Bhanurekha Ganesan was born on 10 October 1954, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, and is an actress, acknowledged as one of the most versatile and finest actresses in Hindi Cinema. She’s been a part of the industry since 1966, and all of her efforts have helped put her net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Rekha? As of mid-2017, sources inform us of a net worth that is at $40 million, mostly earned through a successful career in film, having acted in more than 180 films in over four decades. She’s won various awards, including three Filmfare Awards. As she continues her career, it is expected that her wealth will also continue to increase.
Rekha Net Worth $40 million
Rekha was born into a family of actors, and she followed in her father’s footsteps. She quit school at the age of 13 to fully pursue acting; she originally did not want to act, but the family’s need for finance led her to this decision.
One of her first films was in 1966 as a child in “Rangula Ratnam”. She made her heroine debut in “Operation Jackpot Nalli CID 999” in 1969, and also starred in her first Hindi film entitled “Anjana Safar”. – this film ran into censorship problems which delayed it for almost a decade. She originally did not speak Hindi, and had a lot of trouble communicating. In 1970, she was part of two films, one of which was her Bollywood debut in “Sawan Bhadon”; the film became a hit and propelled her to stardom, increasing her net worth significantly. She had a lot of offers afterwards, and would appear in commercially successful films such as “Pran Jay Par Vachan Na Jaye”. Due to criticisms on her physical appearance, she started improving it as well as her acting – she changed dramatically and portrayed a rape victim in the film “Ghar” which was considered by many as the first notable milestone of her career, and she received a Filmfare Award nomination for her performance. She then starred in “Muqaddar Ka Sikandar”, which became the biggest hit of the year.
Her net worth continued to increase in the 1980s, leading with the comedy “Khubsoorat”. The film would win a Best Film Filmfare Award, and won her a first Best Actress Award. She received a lot more notice and was given better opportunities; other projects she appeared in during the 1980s include “Umrao Jaan” and “Baseraa”. She also started working in the independent scene to fulfill roles that shied away from her mainstream offers. She was a part of the award-winning drama “Kalyug”, and also became a part of the erotic comedy “Mrichhakatika”. She won her second Filmfare Award for “Khoon Bhari Maang” which she considers one of her most concentrated films.
The 1990s saw a drop in her success, with a lot of her roles criticized by reviewers. She still played leading roles despite her age, but had several films that went unnoticed. She then had a box office hit in “Phiil Bane Angaray”, which got her another Filmfare nomination. Despite this, her film success proved mixed, as she also took on controversial roles. She did win a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress in “Khiladiyan Ka Khiladi”, which featured her first villainous role. She bounced back in the 2000s with another nominated film in the drama “Lajja”, and became part of the award-winning science fiction film “Koi… Mil Gaya”, which was a critical and financial success. She reprised her role in the sequel “Krrish”, which got numerous awards once again. A few of her latest projects include “Sadiyaan” and “Shamitabh”.
For her personal life, it is known that Rekha married Mukesh Aggarwal in 1990 but he committed suicide a year later. She was also rumored to have married actor Vinod Mehra, but it was later denied. She currently resides in Bandra, Mumbai.
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