रेखा@72, अमिताभ बच्चन से प्यार, अफेयर से इनकार: विनोद मेहरा को पति मानने से भी मना किया, एक्ट्रेस ने बताई रिश्तों की सच्चाई

Rekha is celebrating her 72nd birthday today.

As glamorous as Rekha’s life looks, there are equally painful chapters hidden behind it. When Gemini Ganesan faced indifference from his father in his childhood, the financial constraints of the family forced him to work in films in his teenage years. There was success on the big screen, but personal life was constantly under question.

Her alleged marriage with Vinod Mehra, discussions about her relationship with Amitabh Bachchan and serious allegations after the suicide of her husband Mukesh Aggarwal in 1990 shook her to the core. Despite these difficulties, Rekha controlled herself and created an identity in Hindi cinema, which continues even today.

On her birthday, read 5 such chapters of Rekha’s life, which influenced her personality.

The father never considered his daughter as his own, kept seeing him in school but did not even recognize him.

Rekha was born on 10 October 1954 to famous Tamil cinema actor Gemini Ganesan and actress Pushpavalli. But father’s presence could not become a part of his childhood. In Simi Garewal’s show ‘Rendezvous with Simi Garewal’, Rekha talked about her childhood and father.

She had told that her father had left her life when she was very young. He did not remember his father ever being in the house. Rekha had described her parents’ relationship as romantic and said that her mother was deeply in love with her father.

For Rekha, her first memory of her father was not like any father-daughter relationship. Many of his half-siblings studied in the same school. Gemini Ganesan would sometimes drop his other children to school. Rekha told that after seeing him from a distance, it came to her mind – ‘Oh, this is Appa.’

But according to Rekha, her father did not even notice her. He told that he never got the chance to meet him and he does not think that his father even saw him at that time.

How Rekha felt this lack in her childhood can be gauged from one of her poignant statements. He had said that perhaps he had suppressed this pain within himself. At that age his focus was more on homework and other small things. She was also worried about her sister being more beautiful.

After growing up, Rekha realized that perhaps she had missed her father. He said that when you have not tasted something, you do not know what it tastes like. The meaning of the word father was not clear to him.

Rekha had told that a large part of her childhood was spent with her grandmother and aunt, because her mother was often away for shooting. He also had no permanent male role model. Later he described filmmaker Mohan Sehgal as the first father figure of his life.

Pushed into films even before childhood ended, mother said- will have to work for the family

For Rekha, coming into films was not the story of fulfillment of a dream. She did not want to become an actress. At that age, her dreams were like those of any ordinary girl – a loving partner, marriage and lots of children. The financial condition of the family pushed back these dreams of his.

Rekha had told that she was responsible for the education and other expenses of many children in the house. His mother clearly told him that he had to work. Despite not wanting to work in films, Rekha accepted it and said that she would do only one film – ‘Anjaana Safar’.

What happened next changed his life. She left school and when she was just a teenager, she started visiting film studios. On one hand there were financial needs of the house, on the other hand the film industry was an unknown world for him.

Recalling her early days, Rekha had said that she was not ready for that environment. He did not like working and at times did not feel like going to the set. He later recalled his early film career as a difficult time.

Mumbai and the film industry were not a safe place for him. A young girl, who did not even know Hindi language well, suddenly found herself in an environment where she had to make a path for herself. In later years, Rekha told that in the initial phase she had to face a lot of criticism regarding her appearance and language.

The journey that started from this compulsion gradually became his identity. The girl who initially faced the camera just to help her family financially, later became one of the biggest actresses of Hindi cinema. Rekha did not look back at this journey only with the eyes of complaint.

She had said that she is grateful for every incident that happened in her life, because if the ‘screenplay’ of her life had not been written in the same sequence, perhaps she would not have become the person she is today.

It was claimed in media reports that Rekha and Vinod Mehra got married secretly in the temple.

News of marriage with Vinod Mehra, story of alleged insult in in-laws

When Rekha’s name was associated with actor Vinod Mehra, her personal life again came into discussion. Both of them did films together and news of their closeness kept coming to the fore. During this time it was also claimed that both of them had got married secretly.

For many years, the story of the alleged marriage of Rekha and Vinod Mehra kept being told in the film corridors. It was also said that after marriage, when Vinod Mehra took Rekha to his home, her mother did not accept her as his daughter-in-law. In some reports, Rekha was also treated badly at her in-laws’ house. But an important aspect of this story is the statement of Rekha herself.

In 2004, in ‘Rendezvous with Simi Garewal’, Rekha had clearly rejected the talk of marriage with Vinod Mehra. He expressed surprise at the news of marriage and said that many such things have been said about him. Even the news of her marrying Farooq Abdullah had come out.

Rekha did not pay much attention to this matter. Vinod Mehra was very special for her, but she did not accept him as her husband. Rekha had described Vinod Mehra as her close friend and well-wisher. According to her, Vinod was the person in her life who remained very close to her. According to Rekha’s own statement, her relationship with Vinod Mehra was special and deep, but she did not accept the talk of marriage.

However, for many years, different claims kept coming forward regarding the relationship between Vinod Mehra’s mother and Rekha. Yasir Usman’s book ‘Rekha: The Untold Story’ and the reports published based on it claimed that Vinod Mehra’s mother did not accept Rekha as her daughter-in-law. It was even told that when Rekha tried to touch his feet, she was stopped by pushing her.

Whatever be the form of Vinod Mehra’s relationship in Rekha’s life, the news of marriage related to this relationship and the alleged behavior of her in-laws kept her personal life in the headlines for a long time.

Confessed love for Amitabh, but clearly denied having a personal relationship.

As much as Rekha’s pairing with Amitabh Bachchan was liked on screen, there were equal discussions about her personal life. Both of them worked together in many films and during this time various types of news came out about their relationship.

For the first time in Simi Garewal’s show in 2004, Rekha spoke about her feelings for Amitabh in such an open manner. He described Amitabh as a person whom he had never seen before. According to Rekha, Amitabh had so many qualities that it was difficult not to be impressed after seeing him.

Rekha did not hide her love for Amitabh. She had clearly said that she loved him. She said that it was not unusual for her to fall in love with a person like Amitabh. He even said that there is hardly any person in the world who is not impressed by Amitabh’s personality.

Immediately after this, Rekha said the most important thing about this relationship. She clearly denied any personal relationship or affair with Amitabh. According to Rekha, there was never any personal relationship between them and the controversies and speculations about their relationship were not true.

Rekha had also said that Amitabh probably had no idea what she felt about him. On one hand in her statement there was deep attraction and love for Amitabh, but on the other hand she made it clear that there was no personal relationship between the two as was being reported in the media.

Rekha also had respect for Jaya Bachchan

In this interview, Rekha spoke openly about Jaya Bachchan. He addressed Jaya as ‘Didibhai’ and praised her personality, dignity and strength. According to Rekha, there was no enmity between her and Jaya because of the rumors related to Amitabh. He told that he had a relationship with Jaya before the rumors and media speculations and that relationship still matters to him.

Both did not come together again after ‘Silsila’

One of the last films of Amitabh and Rekha was ‘Silsila’ (1981), in which Amitabh, Rekha and Jaya Bachchan were part of the same story. The discussions going on about the story of the film and their relationship at that time blurred the boundary between screen and personal life.

After this, Amitabh and Rekha were not seen together in any film. Rekha had told Simi Garewal that now both of them meet only in public programs or award functions. She had said in respectful words to Amitabh that she says Namaste when she sees him and there is so much contact between them.

Husband Mukesh Aggarwal committed suicide, after this the biggest allegation was made against Rekha

The painful events of Rekha’s life include the death of her husband Mukesh Aggarwal in 1990. Rekha married Delhi businessman Mukesh Aggarwal on March 4, 1990. Shortly after marriage, problems started arising in their relationship. Later both of them decided to separate and get a divorce. According to Rekha, both of them felt a lot of difference in their nature and thinking.

Mukesh Aggarwal committed suicide on 2 October 1990 even before the divorce process could be completed. Rekha was abroad at that time. According to reports, Mukesh had also left a note, in which it was said not to hold anyone responsible for his death.

After this incident, Rekha was made the biggest target. A section of the media and film industry made serious allegations against him. He was called derogatory names and there were reports of his film posters being blackened.

Rekha later talked about this phase and said that she went through many emotional phases of shock, denial, anger, self-guilt and finally acceptance. She also said that she did not consider herself responsible for Mukesh’s death.

Even after these five painful chapters, Rekha remained ‘evergreen’

If we look at these incidents of Rekha’s life, her story is not just the story of the glamor of a film star. From neglect by her father to working at an early age, controversies over relationships and public allegations after her husband’s death, her personal life was constantly surrounded by controversy and trouble.

Every time Rekha rebuilt her life from scratch. Coming out of the initial criticism, he gave memorable performances in ‘Umrao Jaan’, ‘Khoobsurat’, ‘Ijaazat’, ‘Silsila’ and many other films and created his own identity.

Even today at the age of 72, the paradox of Rekha’s life is the same – the woman whose personal life was repeatedly questioned by the world, on the screen became one of the most mysterious and influential personalities of Hindi cinema.

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