Happy Birthday Rekha: 10 lesser known facts about legendary actress
Bollywood's timeless beauty Rekha celebrates her 69th birthday on October 10
Rekha was born out of wedlock to South Indian actors Gemini Ganesan and Pushpavalli
Rekha's original name was Bhanurekha Ganesan
Rekha was not interested in acting but due to poor financial state of her family she had to leave school and take up acting
Rekha started her career as a child artiste in the 1966 Telugu film Rangula Ratnam
Rekha made her film debut as a heroine in the 1969 Kannada film Operation Jackpot Nalli C.I.D 999
Rekha made her Hindi film debut with Anjana Safar in the same year
On the sets of Anjana Safar, 15-year-old Rekha was forced into a 5-minute long kissing scene by actor Biswajeet Chatterjee and director Raja Nawathe
During her struggling days, Rekha acted in several B and C grade films from the South
In her entire career, Rekha has worked in about 175 films
Rekha was married to businessman Mukesh Aggarwal, but he committed suicide 7 months after their marriage