When Hema Malini met Rekha

Hema Malini and Rekha at the screening

 

 

 

 

 

Rekha: The diva

There is something about Rekha that makes her special. She gives the word Diva a whole new meaning. As she turns a year older, we take a look at what makes her a mystery.

Rekha was born Bhanurekha to a family of stars. She made her Bollywood debut with Sawan Bhandon

 

She was considered 'ugly' and she was determined to prove her skills to all

 

She has been quoted as saying "I devoted thirty-one years of my life to this industry and in turn this industry has given me everything that I can be proud of - name, fame and the perks that go with stardom.

 

She is a dreamer... she lives in her own world. She imagines a lot of things that suit her psyche as an actor. She is a very genuine, warm and a very sensitive person... And no denying the fact a very good learner. It has been an amazing experience to work with her; she is a perfect actress," Muzaffar Al

 

Rekha is nearest to the parallel of Swedish actress Greta Garbo... they both came from poor backgrounds and climbed great heights... As an artist she was first noticed in Ghar and after that she was no more termed as only a voluptuous artist in Hindi cinema because then came films like Khubsoorat and Umrao Jaan that set her apart," said noted film historian Gautam Kaul.

Rekha is a diva... In fact, the term diva (in India) was coined for Rekha. The way she has metamorphosed herself from what she was when she came into the industry is mind blowing... She has worked on her language, body, diction, everything and apart from that she's a fantastic actress," said renowned film critic Omar Qureshi.

 

Must watch movies: Muqaddar Ka Sikander, Ghar, 'Ganga Ki Saugandh', 'Umrao Jaan' 'Suhaag', 'Alaap', 'Khoon Pasina', 'Immaan Dharam' 'Silsila'

 

Her personal life has been under the scanner too. Was she having an affair with Amitabh Bachchan? We are not sure.

 

Rekha is an enigma. There is no doubt about it. You can either love her or hate her, there is no way in between.

 

But when it comes to talent, Rekha is among the best the industry have ever seen.

Celebs & their pets

I have four dogs. Animals can immediately sense when you are sad. Whenever I get depressed, my dogs come to me to give me company. It is not that I do not trust humans. To be honest I trust my animal friends more. The best way to see the trust of a person is through your bad times," SRK revealed.

 

Like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Koena Mitra too has got seven puppies at her home. They all belong to toy breed and she got them from exotic counries.

 

Koena has named them Cookie, Jerry, Jiggy, Missy, Fluffy etc

 

Salman Khan with his pet dog Myson, who died of heart ailment while he was shooting for 'London Dreams'

 

Stay away from Fardeen Khan's dogs. They are named Tiger and Gunda!

 

Esha Deol's pet pooch is called Piccola

 

File photo of Rekha with her pet dog Pisti. After Pisti's death, Rekha adopted another pet dog Shiva.

 

Shreyas Talpade has two pet labradors - Don and Knight

 

Manisha Koirala with her two Persian cats - Mischief and Morgan.

You are sure gonna love Tusshar's dog, for his name is Whiskey!

Bollywood: Real romance vs. publicity affairs

Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha They created magic on screen. Off screen, the gossip glossies were on an overdrive suggesting the Big B and Rekha were more than mere co-stars, despite the actor having married Jaya Bhaduri in 1973. In 1981, Yash Chopra cast Jaya as Bachchan’s wife and Rekha as his lover in Silsila. It was a casting coup

 

DILIP KUMAR & MADHUBALA The co-stars of K. Asif’s epic Mughal-e- Azamshared an intimate relationship for eight years. The romance ended because Madhubala’s dominating father Ataullah Khan reportedly discouraged her from marrying Dilip Kumar. Even if they had an ugly break-up, it is said that she always loved him.

 

MITHUN CHAKRABORTY & SRIDEVI The two fell in love on the sets of the 1984 film, Jag Utha Insan. Rumours suggest Mithun wanted to divorce Yogeeta Bali. When she refused, he reportedly married Sridevi secretly. A film magazine even published the marriage certificate. Yogeeta reportedly tried to commit suicide after this, so the couple chose to split.

 

RAJ KAPOOR & NARGIS Bollywood’s golden couple of the ’60s co-starred in more than 16 films, mostly produced by his RK banner. Tales of their off-screen bonding are legendary, and the chemistry was visible on screen too. Raj Kapoor even used one of their famous romantic poses as the logo of his banner. Their relation ended on a bitter note.

 

Ranveer Singh & Anushka Sharma Anushka Sharma is said to be irked by Ranveer’s roving eye. At a recent do when Anushka bumped into Ranveer, she coldly chose to ignore him. Despite a blow-hot, blow-cold relationship, they will be seen together in Ladies Vs Ricky Behl.: It is too early for the onefilm- old Ranveer to settle down. Anushka, who is barely three years into her career is not too keen on a steady boyfriend either.

 

Shahid Kapoor & Priyanka Chopra They are neither friends, nor lovers but only “colleagues”. The duo met on the sets of Vishal Bhardwaj’s 2009 film, Kaminey. Around the time, Shahid was nursing break-up sores after Kareena Kapoor left him for Saif Ali Khan, and Priyanka was the perfect balm. 

 

 

Salman Khan & Katrina Kaif Just when whispers had started about Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif being an item, and that it was all over between her and Salman Khan, came the twist.Ranbir fell for his Rockstar co-star Nargis Fakhri, and Katrina, it is heard, drove off to Pune to seek ‘guidance’ from her ex Salman, who was shooting there for Bodyguard. On his part, Salman quickly took back Katrina in his camp by agreeing to cast her in his upcoming film, Ek Tha Tiger. As of now, Katrina says she is single, and “good friends” with Salman and his family.

 Salman and Katrina came close shortly after his break-up with Aishwarya Rai. Soon, he was helping Katrina - then a struggler - shape her career.

The buzz is they fell in love on the sets of their 2005 hit, Maine Pyaar Kyun Kya. By the time they did the 2008 dud, Yuvvraaj, she had become too big a star to sign a film just because he wanted her to.Reportedly, her refusal to do Veer in 2009 hurt Salman. He started promoting her lookalike Zarine Khan and she fell for Ranbir

 

Ranbir apparently came to know about Katrina’s ‘secret’ Pune trip even before she reached there, and it was over