Jackie Shroff wishes Asha Parekh on 83rd birthday

MUMBAI: On Asha Parekh's 83rd birthday on Thursday, actor Jackie Shroff wished the yesteryear's actress.

Taking to his Instagram stories, Jackie shared two pictures of Asha Parekh. The first featured him posing with the veteran star and the second picture was of the actress from her younger days.

For the caption, he wrote: “My respect always!”

He added the song “O Mere Sona Re Sona Re” from the 1966 mystery thriller film Teesri Manzil. The song was crooned by Mohammed Rafi and Asha Bhosle.

Talking about Asha Parekh's journey in cinema, she began as a child actor and made her debut as a lead heroine in the 1959 film Dil Deke Dekho.

The Bollywood's golden girl was then seen in movies such as Teesri Manzil, Love In Tokyo, Caravan, Udhar Ka Sindur, Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki and Aan Milo Sajna and Mera Gaon Mera Desh among many others.

Asha was last seen in the 1995 film “Andolan,” which stars Sanjay Dutt, Govinda, Mamta Kulkarni, and Somy Ali in lead roles. This film marked veteran actress Asha Parekh's final role before retirement.