Veteran actress Asha Parekh has graced the Hindi film industry for over four decades. She has delivered numerous hits and worked with the biggest stars of her time. Alongside Rajesh Khanna she featured in many successful films. However did you know the superstar was actually scared of Asha Parekh? Yes the revelation was made by the actress herself. In an earlier appearance on Indian Idol Asha recalled that Rajesh Khanna was an introvert and wouldn’t speak to anyone in early days. She said Actually he was scared of me. Because he had just started his career so he would just be a little hesitant. One day he looked at me and turned his face so I felt very bad. I said ‘no dates’. After that he was scolded. Then he called me and he said I didn’t mean it like that. He said it was because he was scared of me. Rajesh Khanna and Asha Parekh starred in films like Baharon Ke Sapne Kati Patang Aan Milo Sajna and Dharm Aur Qanoon. Asha Parekh on her marriage rumours with Shammi Kapoor Apart from her successful professional life the legendary actress also grabbed headlines for her personal life. Asha Parekh never got married but her name was often linked to her co-stars. One such actor was Shammi Kapoor. There was a time when speculations arose about Asha and Shammis marriage. Talking about the same on Arbaaz Khan’s show The Invincibles Series season 2 the actress recalled that it was filmmaker Om Prakash who started the rumour. This is a long story. We were shooting in Mahabaleshwar and I don’t know what came upon Om Prakash ji he declared that Shammi and I are married. Then there was a party at Mr Nasser Hussain’s place people started whispering (about the marriage rumours). I said ‘Yes we are married.’ (Renowned journalist) Devyani Chaubal was also in the room. She heard the rumour She said. Adding further Asha revealed that Shammi told her to continue with the prank. However his then-girlfriend got very upset after hearing the rumours. He said ‘Don’t tell anything.’ He was playing a prank (with everyone). At that time he was having an affair with somebody. So that person got very upset. Asha Parekh said. Why Asha Parekh chose not to marry ever? Asha Parekh has been quite open about her love life. The actress expressed that she had feelings for filmmaker Nasir Hussain but he was already married at that time. As a result she didnt express her love and decided not to marry ever. In an earlier interview with a media channel Asha Parekh said I had fallen in love with Nasir Hussain. I always kept searching for a person like him. I couldn’t marry him. Nasir Hussain was already married. I did not want to destroy their well-established home. Even if he had gotten divorced the children would have suffered pain and the house could have been ruined. That’s why I decided to suppress my desires and sacrifice love. Nasir Hussain and Asha Parekh had collaborated in many films all superhits including Teesri Manzil and Caravan.