Actress Rekha has signed for Rajinikanth’s Animation Movie

Kollywood super star Rajinikanth’s upcoming animation movie Rana. The multilingual film which is made in Kollywood and Bollywood is actually supposed to make use of the concept of live animation. Of later on there were reports stating that Bollywood Actress Deepika Padukone and Asin playing his leading girls, but it is revealed that it’s Deepika who received the offer.

As Super Star is representing triple role in the film, he requires totally 3 heroines it appears.

Based on latest reports Super Star desires to have yester years charm and performing actress Rekha to be one of his leading ladies in the movie. Previously this character was offered to Dance Diva Madhuri Dikshit but she rejected to accept for personal life commitments.

Well it isn’t the first time that Rekha and Rajinikanth are working together. Earlier they were seen in BULANDI, though not as a couple.

Therefore Rekha grants confirmation on her participation in the film, then the problem is who will be the 3rd celebrity to play with this ‘God of South’!

Rekha Movies List

Year	Film Name	Cast
2010	SADIYAAN	Rishi Kapoor, Hema Malini, Rekha, Shabana Azmi, Ferena Wazeir, Luv Sinha, Javed Sheikh, Avtar Gill, Navni Parihar, Rekha Rao, Deep Dhillon, Ahmed Khan, Vivek Shauq, Rana Jung Bahadur, Gurpreet Ghuggi
2008	HUMNE JEENA SEEKH LIYA	Milind Gunaji, Reema Lagoo, Ganesh Yadav, Rekha Rao, Raj Singh Verma, Shri Vallabh Vyas, Gaurav Chopra
2007	KUDIYON KA HAI ZAMANA	Ashmit Patel, Rekha, Mahima Choudhary, Kim Sharma, Nikhil Chinappa, Sachin Khedekar, Vasundara Das, Gaurav Kapur, Sanjit Bedi, Ashwin Mushran, Kabir Sadanand
2007	YATRA	Rekha, Nana Patekar, Deepti Naval, Nakul Vaid, Bharati Devi, Anandi Ghose, Romit Raaj, Masood Akhtar
2007	RAQEEB	Rahul Khanna, Jimmy Shergill, Sharman Joshi, Tanushree Datta, Vishwajeet Pradhan, Vivek Shauq, Rekha Rao, Neena Kulkarni, Sherlyn Chopra, Kishori Shahane
2006	MOHABBAT HO GAYI HAI TUMSE	Sanjay Dutt, Chandrachur Singh, Shamita Shetty, Puru Rajkumar, Vishwajeet Pradhan, Tinu Anand, Alok Nath, Anju Mahendru, Rajeev Verma, Rekha Rao, Dinesh Lamba, Vrajesh Hirjee
2006	KRRISH	Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Rekha, Naseeruddin Shah, Sharat Saxena, Puneet Isaar, Manini De Mishra, Archana Puran Singh, Kiran Juneja, Hemant Pandey, Akash Khurana, Mithilesh Chaturvedi, Micky Dhamejani, Fardeen Hussaini, Zain Khan
2005	PARINEETA	Saif Ali Khan , Sanjay Dutt, Vidya Balan, Raima Sen, Diya Mirza, Rekha
2005	BACHKE REHNA RE BABA	Rekha, Mallika Sherawat, Paresh Rawal, Karan Khanna
2004	RAINCOAT	Ajay Devgan, Aishwarya Rai, Mouli Ganguly, Sameer Dharmadhikari, Annu Kapoor, Surekha Sikri, Isha Koppikar
2003	KOI MIL GAYA	Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta, Rekha, Rakesh Roshan, Rajat Bedi, Johnny Lever
2003	BHOOT	Urmila Matondkar, Ajay Devgan, Seema Biswas, Nana Patekar, Rekha, Fardeen Khan, Victor Bannerjee
2002	DIL HAI TUMHAARA	Preity Zinta, Mahima Choudhary, Rekha, Arjun Rampal, Jimmy Shergill, Alok Nath, Govind Namdev, Anjan Srivastava, Vivek Shauq
2001	EK RISHTAA	Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Akshay Kumar, Karishma Kapoor, Juhi Chawla, Sunil Shetty
2001	LAJJA	Manisha Koirala, Madhuri Dixit, Mahima Choudhary, Rekha, Anil Kapoor, Ajay Devgan, Jackie Shroff
2000	ZUBEIBA	Karishma Kapoor, Manoj Bajpai, Rekha
1998	QILA	Dilip Kumar, Rekha, Mamta Kulkarni
1998	BULUNDI	Anil Kapoor, Rekha, Rajnikant, Raveena Tandon, Paresh Rawal, Shakti Kapoor, Aruna Irani
1998	KAUN KAISA HAI KHILADI	Twinkle Khanna, Rekha, Akshay Kumar
1998	BAROOD	Akshay Kumar, Raveena Tandon, Rekha, Ayesha Jhulka, Aruna Irani
1996	KHILADIYON KA KHILADI	Rekha, Akshay Kumar, Raveena Tandon, Inder Kumar, Gulashan Grover
1995	KISMAT	Rekha, Govinda, Mamta Kulkarni
1993	ANARI	Karishma Kapoor, Venkatesh, Rekha
1992	JEEVAN EK SANGHURSH	Rekha, Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit
1990	AZAAD DESH KE GHULAM	Jackie Shroff, Rishi Kapoor, Rekha
1989	BHRASHTACHAR	Rekha, Shilpa Shirodkar, Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher
1989	LADAAI	Mithun Chakraborty, Rekha, Anupam Kher, Aditya Panscholi
1989	RAM LAKHAN	Rekha, Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Dimple Kapadia
1988	PYAR MOHABAT	Govinda, Mandakini, Rekha
1988	BIWI HO TO AISI	Salman Khan, Rekha, Farooq Sheik, Bindu
1987	APNE APNE	Rekha, Jeetendra, Hema Malini
1986	INSAAF KI AWAAZ	Anil Kapoor, Richa Sharma, Rekha
1978	TRISHUL	Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Sanjeev Kumar, Hema Malini
1975	DHARMATMA	Feroz Khan, Hema Malini, Rekha
1972	GORA AUR KAALA	Rajendra Kumar, Hema Malini, Rekha
1971	LAL PATTHAR	Raaj Kumar, Hema Malini, Rekha
19	SANTOSH	Hema Malini, Rekha
19	FALAK	Rekha, Jackie Shroff, Madhavi

Rekha Legendary Indian Bollywood Actress Life History-Filmography and Memorable Photos

Rekha was a legendary actress of Indian movies. She has worked in thousands of Bollywood movies. She was born on 10 October 1954 in a Vella in India. She started work in Bollywood with just 11 years old as heroine. She got popularity in cinema fans just in two years. She had made pair with Amitabh Bachchan and both were together for long time in Bollywood film industry. She is still active in Bollywood in some side roles. also she appears on TV channels. 

Filmography

Debut Film: Rangula Ratnam

Famous Movies: Krrish, Parineeta, Bachke Rehna Re Baba, Koi... Mil Gaya, Bhoot, Dil Hai Tumhaara, Lajja, Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao, Censor, Zubeidaa, Bulandi, Mother, Qila, Udaan, Aastha, Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love, Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi, Aurat Aurat Aurat, Ab Insaf Hoga, Nishana, Madam X, Geetanjali, Grihaprevesam, Insaaf Ki Devi, Time Machine, Waqt Ka Badshah, Phool Bane Angaarey, Ussoolon Ki Jung, Yeh Aag Kab Bujhegi, Amiri Garibi, Souten Ki Beti, Aag Ka Dariya, Aye Auto, Azaad Desh Ke Gulam, Mera Pati Sirf Mera Hai, Shesh Naag, Bahurani, Bhrashtachar, Ladaai, Kasam Suhaag Ki, Clerk, Dasharatham, Biwi Ho To Aisi, Ek Naya Rishta, Khoon Bhari Maang, Soorma Bhopali, Jaan Hatheli Pe, Sansar, Apne Apne, Ijaazat, Pyaar Ki Jeet, Janbaaz, Locket, Insaaf Ki Awaaz, Jaal, Musafir, Sadaa Suhagan, Jhoothi, Nishan, Faasle, Naya Bakra, Ram Tere Kitne Nam, Jhootha Sach, Zameen Aasmaan, Baazi, Asha Jyoti, Maati Maange Khoon, Bindiya Chamkegi, Khazana, Utsav, Agar Tum Na Hote, Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye, Prem Tapasya, Apna Bana Lo, Raaste Pyar Ke, Jeevan Dhaara, Deedar-E-Yaar, Ghazab, Mehndi Rang Layegi, Vijeta, Silsila, Daasi, Khoon Aur Paani, Mangalsutra, Chehre Pe Chehra, Basera, Chashme Buddoor, Ek Hi Bhool, Ghunghroo Ki Awaaz, Saajan Ki Saheli, Saal Solvan Chadiya, Umrao Jaan, Aanchal, Neeyat, Agreement, Jal Mahal, Kali Ghata, Judaai, Jyoti Bane Jwala, Kalyug, Khubsoorat, Maang Bharo Sajana, Ram Balram, Ahimsa, Do Shikaari, Suhaag, Kartavya, Prem Bandhan, Jaani Dushman, Mr. Natwarlal, Muqabla, Muqaddar Ka Sikandar, Ghar, Ganga Ki Saugand, Aakhri Daku, Bhola Bhala, Dil Aur Deewar, Do Musafir, Karmayogi, Kasme Vaade, Muqaddar, Parmatma, Rahuketu, Ram Kasam, Sawan Ke Geet, Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein, Immaan Dharam, Aap Ki Khatir, Alaap, Chakkar Pe Chakkar, Dildaar, Ek Hi Raasta, Farishta Ya Qatil, Kachcha Chor, Khoon Pasina, Ram Bharose, Nagin, Aaj Ka Mahatma, Do Anjaane, Kabeela, Khalifa, Santan, Dharam Karam, Dharmatma, Aakraman, Dafaa 302, Kahte Hain Mujhko Raja, Zorro, Do Aankhen, Duniya Ka Mela, Hawas, Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye, Woh Main Nahin, Namak Haraam, Anokhi Ada, Barkha Bahar, Dharma, Kahani Kismat Ki, Kashmakash, Keemat, Mehmaan, Double Cross, Do Yaar, Ek Bechara, Gaon Hamara Shaher Tumhara, Gora Aur Kala, Rampur Ka Lakshman, Sazaa, Zameen Aasmaan, Dost Aur Dushman, Elaan, Haseenon Ka Devata, Saaz Aur Sanam, Ammakosam, Sawan Bhadon, Rangula Ratnam

Latest Movies: Krrish, Parineet, Bajirao Mastani

REKHA

The actual name of a young dashing and hot girl which entered into the bollywood some 40 years back, Rekha is Bhanurekha Ganesan, which rarely any one knows. rekha was born on 10 October 1954 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India and is a leading Indian actress who appeared in Bollywood films.

Rekha has had various unsuccessful relationships with fellow Bollywood stars including Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Mehra and in 1990 she married Delhi-based businessman Mukesh Aggarwal, who committed suicide in 1991. She was rumored to have been married to actor Vinod Mehra in 1973, but in a 2004 television interview with Simi Garewal she denied being married to him referring to him as a "well-wisher". Rekha currently lives alone with her secretary Farzana in her Bandra home in Mumbai.

Noted for her versatility as an actress, Rekha was particularly recognised for playing female-oriented characters, such as that of the school-girl in Khubsoorat and the decisive avenger in Khoon Bhari Maang, both of which earned her the Filmfare Best Actress Award. Her portrayal of a classical courtesan in Umrao Jaan won her the National Film Award for Best Actress. She was also known to be a sexy symbol through out 1970's and there after. Known for both Indian mainstream and art cinema, known in India as parallel cinema, she has achieved commercial success, as well as critical praise for numerous of her performances throughout the years. Though at the ages of her life she has reinvented herself and sustained in the Bollywood and maintained her status.

Rekha started appearing as a child actor in the Telugu films and made her debut as heroine in the successful Kannada film Goadalli CID 999 with Dr. Rajkumar in 1969. The same year, she
presented herself in her first Hindi film, Anjana Safar (later retitled Do Shikari). For her kissing scene in the film, the film was not released due to censorship problems for a long time. Her first performance-oriented role came in 1976 when she played an ambitious woman in Do Anjaane, co-starring Amitabh Bachchan. The film became a hit as well as a critical success, and she was widely noticed for her performance.

The turning point in her career happened in 1978, when she portrayed the role of a rape victim in the movie Ghar, alongside Vinod Mehra. The film was considered her first notable milestone, as she got critical acclaim for her performance, and received her first nomination for Best Actress at the Filmfare Awards. In the same year she garnered her career with a evergreen film named Muqaddar Ka Sikander, in which she co-starred once again with Amitabh Bachchan. It was the biggest hit of the year and also the decade's hit. The hit couple of Bollywood, Rekha and Bachchan went on to star collectively most of which were hits. She had not only a successful on-screen pair with him, but a real-life relationship, which was widely reported in the media, as well as sharply criticised, as he was a married man. This relationship was ended and concluded in 1981, when they starred in Yash Chopra's drama Silsila. The film was the most scandalous of their films together, as it was based on their real-life relationship; Rekha played Bachchan's love interest, while Bachchan's real-life wife, Jaya Bhaduri, played his wife. This was their last film together, and they never have collaborated again.

She alos starred in the Urdu film Umrao Jaan which depicts the story of a young girl, Amiran, who is kidnapped and sold in a brothel, and follows her life story there as Umrao. Her portrayal of a sensitive courtesan has been considered one of her career best performances, and she received the National Film Award for Best Actress for it. Apart from parallel cinema, Rekha took on other increasingly serious, even adventurous roles; she was among the early actresses to play lead roles in heroine-oriented films, delivering films such as Khubsoorat, Khoon Bhari Maang and Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye. She won Filmfare trophies for her roles in Khubsoorat (1980) and Khoon Bhari Maang (1988). The notable roles in the films of Rekha includes the foreign film Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love, directed by Mira Nair was known for its controversial topic and many felt it would damage Rekha's career, as Rekha played a Kama Sutra teacher in the film. The other was commercially successful Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (1996) which earned her several awards, including the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award and the Star Screen Award for Best Villain for her role of a gangster woman.

In recent years of 2000's, she has appeared in relatively few movies, usually as a mother or a widow rather than a glamour queen. She was praised for several of her perofrmances like in
Lajja, Zubeidaa, Dil Hai Tumhaara, Parineeta, and she played Hrithik Roshan's mother in Rakesh Roshan's Koi... Mil Gaya, a performance which won her the Bollywood Movie Award - Best Supporting Actress. The film was the biggest hit of that year. She was also seen in the sequel to Koi... Mil Gaya, Krrish, again one of the most successful films of the year.

Rekha has acted in over 180 Hindi films, in both Indian mainstream and art cinema, known as parallel cinema:

Sawan Bhadon (1970), Raampur Ka Lakshman (1972), Gora Aur Kala (1972), Dharma (1973), Kahani Kismat Ki (1973), Namak Haraam (1973), Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye (1974), Dharam Karam (1975), Dharmatma (1975), Do Anjaane (1976), Santan (1976), Kabeela (1976), Alaap (1977), Khoon Pasina (1977), Aap Ki Khatir (1977), Immaan Dharam (1977), Ganga Ki Saugandh (1978), Ghar (1978), Muqaddar Ka Sikander (1978), Prem Bandhan (1979), Kartavya (1979), Suhaag (1979), Mr. Natwarlal (1979), Jaani Dushman (1979), Aanchal (1980), Judaai (1980), Kali Ghata (1980), Jal Mahal (1980), Khubsoorat (1980), Agreement (1980), Kalyug ... Supriya (1980), Silsila (1981), Umrao Jaan (1981), Baseraa (1981) Ek Hi Bhool (1981), Vijeta (1982), Jeevan Dhaara (1982), Nishaan (1983), Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye (1983), Agar Tum Na Hote (1983), Bindiya Chamkegi (1984), Utsav (1984), Faasle (1985), Musafir (1986), Locket (1986), Pyar Ki Jeet (1987), Soorma Bhopali (1988), Khoon Bhari Maang (1988), Ijaazat (1988), Biwi Ho To Aisi (1988), Bhrashtachar (1989), Phool Bane Angaray (1991), Madam X (1994), Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (1996), Kama Sutra: A Tale Of Love (1996), Bulandi (2000), Zubeidaa (2001), Lajja (2001), Dil Hai Tumhaara (2002), Bhoot (2003), Koi... Mil Gaya (2003), Parineeta (2005), Krrish (2006), Yatra (2007), Om Shanti Om (2007).

REKHA

The actual name of a young dashing and hot girl which entered into the bollywood some 40 years back, Rekha is Bhanurekha Ganesan, which rarely any one knows. rekha was born on 10 October 1954 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India and is a leading Indian actress who appeared in Bollywood films.

Rekha has had various unsuccessful relationships with fellow Bollywood stars including Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Mehra and in 1990 she married Delhi-based businessman Mukesh Aggarwal, who committed suicide in 1991. She was rumored to have been married to actor Vinod Mehra in 1973, but in a 2004 television interview with Simi Garewal she denied being married to him referring to him as a "well-wisher". Rekha currently lives alone with her secretary Farzana in her Bandra home in Mumbai.

Noted for her versatility as an actress, Rekha was particularly recognised for playing female-oriented characters, such as that of the school-girl in Khubsoorat and the decisive avenger in Khoon Bhari Maang, both of which earned her the Filmfare Best Actress Award. Her portrayal of a classical courtesan in Umrao Jaan won her the National Film Award for Best Actress. She was also known to be a sexy symbol through out 1970's and there after. Known for both Indian mainstream and art cinema, known in India as parallel cinema, she has achieved commercial success, as well as critical praise for numerous of her performances throughout the years. Though at the ages of her life she has reinvented herself and sustained in the Bollywood and maintained her status.

Rekha started appearing as a child actor in the Telugu films and made her debut as heroine in the successful Kannada film Goadalli CID 999 with Dr. Rajkumar in 1969. The same year, she
presented herself in her first Hindi film, Anjana Safar (later retitled Do Shikari). For her kissing scene in the film, the film was not released due to censorship problems for a long time. Her first performance-oriented role came in 1976 when she played an ambitious woman in Do Anjaane, co-starring Amitabh Bachchan. The film became a hit as well as a critical success, and she was widely noticed for her performance.

The turning point in her career happened in 1978, when she portrayed the role of a rape victim in the movie Ghar, alongside Vinod Mehra. The film was considered her first notable milestone, as she got critical acclaim for her performance, and received her first nomination for Best Actress at the Filmfare Awards. In the same year she garnered her career with a evergreen film named Muqaddar Ka Sikander, in which she co-starred once again with Amitabh Bachchan. It was the biggest hit of the year and also the decade's hit. The hit couple of Bollywood, Rekha and Bachchan went on to star collectively most of which were hits. She had not only a successful on-screen pair with him, but a real-life relationship, which was widely reported in the media, as well as sharply criticised, as he was a married man. This relationship was ended and concluded in 1981, when they starred in Yash Chopra's drama Silsila. The film was the most scandalous of their films together, as it was based on their real-life relationship; Rekha played Bachchan's love interest, while Bachchan's real-life wife, Jaya Bhaduri, played his wife. This was their last film together, and they never have collaborated again.

She alos starred in the Urdu film Umrao Jaan which depicts the story of a young girl, Amiran, who is kidnapped and sold in a brothel, and follows her life story there as Umrao. Her portrayal of a sensitive courtesan has been considered one of her career best performances, and she received the National Film Award for Best Actress for it. Apart from parallel cinema, Rekha took on other increasingly serious, even adventurous roles; she was among the early actresses to play lead roles in heroine-oriented films, delivering films such as Khubsoorat, Khoon Bhari Maang and Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye. She won Filmfare trophies for her roles in Khubsoorat (1980) and Khoon Bhari Maang (1988). The notable roles in the films of Rekha includes the foreign film Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love, directed by Mira Nair was known for its controversial topic and many felt it would damage Rekha's career, as Rekha played a Kama Sutra teacher in the film. The other was commercially successful Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (1996) which earned her several awards, including the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award and the Star Screen Award for Best Villain for her role of a gangster woman.

In recent years of 2000's, she has appeared in relatively few movies, usually as a mother or a widow rather than a glamour queen. She was praised for several of her perofrmances like in
Lajja, Zubeidaa, Dil Hai Tumhaara, Parineeta, and she played Hrithik Roshan's mother in Rakesh Roshan's Koi... Mil Gaya, a performance which won her the Bollywood Movie Award - Best Supporting Actress. The film was the biggest hit of that year. She was also seen in the sequel to Koi... Mil Gaya, Krrish, again one of the most successful films of the year.

Rekha has acted in over 180 Hindi films, in both Indian mainstream and art cinema, known as parallel cinema:

Sawan Bhadon (1970), Raampur Ka Lakshman (1972), Gora Aur Kala (1972), Dharma (1973), Kahani Kismat Ki (1973), Namak Haraam (1973), Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye (1974), Dharam Karam (1975), Dharmatma (1975), Do Anjaane (1976), Santan (1976), Kabeela (1976), Alaap (1977), Khoon Pasina (1977), Aap Ki Khatir (1977), Immaan Dharam (1977), Ganga Ki Saugandh (1978), Ghar (1978), Muqaddar Ka Sikander (1978), Prem Bandhan (1979), Kartavya (1979), Suhaag (1979), Mr. Natwarlal (1979), Jaani Dushman (1979), Aanchal (1980), Judaai (1980), Kali Ghata (1980), Jal Mahal (1980), Khubsoorat (1980), Agreement (1980), Kalyug ... Supriya (1980), Silsila (1981), Umrao Jaan (1981), Baseraa (1981) Ek Hi Bhool (1981), Vijeta (1982), Jeevan Dhaara (1982), Nishaan (1983), Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye (1983), Agar Tum Na Hote (1983), Bindiya Chamkegi (1984), Utsav (1984), Faasle (1985), Musafir (1986), Locket (1986), Pyar Ki Jeet (1987), Soorma Bhopali (1988), Khoon Bhari Maang (1988), Ijaazat (1988), Biwi Ho To Aisi (1988), Bhrashtachar (1989), Phool Bane Angaray (1991), Madam X (1994), Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (1996), Kama Sutra: A Tale Of Love (1996), Bulandi (2000), Zubeidaa (2001), Lajja (2001), Dil Hai Tumhaara (2002), Bhoot (2003), Koi... Mil Gaya (2003), Parineeta (2005), Krrish (2006), Yatra (2007), Om Shanti Om (2007).

REKHA

The actual name of a young dashing and hot girl which entered into the bollywood some 40 years back, Rekha is Bhanurekha Ganesan, which rarely any one knows. rekha was born on 10 October 1954 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India and is a leading Indian actress who appeared in Bollywood films.

Rekha has had various unsuccessful relationships with fellow Bollywood stars including Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Mehra and in 1990 she married Delhi-based businessman Mukesh Aggarwal, who committed suicide in 1991. She was rumored to have been married to actor Vinod Mehra in 1973, but in a 2004 television interview with Simi Garewal she denied being married to him referring to him as a "well-wisher". Rekha currently lives alone with her secretary Farzana in her Bandra home in Mumbai.

Noted for her versatility as an actress, Rekha was particularly recognised for playing female-oriented characters, such as that of the school-girl in Khubsoorat and the decisive avenger in Khoon Bhari Maang, both of which earned her the Filmfare Best Actress Award. Her portrayal of a classical courtesan in Umrao Jaan won her the National Film Award for Best Actress. She was also known to be a sexy symbol through out 1970's and there after. Known for both Indian mainstream and art cinema, known in India as parallel cinema, she has achieved commercial success, as well as critical praise for numerous of her performances throughout the years. Though at the ages of her life she has reinvented herself and sustained in the Bollywood and maintained her status.

Rekha started appearing as a child actor in the Telugu films and made her debut as heroine in the successful Kannada film Goadalli CID 999 with Dr. Rajkumar in 1969. The same year, she
presented herself in her first Hindi film, Anjana Safar (later retitled Do Shikari). For her kissing scene in the film, the film was not released due to censorship problems for a long time. Her first performance-oriented role came in 1976 when she played an ambitious woman in Do Anjaane, co-starring Amitabh Bachchan. The film became a hit as well as a critical success, and she was widely noticed for her performance.

The turning point in her career happened in 1978, when she portrayed the role of a rape victim in the movie Ghar, alongside Vinod Mehra. The film was considered her first notable milestone, as she got critical acclaim for her performance, and received her first nomination for Best Actress at the Filmfare Awards. In the same year she garnered her career with a evergreen film named Muqaddar Ka Sikander, in which she co-starred once again with Amitabh Bachchan. It was the biggest hit of the year and also the decade's hit. The hit couple of Bollywood, Rekha and Bachchan went on to star collectively most of which were hits. She had not only a successful on-screen pair with him, but a real-life relationship, which was widely reported in the media, as well as sharply criticised, as he was a married man. This relationship was ended and concluded in 1981, when they starred in Yash Chopra's drama Silsila. The film was the most scandalous of their films together, as it was based on their real-life relationship; Rekha played Bachchan's love interest, while Bachchan's real-life wife, Jaya Bhaduri, played his wife. This was their last film together, and they never have collaborated again.

She alos starred in the Urdu film Umrao Jaan which depicts the story of a young girl, Amiran, who is kidnapped and sold in a brothel, and follows her life story there as Umrao. Her portrayal of a sensitive courtesan has been considered one of her career best performances, and she received the National Film Award for Best Actress for it. Apart from parallel cinema, Rekha took on other increasingly serious, even adventurous roles; she was among the early actresses to play lead roles in heroine-oriented films, delivering films such as Khubsoorat, Khoon Bhari Maang and Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye. She won Filmfare trophies for her roles in Khubsoorat (1980) and Khoon Bhari Maang (1988). The notable roles in the films of Rekha includes the foreign film Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love, directed by Mira Nair was known for its controversial topic and many felt it would damage Rekha's career, as Rekha played a Kama Sutra teacher in the film. The other was commercially successful Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (1996) which earned her several awards, including the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award and the Star Screen Award for Best Villain for her role of a gangster woman.

In recent years of 2000's, she has appeared in relatively few movies, usually as a mother or a widow rather than a glamour queen. She was praised for several of her perofrmances like in
Lajja, Zubeidaa, Dil Hai Tumhaara, Parineeta, and she played Hrithik Roshan's mother in Rakesh Roshan's Koi... Mil Gaya, a performance which won her the Bollywood Movie Award - Best Supporting Actress. The film was the biggest hit of that year. She was also seen in the sequel to Koi... Mil Gaya, Krrish, again one of the most successful films of the year.

Rekha has acted in over 180 Hindi films, in both Indian mainstream and art cinema, known as parallel cinema:

Sawan Bhadon (1970), Raampur Ka Lakshman (1972), Gora Aur Kala (1972), Dharma (1973), Kahani Kismat Ki (1973), Namak Haraam (1973), Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye (1974), Dharam Karam (1975), Dharmatma (1975), Do Anjaane (1976), Santan (1976), Kabeela (1976), Alaap (1977), Khoon Pasina (1977), Aap Ki Khatir (1977), Immaan Dharam (1977), Ganga Ki Saugandh (1978), Ghar (1978), Muqaddar Ka Sikander (1978), Prem Bandhan (1979), Kartavya (1979), Suhaag (1979), Mr. Natwarlal (1979), Jaani Dushman (1979), Aanchal (1980), Judaai (1980), Kali Ghata (1980), Jal Mahal (1980), Khubsoorat (1980), Agreement (1980), Kalyug ... Supriya (1980), Silsila (1981), Umrao Jaan (1981), Baseraa (1981) Ek Hi Bhool (1981), Vijeta (1982), Jeevan Dhaara (1982), Nishaan (1983), Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye (1983), Agar Tum Na Hote (1983), Bindiya Chamkegi (1984), Utsav (1984), Faasle (1985), Musafir (1986), Locket (1986), Pyar Ki Jeet (1987), Soorma Bhopali (1988), Khoon Bhari Maang (1988), Ijaazat (1988), Biwi Ho To Aisi (1988), Bhrashtachar (1989), Phool Bane Angaray (1991), Madam X (1994), Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (1996), Kama Sutra: A Tale Of Love (1996), Bulandi (2000), Zubeidaa (2001), Lajja (2001), Dil Hai Tumhaara (2002), Bhoot (2003), Koi... Mil Gaya (2003), Parineeta (2005), Krrish (2006), Yatra (2007), Om Shanti Om (2007).

REKHA

The actual name of a young dashing and hot girl which entered into the bollywood some 40 years back, Rekha is Bhanurekha Ganesan, which rarely any one knows. rekha was born on 10 October 1954 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India and is a leading Indian actress who appeared in Bollywood films.

Rekha has had various unsuccessful relationships with fellow Bollywood stars including Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Mehra and in 1990 she married Delhi-based businessman Mukesh Aggarwal, who committed suicide in 1991. She was rumored to have been married to actor Vinod Mehra in 1973, but in a 2004 television interview with Simi Garewal she denied being married to him referring to him as a "well-wisher". Rekha currently lives alone with her secretary Farzana in her Bandra home in Mumbai.

Noted for her versatility as an actress, Rekha was particularly recognised for playing female-oriented characters, such as that of the school-girl in Khubsoorat and the decisive avenger in Khoon Bhari Maang, both of which earned her the Filmfare Best Actress Award. Her portrayal of a classical courtesan in Umrao Jaan won her the National Film Award for Best Actress. She was also known to be a sexy symbol through out 1970's and there after. Known for both Indian mainstream and art cinema, known in India as parallel cinema, she has achieved commercial success, as well as critical praise for numerous of her performances throughout the years. Though at the ages of her life she has reinvented herself and sustained in the Bollywood and maintained her status.

Rekha started appearing as a child actor in the Telugu films and made her debut as heroine in the successful Kannada film Goadalli CID 999 with Dr. Rajkumar in 1969. The same year, she
presented herself in her first Hindi film, Anjana Safar (later retitled Do Shikari). For her kissing scene in the film, the film was not released due to censorship problems for a long time. Her first performance-oriented role came in 1976 when she played an ambitious woman in Do Anjaane, co-starring Amitabh Bachchan. The film became a hit as well as a critical success, and she was widely noticed for her performance.

The turning point in her career happened in 1978, when she portrayed the role of a rape victim in the movie Ghar, alongside Vinod Mehra. The film was considered her first notable milestone, as she got critical acclaim for her performance, and received her first nomination for Best Actress at the Filmfare Awards. In the same year she garnered her career with a evergreen film named Muqaddar Ka Sikander, in which she co-starred once again with Amitabh Bachchan. It was the biggest hit of the year and also the decade's hit. The hit couple of Bollywood, Rekha and Bachchan went on to star collectively most of which were hits. She had not only a successful on-screen pair with him, but a real-life relationship, which was widely reported in the media, as well as sharply criticised, as he was a married man. This relationship was ended and concluded in 1981, when they starred in Yash Chopra's drama Silsila. The film was the most scandalous of their films together, as it was based on their real-life relationship; Rekha played Bachchan's love interest, while Bachchan's real-life wife, Jaya Bhaduri, played his wife. This was their last film together, and they never have collaborated again.

She alos starred in the Urdu film Umrao Jaan which depicts the story of a young girl, Amiran, who is kidnapped and sold in a brothel, and follows her life story there as Umrao. Her portrayal of a sensitive courtesan has been considered one of her career best performances, and she received the National Film Award for Best Actress for it. Apart from parallel cinema, Rekha took on other increasingly serious, even adventurous roles; she was among the early actresses to play lead roles in heroine-oriented films, delivering films such as Khubsoorat, Khoon Bhari Maang and Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye. She won Filmfare trophies for her roles in Khubsoorat (1980) and Khoon Bhari Maang (1988). The notable roles in the films of Rekha includes the foreign film Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love, directed by Mira Nair was known for its controversial topic and many felt it would damage Rekha's career, as Rekha played a Kama Sutra teacher in the film. The other was commercially successful Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (1996) which earned her several awards, including the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award and the Star Screen Award for Best Villain for her role of a gangster woman.

In recent years of 2000's, she has appeared in relatively few movies, usually as a mother or a widow rather than a glamour queen. She was praised for several of her perofrmances like in
Lajja, Zubeidaa, Dil Hai Tumhaara, Parineeta, and she played Hrithik Roshan's mother in Rakesh Roshan's Koi... Mil Gaya, a performance which won her the Bollywood Movie Award - Best Supporting Actress. The film was the biggest hit of that year. She was also seen in the sequel to Koi... Mil Gaya, Krrish, again one of the most successful films of the year.

Rekha has acted in over 180 Hindi films, in both Indian mainstream and art cinema, known as parallel cinema:

Sawan Bhadon (1970), Raampur Ka Lakshman (1972), Gora Aur Kala (1972), Dharma (1973), Kahani Kismat Ki (1973), Namak Haraam (1973), Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye (1974), Dharam Karam (1975), Dharmatma (1975), Do Anjaane (1976), Santan (1976), Kabeela (1976), Alaap (1977), Khoon Pasina (1977), Aap Ki Khatir (1977), Immaan Dharam (1977), Ganga Ki Saugandh (1978), Ghar (1978), Muqaddar Ka Sikander (1978), Prem Bandhan (1979), Kartavya (1979), Suhaag (1979), Mr. Natwarlal (1979), Jaani Dushman (1979), Aanchal (1980), Judaai (1980), Kali Ghata (1980), Jal Mahal (1980), Khubsoorat (1980), Agreement (1980), Kalyug ... Supriya (1980), Silsila (1981), Umrao Jaan (1981), Baseraa (1981) Ek Hi Bhool (1981), Vijeta (1982), Jeevan Dhaara (1982), Nishaan (1983), Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye (1983), Agar Tum Na Hote (1983), Bindiya Chamkegi (1984), Utsav (1984), Faasle (1985), Musafir (1986), Locket (1986), Pyar Ki Jeet (1987), Soorma Bhopali (1988), Khoon Bhari Maang (1988), Ijaazat (1988), Biwi Ho To Aisi (1988), Bhrashtachar (1989), Phool Bane Angaray (1991), Madam X (1994), Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (1996), Kama Sutra: A Tale Of Love (1996), Bulandi (2000), Zubeidaa (2001), Lajja (2001), Dil Hai Tumhaara (2002), Bhoot (2003), Koi... Mil Gaya (2003), Parineeta (2005), Krrish (2006), Yatra (2007), Om Shanti Om (2007).

Rekha Biography

Born in 1954 at Chennai, Rekha is considered to be the “Eternal Diva of Bollywood”. Being the daughter of the well known film superstar Gemini Ganeshan and actress Pushpavalli studio became her playground and she started nurturing her acting skills from a very young age. She started acting from as early as 1966 when she appeared as a child actor in the Telgu film “Rangula Ratnam”. Rekha made her debut as heroine in the successful Kannada film “Goadalli CID 999” with Dr. Rajkumar in 1969.
Her first Hindi release was “Sawan Bhado” in 1970 which was a mojor hit and made her a star overnight. During the perion 1970-1973 she starred in movies like Ammakosam, Barkha Bahar, Raampur ka Lakshman. Gora aur Kala, Dharma etc. Dahrma was a major hit and put Rekha in the limelight but the real big hit came with Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s “Namak Haram” in 1973 in which Rekha starred next to the Bollywood kings Amitabh Bachchan and Rajesh Khanna.
Her pairing with Amitabh Bachchan has been most successful of all and together they gave great hits like Muqaddar ka Sikandar, Mr. Natwarlal, Silsila etc. Silsila with its controversial subject again made Rekha the center of attention. She was rumored to be Amitabh’s real life flame and the film gossip column may have contributed to her success.
She bagged the Nation Film Award for Best Actress in 1981 for her outstanding performance in the bollywood blockbuster “Umrao Jaan”. The movie was commercially successful and was critically acclaimed as well.
Rekha is known to have played a variety of roles from police officer in ‘Insaaf ka Taraazu’, a perfect housewife in ‘Biwi ho toh Aisi’ to sensuous Mansi in ‘Aastha’. Rekha can claim to have one of the widest varieties of roles under her belt and she played each and every one of them with natural perfection.
Recently Rekha’s Bollywood career has taken a backseat with her appearing in very few movies with short roles of a widowed mother (Krrish) or a glamorous stage singer (Parineeta). Rekha’s forthcoming films include Yaatra, Bajirao Mastani and the much awaited Krrish 2.