Rekha Profile

Name : Rekha
Birth Name : Bhanurekha Ganesan
Nickname : The Bollywood Queen, Re, Madame X, Rekhaji
Birth Date : October 10, 1954
Birth Place : Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Sex : Female
Nationality : Indian
Height : 5' 7, (1.70 m)
Hair Color : Black
Eye Color : Black
Zodiac Sign : Libra
Sexual Orientation : Straight
Race or Ethnicity : Asian
Profession : Actress
Years Active : 1966 – Present
Major Genres : Drama, Family, Action, Romance
Kannada Debut Movie : Goadalli CID 999 (1969)
Other Debut Movies : Hindi - Sawan Bhadon (1970), Telugu - Amma Kosam (1970)
First Major Screen Credit : Sawan Bhadon (1970)
University : Meethibai College
Husband : Mukesh Aggarwal
Father : Gemini Ganesan (Actor)
Mother : Pushpavalli (Actress)
Stepmother : Alamelu, Savithri (Actress)
Half-sister : Dr. Revathi Swaminathan, Narayani Ganesh, Dr. Kamala Selvaraj, Dr. Jaya Shreedhar, Vijaya Chamundeswari
Half-Brother : Sathish Kumaar Ganesan
Sister : Radha Usman Syed
Career Highlights : Phool Bane Angaarey, Khoon Bhari Maang, Jeevan Dhaara, Judaai, Ghar, Umrao Jaan, Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi, Kahani Kismat Ki, Raampur Ka Lakshman, Pran Jaaye Par Vachan Na Jaaye, Do Anjaane, Muqaddar Ka Sikander
Claim to Fame : As Chanda in the hindi movie "Sawan Bhadon" (1970)
Credits : #5 by rediff.com in its list of the , Top 10 Bollywood Actresses Ever, (March 2007), #50 by the UK magazine Eastern Eye one of 'Asia's Sexiest Women' (Sept/2006)
Magazine Covers : Femina, Hey Glitterati!, G, Cinéblitz, Stardust, Star and Style, Showtime, Movie, Filmfare
Speaks : Hindi, English
Hobbies : Watching films, Collecting Postcards, Drawing Cartoons, Mimicking People, Photography, Collecting old photographs
Pets : Cat called Bhaiyyu
Favorite Comic : Dennis The Menace and Archie
Favorite Western Singers : Laura Branigan, Barbara Streisand, Bryan Adams, Whitney Houston and Sting
Favorite Actor : Guru Dutt, Raj Kapoor, Oprah Winfrey
Favorite Actress : Pushpavalli, Jennifer Kapoor, Indira Gandhi, Aishwarya Rai