SUNDAY, JUNE 25, 2017 (PAGE-3) SACRED SPACE BOOK REVIEW God’s Nature Golden Lady with the Midas Touch Arvind Gigoo Kapoor because of his magnetic blue eyes. and singing were not his forte. Asha was in C L Kaloo on the path of self realization but is sincere in this world. Whatever one does that She could not complete school and the the habit of giggling. It became her perma- and devoted, the Lord makes it easier for remains as one's own, and if the fruitation The Hit Girl : An Autobiography n the Bhagavad Gita the Lord Krishna experience of college life was denied to her nent weakness. She giggles even these him and give him the required understand- of yoga or devotion does not come in this Author : Asha Parekh with but she is well-read. She has read the works days. says that," I am the source of every- ing for achieving the ultimate goal, and this life, one takes it again in the next birth. Oth- Khalid Mohamed of George Orwell, Aldous Huxley and Alvin Shatrughan Sinha was super-confident thing." (10-8 B.G.) Thus, "Ekam sat" - I path through "Bhakti-yoga" or "Buddhi- erwise, how do you explain the marvelous Publisher : Om Books International Toffler. Moreover, for her love happened because he had graduated from the Film only one exists. In the Vedas, the cosmos is Noida yoga" as the Lord describes, is slowly but childhood of Jesus, Buddha, and only in the films. and Television Institute of India, Pune. said to evolve like a spider's web out of Year of publication : 2017 progressively traversed. It may be stated Dil Deke Dekho turned her into a star. Both of them were not on talking terms for God's being. The Lord is the Divine Thread Shankara? In this context, Swami Price : Rs. 895 here that a person may have a bonafide Asha Parekh talks about other film some time when Sajan was shot. Ultimate- (sutra) or verifying essence running Vivekananda says, "In fact, breathing, pos- spiritual master or guru and may be actors and directors with respect and love ly they buried their past. Shatrugan Sinha through all experiences and all expressions turing, praying etc are no doubt help in attached to a spiritual organization, even and affection. Sunil Dutt was incredibly came as the chief guest at one of her char- of life and matter. According to Vedic yoga, but they are merely physical. The suggesting and advising various canons of 'I danced, therefore I was.' shy and would get jittery when he had to itable hospital's fund-raising events. thought, the true doctrine of omnipresence great preparations are mental. The first Asha Parekh enact a romantic scene with Asha. Bharat Manoj Kumar ignored her on the premiere is that God appears with all His parts in religious philosophies to know the thing necessary is a quiet and peaceful life. I have seen such an aesthetic and splen- Bhushan was a voracious reader who nev- of Mughal-e-Azam and went on talking to Absolute, but if he is still not intelligent He who desires a comfortable and luxuri- every moss and cob web. did book, viz. Asha Parekh: The Hit er lent his book to anyone. Ramanand Dilip Kumar. He was so much devoted to However, the Lord tells us how con- enough to make progress, then the God ous life and at the same time wants to real- Girl….An Autobiography with Khalid Sagar was an emotional man and would from within gives him instructions so that his wife Shashi that he would not touch the stantly we can remain devoted to Him and ize the self is like the fool who wanting to Mohmed printed on thick beautiful mat art start crying even while a shot was in hands of his heroines even before the cam- the aspirant or such type of devotee, may paper of various colors for the first time in progress. Pradeep Kumar was charismat- enlightens us with regard to modes of per- cross the river caught hold of a crocodile, era. Pran's image was redefined as Malang ultimately come to Him, without difficulty. my life. Moreover, it is written in Queen's formance of spiritual practices, both phys- mistaking it for a log of wood. Let us put Chacha in Upkar. Jeetendra, astute about According to Vedantic thought as well, English. The style is pellucid and the rise ical and mental in this shloka. (10.10 BG) forth all our energies to acquire that which money matters, trade figures and we reach the same goal by adopting four and fall of the prose resembles the gestures "Tesam satata-yuktanam bhajatatam never fails- our spiritual perfection. We different paths, for achieving the ultimate and mudras of the dancer Asha Parekh on accounts, was her companionable hero priti-purvakam shall make mistakes but they may be angels ever. He schooled and educated Asha goal as described in the Bhagavad Gita- viz stage or in front of the camera. The fore- Dadami buddhi-yogamtam yena Parekh in box-office logistics. Rajesh those of work- karma-yoga; love, extreme unawares." word is written by Salman Khan and the mam upayanti Te" Thus, the greatest help to spiritual life Khanna created hysteria in the whole Means: To those who are constantly love for God say Bhaktiyoga, psychology- a Author's Notes is written by the noted film is meditation (Dhayana). In meditation, we critic, writer, director and short story country. As his craze escalated he became divest ourselves of all material conditions writer, Khalid Mohmed. Method Acting more introverted and pensive. He was and as a natural sequence, feel our divine was known in the sixties for Marlon Bran- retreating into a shell. The film industry nature as every soul is potentially divine. do and Dilip Kumar were there. Besides, misunderstood him. He was called 'arro- We, therefore, do not depend upon any Stanislavski had produced many actors. gant' and 'difficult'. One day Shashi Kapoor external help in mediation. The touch of Sanjay Leela Bhansali In Flashback says came wearing a burqa and gave a tight hug soul can paint the brightest color even in that Asha Parekh was beautiful, playful, to Asha. Shashi, Biswajeet and Asha played dingiest places; it can cast a fragrance over mischievous, uninhabited, impish and pranks in a hotel room. Shashi was a very the vilest thing. It can make the wicked gregarious and yet feminine. Her exuber- good companion. One day Asha gave him divine. This according to the Bhagavad Gita ance stunned him. Sai Paranjpye, writer of a tight hug. Shashi lost his lust for life when (6-5&6 B.G), Lord Krishna says when the films and short stories, in Personally his wife Jennifer Kendal died. physical ego (the active consciousness) has Speaking writes that Asha's sex appeal Asha could not keep politics at bay dur- become spiritualized and united to the never crossed the limits of decency. The ing her stint as the film censorship Chair- soul, it is able to keep the unintelligence, actress was the 'Sweetheart of the Swing- person. There was trouble when Deepa mind and senses under control i.e., the self ing 1960s'. Mehta's Fire was released. The film was (ego) has been conquered by the self (soul)- Asha Parekh has dedicated The Hit Girl alien to Indian culture. Mahesh Bhatt and to her parents and the film industry that ic. Guru Dutt, a stickler for details, was a then the soul is the friend, the guide and others used abusive slogans outside Asha's gave her the reason to be. The book con- genius. He was fond of his evening drinks. the benefactor of the active physical con- office when Zakhm was released. Shekhar tains 361 rare photos. The photo of danc- Asha's regrets are that she did not get any Kapoor's Elizabeth created a controversy. sciousness. ing Asha on page 163 looks like a painting chance to work with Satyajit Ray, Dilip Appropriately, the Lord explains in the Some newspaper columns and TV chan- of Degas. The photo of Asha on page 222 Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan and Yash Bhagavad Gita (6-6 B.G)that the soul nels called Asha Parekh 'dictator' and should not have been in the book because Chopra (the King of Romance). A film in "inimical" to the ego withholds its blessings 'Hitler'. of peace and lasting happiness while the the touches given by the photographer are which she acted opposite Raj Kapoor was Asha Parekh Charitable Hospital is ego, behaving ignorantly as it is own ene- visible. The eyelashes are made. And for never released. Ziddi was not the easiest of running well. Asha is candid when she my, sets in motion the misery- making me the photograph on page 234 is a lyric. shoots because she had to climb up the talks about her private life. The walls of her Karmic forces of nature. Therefore, the Asha Parekh acted in 87 films, won 28 trunk of an elephant. Shammi Kapoor and house have not imprisoned her. She is Awards and 3 nominations. Dev Anand were not as obsessive about devoted and in loving ecstasy to serving Lord says that one who cannot control his thankful to loving neighbours and trusted mechanical meditative practice; say Asha Parekh's roots lie in the Bhavna- looking spic and span. Pradeep Kumar was ME, I give the real intelligence i.e. Under- mind lives always with the greatest enemy domestic helps. A fan of Chinese origin Dhayana yoga and knowledge of the and thus his life and its mission are spoiled.