Rekha

Acting

Rekha

Born 1954-10-10 · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Bhanurekha Ganesan (born 10 October 1954), better known by her stage name Rekha, is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Hindi films. Acknowledged as one of the finest actresses in Indian cinema, she has starred in more than 180 films and is the recipient of several accolades, including one National Film Award and three Filmfare Awards. She has often played strong and complicated female characters—from fictional to literary—in both mainstream and independent films. Though her career has gone through certain periods of decline, Rekha has gained a reputation for reinventing herself numerous times and has been credited for her ability to sustain her status. In 2010, the Government of India honored her with Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honor.

Acting credits

Mera Pati Sirf Mera Hai poster
5.5

Roopa lives a wealthy lifestyle with her husband, Prakash Chandra, who works for her dad, Manoharlal Verma, and a daughter named Sharda alias Pinky. Roopa and Prakash do not get along and Roopa suspects that Prakash is having an affair. Her suspicious nature gets a boost when a woman named Sharda Dayal Sharma moves into a house next door. Roopa starts vile rumors about Sharda having an affair with Prakash.

Mera Pati Sirf Mera Hai

1990

Om Shanti Om poster
7.1

In the early 70s, aspiring actor Om Prakash Makhija, and a famous starlet Shantipriya, are murdered. Thirty years later, his reincarnation Om Kapoor sets out to discover the mystery of their demise.

Om Shanti Om

2007

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love poster
5.7

Tara and Maya are inseparable, with the same tastes, habits, and hobbies. Years later, the two have matured but have maintained their friendship. Tara marries local prince Raj Singh, who succeeds the throne as the sole heir. After the marriage, Raj seeks another female to satisfy his sexual desires, with his sights settling on Maya, putting a perhaps unforgivable strain on a longtime friendship.

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love

1997

Krrish poster
6.5

In Singapore, Krishna is forced by circumstances to use his superpowers and become a masked superhero named Krrish, before getting drawn towards his lost legacy.

Krrish

2006

Koi... Mil Gaya poster
7.0

A developmentally disabled boy's life changes after he encounters an extraterrestrial being.

Koi... Mil Gaya

2003

Super Nani poster
6.8

The movie revolves around how an Indian woman, Bharti, who sacrifices her life for her children and husband, and yet they do not value her or her sacrifices, and they all maltreat her. Then tables turn when her grandson, Mann comes to her rescue. He gets her modeling assignments which makes her more successful than any of the family members, including her husband. Even after so much success she misses the love and affection of family members. Mann suggests her to teach everyone in the house a lesson so that they start to value her. The movie has a happy end where she reunites with her family and they learn to respect her and value the efforts she makes for keeping them happy. The moral of the movie is importance of your mother and what all she does for you. Respecting her and valuing her efforts.

Super Nani

2014

Bachke Rehna Re Baba poster
4.5

Rukmini, well into her 40s and still unmarried, teams up with her orphaned niece Padmini to con wealthy men out of their money. They do succeed for a while, amassing a fortune under various names and disguises, until Padmini falls in love with one of her targets. An unofficial remake of the 2001 film Heartbreakers.

Bachke Rehna Re Baba

2005

Parineeta poster
6.5

Childhood sweethearts Lalita and Shekhar wish to get married someday. However, Shekhar's growing suspicions about Lalita coupled with his conniving father's antics threaten to tear them apart.

Parineeta

2005

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Krrish 4

Ab Insaf Hoga poster
5.5

Janki lives a poor lifestyle in a small village consisting of her dad, Bhervi Prasad and her mom. She meets and falls in love with her school-teacher, Ramcharan, and both want to get married. Ramcharan's brother is opposed to this marriage as Bhervi is unable to pay any dowry, nevertheless the marriage does take place, but the couple are turned out of Kalicharan's house, and instead go to live with Ramcharan's friend, Ashok Mishra.

Ab Insaf Hoga

1995

Jhoothi poster
5.8

Kalpana, a compulsive liar, believes that lying is justified for a good cause. However, trouble comes knocking on her door when she arranges dates for her siblings by lying.

Jhoothi

1985

Jhutha Sach poster
7.6

After the passing away of his wife (Sunita), Vijay brings up his two children, Bhishan and Charudatta, who want him to re-marry, and go around selecting a mother. They pick on Alka, who is a stage singer, and lives alone as a paying guest. Vijay and Alka approve of each other, get married, and go for a honey-moon. On the way back Vijay drives too fast, has an accident, and is killed. Alka does not have the courage to tell the children, so she hires Vijay's look-alike, a dreaded bandit and killer, Tiger, who agrees to impersonate Vijay for 30 days, make the kids hate him, then leave forever - for a sum of 3 Lakh rupees. Things do go according to plan, and the children do start hating their dad. But on the 30th day, Alka receives a phone call that the children have been kidnapped and the kidnapper is demanding a sum of 25 Lakh rupees. Watch and find out who abducted the children, and whether or not Tiger had a hand in this.

Jhutha Sach

1984

Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye poster
8.3

Suresh, the son of a wealthy lawyer, refuses to acknowledge his girlfriend Malati's child as his own. Malati hires a lawyer who fights for her rights and takes Suresh to court.

Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye

1983

Khoon Bhari Maang poster
7.4

Aarti, a homely but wealthy widow, is the unwitting target of a scheme to divest her of her family, fortune and life. Her father is killed by one of his workers. The worker's nephew Sanjay woos her and weds her, then tosses her into a crocodile-filled lake with the goal of inheriting his dead wife's riches. Aarti lives, has plastic surgery that transforms her into a beauty and plots her revenge.

Khoon Bhari Maang

1988

Dil Hai Tumhaara poster
5.6

Hiding her husband's affair from the world after his death, Sarita raises his love child alongside their daughter. When the girls grow up and fall in love with the same man, Sarita is forced to deal with her biases.

Dil Hai Tumhaara

2002

Gol Maal poster
7.6

A man's simple lie to secure his job escalates into more complex lies when his orthodox boss becomes suspicious.

Gol Maal

1979

Hawas poster
5.7

Handsome and fairly good-looking Anil Kumar is employed with Natwarlal, who is a criminal gangster. Natwarlal asks Anil to find employment with Shailendra Singh, and after doing so, seduce his beautiful young daughter, Neetu Singh, marry her, and thus get himself a stake in their property and wealth. Anil agrees to do so, and does find employment with Shailendra. What he had not counted on was Shailendra's second wife, Kamini, who has an agenda of her own, and who decides to keep Anil for herself.

Hawas

1974

Chashme Buddoor poster
7.5

Womanizing slackers Omi and Jai attempt to woo the new girl in the neighborhood, and fail - miserably. Their third roommate - shy, and a bookworm - succeeds, much to their chagrin. The two scheme up comical ideas to split the two lovebirds, so that their secrets and humiliation are not revealed.

Chashme Buddoor

1981

Yamla Pagla Deewana: Phir Se poster
3.6

An upright Ayurveda practitioner is hounded by big pharma giants for his age-old formula called Vajra Kawach that cures everything from pimples to impotency. But how long can he keep this magic pill only for the poor?

Yamla Pagla Deewana: Phir Se

2018

Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi poster
5.5

A man comes to America in order to find his brother who is wanted by the police. But his search forces him to get mixed up with a lady gangster that facilitates illegal underground fights.

Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi

1996

Sheshnaag poster
5.3

Pritam and Bano, two wish-fulfilling snakes in human form, are pursued by a demon, Aghori, who wants to capture them and make himself immortal. Bhola, a snake worshiper, helps them escape so they protect him and his sister.

Sheshnaag

1990

Bulandi poster
5.6

A noble family presides over a small town in India.

Bulandi

2000

Namak Haraam poster
6.3

Somu and Vicky decide to exact revenge on the union leader, Bipinlal Pandey. However, when Somu understands the plight of the workers, it creates a rift between the two friends.

Namak Haraam

1973

Chakkar Pe Chakkar poster
9.0

Ravi Kumar, a popular actor, gets framed and accused of killing Mani Babu, a director. He goes on the run and tries to prove his innocence.

Chakkar Pe Chakkar

1977