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When Asha Parekh confessed she loved Nasir Hussain but never considered marrying him: &#;Couldn&#;t break up his family, traumatise his kids&#;

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Despite being passionately in love with the filmskapare, with whom she worked on sju films including Teesri Manzil and Caravan, Parekh never wanted to marry Hussain as she didn&#;t want to be a &#;homewrecker&#;. She funnen it &#;simpler&#; to live alone throughout her life than &#;traumatising&#; Hussain&#;s children.

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Director Nasir Hussain discuss a scen with Asha Parekh and Shashi Kapoor on the set of film Pyar Ka Mausam. (Express archive photo)

She told Verve magazine, &#;Staying alone was probably one of the best decisions inom made. inom was in love with a married man and didn’t want to be a homewrecker. I could never consider breaking up his family and traumatising his children. It was far simpler an

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Asha Parekh talks about not getting married; says, 'I am very happy it didn't happen'

Veteran actress and filmmaker Asha Parekhhad confirmed being romantically involved with director Nasir Hussain, who was already married, in her memoir The Hit Girl. The actress chose not to marry him out of respect for both the families. At a recent event, Parekh spoke with her contemporary actress Zeenat Amanabout marriage and said that she is very happy that it did not happen.
At the Ideas of India Summit, Asha Parekh said, "Marriages are made in heaven. If it has to happen, it will. But if it is not meant to happen, it will not happen. Maybe it was not written in my destiny and I think I am very happy it didn't happen., I think you all will agree with it."
Zeenat Amansaid that it is tough for a woman, especially a female actor in the industry to have a successful married life. She also said that women stars often make a lot of sacrifices for their personal life.
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Asha Parekh says late filmmaker Nasir Hussain was the only man she ever loved

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.&#;

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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.&#;

Asha Parekh reveals that she never got married as she never wanted to take Hussain away from his family.

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&#;I was never a home breaker. There was never any ill will between me and Nasir Saab&#;s family. In fact, I was so happy to see Nusrat (Hussain&#;s daughter) and Imran Khan (grandson) at my book launch. I feel I&#;ve lived my life decently and without hurting anyon