Awards & Winners

Rekha

Date of Birth 10-October-1954
Place of Birth Chennai
(Tamil Nadu, India)
Nationality India
Also know as Bhanurekha Ganesan, Bhanurekha Gemini Ganesan, Bhanurekha, Baby Bhanurekha, The Bollywood Queen, Madame X, Rekhaji, Re, the reigning Queen of Indian Cinema, Cher, Madonna, भानुरेखा गणेशन, भानुरेखा, भानुरेखा जेमिनी गणेशन, रेखाजी, बेबी भानुरेखा, दि बॉलीवुड क्वीन, मैडम एक्स, मैडोना, रे, चेर, 芮卡
Profession Actor
Bhanurekha Ganesan, better known by her stage name Rekha, is an Indian film actress who has mainly appeared in Hindi films. Noted for her versatility and acknowledged as one of the finest actresses in Hindi cinema, Rekha started her career in 1966 as a child actress in the Telugu film Rangula Ratnam, which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for that year, though her film debut as a lead happened four years later with Sawan Bhadon. Despite the success of several of her early films, she was often panned for her looks and it was not until the mid-to-late 1970s that she got recognition as an actress. Since the late 1970s, after undertaking a physical transformation, she has been featured as a sex symbol in the Indian media. Rekha has acted in over 180 films in a career spanning over 40 years. Throughout her career, she has often played strong female characters and, apart from mainstream cinema, appeared in arthouse films, known in India as parallel cinema. She has won tree Filmfare Awards, two for Best Actress and one for Best Supporting Actress, for her roles in Khubsoorat, Khoon Bhari Maang and Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi, respectively. Her portrayal of a classical courtesan in Umrao Jaan won her the National Film Award for Best Actress. Though her career has gone through certain periods of decline, she has reinvented herself numerous times and has been credited for her ability to sustain her status. In 2010, she was honoured with the Padma Shri by the Government of India.

Awards by Rekha

Check all the awards nominated and won by Rekha.

2010


Nominations 2010 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada Parichaya

2007


Nominations 2007 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress Krrish
Sonia Mehra
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress Krrish

2004


Bollywood Movie Award – Best Supporting Actress
Honored for : Koi... Mil Gaya

Nominations 2004 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress Koi... Mil Gaya
IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress Koi... Mil Gaya
Sonia Mehra
Zee Cine Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Koi... Mil Gaya

2002


Nominations 2002 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress Lajja
IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress Lajja
Zee Cine Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Lajja

1997


Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
Honored for : Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi

Nominations 1997 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi

1992


Nominations 1992 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Filmfare Award for Best Actress Phool Bane Angaray

1989


Filmfare Award for Best Actress
Honored for : Khoon Bhari Maang
(Aarti Verma)

Nominations 1989 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Filmfare Award for Best Actress Khoon Bhari Maang
Aarti Verma

1984


Nominations 1984 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye

1983


Nominations 1983 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Filmfare Award for Best Actress Jeevan Dhaara

1982


Nominations 1982 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Filmfare Award for Best Actress Umrao Jaan

1981


Filmfare Award for Best Actress
Honored for : Khubsoorat
National Film Award for Best Actress
Honored for : Umrao Jaan

Nominations 1981 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Filmfare Award for Best Actress Judaai
Filmfare Award for Best Actress Khubsoorat

1979


Nominations 1979 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Filmfare Award for Best Actress Ghar
Aarti Chandra
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress Muqaddar Ka Sikandar
Zohrabai