The untold story of 'Rekha': An enigma, a style icon, and more

Born in 1954 to Tamil superstar, Gemini Ganesan and Telugu actor, Pushpavalli, Bhanurekha and her younger sister Radha, were ignored by their father. With her mother involved in gambling and no financial support from her father, Rekha took to acting at just 12 and made her debut in the Telugu film, ‘Rangula Ratnam’.