Asha Kothari
Asha Kothari is known for Trump Card (2010), Lottery (2009) and Jail (2009).
Asha Madathil Sreekanth
Asha Madathil Sreekanth is an Indian actress who works predominantly in the Malayalam film industry. She made her acting debut as a child artist in the movie "Doore Doore Oru Koodu Kootam (1986)" directed by Sibi Malayil. In 2018 she made her comeback in "Oru Kaatil Oru Paykappal" directed by P. Vijayakumar, and "Kuttanpillayude Sivarathri" directed by Jean Markose. Asha was born in Kozhikode, Kerala. She completed her primary education from Govt. Girls High School, Chalapuram and graduated from Govt. Arts & Science College, Kozhikode. In her first job after graduation, Asha worked at both Calicut and Cochin Airports for Jet Airways. She got married to Sreekanth Karat on 5th of September 2001. A proud mother of two boys. Afterward, she relocated to Dubai, where she worked as Operations Manager at Timelapse Middle East until 2016. She then got the offer to work in the film "Kuttanpillayude Sivarathri". Kalamandalam Beena Panicker trained her in classical Bharatanatyam and Mohiniyattam dance until the age of 21.
Asha Magrati
The daughter of an ex-British Gurkha, Magrati grew up inside an army camp where every weekend various films were screened. She fell in love with film and acting quite early in her childhood. Her first role was in a theater play when she was only thirteen, and she has since acted in numerous plays, TV shows and films that have screened internationally. Her performance has been praised by the international press: "Magrati shines as the devoted and extremely pragmatic single mother." (Variety, White Sun review). Magrati co-founded Aadi Production with filmmaker Deepak Rauniyar in 2008, in Nepal. Since then, Aadi has produced two features (Highway, Berlin 2012 and White Sun, Venice 2016) and two shorts (Chaukaith 2008 and Pooja 2010). The company is developing Raja (by Deepak Rauniyar) and The Palace (by Anil Baral). Aadi strives to move away from the Bollywood-dominated and influenced formula films that dominate Nepali cinema, seeking to bring a fresh perspective and voice to the cinema of their country. In 2018 Nepal's one of the largest selling daily newspaper included Rauniyar and Magrati among 25 movers and shakers who helped shape Nepal over the past 25 years.
Asha Mendel Brookes
Asha Mendel Brookes is an actress, known for Panzer Chocolate (2013).
Asha Menon
Asha Menon is known for Bannerghatta (2021).
Asha Muntha
Asha Muntha is an actress, known for Adithya Varma (2019). She played the role Neha ( Adithya's Bestfriend ) She is also known for her Telugu Webseries and YouTube videos. She dubbed for - Samyukta Hornad in her upcoming Telugu film - 'Krishna And His Leela' ( Ravikanth Perepu's film ) AHK (Telugu) is her upcoming film.
Asha Negi
Asha Negi is an actress, known for Pavitra Rishta (2009), Ludo (2020) and Collar Bomb (2021).
Asha Parekh
Asha Parekh was born in a middle-class Gujarati household to a Hindu father, Pranlal Parekh, and a Muslim mother Sudha Parekh on October 2, 1942 in India. Since she was an only child, she became the center of her parents' lives. Her mother enrolled her in classical dance classes at an early age, and Asha excelled at dance to the point where she performed at stage shows. Famed film director Bimal Roy saw her dance at a stage function and cast her at the tender age of ten in Maa (1957). He liked her and cast her again in Baap Beti (1954). The film's failure disappointed her, and even though, she did a few more child roles, she quit to resume her schooling. At sixteen, she decided to try acting again and make her debut as a heroine, but director Vijay Bhatt fired her from Goonj Uthi Shehnai (1959) claiming she wasn't star material. Almost immediately, film producer Sasadhar Mukherjee and writer-director Nasir Hussain cast her as the heroine in Dil Deke Dekho (1959) which made her a huge star. Shammi Kapoor became her favorite hero and friend, and they starred in three more films, the most famous being the murder mystery Teesri Manzil (1966). The film also led to a long and fruitful association with Nasir, and he cast her as the heroine in six more films. Her fame gave her enough leverage to get producers to hire her mother Sudha Parekh to design her costumes for most of the films that she starred in. A fallacy that surrounded her was that she was generally considered a glamorous dancer/tomboy and not a serious actress until director Raj Khosla cast her in the tragedienne role in the hit film Do Badan (1966). The truth was directors and audiences knew early on that she had genuine acting talent. She won the Gujarat State Award for Best Actress for her first Gujarati film Akhand Saubhagyavati (1963). And she easily compensated for non-actors like Joy Mukherjee and Biswajit in Hindi films, while holding her own against acting giants like Ashok Kumar. Important directors were casting her and repeating her in their films, but Asha also brought out jealousies from her female co-stars. Simi Garewal claimed that Asha tried to cut her part down in "Do Badan", but Asha insisted that she never did that, and as proof, she showed that Simi won the Filmfare Award as Best Supporting Actress for the film. The "Do Badan" team also stood by Asha, especially the director Raj Khosla who later cast her in three more films. Her leading man Manoj Kumar soon directed and starred opposite her in his blockbuster Upkar (1967), which also won the Filmfare Best Picture Award. Although Asha earned the title "Jubilee Girl" because of the continuous string of box office successes, such as Ziddi (1964), Shikar (1968), Aan Milo Sajna (1970), she also hit a rare bump with Raj Khosla's Chirag (1969). But she also earned her first Filmfare nomination as Best Actress for the film, and Khosla didn't blame her for the film's failure and in fact, cast her soon again and came up with a huge hit, Mera Gaon Mera Desh (1971). However, success brought controversy. Once again, a female co-star claimed that Asha cut her role down in the film. This time, Asha confronted Laxmi Chhaya directly and told her to think before she spoke as Padma got twice the number of songs than Asha did in "Mera Gaon Mera Desh". Aruna Irani allegedly said that Asha reduced her role in Nasir Hussain's box-office smash Caravan (1971), but facts back up Asha that she would never cut another performer's role, as Aruna had more songs than Asha, and she received a Filmfare nomination, while Asha wasn't nominated for the film at all. However, Asha did win the much coveted Best Actress Filmfare Award for Shakti Samanta's Kati Patang (1970). She played a deglamourised woman in a white sari pretending to be a widow whose vulnerable smile hides a painful past. Asha was thrilled when she won the award, but Mumtaz Askari, her box-office rival and former co-star from Mere Sanam (1965) and Bhai Bhai (1972), complained that she was more deserving for her own performance in Tere Mere Sapne (1971). Asha was hitting the heights of fame and glory even though she was now 30, an age where heroines normally would pack it in. But her passion for dancing sent her abroad on a extended trip to do dance shows and as a result, turned down important film roles. When she came back in 1973, she found that a younger and bolder breed of heroines like Hema Malini and Zeenat Aman got those roles and now ruled the roost. Asha focused on her distribution concern which she had started with Nasir Hussain when he directed her in the film Baharon Ke Sapne (1967) and would continue to do so for twenty more films. She also threw herself in her charity work, even having a Santa Cruz hospital named after her. She lived with her parents in her beautiful seaside bungalow, whose innovative design drew a lot of attention. Asha's passion with dance continued and her performance of famous dance ballets like "Chauladevi" won her acclaim. She did supporting roles in films, garnering Filmfare nominations as Best Supporting Actress for Udhar Ka Sindur (1976) and Raj Khosla's massive hit, Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1978), which also won the Filmfare Award as Best Film. But the rest of her supporting roles as mother and bhabhi (sister-in-law) disenchanted her, with the exception of her strong performances in Hathyar (1989) and the Gujarati film Kulvadhu (1977). And her back problems forced her to give up doing dance shows. But she found a new passion, directing television serials such as the hugely popular Kora Kogaz in the early 90's, which convinced her to give up acting permanently in 1995. She formed her production company "Akruti," through which she produced and directed television serials. However, her acting accomplishments were not forgotten as she received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002. After her mother's death, she sold her huge bungalow and moved into a smaller place to take care of her ailing father until he, too, passed away. She has never married and has not had any affairs with her many heroes, claiming that her reputation of being unapproachable probably intimidated men. In her 2017 memoir "The Hit Girl" (co-written by Khalid Mohamed) she confirmed that her longtime director Nasir Hussain was the "only one and true love of my life." Since he was already married with two children, she couldn't marry him without wrecking havoc on both their families. Their romantic relationship eventually ended after several decades. His wife Ayesha Khan died in 2001, but Asha didn't try to marry the widowed Husain, since "he had become a shadow of his former self." He died just a year later in 2002. Asha continues to remain in touch with his children Mansoor Khan and Nuzhat Khan, grandson Imran Khan and nephew Aamir Khan. When she was in her mid-thirties, she tried to adopt a child, but the doctors wouldn't let her, because he had birth defects. Since marriage and motherhood didn't happen for her, Asha decided to devote all her time to her hospital and other humanitarian efforts. She also has set up a dance academy "Kara Bhavan," which has produced many skilled and talented dancers. For several years, she served as a judge on several talent shows on television. Today, Asha says that she is very flattered to know that she has fans all over the world.
Asha Patel
Asha Patel is an actress, known for Fan (2016), Toxic Apocalypse (2016) and Apocalyptic 2077 (2019).
Asha Patel
Asha Patel is known for Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000), Apmaan Ki Aag (1990) and Dadagiri (1987).