Asha Parekh

Parekh received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002. She has continued to receive other Lifetime Achievement Awards: the Kalakar Award in 2004; the International Indian Film Academy Awards in 2006; the Pune International Film Festival Award in 2007; and the Ninth Annual Bollywood Award in Long Island, New York in 2007. She received the Living Legend Award from the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI). In 2016, Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, said that Parekh had approached him at his Mumbai residence, climbing 12 floors of steps, to recommend her name for the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award. The claim was widely reported, however Parekh said she never lobbied for the award, and refused to say more on the matter. In her memoir The Hit Girl published a year later, Parekh said that meeting the minister was the "worst mistake" of her life. She said she had been hurt by the minister's claim, and recounted a different version of the event. Parekh had been awarded the Padma Shri in 1992. A close friend had arranged a meeting with the minister and suggested her to seek an upgrade of the award. A chronological listing of awards and nominations is as follows: # Won – Gujarat State Award for Best Actress for Akhand Saubhagyavati (1963) # Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress for Chirag (1969) # Won – Filmfare Award for Best Actress for Kati Patang (1971) # Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for Udhar Ka Sindur (1976) # Nominated – Filmfare Award for 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 Parekh for her outstanding contribution to the Indian film industry (2003) # Kalakar Awards – 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 & Industry (FICCI). # Sahyadri Navratna Award given to Parekh 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 Parekh's contribution to dance and acting (2009) # 40th International Film Festival of India felicitated Parekh for completing 50 years in Hindi cinema (2009) # 'Legends Live Forever Award' from the Immortal Memories Event (2009) # Golden Laurel Award—Ninth Gr8 Women Achie