Rekha- Vinod Mehra: Bollywood’s evergreen actress Rekha has always ruled millions of hearts with her on-screen charisma. The actress, who started her career at the age of 13, earned a lot of fame in her time and became the top actress of Hindi cinema. While Rekha was quite successful in her professional life, her personal life was full of controversies. From being a victim of molestation in the early stages of her career to her name being linked with every other actor she worked with, Rekha has always been associated with controversies. Rekha and Vinod Mehra’s alleged marriage was also in the news.
Rekha’s alleged marriage with Vinod Mehra was also controversial
Rekha saw many heights in her professional life but her real life was full of thorns. Rekha’s alleged marriage with late actor Vinod Mehra was also always in the news. According to Rekha’s biography ‘The Untold Story’ written by Yasser Usman, Rekha met Vinod Mehra after her alleged breakup with Jeetendra. They did many films together and eventually fell in love with each other.
Rekha was so fond of Vinod that she used to call him ‘Vin Vin’. They used to go on long drives and were also seen having dinner at the Taj. In a throwback interview with Star & Style, Rekha also gave a hint about her relationship with Vinod and said, “Vinod kissed me on my birthday in the morning but in the privacy of my bedroom.”
Vinod Mehra’s mother did not like Rekha
Whenever the media criticized Rekha, Vinod came forward to defend her. Both wanted to get married, but Vinod’s mother Kamla Mehra objected to their relationship. Vinod’s mother wanted a traditional daughter-in-law, but Rekha was completely opposite to her expectations.
Rekha’s films and controversial statements never went down well with Kamla Mehra. In a throwback interview, Rekha revealed what Vinod Mehra’s mother thought of the actress and said, “For her (Vinod’s mother) I am not just an actress, but I am a notorious actress with a bad past. For Vinod’s sake, she tolerated me initially. Now she will not tolerate me at all.”4
Vinod Mehra’s mother was about to hit Rekha with a slipper
Rekha was madly in love with Vinod and did not want him to leave her, so the actress pressured him to get married. Rekha and Vinod reportedly had a secret wedding in Calcutta. After the wedding, Vinesh took Rekha to his home in Nibbana to introduce her to his mother. But what happened at Mehra’s residence became a topic of discussion in gossip columns.
According to media reports, as soon as Rekha bent down to touch the feet of Vinod Mehra’s mother Kamala, she pushed the actress and refused to let her enter the house. She not only misbehaved and insulted Rekha, but also took off her slippers to beat her. Insulted by this incident, Rekha ran towards the lift in tears. During this incident, a crowd had gathered outside the flat. Vinod tried to bridge the distance between Rekha and his mother but it could not happen. Rekha and Vinod’s marriage was a topic of much discussion at that time. But with time the rumors subsided.
Rekha’s marriage with Vinod Mehra was rejected
In 2004, when Rekha appeared on Simi Garewal’s show, Rendezvous, she dismissed the news of her marriage with Vinod. When Simi asked her, “You married Vinod Mehra in 1973”, Rekha replied, “No, like I was married to Farooq Abdullah, you mean? No, anyone can say anything. You are asking me? … But I don’t want to answer, it is not necessary, Vinod Mehra was always my well-wisher, he was always very close to me.”
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