Smooches, sex, suicide and sindoor: Explosive revelations made in Rekha’s biography

Celebrity biographies always garner a lot of interest with people as they contain a lot of scandalous scoop and secrets about their private lives. Rekha’s biography too, is full of jaw-dropping revelations about her personal life and the movie industry. Rekha: The Untold Story, written by Yasser Usman, talks about Rekha’s tumultuous relationship with Amitabh Bachchan, getting publicly humiliated by her husband’s mother, getting ‘molested’ on the sets of her debut film and much more. Here are 5 most shocking revelations made in the biography, that make it a must-read!

1. While Rekha has never said a word about her alleged relationship with Amitabh Bachchan, the book unveils a lot of details about their much-publicized affair. Rekha reveals how Jaya Bachchan had barred BigB from working with Rekha after Silsila and accused Rekha of shaming the respected family. After reports of affairs with actors Jeetendra, Dharmendra and Sunil Dutt, she was labeled as a “man eater”, a “black widow” and a “marriage breaker”. It is no secret that Rekha wears sindoor (a sign of a married woman) since the time the rumors of her affair to BigB were leaked in the media.

2. Rekha accused actor Biswajeet Chatterjee of a forced smooch while shooting for her debut film Anjana Safar, which in today’s time, would be termed as molestation. Director Raja Nawathe and Biswajeet had it all planned, and during what was supposed to be a romantic scene, Biswajeet grabbed Rekha and kissed her lips for full five minutes, and the crew kept whistling and cheering him on.

3. Vinod Mehra, Rekha’s husband, tried to keep things under control at home after he married Rekha, but to no avail. Rekha’s violent confrontation with her mother-in-law made headlines. Vinod’s mother remained hostile towards the actress, humiliated her, and almost assaulted her with her sandals outside their home.

4. Mukesh Agarwal, Rekha’s then husband, suffered from chronic depression, which was only aggravated by their divorce. Mukesh hanged himself from the ceiling fan using Rekha’s dupatta. This was the third husband of Rekha who had died, which led to people all over the country (including industry friends) accusing her of witchcraft. Director Subhash Ghai accused her of putting a blot on the face of the film industry, while actor Anupam Kher called her a national vamp.

5. Rekha was vocal about her thought about sex, which only caused more public outrage against her. She said explosive things in an interview which include statements like “You can’t come close, really close to a man without making love”, “It is sheer fluke that I have never got pregnant so far”, “Premarital sex is very natural”.

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