‘Of course I love him. Take all the love in the world and add some more to it, this is how I feel for that person. I see him at award functions and that is enough for me. It is not necessary for me to talk to him, he is completely on my mind. He is very special to me. Even if he does not say anything to me or even look at me, I will still be happy.’ In 1986, Rekha made this statement for Amitabh Bachchan on Simi Garewal’s chat show. Throughout her career, Rekha’s name was linked with many actors including Jeetendra and Vinod Mehra, but the name that was most discussed was Amitabh Bachchan. Today, even after 38 years, even though both of them do not talk to each other, even today if Rekha’s name is taken, Amitabh’s name is definitely mentioned. Today, on Rekha’s 70th birthday, know some stories related to her personal life, affair, marriage and career… Amitabh was like an influencer for Rekha
In 1976, Amitabh and Rekha worked together in the film ‘Do Anjaane’. At that time, Bachchan was a superstar, married, while Rekha was looking for a better role in her career. Amitabh helped Rekha a lot during the shooting. In an interview, Rekha had said- ‘The industry treated me very badly in the beginning. People used to make fun of my dark complexion, obesity and South Indian tone. Later I transformed myself physically. Learned to speak good Hindi and then I started getting big films. When I was cast opposite Amitabh in ‘Do Anjaane’, it was difficult for me to believe. I could not stand in front of him properly. He came into my life like an influencer and made many dramatic changes. I had never seen anyone like him before. Amitabh slapped the man who misbehaved with Rekha
In 1978, Amitabh and Rekha were working together in the film ‘Ganga Ki Saugandh’. This was their sixth film together. The rumours of their affair were also in full swing, and many kinds of rumours were spread every day. During this time, a media report said that when an actor misbehaved with Rekha on the set, Amitabh slapped him. After this, the rumours of their affair gained more momentum. Rumors spread from the set of ‘Silsila’
In 1980, director Yash Chopra cast Amitabh, Rekha and Jaya Bachchan for ‘Silsila’ based on extra marital affair. This film was shot secretly and media entry was also banned on the set. However, during the shooting, many media articles claimed that Amitabh and Rekha had an affair and due to this, Amitabh and Jaya’s marriage was also on the verge of breaking. Rekha reached Rishi-Neetu’s wedding wearing Mangal-Sutra
The shooting of ‘Silsila’ was going on and in the meantime Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh got married. When Rekha reached this wedding wearing Mangal-Sutra and Sindoor in her hair parting, it created a stir. Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan also attended the wedding. When Rekha reached like this, there was a discussion that Amitabh and Rekha have got married. Jaya invited her for dinner and said- I will not leave Amit
If media reports are to be believed, then one day after this incident, Jaya invited Rekha to her house for dinner. Jaya treated Rekha with great respect and while returning home, she said only one thing to Rekha- ‘I will never leave Amit.’ It is said that on that day Rekha understood that Amitabh can never be hers. Rekha calls Jaya as Didibai
In an interview given to Simi Garewal, Rekha talked not only about Amitabh but also about his wife Jaya Bachchan. The actress told that she and Jaya were once neighbors. Rekha said- ‘She is a very strong and graceful woman. When the media had not tarnished our image, we used to live in the same building. Our relationship is different. For me, she was, is and will always be Didi Bai.’ However, the film ‘Silsila’ released in 1981 was a flop and after this Amitabh and Rekha never worked together again. Even in public events, both of them kept away from each other. Jeetendra said- Rekha is my best time pass. In the year 1972, at the beginning of his career, during the shooting of the film ‘Ek Bechara’, Rekha’s name was also linked with Jeetendra. At that time, Shobha Kapoor was Jeetendra’s girlfriend, but she mostly stayed abroad in connection with her job. However, Jeetendra was not ready to leave his girlfriend Shobha for Rekha. According to Yasser Usman’s book ‘Rekha: The Untold Story’, during the shooting of a film, Jeetendra told his co-star Guru that Rekha is my best time pass. Rekha heard this and after this both of them broke up. Apart from Jeetendra, Rekha’s name was also linked with actors like Naveen Nischal, Kiran Kumar and Raj Babbar. Married Vinod Mehra, mother threw her out of the house
In 1973, Rekha’s name was linked with actor Vinod Mehra. There was a lot of talk about their affair. Vinod Mehra had already married twice and had divorced both of them. Yasir Usman has mentioned in his book that Rekha and Vinod Mehra got married in Kolkata, but when Vinod brought her to his house, Vinod’s mother threw Rekha out of the house. After this, their relationship ended. In an interview given to Simi Garewal, Rekha denied the talk of marriage and called Vinod her well-wisher. There was also talk of dating Sanjay Dutt and Akshay Kumar
In the 80s, Rekha’s name was also linked with Sanjay Dutt. Many reports claimed that Rekha married Sanjay Dutt. However, this was just a rumor. In 1996, Rekha worked with Akshay Kumar in ‘Khiladiyon Ke Khiladi’. During this time, her name was also linked with Akshay Kumar, who is 13 years younger than her. Secretary Farzana has been with her for 43 years, claims- both live like husband-wife
At one time, Rekha’s name was also linked with her personal secretary Farzana. According to media reports, Farzana has been with Rekha for the last 43 years. She started working as Rekha’s hair dresser and later in the year 1986, Rekha made her her personal secretary. Farzana lives in Rekha’s house and is the only one who is allowed to go to Rekha’s bedroom. She is also Rekha’s advisor, friend and supporter. The special thing is that Farzana dresses like men and lives like them. A relative of Rekha had even said that the relationship between Farzana and Rekha is like husband-wife. Yasir Usman has also claimed in Rekha’s biography that there is a special relationship between Rekha and Farzana. Famous journalist Mohan Deep had also claimed this in his book ‘Eureka’. He had written that no one except Farzana is allowed to enter the bungalow where Rekha lives. However, calling all these things rumors, Rekha had said that whatever is being spread about us is the product of sick thinking. Now know some controversies related to Rekha
. Biswajit forcibly kissed 14-year-old Rekha. Rekha never wanted to become an actress, but the financial condition of the house was not good. In such a situation, at the age of just 3, her mother put her to work as a child artist in films. In 1967, at the age of just 13, she came to Bombay for the first time. A year later, she was cast in a film named ‘Anjana Safar’ and Rekha was cast in the role of second lead in it. During the shooting of a scene of the film, lead actor Biswajit Chatterjee kissed Rekha without telling her and the makers also shot it. Some pictures of this kissing scene were published by Life magazine in its Asian edition, after which American journalist James Shepherd came to India and interviewed Rekha. Later this controversy gained momentum. Since Rekha was a minor then, this film also got stuck in the censor board. It was released 10 years later in 1979 with the name ‘Do Shikari’. After the death of her husband, people called her a witch. In 1990, Rekha married Delhi-based industrialist Mukesh Agarwal. Rekha and Mukesh were introduced by fashion designer Bina Ramani. She used to call Mukesh a crazy fan of Rekha. A few months after marriage, Mukesh committed suicide and left behind a note on which it was written – Do not blame anyone. Famous film critic and journalist Bhavana Somaiya had written in one of her articles that after the death of her husband, many people had even called Rekha a witch and a murderer. Many people even accused the actress of doing black magic. Did controversial films like ‘Kamasutra’ and ‘Aastha’
In 1996 and 1997, Rekha worked in two controversial films ‘Kamasutra’ and ‘Aastha’. Both these films flopped and they had a very negative impact on Rekha’s image. Kama Sutra was banned in the country at the time of its release. In this, Rekha played the role of a Kama Sutra teacher. In Aastha, she played the role of a married woman who later becomes a prostitute. This film was also badly rejected by the audience. Even women go crazy after seeing her beauty – Doris, Rekha’s makeup artist To know more about Rekha, Dainik Bhaskar spoke to her makeup artist Doris. Doris said – ‘Looking at the performance that Rekha ji gave recently at IIFA, who can say that she is 70 years old? Her energy is still like that of a 24-year-old girl. She is not just a style icon but also a fitness icon. Even though I am a woman, I go crazy seeing her beauty, so what about men? If you talk to her, you will know that her voice attracts people. She follows only one thing in life that she has to look beautiful in every situation.’ ‘She tested me in the first meeting itself’
Doris further said, ‘In 1994, when I had just started my career, one day suddenly the phone rang at my house. A voice came from the other side- ‘Hi Rekha this side and tomorrow we are going for a photoshoot. You have to do my hair style, so I wanted to ask you whether I should wash my hair or not? I said that if you want to keep your hair open during the shoot, then wash it… if you don’t want to keep it open and want to style it, then don’t wash it. Hearing this, she said- Good answer… I just wanted to see how professional you are.’ She does her own styling, we just help her
Doris also shared her experience of working with Rekha. She said- ‘After this, when I worked with her, she gave me complete freedom. When she opened her makeup suitcase, there was no item that she did not have. We artists only help her. She does her own styling. She is so advanced that she has more knowledge of fashion than us. On the contrary, we learn from her. I think Rekha ji has brought a different fashion in the industry. Bollywood follows her. Many makers tell us that we want Rekha ji’s styling.’ She is so professional that she keeps everything
She is so professional that there was a shoot in which we had to capture only two photos of her, but for that she brought so much stuff as if she had brought the whole house. She has a simple rule that whatever is needed during the shoot should be with her. She is so innovative that she can style herself even with a safety pin. Once during the shoot, there were no rollers, so she styled herself with benders. Also read these news related to this news… Tragic life of Rekha’s mother Pushpavalli: Married at the age of 14, then became a heroine; married Gemini Ganesan betrayed her and she yearned for every penny. Today in unheard stories, the story of Rekha’s mother Pushpavalli, who was herself a South actress. Pushpavalli was a famous star of Tamil and Telugu cinema, but her life was full of tragedy. She started working in films at a young age to run the house. Read the full news… Third marriage at the age of 78: Gemini never accepted her as his daughter, so Rekha also did not see his face after his death. There are two words in Tamil language, Kadhal Mannan, meaning King of Romance. Gemini Ganesan was the most romantic hero of Tamil cinema between 1950 and 1980. He was also called Kadhal Mannan. He was considered so handsome that he was never given ugly looking roles in films. Read the full news…
