Once, Rekha overheard her actor-boyfriend telling someone that she was just a timepass for him, which left her completely shattered.
Veteran actress, Rekha is well known for her versatility in her illustrative acting career. With her exemplary acting skills, charming looks and graceful dance skills, Rekha has always won the audience's hearts. She kickstarted her acting journey as a child artist in a Telugu movie in 1966. Soon after entering Bollywood, Rekha became a top actress in the industry, and everyone wanted to work with her.
While her professional life was successful, she faced many ups and downs in her personal life. Rekha worked with many A-list actors of her time and was even linked to many of them. While she wore her heart on her sleeve when it came to Amitabh Bachchan, her alleged affair with Jeetendra is still unknown to many. However, did you know that once, Rekha overheard a conversation with an actor that left her heartbroken and led her to make a huge decision in her life?
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Be it her link-up rumours, her heartwrenching breakups, her transformation, or her stunning saree looks, Rekha has always managed to remain the talk of the town. Once upon a time, there were speculations that Jeetendra was dating Rekha, which made their fans extremely excited as the duo was one of the favourite on-screen pairs of their generation. Rekha and Jeetendra have starred together in many movies, like Maang Bharo Sajna, Ek Hi Bhool and others. As per Rekha's biography, Rekha- The Untold Story, written by Yasir Usman, it was stated that the actress started to like Jeetendra and was hopelessly in love with him. However, their relationship did not last long.
During the filming of Bechara, Rekha and Jeetendra were shooting in Shimla. If reports are to be believed, during the shoot, Rekha once overheard Jeetendra telling a junior artist that the actress was just a timepass for him, which left her heartbroken. Rekha was so devastated that she cried profusely in the makeup room for a long time. However, she then took the biggest decision of her life and broke up with Jeetendra and moved on in her life.
In an interview with the Hindustan Times in 2006, Rekha talked about finding the perfect guy for her and shared that she was not in denial. Rekha said that she is willing to change her mind and get married if she finds the right man. She even got candid about the things she would do for her would-be-husband and said:
“I’m not in denial. If I find someone who’s willing to share me with my fans, I might change my mind. If I had a man, I would just be devoting all my attention to that one person. I’ll take out his clothes, personally monitor his menu, prepare the lunch and personally deliver it to him.”
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There is no denying the fact that Rekha was once head-over-heels in love with Amitabh Bachchan, and their alleged romance was the talk of the town. However, destiny had different plans, and the actress tied the knot with businessman, Mukesh Aggarwal. After their marriage, Rekha learnt that her husband was suffering from chronic depression, and on October 2, 1990, he decided to take his life. After her husband's tragic death by suicide, Rekha was labelled as a cold-hearted man-eater by the nation. However, she never got married again.
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