Happy Birth Day to Dear Rekha Jee
Today is legendary actress Rekha's 58th birthday. Born as Banurekha Ganeshan, now known as Rekha is celebrating her 58th birthday today. She was 13 when she came to Mumbai from Madras (Chennai) to work in Bollywood. She started working at a very young age to support her family financially. No one had imagined then that this dark complexion and plump figured girl will be ruling the Hindi Film industry in the coming years.
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Bollywood actress Rekha, turns 58 today. She has been a part of more than 180 films and is one of the most recognizable bollywood face. However, her journey so far hasn't been so easy. Rekha is the daughter of Telugu actress Pushpavalli and Tamil actor Gemini Ganesan. She didn't dream of becoming an actress, but because of the financial state of her family, Rekha had to quit school and take up films.
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| Rekha turns 58 now |
Rekha started her Bollywood career as a child actress with Telugu movie 'Rangula Ratnam' in 1966. Her first film as a lead actor was 'Sawan Bhadon' (1970). For the initial few years of her career, because of her dark complexion, she was considered an 'ugly duckling' in Bollywood. It was in the late 1970s that she went through a transformation and emerged as a sex symbol.
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In 1978 her film 'Ghar' in which she played a rape victim, became an important milestone in her career. She received her first Filmfare best actress nomination for the same. Again in 1978 with Amitabh Bachchan she appeared in film 'Muqaddar Ka Sikandar'. The film became one of the biggest hit of the decade and brought her into the top league of actresses.
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| Rekh and Amitabh |
Rekha and Amitabh Bachchan starred together in many films. While their onscreen chemistry was working for their careers, their off screen bonding became a regular feature in the gossip columns. Rekha was highly criticised for being in a relationship with a married man. Their relationship ended in 1981. Their last film together was Yash Chopra's 'Silsila'.
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| Legend Bollywood Actress Rekha |
In 1981, Rekha played the title role in 'Umrao Jaan'. The film is considered as a major milestone in her career. She also won the National Film Award for Best Actress for it. Rekha won her second Filmfare award for the film 'Khoon Bhari Maang'. She is among the first few actresses who starred in the female oriented films.
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| Rekha with Vinod |
In the 1990s, actresses like Madhuri Dixit and Sridevi took center stage, and Rekha slowly stepped aside. In this period she starred in films like 'Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love', 'Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi' and others. She is mostly seen playing supporting characters now. She was last seen in Bollywood film 'Sadiyaan' (2010).
In 1990, Rekha tied the knot with industrialist Mukesh Aggarwal. He committed suicide after a year of marriage; she was in the United States at that time. People close to her explain this as the toughest time of her life. Rekha was also said to be married to actor Vinod Mehra. However, in an interview in 2004, she denied being married to him and just called him a well wisher.
Checkout some rare pics of the diva Rekha
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| Rekha and Amitabh Bachchan |
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| Rekha with her love Amitabh Bachchan |
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| Rekha with Akshay Kumar |
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| Rekha with Family |
source: ibnlive.in
