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...DIED. PARVEEN BABI, 49, Bollywood siren touted in a TIME cover story as the face of the modern Indian woman in 1977, of unspecified natural causes; in Bombay. After debuting in 1973's Charitrna while still a college student, Babi quickly became a favorite of Indian audiences dazzled by her striking beauty. She appeared in more than 50 movies, pushing the boundaries of conservative Hindi films by wearing bikinis and smoking and drinking on screen. Reportedly suffering from schizophrenia, Babi spent several years abroad, returning to India in 2002. She spent much of her later years in seclusion...
Movie actresses are the main stylesetters in India, both in manners and morals. Zeenat Aman, who claims to be 24 but is closer to 30, has personally replaced the sari with blue jeans in millions of young Indian women's wardrobes. Parveen Babi, 22, the fastest-rising new star, is presently acting in 20 movies. One reason Indian movie fans are fascinated with Parveen, aside from her sleek figure, is because of her candor. Young men and women all over India claim that it is the swinging lives of the stars that are suddenly making them much less hesitant...
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