Bollywood veteran actress Rekha often turns heads with her traditional looks at various industry events. Saturday night was no different. The actress was seen wearing a pearl white saree as she attended the launch of Manish Malhotra’s store launch.
She sported her statement sindoor as well. While it has become a part of her look, have you ever thought why Rekha sports sindoor? Here’s why. Rekha was first seen sporting sindoor outside a film set in 1980, at Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor’s wedding.
She stunned everyone when she walked into the wedding sporting a sindoor with traditional clothes. Wedding guests, which included Bollywood stars such as Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, and Kapoor family members, were in for a surprise when they saw her. A post shared by Viral Bhayani (@viralbhayani) She reportedly told the wedding guests that she was sporting the sindoor for a film she was shooting and forgot to remove the sindoor.
However, she was frequently spotted with sindoor thereafter. In 1982, Rekha revealed the real reason she continued to sport the sindoor. According to a report in Movie magazine, in June 1982, Rekha was being honoured with the Best Actress award for her performance in Umrao Jaan.
The then president of India Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, who was honouring her with the National Award, asked Rekha, “Why do you have sindoor in your maang?” Rekha replied, “In the city I come from, it’s fashionable to wear sindoor.” Rekha was often spotted with the sind.
