At 15, Rekha was once molested on the sets by a superstar. The whole incident is also mentioned in the actress' biographical book. Published: November 17, 2024 8:19 AM IST By Veteran Bollywood actress Rekha has won hearts with her mesmerising on-screen presence and graceful dance moves.
The actress never fails to charm her fans even at the age of 70. Rekha has often found herself in the eye of controversies. From her affair with Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan to the death of her husband Mukesh Aggarwal, there are several incidents that shows her life has been far from ordinary.
Another shocking incident was when the Silsila actress was forcibly kissed by a notable B-town actor. This horrifying incident was mentioned in the actress’ biographical book Rekha: The Untold Story. In 1969, Rekha began her career as a lead actress.
She was just 15 when she signed Anjana Safar and was paired opposite Bengali superstar Biswajit Chatterjee, who was 32 at the time. The film’s director Kuljit Pal conspired to shoot a kissing scene without her permission. A scene required Biswajit to romance the actress, but he went on to kiss her, taking Rekha by surprise.
He pulled Rekha close to him and pressed his lips onto her forcibly. Rekha started to push him away as she was feeling extremely uncomfortable. But the worst part was, director allowed the kissing sequence to go on and didn’t say cut for excruciating whole five minutes.
As the shot got over, Rekha was standing shell-shocked, .