Rekha turns 69: Khubsoorat to Khoon Bhari Maang, lookback at the actress' landmark roles
For her first few years, Rekha struggled to come out of the sex symbol image. It was her performance in Do Anjaane that first established her as a credible performer.
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Ghar had a very sensitive subject at its core, and Rekha's performance as a rape survivor wife struggling to regain normalcy in her life and marriage elevated the film to great heights.
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Playing Manju in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Khubsoorat, Rekha floored everyone with her comic charm and added another feather in her cap.
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With her portrayal of a coveted-yet-aching courtesean in Umrao Jaan, Rekha immortalised herself in the annals of Hindi Cinema.
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While Utsav was not a box office success, Rekha's performance as Vasantsena added elegant sensuality to the film.
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In Gulzar's Ijaazat, Rekha played a demure-yet strongheaded woman making peace with the complexities of her marriage, with her performance standing at par with Naseeruddin Shah and Anuradha Patel.
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Khoon Bhari Maang is one of Rekha's most iconic roles, where she channeled all her facets that made her such a big star at first place.
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Basu Bhattacharya's Aastha wa a unique entry in Rekha's resume, & yet nobody else could have done justice to the role of a bored wife keen to explore her sensuality.