Rekha, a Bollywood actress, was born in Madras, India, in 1954.
Rekha Bhanurekha Ganesan is the daughter of famous Tamil actor Gemini Ganesan and Telugu actress Pushpavalli. In 1966, she debuted as a child performer in the Telugu film Rangul Ratnam. Her debut film, Anjana Safar, was made when she was still a teenager. Rekha had taken up acting for financial reasons rather than dreams. Rekha's life has been described as "the Greta Garbo of Indian cinema," with numerous highs and lows. The actor remains a renegade who battled and succeeded against a world that is deeply sexist and oppressive.
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