One of the most loved actresses of Hindi cinema, Rekha will be celebrating her 67th birthday tomorrow, i.e. on October 10. Besides her on-screen brilliance, Rekha also tops the list of yesteryear’s bold divas. Back in those days, wearing a bikini or doing a bold scene on-screen was considered to be a brave move. Actresses of those times including Zeenat Aman, Parveen Babi, Sharmila Tagore were amongst the few to sport a two-piece swimsuit on the big screen. They indeed set an example for the upcoming generations. Rekha was one of them.
Born as Bhanurekha Ganesan, Rekha’s life story from leading a financially unstable childhood, getting scorned for her looks to securing her permanent place in the glamour industry, is a heady story of success. The Madras-born had her fair share of highs and lows both in her personal and professional life.
Since the start of her acting career, the veteran actress has her name associated with many controversies. And we are here to talk about a photoshoot of hers with another Bollywood actress Kajol that created quite a stir among the audience back in the time.
Let us take you back to the year 1996. Considered to be one of the bold actresses of the good-old-days, Rekha raised eyeballs for her raunchy photoshoot with the DDLJ actress. It was a cover shoot for a popular magazine for their January month issue in the year 1996. Both Rekha and Kajol raised the oomph factor as the duo posed while intimately tucked in one sweater.
The photoshoot irked many and the two actresses also received flak for the same. Both Rekha and Kajol were criticised for their bold move. While Rekha was already an established actress then, Kajol was still a newbie and this was apparently her first brush with controversy. As we see the images now, it may not look like something very controversial but during that time, it sure shot made headlines for it was too daring!
From her affair gone wrong with megastar Amitabh Bachchan to becoming a ‘national vamp’ after her husband Mukesh’s suicide, the actress has always been controversy’s favourite child.
Meanwhile, if the cover shoot had been done during recent times, do you think people’s reaction would still be the same as it was during that era?
Nevertheless, here’s wishing the diva a very happy birthday in advance!
