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F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 6, 2026 • 4 min read

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Date of birth4 April 1949

Age55 (at time of death)

BirthplaceJunagadh, Gujarat

ProfessionActress, Model, Interior Designer

NationalityIndian

Marital statusUnmarried

FamilyOnly child of Vali Mohammed Khan Babi and Jamal Bakhte Babi

Parveen Babi Biography

Parveen Babi was an Indian film actor and model who became one of Bollywood’s most recognizable leading ladies in the 1970s and early 1980s. Known for her

Early life and background
Parveen Babi was born on 4 April 1949 in Junagadh, Gujarat. She was the only child of Vali Mohammed Khan Babi and Jamal Bakhte Babi; her father worked with the Nawab of Junagadh and died in 1959, and her mother died in 2001. Parveen grew up in a Pathan family connected to the Babi tribe of Junagadh.

She attended Mount Carmel High School in Ahmedabad and went on to St. Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad, where she completed a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature. While still a college student she began modelling, and that early exposure led to a film opportunity.

Career
Parveen made her film debut in Charitra (1973) after being noticed by director B. R. Ishara while she was studying in Ahmedabad. Over the next two decades she became a leading actress in Hindi cinema, combining a glamorous screen presence with a modern image that set her apart from many of her contemporaries.

Her filmography includes several high-profile and commercially successful titles. Notable films listed in the record include Deewaar (1975), Amar Akbar Anthony (1977), Suhaag (1979), Kaala Patthar (1979), Shaan (1980), Kranti (1981), Namak Halaal (1982), Bond 303 (1985), and Avinash (1986). Her career spanned from her debut in 1973 to her last film, Iraada, in 1991.

Parveen worked frequently with some of the era’s biggest stars. She appeared opposite Amitabh Bachchan in numerous films—thirteen in total with eight pairings specifically noted—and delivered several popular film songs that remain associated with her screen image.

Her public persona extended beyond films: in 1977 she was featured on the cover of Time magazine in the United States as a representation of the modern Indian woman, and she appeared on the covers of multiple Indian magazines.

Personal life and health
Parveen never married and had no children. Her personal life included several high-profile relationships; among the names associated with her are Siddharth Bhattacharjee, Amitabh Bachchan, Danny Denzongpa, Kabir Bedi, Mahesh Bhatt, and Abdul Ella. Her relationships with some of these figures—particularly those with Amitabh Bachchan, Danny Denzongpa, Kabir Bedi, and Mahesh Bhatt—are discussed in contemporaneous accounts and interviews.

From the late 1970s onward Parveen experienced serious mental-health challenges. She was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, a condition that affected her behaviour, relationships, and ability to continue a conventional public life. Episodes described in contemporaneous interviews include paranoid fears and periods of withdrawal. She sought help from spiritual teacher U. G. Krishnamurti at one point, and he cared for her briefly while Mahesh Bhatt arranged treatment.

Public profile
Parveen was known for her westernised image, her fashionable presence on magazine covers, and a screen persona that brought a new modernity to leading-lady roles in Hindi cinema. She also pursued interests beyond acting: the record lists her as an actress, model, and interior designer, and notes hobbies such as playing piano, painting, and reading literature.

Her faith background is recorded as Muslim by birth; later she underwent baptism at a Protestant Anglican church. She was non-vegetarian by diet. Physically, she is documented as 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) tall with black hair and black eyes.

Later years and death
Parveen’s public visibility diminished as health issues became more pronounced. She wrote an autobiography in 1984 but the manuscript was left with U. G. Krishnamurti and was not published. She also took a spiritual trip with U. G. Krishnamurti and a friend in 1983.

Parveen Babi died on 22 January 2005 at her residence in Palm Beach, Riviera Heights, Juhu, Mumbai. She was 55 years old. The documented cause of death is multiple organ failure attributed to complications of diabetes.

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Her life inspired cinematic and literary reflections: Mahesh Bhatt directed a film, Arth, that drew from their relationship, and he later wrote and produced a semi-autobiographical film, Woh Lamhe, released in 2006 that reflected aspects of her story.

Parveen left behind a legacy as a defining screen presence of her era: a boundary-crossing image of modern womanhood on screen and a catalog of films that continue to be remembered by audiences.

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Recent Work

Iraada

Last film appearance

1991
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Career Highlights

  1. Debuted in Charitra (1973)
  2. Featured on the cover of Time magazine (1977) as a face of the modern Indian woman
  3. Acted in major films including Deewaar, Amar Akbar Anthony, Shaan, Namak Halaal, and Kranti
  4. Appeared opposite Amitabh Bachchan in thirteen films, eight as his leading lady
  5. Woh Lamhe (2006) was a later film inspired by aspects of her life
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Parveen Babi was born on 4 April 1949.

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