‘Nasir Saab, the only man I ever loved’

Yesteryear actress Asha Parekh says the late filmmaker Nasir Hussain was the only man she ever loved.

For years, the entertainment business has known of the celebrated actress’ long-standing relationship with Hussain who not only introduced her in Dil Deke Dekho in 1959, but they went on to collaborate on seven feature films, all super hits including Teesri Manzil and Caravan.

They also a shared a personal relationship that has come to light in Asha Parekh’s new autobiography The Hit Girl.

On the need to speak out about the love of her life, the actress said: “Yes, Nasir Saab was the only man I ever loved. It would’ve been worthless to write an autobiography if I didn’t write about the people who mattered in my life.” She credits her co-author for putting that part of her life. “My co-author Khalid Mohamed handled the whole episode so discreetly and gracefully.” — IANS