Legendary actress, Rekha’s personal life was not a bed of roses. From being rejected by her father, Gemini Ganesan as a legitimate child to her tragic married life with her husband, Mukesh Aggarwal to facing huge criticisms for being head-over-heels in love with an already-married man, Amitabh Bachchan. Not only that, as per multiple reports, Rekha and Amitabh were also in a relationship until his wife, Jaya Bachchan had taken a huge step to save their marriage. And Simi Garewal, who is known for hosting her chat show, Rendezvous with Simi Garewal, once made Rekha open up about her relationship on national TV. Later, in an interview, she revealed the real reasons and how she could easily make that happen.
When Rekha indirectly hinted at being head-over-heels in love with Amitabh Bachchan
It happened when Rekha once graced Simi Garewal’s chat show, Rendezvous with Simi Garewal, and the duo talked in length about various anecdotes of their lives. During the conversation, the show’s host, Simi asked Bollywood’s Umrao Jaan if she was in love with Amitabh Bachchan. Soon, came Rekha’s reply, “Absolutely! Duh, that’s a dumb question!” Then, Rekha also went on to generalise her statement and said:
“I’m yet to come across a man, woman, child, who can’t help but fall completely, passionately, insanely, desperately and especially, hopelessly, in love with him. So why should I be singled out? You want to know the truth? There was never a personal connection with him. That’s the truth. What do I deny? I’m not in love with him? Of course, I am. Duniya bhar ka love aap le lijiyega and add some more – I feel that for that person. Bottomline.”