What was the first movie of Rekha?

 Being a starkid, the daughter of Tamil actors Gemini Ganesan and Pushpavalli, Rekha faced the shooting camera for the first time as an infant when she was just one year old child. It was a small role in a Telugu film Inti Guttu which was then released in 1958, so this is her first movie.

After that she did a brief role in an another Telugu film Rangula Ratnam in 1966, for this film she got introduced as Baby Bhanurekha, her mother Pushpavalli also did a supporting role.

As a leading actress Rekha‘s first movie is Kannada film Operation Jackpotnalli CID 999 which was released in 1969. Dr. Rajkumar was the leading hero in this film. At the age of around 15 years she became a leading actress.

Her first Hindi movie is Sawan Bhadon in 1970. She did the role of Chanda, a village girl, Navin Nishchol was the leading hero who appeared as a CID officer. This film established Rekha as a rising star.

Though she gave some successful films in her initial stage of her career, she got criticized widely for her outlooks and weight but she took it as a challenge and she changed her outlooks significantly, she improved her acting abilities and also got the command over the Hindi language.

With her amazing transformation she became a popular actress of Bollywood after acting in the films like Ghar, Muqaddar Ka Sikandar in 1978. She is considered as one of the classic and finest actresses of Bollywood, some of her big performances are in the films like Khoobsurat in 1980, Umrao Jaan in 1981, which brought her National Film Award, Utsav in 1984 and Khoon Bhari Maang in 1988.

She acted in over 200 films and won 3 Film Awards and one National Film Award for Best Actress. She is a realistic actress well suited for both commercial and art films. She is known for portraying strong female characters in several films.

Rekha was born in Madras (Chennai) as Bhanurekha in 1954. Being a daughter of a Tamil father and Telugu mother she has fluency in Tamil and Telugu languages. She mentioned that at home they used to talk in English, so she is fluent in English and ofcourse in Hindi also. Currently she is not working in the films, in 2014 in the film Super Nani she did the role of a grandmother who transformers herself into a glamorous model. In 2015 she made her last appearance in the film Shamitabh, playing herself.

Why didn't Amitabh Bachchan marry Rekha?

 Because, he was married to Jaya and was the father of her kids - Shweta and Abhishek.

Rekha, Amitabh and Jaya in “Silsila”

Amitabh and Jaya’s marriage was not an arranged marriage. Amitabh and Jaya were in love since the time Amitabh saw Jaya on the set of film “Guddi”.

Amitabh at that time was a struggling actor trying to make his mark in the film industry while Jaya was an established star.

No one including Amitabh knew about the future of his movie carrier. Most of the people had written him off as his films flopped one after the other - almost a dozen films performed poorly at the box office before he could find success with iconic “Zanjeer”.

During his struggle phase, Jaya was a huge support for Amitabh. She adored him and loved him. During shooting of the film “Bawarchi”, Rajesh Khanna, who was reining superstar at that time asked his co-star, Jaya Bhaduri - why is she wasting time on a person like Amitabh who seems to have no future in the film industry?

To which Jaya replied angrily - One day, Amitabh will be much more successful and bigger star than you.

Jaya’s words were so prophetic. Amitabh rose in stardom while Rajesh Khanna became a flop star in late 70s.

In Zanjeer (1973), when no established actress was willing to work with Amitabh considering that he was a newcomer, Jaya agreed to work as heroine of Amitabh in the movie. The point is Jaya has done a lot for Amitabh. She is not just a wife but a friend and a support system as well.

Year 1975 brought enormous success to Amitabh as his two movies Sholay and Deewar became box office blockbusters and went on to achieve legendary status in future.

Amitabh had arrived; there was no one who could challenge Amitabh in second half of the seventies.

This was the time when Amitabh met Rekha on the set of movie “Do Anjaane” (1976).

It was mutual love and they started meeting each other in private. This has been confirmed by many of Rekha’s co-stars and directors.

Actor Ranjeet said that Rekha wanted her evenings free while shooting a movie with him as she wanted to spend evening time with Amitabh.

Director Yash Chopra also confirmed in an interview that Amitabh and Rekha were in a relationship before “Silsila”

Rekha herself admitted her love for Amitabh in numerous interviews.

Though Amitabh never accepted the relationship publicly as he was married to Jaya all this while.

Rekha said that he did what he had to do to protect his image and his family.

Also, Amitabh owes a lot to Jaya as she was the one who believed in him in his early years when everyone else was sceptical of Amitabh’s acting prowess.

If we closely observe Amitabh, he has been a very cautious and risk averse person in his entire life. He doesn't go to the extremes. He has this inclination for stability, status quo and settlement.

When Amitabh was threatened by Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray for his alleged involvement in Bofors scam, he went to Matoshree (Thakeray’s abode) for Thackeray’s blessings.

Bal Thackeray and Amitabh Bachchan

When Jaya Bachchan said - Gandhi family betrayed us, Amitabh immediately issued a statement that Gandhis are kings and Bachchans are subjects, how can they be friends.

Amitabh doesn't like confrontation; he always goes for the compromise and tries to resolve the matter then and there itself.

With Rekha, he again chose the same path - path of stability, status quo and continuity of his marriage with Jaya.

He is not a person who will go to extreme length for his political ideology or for his love for that matter.

He will always take a U-turn if going becomes tough.

Same thing he did in politics. The moment his name cropped up in Bofors scandal and he was subjected to media scrutiny, he decided to withdraw from politics for ever. He didn't fight it out while being there in the political system. He chose to exit while his best friend Rajiv Gandhi was the prime minister at that time.

Rajiv Gandhi and Amitabh

With Rekha, he went ahead as he loved her but he didn't want to divorce Jaya and make their children’s life difficult. He wanted to come across as a family man who respected his parents, loved his kids and got along with his wife.

Given the situation and his mental makeup, eventually he didn't marry Rekha.

Indian Actress Rekha

 Rekha, whose real name is Bhanurekha Ganesan.

Rekha spent her whole life with the support of one man. Let's know the whole story.

Rekha is a famous Indian actress who has worked mainly in Hindi films. She is considered one of the best actresses of Indian cinema. Rekha has worked in more than 180 films.

Rekha fell in love with Amitabh Bachchan and Amitabh Bachchan also loved Rekha very much.

Rekha was also seen wearing sindoor in her maang for Amitabh Bachchan.

Even today Rekha is single, she has made up her mind not to get married. Perhaps even today she loves Amitabh Bachchan as much as before

He was born on 10 October 1954 in Chennai (then Madras) to South Indian actors Gemini Ganesan and Pushpavalli.

What are the dark secrets about Rekha's (Indian actress) life?

Illegitimate : She was born to Pushpavalli and actor Gemini Ganeshan , a married actor

He refused to recognize her for years and did not pay for her upbringing.

Child actress : She was barely 14 years old ; when family problems made her join show business.

Exploited : She was allegedly exploited by film makers and actors for being barely educated girl.

B Grade movies : During her initial days as an actress ; she appeared in many B grade movies.

Helpless : Well, she had no option ;but to earn for her family members.

Vinod Mehra : A biography on Rekha by Yaseer Usman claims; she got married to actor Vinod Mehra in Kolkata.

Maltreated : When newly wedded couple met Vinod Mehra’s mom ; she abused Rekha and threw her out

Amitabh Bachchan : Film journalist Hanif Zaveri claimed that she was in a relationship with actor Amitabh Bachchan.

Warned : But, she was warned by Jaya Bachchan to stay off from her husband.

Imran Khan : According to news reports; he was in relationship with Rekha.

Left : But after dating her for some time ; he allegedly left her for an English girl friend.

Mukesh Aggarwal : She got married to a Delhi based business man.

Hurt : Her husband committed suicide within few months of their marriage.

Facts : Rekha deserves praise for her survival instinct in cut throat show business.

Despite name, fame and wealth ; Rekha , a wonderful actress, longed for true love.

Well : “Men always want to be a woman's first love - women like to be a man's last romance.” : Oscar Wilde

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Who is Rekha?

 1. Born as Bhanurekha Ganesan out of wedlock, Rekha is the daughter of Tamil superstar Gemini Ganesan and Telugu actress Pushpavalli.

2. Rekha grew up in neglect as her father allegedly never acknowledged her younger sister and her. Growing up in Chennai, at a young age, she was pushed into acting to support her family.

3. Rekha made her debut in Telegu films as a child actor. It is alleged that her mother Pushpavalli got into gambling in a big way and with no support from her father, Rekha had to take to acting.

4. In 1969, aged only 15, she made her adult debut in the Kannada film, Operation Jackpot Nalli C.I.D 999.

5. While shooting Anjana Safar, the first Hindi film she signed, a 15-year-old Rekha was forcefully kissed by the lead actor Biswajeet for a scene. Both the director Raja Nawathe and Biswajeet had planned this out unbeknownst to Rekha, leaving her feel cheated and exploited.

6. Sawan Bhadon (1970) was her Hindi debut film.

7. She made heads turn and tongues wag when she showed up at the wedding of Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh wearing a generous amount of sindoor and a big red bindi.