Asha Parekh talks about not getting married; says, ‘I am very happy it didn’t happen’ – Times of India

Veteran actress and filmmaker Asha Parekh had 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 Aman about 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 Aman said 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.
“It is better not to be married than to have a bad marriage. And many people would not know that an actor works very hard to make their marriage work. These girls (referring to married actresses) make so many sacrifices, people who are not in the limelight may not do it. They get married because they want to be married. I know quite a lot of girls put up with a lot of things that most girls would not put up,” she said.