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AMITABH BACHCHAN – REKHA

The greatest and timeless memory of Amitabh Bachchan-Rekha affair needs no introduction. The obvious and evident chemistry between the stars started with the movie Do Anjaane. Rekha had an amazing makeover after meeting Amitabh Bachchan: from a plump actress to a fine seductress and a refined actress. Their chemistry gave 20 hit movies including Suhaag, Khoon-Pasina, Muqaddar Ka Sikandar, Mr Natwarlal, Silsila and so on.
The affair became the grapevine for media and it still is whenever they make a public appearance. Amitabh Bachchan who was already married to Jaya Bhaduri had the media and family pressurize him after certain outrageous incidents that were reported by the media. Rekha had turned up for Rishi Kapoor-Neetu Singh’s wedding wearing a sindoor, mangalsutra and two rings on her fingers gifted by her Amit. More than any one at the wedding it was Rekha who took all the attention. There were rumors like ‘Jaya catching the couple at one of their early morning rendezvous and slapping the other woman’.

Jaya Bachchan always remained tight-lipped about the affair and mentioned that if Amit was cheating on her, his conscience would eventually get the better of him and straighten him out. And the same happened. But the time Silsila released the couple had already split.

The affair remains the most sensational one till date in Bollywood. Read Dillip Kumar- Madhubala romance and Raj Kapoor-Nargis romance in the sequels to this post.