Bollywood Affairs: Parveen Babi was one of the veteran actresses of the Hindi film industry. Parveen had mastered playing glamorous roles. Parveen was also one of the beautiful actresses of Bollywood. There was a charm in Parveen’s face and her expressions. The sad thing is that despite having everything they never got the happiness of marriage. Parveen did not marry.
It is not even that no one came in Parveen’s life. It is noteworthy that she has been linked with several men in Bollywood, all of whom were married. These include veterans like director Mahesh Bhatt, actors Kabir Bedi and Danny Denzongpa. In fact, there were reports of her affair with Amitabh Bachchan as well. Not only this, at one time Parveen also accused Amitabh of trying to kill her, but a few years later it was revealed that it was her delusion.
Mahesh Bhatt and Parveen Babi’s relationship is well known
As far as Mahesh Bhatt and Parveen Babi are concerned, their relationship is well known. Bhatt made Arth (1982), an autobiographical film based on the relationship between himself and Bobby, which he himself wrote and directed.
Mahesh Bhatt recently talked about those bad days when the one he loved was in grave trouble and trouble. The director recalled the time when the actress was given electric shocks as she was battling mental illness.
When Mahesh Bhatt eloped with Parveen
Bhatt revealed this in Arbaaz Khan’s chat show ‘The Invincibles’. Arbaaz asked- Perhaps there was a way of treating Parveen Babi by giving electric shocks. To this Mahesh Bhatt replied, at that time I had eloped with him. This was during the making of ‘Shaan’.
Bhatt further added, “The sets for ‘Shaan’ were set up and she was a big part of the film. I remember walking up to the director of the film, Ramesh Sippy’s office. I was nothing then. He just looked at me and said, ‘What’s up?’. Back then, mental illness was an enigma—it still is. The doctors said that it would take 6-8 weeks for him to return to normal.
Mahesh Bhatt made ‘Woh Lamhe’
Mahesh also made a film on his relationship with Parveen, which released in 2005, titled ‘Woh Lamhe’ and starred Kangana Ranaut and Shiney Ahuja. He further said, but there was not much time in the making of the film, foreign film professionals were involved in the film and the meter was running. A lot of money was spent on it. But then I kidnapped her and took her to Bangalore.
In ‘Woh Lamhe’, Kangana played the role of a film actress suffering from schizophrenia. Similar to what Mahesh revealed during the chat show, Kangana’s character is also influenced by Shiney’s character, who takes care of her and is a great director.
