Bollywood actress Rekha turns 58 today

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Bollywood actress Rekha turns 58 today

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Bollywood's real diva Rekha has turned 58 today.

10 October,2012 06:27 am

Rekha is a National Award winning Indian actress is known for films like Umrao Jaan and Khubsoorat.Born as Bhanurekha Ganesan in 1954, in Chennai, India is the daughter of renowned Tamil actor Gemini Ganesan and the Telugu actress Pushpavalli. Her father enjoyed phenomenal success and Rekha was to follow in his footsteps.Rekha has acted in over 180 films in a career that has spanned over 40 years. Throughout her career, she has often played strong female characters and, apart from mainstream cinema, appeared in arthouse films, known in India as parallel cinema.She has won three Filmfare Awards, two for Best Actress and one for Best Supporting Actress, for her roles in Khubsoorat (1980), Khoon Bhari Maang (1988) and Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (1996), respectively.