Bollywood’s Umrao Jaan will turn 70 on October 10. Bhanurekha Ganesan is one but the mysteries and stories related to her life are many. This daughter of South Star Shivaji Ganesan and Pushpavalli is often seen wearing vermilion in her hair. When there was no social media era, film magazines were the only support. There was no custom of keeping them in common houses. There were many types of curiosities in the hearts of people. The same thing happened to President Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy and she also asked. Do you know what the occasion was?
Why does Rekha fill the mang with vermilion?
The book written on Rekha ‘Rekha The Untold Story’ According to, the occasion was the National Film Awards ceremony. The traditional President honors everyone. Rekha was receiving the Best Actress Award for the 1981 cult film Umrao Jaan. Reached the stage. The then President Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy asked, ‘Why do you put vermilion in the maang?’ Rekha had replied, ‘In the city I come from, filling vermilion in the hair is common…it is fashion!’
Rekha is sometimes outspoken and sometimes touchy-feely. Just like ‘Kalpana’ of ‘Jhoothi’ and ‘Manju’ of ‘Khoobsurat’, and sometimes like Umrao Jaan, she tolerates everything by drinking a sip of blood. The actor heard a lot about himself but never said anything back to anyone, just kept moving forward in his own style.
On the death of her husband, mother-in-law called her a witch
Name associated with many male actors. She was also in a serious relationship but her dream ended at the threshold of marriage. People raised questions about his upbringing and family. She also got married to Mukesh Aggarwal in 1990, which ended tragically in just 8 months. This Delhi businessman committed suicide due to depression. Then the mother-in-law even called her a witch but Rekha never crossed her line."text-align: justify;">In one of his old interviews, he had also revealed the secret of maintaining silence on all the allegations. Told you, I was flirtatious but when film magazines started getting published, I stopped talking. She used to talk openly but then collected herself from 1975 onwards. She has been working in films since she was 3 years old. The first Hindi film was Sawan Bhado in 1969. Had no interest at all but still worked. The turning point brought ‘home’. Played the role of rape victim with great gusto. Critics greatly appreciated the work and since then, according to Rekha, she started focusing on acting.
Attained a lot of fame. Until ‘Khoon Bhari Maang’ was released, Rekha’s favorite film was ‘Ghar’, after which KBM again made people realize that Rekha still had acting left. This evergreen actress worked on all her shortcomings which hid her strengths.
For example, when she was overweight, she made herself slim and trim by doing yoga, she did not take formal training in dance, but she worked so hard that in the classic film Umrao Jaan, it was not realized that an untrained dancer was playing the role. Not only this, South Indian Rekha did not know Hindi and Urdu, so she learned it diligently through characters.
Worked on herself and kept giving hit after hit year after year. Naagin (1976), Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978), Mr. Natwarlal (1979), Khoobsurat (1980), Umrao Jaan (1981), Khoon Bhari Maang (1988) are among them. Rekha always kept saying that she is an actor and not a star. For him the character is important, not the main lead. She played a negative role in Khiladi Ka Khiladi in 1996 and in her old age, she became a grandmother in Krish (2006).
Rekha always wanted to get married
In Simi Grewal’s show, when Rekha was asked what ‘Bhanurekha’ wanted to do. Said, not an actor at all. I wanted to get married and settle down. Don’t know why but I wanted.
Rekha said on many occasions that she was never able to express her feelings openly. Couldn’t express what she thinks. Rekha is still challenging herself. His nonstop performance for 24-25 minutes at IIFA Awards 2024 is an example of this. In which there was style and tremendous dancing too.