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Rekha Wiki Biography

Bhanurekha Ganesan was born on 10 October 1954, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, and is an actress, acknowledged as one of the most versatile and finest actresses in Hindi Cinema. She’s been a part of the industry since 1966, and all of her efforts have helped put her net worth to where it is today.

How rich is Rekha? As of mid-2017, sources inform us of a net worth that is at $40 million, mostly earned through a successful career in film, having acted in more than 180 films in over four decades. She’s won various awards, including three Filmfare Awards. As she continues her career, it is expected that her wealth will also continue to increase.

Rekha was born into a family of actors, and she followed in her father’s footsteps. She quit school at the age of 13 to fully pursue acting; she originally did not want to act, but the family’s need for finance led her to this decision.

One of her first films was in 1966 as a child in “Rangula Ratnam”. She made her heroine debut in “Operation Jackpot Nalli CID 999” in 1969, and also starred in her first Hindi film entitled “Anjana Safar”. – this film ran into censorship problems which delayed it for almost a decade. She originally did not speak Hindi, and had a lot of trouble communicating. In 1970, she was part of two films, one of which was her Bollywood debut in “Sawan Bhadon”; the film became a hit and propelled her to stardom, increasing her net worth significantly. She had a lot of offers afterwards, and would appear in commercially successful films such as “Pran Jay Par Vachan Na Jaye”. Due to criticisms on her physical appearance, she started improving it as well as her acting – she changed dramatically and portrayed a rape victim in the film “Ghar” which was considered by many as the first notable milestone of her career, and she received a Filmfare Award nomination for her performance. She then starred in “Muqaddar Ka Sikandar”, which became the biggest hit of the year.

Her net worth continued to increase in the 1980s, leading with the comedy “Khubsoorat”. The film would win a Best Film Filmfare Award, and won her a first Best Actress Award. She received a lot more notice and was given better opportunities; other projects she appeared in during the 1980s include “Umrao Jaan” and “Baseraa”. She also started working in the independent scene to fulfill roles that shied away from her mainstream offers. She was a part of the award-winning drama “Kalyug”, and also became a part of the erotic comedy “Mrichhakatika”. She won her second Filmfare Award for “Khoon Bhari Maang” which she considers one of her most concentrated films.

The 1990s saw a drop in her success, with a lot of her roles criticized by reviewers. She still played leading roles despite her age, but had several films that went unnoticed. She then had a box office hit in “Phiil Bane Angaray”, which got her another Filmfare nomination. Despite this, her film success proved mixed, as she also took on controversial roles. She did win a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress in “Khiladiyan Ka Khiladi”, which featured her first villainous role. She bounced back in the 2000s with another nominated film in the drama “Lajja”, and became part of the award-winning science fiction film “Koi… Mil Gaya”, which was a critical and financial success. She reprised her role in the sequel “Krrish”, which got numerous awards once again. A few of her latest projects include “Sadiyaan” and “Shamitabh”.

For her personal life, it is known that Rekha married Mukesh Aggarwal in 1990 but he committed suicide a year later. She was also rumored to have married actor Vinod Mehra, but it was later denied. She currently resides in Bandra, Mumbai.

IMDB Wikipedia $40 million 1.7 m 1954 1954-10-10 Actress Chennai Gemini Ganesan India Indian Jaya Shreedhar Kamala Selvaraj Karthik Agarwal Madras Madras State Mukesh Agarwal Mukesh Aggarwal (m. 1990–1991) Narayani Ganesh October 10 Pushpavalli Radha Usman Syed Rekha Rekha Net Worth Revathi Swaminathan Sathish Kumaar Ganesan Vijaya Chamundeswari Vinod Mehra

Rekha Quick Info

Rekha Trademarks

1. She has mesmeric eyes that she uses with devastating effect
2. Her seductive voice

Rekha Quotes

• I like shooting after three in the afternoon. I sleep on my face and it tends to get puffy in the mornings. The face actually starts settling after noon and is at its best around six in the evening. (April 1978)
• The moment you’re a star, you’re no longer normal. That’s a curse you’ve got to live with. (January 1997)
• On why she never adopted a child: Because it is the hardest job ever. As if.. not more responsible as a teacher’s job. I know what it is to be deprived of a father’s love. I would want a child to have both parents. That’s why I’ve never thought of adoption.. or of having a child out of wedlock. (February 2008)
• I’ve done concerts twice in my life.. in ’87 and ’97. Maybe this is the year to start planning a concert.. it has to be done right. I don’t want to be running all over the place like a headless chicken. (February 2008)
• Maybe beauty lies in the eye of the beholder, in one self. So what? I don’t care if it’s said she’s on some sort of spiritual trip, she’s obscure, vague, not normal.. she wants to be different. I’m not so different.. but people don’t want to be common or normal. They have put me on a high pedestal.. or think I’m alien.. or.. (February 2008)
• On meeting her ideal man someday: “May be I’m being unreal and impractical, but I’m not in denial. If I find someone who’s willing to share me with my fans, I might change my mind. If I had a man, I’d just be devoting all my attention to that one person. I’ll take out his clothes, personally monitor his menu, prepare the lunch and personally deliver it to him.” (Dec 9, 2006)
• “I don’t have to spend hours planning and executing my clothes and makeup. I’ve done it for 40-odd years. I can’t bring myself to spend more than 15 minutes on makeup and clothes.” (Dec 9, 2006)
• “Loner is just a word. It means I spend most my time on my own. Going by my nature, it’s the most comfortable situation to be in. My god! Think of all the time I get to reason out things, not analyze situations, that’s such a waste of time. But you’ve got to analyze things. And I never consciously created that time. It was bestowed on me.” (Dec 9, 2006)
• “I never thought I’d be home alone, with all my sisters married and gone. I never thought I’d not have my own family, my own children.” (Dec 9, 2006)
• When asked if she regretted not having children: “Not any more. I do not miss children. Even if I find the ultimate man to have babies with, it’d be very unfair to my priorities. Because if I have a baby, I won’t be able to focus on anything else. Then what happens to the babies all over the world with whom I’m connected?” (Dec 9, 2006)
• When asked if she is afraid of aging: “If I let these thoughts affect me, I wouldn’t be able to be creative. I’m petrified of falling ill and going to the hospital. However, disasters are a part and parcel of life. I cannot avoid them. But when a catastrophe happens, I’d like to see it as a signal to go into another phase of my life. So, in a silly masochistic way, I welcome pain because it will help me grow.” (Dec 9, 2006)
• “I didn’t know what the word father mean’t. When you think of father, when you mention the word father, it’s someone in the church. That’s all I know of a father.” (October 2006)
• “I was never a kind of person who voiced my impressions or my feelings. I never told anybody what I feel. I was very shy, to open my mouth when there are men around.” (October 2006)
• “I didn’t have an idea. I don’t know what a man is all about, what he’s supposed to be. Is he supposed to be a provider? Is he supposed to be a lover? Yes, I knew the lover part. I knew that by heart. I knew that my man had to be a lover. He had to love me to death. Because I didn’t know any better.” (October 2006)
• When asked what she was like as a teenager: “Wow! At that point all I wanted was to be married. And to be loved, and to spend the rest of my life with somebody who truly, truly, truly cared for me, and have children. Lots, and lots, and lots of children. I wonder why I felt like that then.” (October 2006)
• “I don’t feel the pinch, you know, or the sting. It’s gone. I’m healed now. I’m not bitter anymore.” (October 2006)
• “My heart goes out to Ash. She’s been around for so long and yet not been there. That’s how it was with me…until I did Umrao. It seemed improbable that a Tamilan girl talking Urdu would work. Similarly this South Indian girl should realize her potential in Umrao. She doesn’t need to go to Hollywood to prove herself. She’s our own. Why Bride & Prejudice (2004)? Who are these people from outside trying to tap Ash’s potential? She’s our treasure. It’s time we acknowledge her.” (October 2006)
• About Aishwarya Rai: “I think she has got a very raw deal. She’s our treasure but she’s neither here nor there, with one foot in Hollywood. She has not had anything great since Devdas (2002). I will fight for her like a tigress if need be.” (October 2006)
• About Aishwarya Rai Bachchan taking on her role in the remake of Umrao Jaan (1981): “I am so fond of Ash. Even when she was a model, I was very positive of her achievements, and had huge expectations from her. People might think I’m prejudiced but I truly believe that even though ‘Umrao Jaan’ has done a lot for us, it will do a lot more for Ash. She truly deserves it.” (October 2006)
• When asked if she would have a problem doing sexual roles at her age: “After Aastha: In the Prison of Spring (1997) people had a lot to say about my role of a wife who moonlights as a prostitute. I don’t have problems playing anything. I’ve reached a stage where I could do justice to any role that came my way. It could be Maa ka role (the role of a mother), bhabhi ka role (the role of a young woman). negative, positive, sensational or anything.” (October 2006)
• (July 2006, about Hrithik Roshan): Hrithik epitomizes everything precious in a man, be it as a son, lover or as a husband. This kid is a complete human being.
• On winning the Stardust Role Model Award: “Thank you Stardust for honoring me with this award. I’m indeed gratified. I don’t have to say much. My smile and the audiences’ smile says it all. I have been around in this industry for the last 36 years, but I promise I will entertain you for another 63 years.” (February 2006)
• I don’t care much for success – it’s an alien word to me. I don’t believe in success, I don’t believe in achievements so to speak. I just believe in relishing every moment of my life. That’s enough for me.
• One thing that has influenced my personal life, my career, my attitude, the person I have become and every decision that I have made is the fact that I have been a loner as a child. I have been more or less on my own. In that case, one can feel sorry for oneself. But, in my case, it gave me more time to observe.
• I have had the best of both worlds. My profession cannot but thrust me into contact with people all the time. I am a lover of life, very curious, a good listener. I observe, I evaluate. Interacting with co-stars, fans, guests all the time can be nerve-wrenching. But when I meet people, I learn, I evaluate, I marvel, I absorb, I remember, and that helps me grasp and process it back at home.
• Among the models I admire, I find Aishwarya is the best. I disagree with the media that she is ‘plastic’. I find her very expressive.
• Sometimes I really wish my life were as exciting as people think it is. Let me also add that my private life is mine alone. I don’t want to bare it for discussion and dissection. Because my life can be misunderstood and misinterpreted.
• Well loneliness is still a part of me, but being alone is not necessarily being lonely.
• I devoted thirty-one years of my life to this industry and in turn this industry has given me everything that I can be proud of – name, fame and the perks that go with stardom.
• Now people might think that I am not married and I have no children, the conventional lifestyle you know, but I see it this way: as long as you are alive, you have a chance to have a future. At least there is hope.
• I’m a very shy person. Unlike what has been insinuated, it’s not a strategy to retain my aura. I’m not trying to live up to any mystery woman image.
• 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.”

Rekha Important Facts

• Rekha’s nephew Naveed Syed (Ozman) is married to former actor Sameer Khan’s daughter Seher Khan. Sameer Khan is the younger brother of actor Feroz Khan. Naveed and Sehar have two boys.
• Nephew Naveed Ozman from San Fransisco, attempted to become a actor in Bollywood in 2008. He left and went back to San Fransisco after a year because he was not able to sign any films.
• Actor Abhinay Vaddi is her step nephew. Sister Vijaya’s son.
• Step-nephew of actor Abhinay Vaddi (Gemini Ganesan and Savitri’s grandson).
• Rekha was the 2nd highest paid Hindi actress from 1979-81 and 1st highest paid Hindi actress along-with Reena from 1982-1984 and 3rd highest paid Hindi actress from 1987-92.
• Jeetendra-Rekha were romantically paired in 26 films and 15 were hits.
• Even though the movies she has made are in Hindi, her mother tongue is actually Tamil.
• Ranked #5 by rediff.com in its list of the “Top 10 Bollywood Actresses Ever”. (March 2007).
• Has seven sisters and one brother.
• Listed #50 by the UK magazine Eastern Eye one of “Asia’s Sexiest Women” (Sept/2006).
• Has a search engine named after her with the domain name www.rekha.com.
• She is very active on the Internet, especially on sites about movies. She is also a staunch feminist.
• Is a vegetarian.
• Is a huge fan of Oprah Winfrey and watches her show regularly.
• Could barely speak a word of Hindi at the start of her career. She learned Hindi and then later learned the nuances of Urdu for her role of a courtesan in Umrao Jaan (1981).
• 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.
• Loves nature, and enjoys working in her garden and taking care of her plants.
• 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).
• Has a large collection of of tissue Kanjeevaram and chiffon saris, most of which are of the color gold.
• Says that if she could change one thing about herself, it would be her hips.
• Some of her favorite western singers include Laura Branigan, Barbra Streisand, Bryan Adams, Whitney Houston and Sting.
• Used to have a dog named Pisti who passed away. She now has a cat called Bhaiyyu.
• Was good friends with actress Meena Kumari before Meena’s death.
• Loves to read comics. Her favourites include Dennis The Menace and Archie.
• In 2001, she tried to stop author Mohan Deep from publishing a biography on her called ‘Eurekha!’. She failed but would visit bookstores and ask the owners not to keep copies of ‘Eurekha!’ on their shelves.
• 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.
• Was considered for the role of Queen Noor Jehan in the movie Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story (2005).
• Has a younger sister who resides in California.
• When she played the teacher of the Kama Sutra in the controversial film Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996), many people at the time thought that it would put an end to her career.
• Was considered for the lead in Market (2003)
• Has gained icon status in Bollywood cinema for her four decade career in the industry.
• Has been called the Madonna and Cher of the Bollywood industry because of her constant reinvention throughout her career.
• Credits the regular nutritious diet and exercise as the secret to her ageless face and figure.
• Was obese and plump in her first films in the early 70s but underwent a spectacular transformation and became the ageless icon of beauty and glamour of Bollywood.
• Formed a popular screen couple with Amitabh Bachchan, with whom she made a total of nine films as a heroine to him and with Jeetendra with whom she worked as his heroine in 26 films.
• Hindi megastar
• Does yoga every day to maintain her ageless look.
• Daughter of Gemini Ganesan and Pushpavalli.

Rekha Filmography

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