Rekha is an indian actress. She is considered one of the finest actresses in the Indian film industry. She is the winner of three Filmfare Awards and a National Film Award. In 2010, the Indian government awarded her the Padma Shri in recognition of her great contribution to Indian cinema.
Rekha meets Padma Shri
Wiki/Biography
Rekha was born on October 10, 1954 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu (age 68 as of 2022). Her zodiac sign is Libra. She attended Church Park Convent School in Chennai. Rekha wanted to be an air hostess since her childhood. However, she was rejected because she was too young at the time. She then thought of becoming a nun as her convent school housed many nuns but her family’s financial situation was not good forcing her to work in B and C grade Telugu films. She started her acting career at the age of 13 with the Telugu film Rangula Ratnam.
Rekha in Rangula Ratnam
appearance
Height: 5’6”
Weight: 60kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: brown
family, caste and husband
Rekha comes from a Hindu family. Her father Gemini Ganesan is a Tamil actor and her mother Pushpavalli is a Telugu actress. Rekha is believed to be the illegitimate child of her parents because Ganeshan refused to acknowledge his paternity during her childhood. She has a sister, Radha. Rekha also has a half-brother, Sathish Kumar Ganesan, and five half-sisters: Kamala Selvaraj, Jaya Sreedhar, Vijaya Chamundeswari, Revathi Swaminathan and Narayani Ganesh.
Rekha’s father
Rekha’s mother
Rekha’s sister Radha
Rekha and her half-sister
Rekha and Biswajit Chatterjee both fell in love after they kissed on screen. However, the love did not last long.
Rekha’s ex-boyfriend Biswajit Chatterjee
Rekha also fell in love with her co-star Naveen Nicol. That was during the shooting of Sawan Patton but their relationship ended soon as Naviev got married.
Rekha and the late Naveen Nicol
Rekha then found her true love in Jitendra. She was very serious about the actor but he was already married to Shobha Kapoor when he met Rekha. When rumors about their relationship started circulating among the public, Rekha was called a “homewrecker.” As a result, their relationship ended painfully.
Rekha and Jeetendra
Next, she found love in Vinod Mehra. The couple was inseparable and there were even speculations about their marriage, but the couple parted ways as Vinod’s mother did not approve of their relationship.
Rekha and the late Vinod Mehra
Rekha was completely devastated after Bollywood producer Yash Kohli brought stability to her life after her relationship with Vinod Mehra broke down. However, after some time, the couple parted ways.
Rekha and Yash Kohli
She even fell in love with actor Shatrughan Sinha, but their relationship did not last long.
Rekha and Shatrughan Sinha
Sajid Khan is the most popular actor after returning from America. Rekha dated him for a while, then the two called off. The couple is believed to have separated due to Rekha’s work commitments and busy schedule.
Rekha and ex-boyfriend Sajid Khan
Rekha’s romance with Amitabh Bachchan was one of the most controversial and talked about events in her life. They fell in love while shooting for the film Do Anjaane and their relationship changed Rekha’s life forever. Amitabh is a married man and Rekha didn’t want to be called the second woman, so they broke up.
Rekha and Amitabh Bachchan
After breaking up with Bachchan, Rekha settled down with Delhi businessman Mukesh Aggarwal in 1990. But her husband committed suicide a year after their marriage.
Rekha with ex-husband late Mukesh Agarwal
After her husband’s death, she was also rumored to be dating Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar for some time.
Rekha and Akshay Kumar
sexual orientation
In July 2023, certain media reported that journalist, news host and biographer Yasser Usman had suggested in his book Rekha: The Untold Story that Rekha had a relationship with her There is a “secret relationship” between agent Farzana. The report further suggested a romantic and potentially sexual relationship. However, Yasser Usman took to Twitter to refute these claims. Yasser wrote,
The quotes in my book “The Untold Story of Rekha” claiming the existence of a “live-in relationship” are completely fabricated, distorted and misrepresented, clearly to create sensationalism. I categorically assert that the quotes mentioned in the media articles are completely absent from my book. ”
Profession
Rekha made her acting debut in 1999 with the Kannada film Operation Jackpot Nalli CID 999. Next, she acted in a Telugu film “Amma Kosam”. She made her Bollywood debut with the film Sawan Bhadon. She had to learn Hindi for the film as she was not very good at speaking the language fluently. The film was a box office hit and established Rekha as an actor. She subsequently appeared in hit commercial films like “Raampur Ka Lakshman”, “Kahani Kismat Ki”, “Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye”, “Do Anjaane”, “Ghar” and “Muqaddar Ka Sikandar”.
Sawan Patton
In 1980, she played the role of “Manju Dayal”, a young woman who visits her married sister’s house and brings joy to the family in the comedy “Khubsoorat”. The film won her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. The next year, she starred in Umrao Jaan. Her portrayal of the character of ‘Umrao’ was considered one of the best performances of her career and even won her the National Award for Best Actress.
Rekha as Umrao Jaan
Rekha has acted in several films with Amitabh Bachchan, most of which were hits. In 1981, they appeared in Silsila, one of the most scandalous films, in which Rekha played Bachchan’s love interest, while his real-life wife was played by Jaya Bhaduri. This was their last film together. Not only acting, she also voiced for other veteran actresses. She has dubbed for Neetu Singh in “Yaarana” and Smita Patil in “Waaris”.
Rekha also tried her hand at singing at the request of RD Burman. She sang two songs in the movie Khooobsoorat.
dispute
- 15-year-old Rekha became a victim of controversy while filming the film Anjana Safar opposite Biswajeet Chatterjee. Her biography mentions that Rekha and Biswajit Chatterjee’s romantic scenes were supposed to be shot without intimate/offensive gestures. However, as soon as the camera opened, Biswajit grabbed her from behind and pressed his lips to hers, not giving her any time to react. The director kept shouting “stop”, but Biswajit didn’t stop for at least 5 minutes, and the on-site staff kept whistling and laughing. The biography further claims that the actor and director created the act for personal and commercial gain respectively.
- Rekha’s romance with actor Vinod Mehra became the talk of the town. It was speculated that the two had a secret wedding in Kolkata, but when Vinod took Rekha to his house, his mother showed a highly hostile attitude towards Rekha. When Rekha tried to seek her blessings, she pushed her away. She kept abusing and humiliating Rekha and even refused to let her enter the house. Vinod tried to control the matter but his mother got so excited that she even took off her sandal and almost attacked Rekha with it.
- Rishi Kapoor married Neetu Singh on January 22, 1980. During their wedding, many Bollywood celebrities including Rekha, Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan were invited to the event . Rekha entered the venue wearing a white saree, a red bindi on her forehead and a sindoor in her hair. She walked directly towards Amitabh and confronted him for about 5 minutes. Jaya couldn’t bear the situation and ended up in tears. To date, the exact conversation between the two remains unclear, leading to much speculation.
Rekha at Rishi Kapoor’s wedding
- According to her biography Rekha: The Untold Story, her husband Mukesh Agarwal suffered from chronic depression and even went to see a psychiatrist for it. Doctor. Within seven months of their relationship, cracks began to appear in their marriage when Mukesh began exhibiting erratic behavior. On October 2, 1990, a year after their marriage, Mukesh committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling fan in his bedroom, and people began blaming Rekha for the incident and even declared her a “cannibal witch”.
- In the 1990s, Rekha and Kajol posed for a cover shoot for a popular magazine, both tucking themselves into a sweater. The cover wreaked havoc across the country. However, no explanation was given on the thinking behind the shoot.
Rekha Kajol on magazine cover
- Rekha once again stirred up controversy on the red carpet at an awards show when she was so excited to see Hrithik Roshan that she almost had an “accidental encounter” with the actor when she leaned in to say hello to him “Lip kiss.
Hrithik Roshan and Rekha’s unexpected lip lock
sign
Rekha’s signature
net worth
Her net worth is estimated at $30 million.
favorite thing
fact
- Her hobbies include writing poetry, doing yoga, and making charcoal sketches.
Rekha doing yoga
- She lives in Sea Spring, Bungalow No.2, BJ Road, Bandra (West), Mumbai.
Rekha Bungalow
- Rekha follows a pure vegetarian diet.
- She revealed in an interview that she likes to be alone and spends most of her time gardening and painting.
- Unlike many other Bollywood stars, Rekha is known to be always on time.
- At the beginning of her career as an actress, she was criticized for her dark complexion and was sometimes called the “ugly duckling” of Bollywood.
- The actress is believed to have never hired a fashion stylist. From day one, she started picking out her favorite clothes and hairstyle.
Rekha’s self-styled look
- In 2012, Rekha was nominated to the upper house of parliament. She was appointed to the Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Civil Supplies.
- Rekha is popularly known as the Queen of Bollywood, Rekhaji and Madam X.
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