Rekha
Rekha biography, biodata, wiki, age, date of birth, height, movies, affairs, husband, sisters, family, education, net worth, religion, caste & more
| Biography | |
|---|---|
| Name | Rekha |
| Real Name | Bhanurekha Ganesan |
| Full Name | Bhanurekha Gemini Ganesan |
| Nickname | Madame X Rekhaji Lotta |
| Profession | Legendary Indian film actress. |
| Years Active | 1958-Present |
| Date of Birth | October 10, 1954 |
| Age (In 2023) | 69 Years |
| Birth Place | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Residence | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Caste | Brahmin |
| Mother Tongue | Telugu |
| Zodiac | Tamil |
| Height | in centimeters- 165 cm in meters- 1.65 m in Feet Inches- 5ft 5in |
| Eye Color | Brown |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Family and Marriage Details | |
| Marital Status | Widow |
| Husband/Spouse | Mukesh Aggarwal (1990-1991) |
| Boyfriend(s)/Affair(s) | Amitabh Bachchan Raja Khara Akshay Kumar  |
| Parents | |
| Father | Gemini Ganesan (Tamil actor) I V Rangachari (Step-father) K. Prakash (Step-father) |
| Mother | Pushpavalli (Telugu actress) T. R. Aramelu (Step-mother) Savitri Ganesan (Step-mother) Juliana Andrew (Step-mother) |
| Sibling(s) | |
| Sister(s) | Radha Usman Syed Dr. Revathi Swaminathan (half-sister) Dr. Kamala Selvaraj (half-sister) Dr. Jaya Shreedhar (half-sister) Narayani Ganesh (half-sister) Vijaya Chamundeswari (half-sister) Dhanalakshmi (half-sister) Rama (half-sister) |
| Brother(s) | Sathish Kumar Ganesan (half-brother) Seshgiri (Sheshu) (half-brother) Babuji (half-brother) |
| Cousin(s) | Shubha (actress) |
| Other Relative(s) | |
| Nephew(s) | Naveed Ozman Syed Abhinay Vaddi Aman Syed Dabloo |
| Uncle(s) | Vedantam Raghavaiah |
| Brother-in-law(s) | Tej Sapru (Actor) Usman Syed |
| Education Details | |
| School | Church Park Convent, Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| College | Not Attended |
| Educational Qualification | 9th Class |
| Filmography | |
| Debut Movie | Inti Guttu (Telugu, Child Artist, 1958) Operation Jackpot Nalli C.I.D 999 (Kannada, 1969) Amma Kosam (Telugu, 1970) Sawan Bhadon (Hindi, 1970) |
| Famous Movies | Super Nani (2014) Krrish 3 (2013) Krrish (2006) Koi... Mil Gaya (2003) Khoon Bhari Maang (1988) Umrao Jaan (1981) Khubsoorat (1980) Mr. Natwarlal (1979) Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978) Nagin (1976) Sawan Bhadon (1970) |
| Other Details | |
| Award(s)/Title(s) | Padma Shri (2010) 3 Filmfare Awards National Film Award for Best Actress for Umrao Jaan (1981) |
| Signature |  |
| Hobbies | Yoga |
| Net Worth (Approx) | $40 millions |
| Alternate Names | Rekha Ganesan |
| Her brother Sheshu passed away on May 21, 1991. He battled with drug addiction for years. | |
| Rekha married New Delhi-based industrialist and television manufacturer Mukesh Aggarwal in March 1990. Mukesh Aggarwal committed suicide after seven months of marriage. | |
| Rekha's step-sister Dhanalakshmi is married to actor Tej Sapru. | |
| Chennai-based gynecologist Dr. Kamala Selvaraj is her step-sister. | |
| Her step-sister Dr. Jaya Shreedhar starred in the movie Ninaivellam Nithiya (1982). She used her pet name "Gigi" as her screen name for the movie. | |
| Rekha confirmed in an interview with a Movie Magazine in October, 1990 that she was married to actor Vinod Mehra but later on in an interview with Simi Garewal she denied ever being married to him and referred him only as a "well-wisher". | |
Her secretary Farzana Jafri initially wanted to become a film director. She also assisted Shekhar Kapur, Lekh Tandon and Chetan Anand. | |
| Rekha has a sister named Rama who is mentally challenged. She was married for a year and had son Dabloo from the marriage. Rekha lived with both of them in the 1980s. | |
| Rekha was engaged to businessman Raja Khara in 1992. Raja Khara's sister Ameera Khara was married to actor Karan Shah. | |
| In an interview Rekha told that she was the fattest girl in her school and ws bullied by many of her schoolmate, who called her "Lotta". | |
| Rekha's nephew Naveed Syed is married to actor Sameer Khan's daughter Seher Khan. Sameer Khan is the younger brother of actor Feroz Khan. Naveed and Sehar have two boys. | |
| The Times of India's journalist Narayani Ganesan is her step-sister. | |
| She has a search engine named after her with the domain name www.rekha.com. | |
| The Times of India's journalist Narayani Ganesan is her step-sister. | |
| Illinois-based radiation oncologist Dr. Revathi Swaminathan is her step-sister. | |
| Step-sister Vijaya Chamundeswari is a fitness expert. His son Abhinay Vaddi is an actor. | |
| Sister Radha married film director S.M. Abbas's son Usman Syed and converted to Islam and became "Rabia" in 1976. | |
