Rekha
Acting
Biography
Bhanurekha Ganesan (born 10 October 1954), better known by her 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 180 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—from fictional to literary—in both mainstream and independent films. Though her career has gone through certain periods of decline, Rekha has gained a reputation for reinventing herself numerous times and has been credited for her ability to sustain her status. In 2010, the Government of India honored her with Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honor.
Born: October 10, 1954
Place of Birth: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Known For
Insaaf Ki Devi
A devastated Sadhana vows to seek revenge against Suraj Prakash after he is acquitted for the murder of her daughter Pinky.
Apne Apne
When Ravi Kapoor finds himself in trouble, he seeks help from his ex-wife, much to the dismay of his new wife, who tries to keep them apart.
Do Musafir
Bijli's life crashes when her lover Raju dies tragically in an accident. She is in for a bigger shock when she meets Vicky.
Baseraa
Sharda recovers from the mental intitution after 14 years and comes to a family that is no longer the way she remembers.
Sawan Ke Geet
Sawan Ke Geet is a movie directed by K. Bhattacharya featuring Sanjeev Kumar, Rekha.
Souten Ki Beti
Despite being in love with Radha, Shyam fulfils his father's dying wish and marries Rukmini and they manage to find a good balance as husband and wife. Whilst on a trip to a hill station, they meet a 5 year old girl who takes them to her home and exposes an unknown truth - the little girl Dolly is Shyam's own daughter by Radha. Rukmini rises to the occasion as a great woman and accepts and adopts Radha as a second wife of Shyam and Dolly as their daughter, without caring for society and the law. They live happily under one roof until Dolly falls in love with a high society advocate's son Amit. But society doesn't accept Dolly and charges her of being a illegal child and they must face both social and legal barriers as well as family turmoil in a fight to be together.
Vijeta
Vijeta (The Victor) is the coming of age story of Angad (Kunal Kapoor). Confused like any other teenager trying to find himself and caught in between the marital problems of his mother Neelima (Rekha) and father Nihal (Shashi Kapoor). It is time for him to decide what he wants to do with his life. To select a profession and be someone, Angad chooses to become a fighter pilot with the Indian Air Force. What follows is his struggle to become a victor both with his self and the outer world.
Baazi
Baazi is an action film, where Dharmendra and Mithun Chakraborty plays the lead role, well supported by Rekha and Ranjeeta.
Apna Bana Lo
An orphan raised by organized crime attempts to overthrow his crime syndicate's leader with the help of a woman.
Nishaan
Diwan and Bhagail Singh kill Kanwar for his property. In the confusion that follows Kanwar's wife Laajvanti and her sons, Shankar and Ravi are separated. Shankar drifts around in search of his mother and Ravi. Ravi works for Diwan and loves his daughter Reeta. Shankar and Ravi are friends. Diwan and Bhagail Singh drive a wedge between them and have Shankar sent to jail on a false charge of theft.
Filmography
as Self
as Special Appearance
as Self
as Self
as Bharti Bhatia (Chunni)
as Self
as Amrit Kaur
as Self, special appearance in "Deewangi Deewangi" (uncredited)
as Sonia Mehra
as Mayuri
as Moulin Rouge Singer
as Rukmini / Richa / Gurpreet
as Sonia Mehra
as Sarita
as Saritaji
as Ramdulaari
as Kamini Mathur
as Mandira Devi
as Lakshmi
as Asha Britannia
as Yamini
as Varsha Sahay
as Rasa Devi, teacher of the Kama Sutra
as Mansi
as Madam Maya
as Seeta Vajpayee
as Bharati
as Jankidevi Prasad
as Madam X/ Sonu
as Anjali / Geeta
as Namrita Singh
as Champa
as Bharati Bhandari
as Madhuri / Malti
as Bhavani Dutt
as Public Prosecutor Shakuntala Verma
as Mrs. Radha Verma
as Surajmukhi
as Aarti Saxena / Jyoti
as Shalu S. Bhandari
as Aarti Saxena
as Sudha
as Geeta Verma
as Soni
as Uma V. Sharma
as Sharda Kapoor
as Anita
as Jhansi Rani
as Special Appearance
as Shalu
as Laxmi
as Meenabai
as Kalpana Srivastav
as Maya
as Alka
as Vasantsena
as Kanchan Gupta
as Jyoti
as Mrs. Asha Sharma
as Shyamli
as Mrs. Purnima Mehra
as Shakuntala
as Bela
as Rita
as Gauri
as Husna
as Jamuna
as Roopa
as Neelima Singh
as Sangeeta
as Sadhana Shrivastav
as Kajal
as Chandni
as Tara
as Self
as Champa
as Gayatri B. Prasad
as Amiran/Umrao Jaan
as Daisy
as Supriya
as Moon-Moon Dhawan
as Purnima Kohli
as Radha
as Gauri Singh
as Tulsi
as Namita
as Shobha
as Manju Dayal
as Rekha / Rashmi
as Radha
as Basanti
as Shanno
as Champa
as Neeta
as Self
as Mahua
as Sunita
as Zohrabai
as Bijli
as Tulsi
as Seema
as Champa
as Dancer (Guest Appearance)
as Dhaniya
as Aarti
as Radha
as Rekha
as Dancer
as Sheila
as Sarita
as Radhakumari (Radhiya)
as Chanda
as Durga
as Wedding Entertainer
as Lata
as Kiran
as Shobha
as Rekha Roy/Sunita Devi
as Sunita
as Mala
as Basanti
as Rajkumari Rekha
as Anu
as Sheetal
as Guest apperance in song "Aao Yaaro Gao.."
as Janiya
as Rekha
as Shyama
as Rekha
as Rekha
as Sudha
as Phoolwati
as Tawaaif
as Rekha Chaudhary
as Seema
as Kalpana
as Sunita
as Chanda
as Child
as Sonia Mehra