Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Indian actress Rekha.
Last updated on November 25, 2024.
Bhanurekha Ganesan, better known by her stage name Rekha, is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Hindi films. Acknowledged as one of the finest actresses in Indian cinema, she has starred in more than 180 films and is the recipient of several accolades, including one National Film Award and three Filmfare Awards. She has often played strong and complicated female characters—from fictional to literary—in both mainstream and independent films. Though her career has gone through certain periods of decline, Rekha has gained a reputation for reinventing herself numerous times and has been credited for her ability to sustain her status. In 2010, the Government of India honoured her with Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour.
One thing that has influenced my personal life, my career, my attitude, the person I have become and every decision that I have made is a fact that I have been a loner as a child.
My face is so slim that it is the most deceptive part of my body. Looking at my face, people think I am a very thin and delicate person.
My life is one big prayer because my life is one big blessing.
I remember what I felt at 27. That's when I became my own person, a woman of the world. I knew what I wanted in life. I fell in love with life.
Based on a taut screenplay by Nabendu Ghosh, 'Do Anjane' was a Hindi adaptation of Nihar Ranjan Gupta's famous Bengali novel, 'Ratrir Yatri.' It was my first chance to rub shoulders with the immensely talented Amitabh Bachchan and we went on to become a super hit pair.
People come and go in your life. It is up to you choose how you want to associate with that person. It is up to you to learn and imbibe things from such a person.
I was never the kind of person who voiced my impressions or my feelings. I never told anybody what I feel. I still don't.
I don't believe in getting love, I only believe in giving love. Because I'm love personified.
When does one register that one is a woman? Does she become a woman when she becomes responsible; when she falls in love; when she goes through pain?
All I wanted was to be married, loved and to spend my life with somebody who cared for me and have lots and lots of children.
I think what attracts a woman to a man are his imperfections.
Every day, I try to make my dreams come true. And they often do.
I am real, my motto is not to allow myself to stagnate in any which way, be it emotional, mental, physical and practical, I feel I have conquered the deep recesses of my life.
I believe that every day is a celebration and every day I'm born anew and genuinely try to live every day differently.
I don't expect love from others. When you've so much of it within yourself then why would you want it from someone else?
I believe in being true to myself. I believe in being true to my work.
I don't believe in either selling or marketing myself.
Bhanurekhan never wanted to be an actress. She had different dreams and desires.
Mr. Bachchan is one of the best things to have happened in my life. The best teacher, the best guru.
Marriage, like history, cannot be expressed in words. ou have to savour it, taste it, live it and the true fun is to relive it.
I don't believe in success, I don't believe in achievements so to speak. I just believe in relishing every moment of my life. That's enough for me.
I'm so grateful for every day and every moment, I ask myself what I did to deserve this blessing?
People give more importance to material things, it all seems to be a power game, while people ought be making the most of every moment as time is fleeting.
I believe that wishes and hopes have a slight negative tinge to them. It is something which postpones what you should get. Prayer is better where you have a direct connection with God and it also has the power to make it happen for you.
Life is not perfect. I've had my share of sweat, blood and pain.
I have no limits. There is no 'No' in my dictionary; nothing is impossible for me.
I don't care much for success - it is an alien word to me.
I have never asked anyone for an assignment; never asked a producer or a director for a role.
I believe in soul mates, in eternal love. Not eternal marriage.
No one comes into my house except family.
My sister Radha, who lives in the U.S., has discovered her craft in painting. She is by far the most beautiful among us sisters. If only Radha had been as tall as me, she'd have been the actor in the family.
I have this A-line figure. It starts with my face being small and increases as it goes down. Actually South Indians have this problem. Small face. Big hips.
I feel I have been born to affect people in a positive way.
Standing in front of Mr Amitabh Bachchan is not easy.
I can't accept every film that is offered to me. Not all of them interest me.
Every day is an extension of my growth, of every thing I've become and want to become.
I don't think acting is something words can express. It's just a feeling.
I have always loved and admired women.
I do yoga and also cardio. And in between, I dance, stretch myself, there's no set rules. That applies to my life as well.
I die a hundred deaths each day. I die when I see hungry people. Or people who're sad. I die when I know I can do nothing about pollution in Mumbai. I die when I feel helpless when my loved one is in pain.
A woman should be seen by the luminosity of her grace and not heard shooting her mouth away about praising herself which is so not lady-like.
Mostly, we create our own hells.
It's not that an actor needs to be pampered so much as that one needs to provide a nurturing environment that is encouraging.
True sensuality is something that is inherent or innate.
I don't really want to be a goddess, or a diva or whatever I'm called. I just want to fulfil my responsibilities.
I enjoy every moment of my life.
No talk show or game show for me, thanks.
I don't think people change.
It's important to utilize every bit of your being.
Directors who know what they want come to me.
When you savour and relish every moment, then you learn the art of preserving yourself.
I am jealous of people who can play instruments.
I will always be Bhanurekha. Whatever she was, in me as a human being, she is still very much there.
However popular an artiste may be, awards were reassuring.
I'm a perceptive person. I know what's good and I don't venture into what's not good. I've discovered my own khazana. Everybody should.
The bottom line is to have fun and enjoy life.
I'm computer illiterate. I believe the Internet has got every photograph and every detail of my life. But no blogging for me, thank you.
I actually visit the temple every day but I genuinely don't understand the importance that people give to their birthdays or any special day, be it a festival or a birthday.