How Did Amitabh-Rekha’s Love Break Up, Bollywood heroes and heroines have been involved in deep love relationships outside the silver screen for ages. Those relationships in real life have never seen a happy ending. Ever gave birth to a story of deep pain. One such painful story is Amitabh – Rekha’s unrequited love. The love between the two biggest superstars of the seventies took Bollywood by storm. The entire subcontinent was abuzz with the tumultuous love story of married Amitabh and beauty goddess Rekha. But why he did not get the fullness of love? Why Amitabh and Rekha do not step on each other’s shadow for the last forty years? Today we will hear that story.
Rekha first met Amitabh in 1976. On the sets of the movie ‘Do Anjaane’.
Then Rekha was a second tier actress. But Amitabh is a superstar by then. Amitabh was impressed by seeing Rekha. He is especially mesmerized by the magic of Rekha’s eyes. That fascination gradually turned into love. But Amitabh was a married man. He married Jaya Bachchan in 1973.
As a result, Amitabh kept his relationship with Rekha very secret. Amitabh-Rekha’s Love It is known that they used Rekha’s girlfriend’s bungalow to meet secretly. So that no one will ever know about their secret love. In between, an incident took place through which rumors of Rekha-Amitabh love started in Bollywood.
In 1978, the shooting of the film ‘Ganga Ki Sugangan’ was going on in a village. Many local people gather to see it. One of them misbehaved with the audience line. At that time, Big B lost control over himself. He grabbed the visitor and started beating him. When the news of this incident spread in the Bollywood neighborhood, rumors of Amitabh-Rekha’s love started. Film magazines started printing one juicy story about them. But Amitabh and Rekha have always denied all rumours.
Among these, another incident shocked the Bollywood people as well. Earlier there were rumors that Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha got married quietly. It became even stronger at the wedding ceremony of Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh. At that time, Rekha appeared in public for the first time wearing vermilion and Mangalsutra on her head. All the guests present at the event were surprised to see that. This is not the end, Rekha also spoke closely with Amitabh at the wedding ceremony. After talking for a while, he left the event. But many questions remain.
Amitabh wife Jaya’s reaction at such a time? In this regard, a close source of Jaya said, ‘Jaya was trying to cover up the matter for a long time. But in the end he had to shed tears. After that incident Jaya Bachchan invited Rekha for dinner. Rekha accepted that too. After going to dinner they talk a lot. Jaya told Rekha that day that no matter what happens, she will never leave her husband.
But how Amitabh – Rekha’s love was broken?
No exact information is available in this regard. Two kinds of stories are heard on the pages of the newspaper about this. According to a story, the relationship of this pair ended during the shooting of Silsila movie in 1981. Rekha was pushing Amitabh Bachchan for marriage. Because she did not want to be another woman in the life of this Bollywood actor. Apart from this, he also realized that Big B will never leave his wife Jaya. They separated from this tension.
Another story is that in 1982, Amitabh was seriously injured during the shooting of the film ‘Coolie’. His life is feared. Amitabh was unconscious in the ICU. No one could meet Amitabh without Jaya’s permission. Although Rekha rushed to get the news but could not meet Amitabh. Jaya did not allow. Rekha used to park a car surrounded by black glass a little distance from the hospital and spend some time every day.
On the other hand, Amitabh gradually recovered under Jaya’s service. Rekha could not accept his behavior. He realizes that Amitabh will not return to him. She married a Delhi businessman out of pride. He removed himself from her life forever.
Amitabh never opened up about his relationship with Rekha. Even if they attended the same event, they avoided each other. But in 1984, Rekha told Filmfare magazine, “Mr. Bachchan did this to protect his career, his family and his children. It is true that I love him and he loves me. Mr. Bachchan is still a primitive man. He never wants to hurt anyone. So why does he Will he hurt his wife?’
