During the Seventies Rekha had achieved considerably of a cult standing, Although the star had been appearing for a while earlier than that, his identify dominated the tabloids on the time. One of essentially the most sensational information of that point was when she entered Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor’s wedding ceremony sporting sindoor (vermilion), which precipitated a number of chatter.
However, Rekha later advised Hindustan Times that she had come straight from the shoot and had forgotten to take off the sindoor. She mentioned she was not ‘nervous’ about individuals’s reactions. “I think it looks great on me. Sindoor suits me.”
The incident is described in nice element within the unofficial biographical line: The Untold Story written by Yasir Usman. “Deared in an expensive white sari, Rekha had a vibrant pink bindi on her brow. But what caught everybody’s consideration was the beneficiant dab of vermilion in her hair. The cameras instantly turned away from Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh, and snapped photos of Rekha’s curious new look. Everyone’s monotonous drones with murmurs and whispers stuffed the night air; Everyone wished to know: Did Rekha get married?” she wrote. According to a report in Cine Blitz on the time, Rekha congratulated Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor after which stood up within the backyard with a ‘bang within the center’. She then went to Amitabh Bachchan and had a proper dialog with him for a couple of minutes.
Usman wrote that Rekha later clarified in an ‘anticlimactic’ interview. “She came straight from a shoot to the reception. The sindoor and mangalsutra she wore was part of her get-up for a film which she forgot to remove,” he wrote.
However, in response to a report printed within the film in June 1982, at a National Award ceremony, Rekha, who was being awarded the Best Actress award for Umrao Jaan (1981), was requested by the then President of India, Neelam Sanjiva Reddy. , ‘Why do you’ve vermilion in your demand?’ Rekha replied, “It is fashionable to wear sindoor in the city I come from.”
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
