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Rekha's full name is Bhanurekha Ganesan, she is the daughter of South Indian actor Gemini Ganesan and Telugu actress Pushpavalli.
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Rekha had a difficult childhood as she was an illegitimate child.
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Rekha has one real sister, five half-sisters, and one half-brother - all from the same father.
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Rekha's first dream was to become an airhostess but was rejected for being too young at that time.
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Rekha then wanted to become a nun as she studied in a convent school with Irish nuns and was influenced by them.
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Rekha's struggle include being forced to work in B and C grade Telugu films due to her poor financial conditions.
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Rekha got married to Mukesh Agarwal in 1990 but the industrialist died the same year.
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Rekha's relationship and her love for Amitabh Bachchan has been pretty public but the actress was also linked with Raj Babbar and Kamal Hassan.
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Rekha has also done dubbing for her co-actresses like Neetu Singh in "Yaarana" and Smita Patil in "Waaris".
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Rekha designs and styles her looks by herself and is known to wear her old sarees with a new style.
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