A few days ago Yasser Usman released the biography of actress Rekha, titled Rekha: The Untold Story and the book started quite a stir. In the book, the writer tries to capture the tumultuous life which the 61-year old diva has lived. Yasser Usman, talks about Rekha’s tumultuous relationship with Amitabh Bachchan, getting publicly humiliated by her husband’s mother, getting ‘molested’ on the sets of her debut film and much more.

4 most shocking revelations made in the biography of Rekha:

1. A less than 15-year old girl Rekha was taken aback when his co-star Biswajeet kissed her for five long minutes which in today’s time, would be termed as molestation. This happened during the shooting of Anjana Safar in Mehboob Studios and apparently the director Raja Nawathe had planned the scene down to every detail, except telling Rekha. Unit members were whistling and cheering. Her eyes were tightly shut but they were full of tears.
2. After Rekha and Vinod Mehra visited the latter’s house in Kolkatta, the diva was greeted with an angry mom-in-law Kamla Mehra. A filmmaker recalled the entire incident as, “As soon as the new bride bent to touch her mother in-law’s feet, Kamla Mehra angrily pushed her away. She refused to let Rekha enter her house. She lost her cool and abused and humiliated Rekha, who was standing at the front door. Vinod tried to intervene but Kamla was livid, so angry that at one point she took off her chappal and almost beat up Rekha with it. The poor girl was numb and confused. A crowd started to gather around the flat, and Rekha, stunned, hurt and shook up, started to run towards the lift, her eyes burning with tears. Vinod followed and told her to stay at her house till his mother calmed down.”
3. Mukesh Agarwal, Rekha’s then husband, suffered from chronic depression, which was only aggravated by their divorce. Mukesh hanged himself from the ceiling fan using Rekha’s dupatta. This was the third husband of Rekha who had died, which led to people all over the country (including industry friends) accusing her of witchcraft. Director Subhash Ghai accused her of putting a blot on the face of the film industry, while actor Anupam Kher called her a national vamp.
4. While Rekha has never said a word about her alleged relationship with Amitabh Bachchan, the book unveils a lot of details about their much-publicized affair. Rekha reveals how Jaya Bachchan had barred BigB from working with Rekha after Silsila and accused Rekha of shaming the respected family. It is no secret that Rekha wears sindoor (a sign of a married woman) since the time the rumors of her affair to Big B were leaked in the media.