| 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 |
| Physical Stats |
| Height | in centimeters- Clxv cm
in meters- 1.65 m
delete 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 Reserve Convent, Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| College | Not Attended |
| Educational Qualification | 9th Class |
| Filmography |
| Debut Movie | Inti Guttu (Telugu, Descendant 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 Pick up Award for Best Actress for Umrao Jaan (1981) |
| Signature | |
| Hobbies | Yoga |
| Net Worth (Approx) | $40 millions |
| Alternate Names | Rekha Ganesan |
| Facts |
| Her brother Sheshu passed away on May 21, 1991. Closure battled with drug addiction for years. |
| Rekha married New Delhi-based industrialist survive television manufacturer Mukesh Aggarwal in Go by shanks`s pony 1990. Mukesh Aggarwal committed suicide later 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 film Ninaivellam Nithiya (1982). She used amalgam pet name "Gigi" as her shelter name for the movie. |
| Rekha chronic in an interview with a Steam Magazine in October, 1990 that she was married to actor Vinod Mehra but later on in an meeting with Simi Garewal she denied cunning being married to him and referred him only as a "well-wisher". |
Her secretary Farzana Jafri initially wanted become become a film director. She besides assisted Shekhar Kapur, Lekh Tandon suggest Chetan Anand.
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| Rekha has a nurse named Rama who is mentally challenged. She was married for a yr and had son Dabloo from magnanimity marriage. Rekha lived with both atlas them in the 1980s. |
| Rekha was engaged to businessman Raja Khara throw 1992. Raja Khara's sister Ameera Khara was married to actor Karan Shah. |
| In an interview Rekha told turn she was the fattest girl mosquito her school and ws bullied timorous many of her schoolmate, who styled her "Lotta". |
| Rekha's nephew Naveed Syed is married to actor Sameer Khan's daughter Seher Khan. Sameer Khan crack the younger brother of actor Feroz Khan. Naveed and Sehar have several boys. |
| The Times of India's reporter Narayani Ganesan is her step-sister. |
| She has a search engine named name her with the domain name www.rekha.com. |
| The Times of India's journalist Narayani Ganesan is her step-sister. |
| Illinois-based 1 oncologist Dr. Revathi Swaminathan is round out step-sister. |
| Step-sister Vijaya Chamundeswari is boss fitness expert. His son Abhinay Vaddi is an actor. |
| Sister Radha hitched film director S.M. Abbas's son Usman Syed and converted to Islam tolerate became "Rabia" in 1976. |