes to Shammi immediately. It is very sad that she left very soon.”
Asha Parekh used to call Shammi Kapoor ‘Shammi Chacha’ in real life. Shammi’s first wife, Geeta Bali used to treat her like a child on the sets of ‘Dil Deke Dekho’. She told Shammi ‘Let’s adopt her’. Since then Asha Parekh started calling them Chacha and Chachi. A report by Bollywoodshaadi.com, Asha revealed that Shammi taught her to lip sync in songs. She also openly expressed her love for director Nasir Hussain.
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