Bollywood star Asha Parekh's NFSA connection

Nevertheless, it was a curious twist of fate that the interview appears at the very end of the reel. If the reel had only included the episode of The Mike Walsh Show as intended, Mubina would never have come across her family connection.

In her appearance Asha performs a dance, before taking part in an interview with presenter Sue Smith. The style of questioning today feels quite confronting.

The journalist begins rather abruptly by asking, 'Is it true you’ve never been kissed in a film?' and goes on to question Asha about topics including nudity in ‘bedroom scenes’ and finding ‘Mr Right.’

In the footage, Asha takes the questions in her stride, keeping a smile on her face the whole time. When asked about the interview more than 40 years later she told the NFSA that those kinds of questions were fairly standard. 'Journalists often ask personal questions,' she said. 'In those days in my country, kissing was taboo – whereas in western countries, kissing in public was normal.'

But for her niece, seeing the interview offered an insight into her aunt’s life as a celebrity. 'In this day and age, that line of questioning would raise concerns,' said Mubina. 'In some ways, it opened my eyes to the kind of things she must have gone through with the paparazzi.'

On the whole, Asha remembered her visit to Sydney fondly. 'I was the first Indian actress to perform at the Sydney Festival. I was overwhelmed by the warm welcome I received from the people of Australia.'

One of the highlights of the trip was being able to see rehearsals of Madame Butterfly at the Sydney Opera House, a memory she says she will always cherish.

Although Mubina was always been aware of her aunt’s fame, she admits it’s still strange even now. 'I didn’t think I would see her, so this was very surprising,' she said.