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Rekha(I)

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Bhanurekha was born in the Tamil-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.

No stranger to the tinsel screen, Bhanurekha acted in a Telugu movie 'Rangula Ratnam' as Baby Bhanurekha along with her mom during 1966, which was subsequently re-made and released in Hindi during 1976 as Rangila Ratan (1976). She acted in one more Telugu as well as one Kannada movie (Amma Kosam and Goadalli CID 999 respectively) before re-locating to Bombay.

Due to her background, she ended up being very gloomy and pessimistic during her early years. She get a chance to debut in Bollywood movies during 1970 with Sawan Bhadon (1970) opposite Navin Nischol with a screen name of Rekha. Inability to speak Hindi, a dusky complexion as well as her weight did not exactly add to her assets in a predominantly fair-skinned, Hindi-speaking North-Indian film industry.

She decided to take matters seriously, took Yoga, shed those extra pounds, learned Hindi and dancing, and thus was born a new and much improved Rekha - who went on to deliver one box office hit after another for example Nagin (1976), Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978), Mr. Natwarlal (1979), Khubsoorat (1980), Umrao Jaan (1981), Khoon Bhari Maang (1988) amongst others. In her later years she has taken up character roles and appeared as a mother, even a grandmother in Krrish (2006).

Her slim, slender looks got her many admirers, including well established Bollywood actors such as Kiran Kumar , Jeetendra, Vinod Mehra, and Amitabh Bachchan'. In 2004, in a television interview with Simi Garewal, she rejected a long-standing rumor that she was once married to Vinod Mehra. She referred to him as a well-wisher and stated that her only marriage was to a businessman, Mukesh Aggarwal. This marriage ended when Mukesh killing himself shortly thereafter, leaving her a widow. She has never remarried.

She likes to surf the Internet, has written biographies of actresses like Zeenat Aman, and Salma Agha on IMDb, likes to collect old photographs and postcards, mimic people, watch movies, and practices Yoga regularly, read comics like Archie and Dennie the Menace, and is a vegetarian. She now lives with her Secretary, Farzana, and pets in a self-owned bungalow in Bandra (West)in Mumbai.
BornOctober 10, 1954
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Rekha, Vijay Anand, and Asha Sachdev in Double Cross (1972)
Rekha and Kapil Sharma in Comedy Nights with Kapil (2013)
Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha in Silsila (1981)
Rekha, Hrithik Roshan, and Preity Zinta in Koi... Mil Gaya (2003)
Rekha, Hrithik Roshan, and Preity Zinta in Koi... Mil Gaya (2003)
Rekha and Hrithik Roshan in Koi... Mil Gaya (2003)
Rekha and Hrithik Roshan in Koi... Mil Gaya (2003)
Rekha and Hrithik Roshan in Koi... Mil Gaya (2003)
Rekha and Hrithik Roshan in Koi... Mil Gaya (2003)
Rekha and Hrithik Roshan in Koi... Mil Gaya (2003)
Rekha and Hrithik Roshan in Koi... Mil Gaya (2003)
Rekha and Hrithik Roshan in Koi... Mil Gaya (2003)

Known for

Hrithik Roshan and Preity Zinta in Koi... Mil Gaya (2003)
Koi... Mil Gaya
7.1
  • Sonia Mehra
  • 2003
Rekha in Umrao Jaan (1981)
Umrao Jaan
7.7
  • Amiran
  • 1981
Kabir Bedi, Rekha, Rakesh Roshan, Kader Khan, Shatrughan Sinha, and Sonu Walia in Khoon Bhari Maang (1988)
Khoon Bhari Maang
6.6
  • Aarti Saxena
  • Jyoti
  • 1988
Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (1996)
Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi
6.0
  • Maya
  • 1996

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  • MLA (2018)
    MLA
  • Dharmendra, Bobby Deol, and Sunny Deol in Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se... (2018)
    Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se...
  • Rekha and Sharman Joshi in Super Nani (2014)
    Super Nani
  • Sadiyaan: Boundaries Divide... Love Unites (2010)
    Sadiyaan: Boundaries Divide... Love Unites
  • Kudiyon Ka Hai Zamaana (2006)
    Kudiyon Ka Hai Zamaana
  • Rekha and Nana Patekar in Yatra (2006)
    Yatra
  • Krrish (2006)
    Krrish
  • Parineeta (2005)
    Parineeta
    • (singing voice)
  • Bachke Rehna Re Baba (2005)
    Bachke Rehna Re Baba
  • Hrithik Roshan and Preity Zinta in Koi... Mil Gaya (2003)
    Koi... Mil Gaya
  • Bhoot (2003)
    Bhoot
  • Dil Hai Tumhaara (2002)
    Dil Hai Tumhaara
  • Lajja (2001)
    Lajja
  • Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao (2001)
    Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao
  • Censor (2001)
    Censor

Music Department

  • Rekha and Raj Kiran in Ek Naya Rishta (1988)
    Ek Naya Rishta
  • Agar Tum Na Hote (1983)
    Agar Tum Na Hote
  • Khubsoorat (1980)
    Khubsoorat

Additional Crew

  • Sooryavansham (1999)
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Videos7

Kama Sutra
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Kama Sutra
Koi... Mil Gaya (2003) Trailer
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Koi... Mil Gaya (2003) Trailer
Krrish (2006) Trailer
Trailer 0:48
Krrish (2006) Trailer
MLA (2018) Trailer
Trailer 1:58
MLA (2018) Trailer
Namak Haraam (1973) Trailer
Trailer 1:17
Namak Haraam (1973) Trailer
Super Nani (2014) Trailer
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    • October 10, 1954
    • Madras, Madras State, India
    • 1990 - 1991 (his death)
    • Gemini Ganesan
    • (Sibling)
  • Other works
    Starred in the shelved film Meraj Productions "Sarkar"(1986) Starring Rekha,Anooradha Patel,Vickey Khan,Nana Patekar,Shafi Inamdar,Arjun Chakraborthy,Mazhar Khan,Music by Anu Malik, Written, Produced and Directed by Meraj (Gulzar's assistant).
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    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 1 Pictorial
    • 15 Magazine Cover Photos

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    In 1986, forty-eight pieces of her expensive jewelery was stolen from her house. The thief, Muniraj Kanappa, was later caught and sentenced to seven years in prison. The court held the jewelery and planned on giving it back after she filed the due application form. But it wasn't until 17 years later that she remembered this and then went in to collect her jewelery.
  • Quotes
    When asked about the doctors that say they did plastic surgeries on her: "I wish I could meet all those surgeons. Every once in a while, some doctor claims to have done some operation on me."
    • Her seductive voice

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