Interesting Facts and Figures : Rekha
The only difference is that Rekha does not allow her carefully cultivated mystique to be used to sell other men’s products. She uses it to sell the image of herself. Bhanurekha was born in the Telugu-speaking Ganesan household on October 10, 1954. Her dad was the popular Tamil actor, Gemini, while her mom was a popular Telugu actress, Pushpavalli. She has seven sisters and one brother. One of her sisters is Dr. Kamala Selvaraj, while another one, Radha, lives in San Francisco with a son named Naveed, who is being readied to act in Bollywood movies.
Birthdate-10th Oct 1954
Nickname-The Bollywood Queen Madame X ,Rekhaji
Debut film-'Sawan Bhadon'
Sucessful films-'Nagin', 'Muqadar Ka Sikander', 'Mr. Natwarlal', 'Khubsoorat', 'Umrao Jaan', 'Khoon Bari Maang', 'Krrish'
Personal Front-Her marriage to Vinod ended in a divorce, and she ended up getting married to a businessman, Mukesh Aggarwal. This marriage resulted, too, in a divorce, with Mukesh killing himself shortly.
Some Facts-Does yoga every day to maintain her ageless look.
Formed a popular screen couple with Amitabh Bachchan, with whom she made a total of nine films as a heroine to him.
Was obese and plump in her first films in the early 70s but underwent a spectacular Credits the regular nutritious diet and exercise as the secret to her ageless face and figure.
Has been called the Madonna and Cher of the Bollywood industry because of her constant reinvention throughout her career.transformation and became the ageless icon of beauty and glamour of Bollywood.
The entire Bollywood industry was shocked in the early 80s when Rekha's secret affair was revealed with Amitabh Bachchan, who was married to Jaya Bhaduri. Oddly enough, the three of them later starred in the film Silsila (1981), which dealt with the topic of a married man in love with woman other than his wife. This would be Rekha and Amitabh Bachchan's last film together.
Loves to read comics. Her favourites include Dennis The Menace and Archie.
Says that if she could change one thing about herself, it would be her hips.
Has a large collection of of tissue Kanjeevaram and chiffon saris, most of which are of the color gold.
Said that if she had a son, she would want him to be like Hrithik Roshan. Her dream came true when she played Hrithik's mom in the movie Koi... Mil Gaya (2003) and also his grandmother in Krrish (2006).
Loves nature, and enjoys working in her garden and taking care of her plants.
Is a huge fan of Oprah Winfrey and watches her show regularly.
Is a vegetarian.
She is very active on the internet, especially on sites about movies. She is also a staunch feminist.
