VINTAGE: Rekha’s 1984 Interview with Filmfare magazine about her affair with Amitabh Bachchan

Is it just me or does Rekha only wear sindoor in her hair when Amitabh is goign to be a t the sam place.

Agreed with anon. I dont think Jaya and aish have a healthy relationship. There whole family in fact seems weird and artificiala nd fake near cameras. All smiles plastered on their face etc. But in reality I dont think theyre what they portray themselves to be. I think the kids are bitter towards amitabh. I think jaya is bitter towards amitabh which is CLEARLY visible. Then I think Jaya is not too into AIsh. ButAish and Abhi seem happy, which is good. May they alwys be happy. Im not an aish fan, but I do wish for all couples to be happy.

Even in simi's endezvous, she asked Rekha - 'If you could be any perosn for one day, who would you be?' And she said 'Amit Ji'. She then went on to explain what a great person amitabh is and how she would love to be him for a day and how she admires him so much etc.

Fri, 2012-05-04 09:58 — Anonymous

IT is both rekha's and amitabh's fault. He went into it knowing he had a wife and kids and she went into it knowing she was involved with a married man with kids. So they are both at fault. The only one who suffered the most is Jaya. Imagine what must be going through her mind when she knew her husband, the father of her kids, the man she married at the peak of her career was having an affair with another woman. That's why even Jaya and AMitabh have always been so weird and awkward in public.
In the KWK episode where jaya and hema came in with their daughters, (I think around 2007) they were talking about abhishek who was about to get married aishwarya. And then Jaya said something like Aishwarya is a smart woman, she is self made and independant and she knows it. Abhishek should know that and not do something which he shouldnt do - because Aishwarya Rai is not me. She will not just sit at home and take it all. (She obviously was referring to the affai. And she meant that aishwarya is not her, and if abhshek has ana ffair or something, she wont shut up, sit at home and take it, like Jaya did).

I AGREE WITH YOU .......
BUT SOMETIMES FEEL LIKE THAT JAYA DOSE NOT LIKE AISH OR CLOSE TO HER
B/C AISH SIMILAR THERETO REKHA IN SOME WAY ......

@Despite the fact that I feel for rekha, I think, at the point of this interview, she should've realized that she needs to leave mr baachan.They say " mard ka kuch nahee jaata".It was an ideal situation for him, having a wife and children on one side and the stability that it brings and a lover on the other side to fulfill his carnal desires.
Its the woman, who has to realize her place in such a man's life, and its not more than a toy.A woman has to decide for herself in such a situation, if she always wants to remain sad , forlorn and childless or she finds herself a man, who is single and is willing to give her, what she deserves.None is to be blamed her, but rekha herself for the life that she has chosen .She could've been living a fulfilling life, had she made a decision early on and wouldn't have hung on to the so called idea of being in love.If a man loves you enough, he won't hide behind others to have an affair with you.
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Most well thought and written comment on this post. Well said.

Rekha flaunted their relationship because first of all, why shouldn't she ? She was a single gal and had nothing to lose. Amitabh hesitated because he had much to lose, his kids and wife.
Bollywood was/is filled with men with lose morals and beautiful women who fell for them. Raj Kapoor, Amitabh, Dharmendra, Jeetendra, Sanjay Khan, Satrughan Sinha, Kamal Hassan, Akshyay Kumar, the list goes on and on. All these men chased beautiful, successful actresses from the industry and most of the time, did not treat them very well. But I fail to understand these women, who let themselves be victim of these men and their greed.

In most cases, I blame lack of education. Toiling in college and getting a degree might not give you millions like movies, but it does instill in you some sense of pride in yourself and a broader view of the world beyond your cocoon. Rekha, Hema, Sridevi, Reena Roy, Sarika etc were in the industry since they were children. Most of these ladies were constantly taken advantage of monetarily by their parents/ guardian etc. Later on they dished out what they received early in their lives.

However, one exception to this was Zeenat Aman. She was well educated, had seen the world, and had a relatively stable life with her mom and stepdad. I do not understand the source of her insecurity, why did she have to date/marry complete and total jerks? I sense daddy issues. Her dad was not around when she was growing up, and then died when she was young. Thats why, I guess, she went after muslim men, Sanjay Khan, Imran Khan, Mazhar Khan etc.

What a sad story. I can totally imagine her wanting to have full life and have tons of kids. Coming from a broken home she probably was totally starry eyed about having a proper family to call her own and then she ended up with none of that.

Life is what happens when we are busy making other plans.

Rekha was a man eater. Amitabh is no saint though. For so many years, he has created this image of himself as if he's so 'doodh ka dhula'. In reality he was a manipulator. He had an affair with Rekha when he had 2 little kids. People all over India amdire him so much, but he really doesn't deserve it. No wonder his wife and kids have a bitter relationship with him which can totally be seen in the media or in talk shows etc.

IT is both rekha's and amitabh's fault. He went into it knowing he had a wife and kids and she went into it knowing she was involved with a married man with kids. So they are both at fault. The only one who suffered the most is Jaya. Imagine what must be going through her mind when she knew her husband, the father of her kids, the man she married at the peak of her career was having an affair with another woman. That's why even Jaya and AMitabh have always been so weird and awkward in public.
In the KWK episode where jaya and hema came in with their daughters, (I think around 2007) they were talking about abhishek who was about to get married aishwarya. And then Jaya said something like Aishwarya is a smart woman, she is self made and independant and she knows it. Abhishek should know that and not do something which he shouldnt do - because Aishwarya Rai is not me. She will not just sit at home and take it all. (She obviously was referring to the affai. And she meant that aishwarya is not her, and if abhshek has ana ffair or something, she wont shut up, sit at home and take it, like Jaya did).

Agree with you Green! It's sad that her dream of having a lot of children got unfulfilled.

She thinks women seeking equality is "foolish". Incredible.

Well..there is no space for pity for her!people are so mad and outraged with the whole PC and SRK alleged affair and everyone is hating on her and him (but her more) noone (including me) feels pity for PC then why Rekha. She is no different. Having an affair with a married man breaks his whole family apart, not just the wife. It is hard on more than one person and why would anyone do that to others just for his pleasure!
My belief is, wait before making a quick decision to get married so that you dont end up unhappy! wait for the right person to come along and think hard before you make the wrong choice and end up spending your entire life thinking....what if! I give Salman credit for that. Im glad Amitabh didnt leave Jaya for Rekha, not because I like Jaya (I dont even like her) but because of how good of a person Abhishek is. You cans see he has been brought up well and maybe that wouldn't be the case if Amitabh would have left. Same for SRK! I pity Saif's and Aamir's kids!

PV please post!

agreed mila.
i actually prefer rekha over jaya..a great actress! a very good human being! i feel sad for her for not being able to find love!!

Thank you for sharing, I never read such a candid interview of Rekha before, I find her to be one of the most enigmatic and fascinating women in India. A great actress too.

I forgive her for all her flaws..:-) heck what right we have to judge people we will never meet in life..

We all pay for our sins and deeds. all celeberities included.