Looking back: Rekha was pushed to B-grade films and called ‘ugly duckling’
- Looking back: Rekha was pushed to B-grade films and called ‘ugly duckling’
Actors Alia Bhatt, Sridevi, Hrithik Roshan, and many of them embarked on their acting career as child artistes. Later they turned out to emerge as super stars. Another such who became an actress at 14 to support her family, later emerged as a superstar after lot of struggles is none other than Rekha.
Notably, Rekha worked with almost all the big actors like Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Rajesh Khanna Akshay Kumar to name a few.
Notwithstanding belonging to a film family, the actress faced body shaming, but, later won the hearts of one and all.
Rekha revealed in an interview that she was being criticised for her dark complexion and said that she was called the ‘Ugly Duckling’ of Hindi films due to her dark complexion and South Indian features. She used to feel deeply hurt when people compared her with the leading heroines of the time and saying that she was no match for them and was determined to make it big on sheer merit.
In the span of her career, the actress has worked in over 180 films and gave several hits with superstars like Jeetendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikanth, Akshay Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Dharmendra, and more. Some of her memorable movies include Lajja, Phool Bane Angaray, Khoon Bhari Maang, Krrish, Umrao Jaan, Khubsoorat, Kalyug, Muqaddar Ka Sikandar, Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi and more.
The actress is now regarded as one of the finest actresses in Indian cinema and has also won a National Award and several other awards for her performances over the years.
The actress now leads a luxurious life and owns a lavish bungalow worth Rs 100 crore named Basera in Mumbai’s Bandra. The actress is now away from the film industry, however, often spotted at some award functions.
News Edit K.V.Raman
