Birth Day: 1954-10-10
Place of birth: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Rekha (born Bhanurekha Ganesan; October 10, 1954) is an Indian actress who has appeared in over 180 films, primarily in Hindi cinema. After early appearances as a child artist in Telugu films and her lead debut in the Kannada film *Operation Jackpotnalli C.I.D 999* (1969), she entered Hindi cinema as the lead in *Sawan Bhadon* (1970). Her credits in the 1970s include *Ghar* (1978) and *Muqaddar Ka Sikandar* (1978). In 1980, she won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for the comedy *Khubsoorat*. She received the National Film Award for Best Actress for portraying the titular role in *Umrao Jaan* (1981). Her film credits from this period also include *Silsila* (1981), *Kalyug* (1981), *Utsav* (1984), *Ijaazat* (1987), and *Khoon Bhari Maang* (1988), for which she won her second Filmfare Award for Best Actress. In later years, she appeared in titles including *Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi* (1996), *Aastha: In the Prison of Spring* (1997), *Zubeidaa* (2001), *Lajja* (2001), *Koi... Mil Gaya* (2003), and *Krrish* (2006).
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As Sarita -
As Sonia Mehra -
As Saritaji -
As Ramdulaari -
As Mandira Devi -
As Kamini Mathur -
As Lakshmi -
As Asha Britannia -
As Yamini -
As Rasa Devi, teacher of the Kama Sutra -
As Mansi -
As Varsha Sahay -
As Madam Maya -
As Seeta Vajpayee -
As Bharati -
As Jankidevi Prasad -
As Madam X/ Sonu -
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As Public Prosecutor Shakuntala Verma -
As Madhuri / Malti -
As Bhavani Dutt -
As Mrs. Radha Verma -
As Surajmukhi -
As Self -
As Aarti Saxena -
As Aarti Saxena / Jyoti -
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As Uma V. Sharma -
As Sudha -
As Sharda Kapoor -
As Soni -
As Geeta Verma -
As Anita -
As Jhansi Rani -
As Shalu -
As Self -
As Meenabai -
As Laxmi -
As Special Appearance -
As Sarasawasti Pillai
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As Shyamli -
As Kanchan Gupta -
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As Jyoti -
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As Alka -
As Mrs. Purnima Mehra -
As Bela -
As Shakuntala -
As Rita -
As Jamuna -
As Neelima Singh -
As Gauri -
As Sangeeta -
As Roopa -
As Husna -
As Gayatri B. Prasad -
As Chandni -
As Kajal -
As Sadhana Shrivastav -
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As Champa -
As Tara -
As Daisy -
As Self -
As Supriya -
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As Purnima Kohli -
As Namita -
As Gauri Singh -
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As Moon-Moon Dhawan -
As Radha -
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As Manju Dayal -
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As Tulsi -
As Shobha -
As Mahua -
As Sunita -
As Shanno -
As Basanti -
As Radha -
As Neeta -
As Champa -
As Self -
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As Tulsi -
As Radha -
As Zohrabai -
As Bijli -
As Seema -
As Champa -
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As Lata -
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As Sheila -
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As Durga -
As Mala -
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As Rajkumari Rekha -
As Sheetal -
As Anu -
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As Basanti -
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As Rekha -
As Rekha -
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As Shyama -
As Sudha -
As Rekha -
As Janiya -
As Phoolwati -
As Rekha Chaudhary -
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As Kalpana -
As Tawaaif -
As Seema -
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As Sunita -
As Chanda -
As Sonia Mehra
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As Mona -
As Child