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Happy Birthday Rekha: 5 Best films of the diva

Published on October 10, 2017

There is no doubt in saying that Rekha is the most beautiful actress in Bollywood. Rekha made her debut in the 60’s era and she is still the evergreen, ageless and timeless beauty. The southern beauty has done around 130 films in her career and today on her 63rd birthday we bring to you the 5 best performances of her till date.

Khubsoorat
Rekha played the role of a Manju Dayal charming, bubbly girl next door character in the film. Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee the film won the best Filmfare best movie award that year. She won her first ever Filmfare best actress award with Khubsoorat.

Silsila
Silsila is still considered as one of the most controversial films of all time. Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Rekha and Sanjeev Kumar the film was loosely inspired by the alleged real-life love triangle of its three stars, Amitabh-Jaya-Rekha.

Umrao Jaan
Directed by Muzaffar Ali the film was the adaptation of Urdu novel Umrao Jaan Ada. The film had some best performance given by the Diva. The 63-year-old actress was praised a lot for her acting and she even won many awards for the same. She was even awarded the prestigious National Film Award for Best Actress for the film.

Khoon Bhari Maang
Apart from the parallel cinema, Rekha took to some serious acting with Khoon Bhari Maang. Directed by Rakesh Roshan the film showed the drastic transformation of Rekha from a simple housewife to a woman full of revenge and anger.

Koi Mil Gaya
In 2003 Rekha featured as Hrithik Roshan’s mother in Rakesh Roshan’s 2003 sci-fi drama Koi Mil Gaya. The film was appreciated a lot financially and critically and was the most talked about film of that year. She received another Best Supporting Actress nomination at the Filmfare for her performance.