Re: Perveen Bobby
PERVEEN BABI was (not IS..) one of the most sought after actress of BOLLYWOOD during mid-70’s through late 80’s. She primarily, appeared as a second fiddle or side heroine in almost all of the super-hit movies she was cast in.
Her best were; DEEWAR, AMAR AKBAR ANTHONY, MAJBOOR, DOU AUR DOU PAANCH, DES PREMEE…the list goes on as she worked in more than 150 films and of these—a fairly large number with Amitabh Bachhan!
She and Amitabh, reportedly (rather on a sure level) had a secret love affair—which, she expressed during her days of distress she spent as a forgotten lady of the screen…shortly before her death. She was graceful and did not mention AB’s name—though people knew!
Perveen Babi was a very charming, sleek and articulated women. She can’t be termed as beautiful—like that for Rekha but she had amazing looks and geity… and could dance well (Amar Akbar Anthony’s “My name is Anthony Gonzalves” remembered!) and with perfect steps and movement as she choreographed her own dances herself.
I met her at Bahrain in 1979 when she came to attend a fund raiser for some volunteer school of India on that Island. With her was Dilip Kumar and his wife Saira Bano besides Pran.
She died in total isolation at her apartment in Mumbai…