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Rekhā
Bhanurekha Ganesan, better known by her mononymous stage name Rekha, is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Hindi films. Acknowledged as one of the finest actresses in Indian cinema, she has starred in more than 200 films and is the recipient of several accolades, including one National Film Award and three Filmfare Awards. She has often played strong and complicated female characters,…
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entertainment · Indian actress (born 1954) · politician · playback singer · musician · actor · film actor · also Rekhā, Rekha, Bhanurekha, Bhanurekha Ganesan, Rekhaji, Baby Bhanurekha
Born 10 October 1954 · Q465826
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2023· 1 entry
2016· 1 entry
Under the title of Rekha: The Untold Story
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2014· 2 entries
Rekha was working on Abhishek Kapoor's Fitoor, but left the film for unknown reasons and later Tabu was signed as her replacement
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Also worked in Super Nani released on Diwali (24 October)
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2012· 2 entries
Awarded IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award (2012).
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Rekha was nominated as a Member of Parliament to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India
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2011· 1 entry
Rediff listed her as the ninth-greatest Indian actress of all time, noting, "It's hard not to be bowled over by Rekha's longevity, or her ability to reinvent herself
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2010· 4 entries
Awarded Padma Shri in arts (2010).
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Rekha was awarded the Padma Shri, the 4th highest civilian award given by the Government of India
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The Government of India honoured her with Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour
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Filmfare included two of her performances—from Khubsoorat (1980) and Umrao Jaan (1981)—in their list of "80 Iconic Performances"
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2007· 1 entry
Once again portrayed a courtesan in Goutam Ghose's Yatra
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2006· 2 entries
Reprised the role of Sonia Mehra in Krrish, Rakesh Roshan's sequel to Koi
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By Kudiyon Ka Hai Zamana, a poorly received sex comedy about four female friends and their personal troubles
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2005· 1 entry
Rekha guest starred in an item number in connection with the song "Kaisi Paheli Zindagani", in Pradeep Sarkar's "Parineeta"
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2004· 1 entry
Awarded Bollywood Movie Award – Best Supporting Actress for Koi... Mil Gaya (2004).
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2003· 3 entries
Awarded Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award (2003).
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Wrote that while tabloids had portrayed her as "a reclusive woman twisted bitter by lecherous men and loneliness", in reality Rekha was "none of these", describing her as "chatty and curious, excited and energetic, cheer
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Maithili Rao wrote, "Rekha—forever the first choice for the courtesan's role, be it ancient Hindu India or 19th-century Muslim Lucknow—is all statuesque sensuality
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2001· 1 entry
Rekha appeared in Rajkumar Santoshi's feminist drama Lajja, an ensemble piece inspired by a true incident of a woman being raped in Bawanipur two years before
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1999· 1 entry
The columnist-turned-author Mohan Deep published the first biography about her, titled Eurekha
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1997· 1 entry
Awarded Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (1997).
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1996· 1 entry
Played against type in the role of an underworld don in the action thriller Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (1996), for which she won a third Filmfare Award in the Best Supporting Actress category, and further appeared in Kama
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1994· 1 entry
“For a woman to be complete, she has to be a blend of Paro and Chandramukhi [the two women who love Devdas. I feel that I am that woman.”
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1990· 1 entry
Rekha married Delhi-based industrialist Mukesh Aggarwal
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1989· 1 entry
Awarded Filmfare Award for Best Actress for Khoon Bhari Maang (1989).
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1983· 1 entry
Her diet and yoga practice were published in a book called "Rekha's Mind and Body Temple"
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1982· 1 entry
Awarded National Film Award for Best Actress for Umrao Jaan (1982).
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1981· 1 entry
Awarded Filmfare Award for Best Actress for Khubsoorat (1981).
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1980· 1 entry
Rekha starred in the comedy Khubsoorat by Hrishikesh Mukherjee
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1978· 2 entries
With her portrayal of a rape victim in the social drama Ghar
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For her performances in Ghar and Muqaddar Ka Sikandar marked the beginning of the most successful period of her career, and she was one of Hindi cinema's leading stars through most of the 1980s and early 1990s
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1976· 1 entry
When she played Amitabh Bachchan's ambitious and greedy wife in Do Anjaane; it would be her first of many appearances with the actor
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1975· 1 entry
Appeared in the war film Aakraman as Rakesh Roshan's wife Sheetal, a role Qurratulain Hyder thought was cliché and labelled "a clothes-horse"
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1973· 1 entry
But in a 2004 television interview with Simi Garewal she denied ever being married to Mehra, referring to him as a "well-wisher" and a close friend
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1969· 2 entries
And rented a room at the Hotel Ajanta in the city's neighbourhood Juhu, with Pal paying off the fee
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Rekha was signed by the producer and director Mohan Sehgal for his film, Sawan Bhadon, and the filming started on 11 October
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1968· 1 entry
As the latter was sure that it would help them
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1954· 1 entry
Born 1954-10-10.
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