Veteran actor Rekha, who turns 70 on Thursday, has overtly mentioned her difficult childhood in varied interviews over time. In an earlier dialog with Simi Garewal, the Silsila star mirrored on her early years, revealing that she didn’t actually know her father, the late actor Gemini Ganesan, who left her mom, Pushpavalli when Rekha was only a child.
Reflecting on her early years, Rekha shared, “I had an exquisite childhood. No matter little that was, as a result of I grew up very quick.” When Simi probed about her dad and mom’ difficult relationship, Rekha responded, “It was a romantic relationship, and something that has romance concerned isn’t simple.” When requested if she had seen her father rising up, Rekha replied, “I used to be a child when he moved out. I don’t keep in mind that.” She additional revealed that she doesn’t have reminiscences of her father ever residing with them, including, “We weren’t given the impression that one thing was out of the unusual or dysfunctional.”
Rekha additionally disclosed that her father married Savitri quickly after he left her mom. Rekha recalled that she affectionately known as Savitri “Savitri Amma.” When requested if her father’s second marriage affected her mom, Rekha stated, “If it did, she didn’t inform us. She was simply so dizzy in my father’s love, and that’s what I noticed.”
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Rekha went on to share reminiscences of attending the identical college as her step-siblings. She famous that her father would generally drop off her stepbrothers and sisters in school however by no means appeared to note her. When Simi requested if she ever approached him in school, Rekha replied, “No. I by no means approached him. I by no means had the prospect. He would simply drop them and go.” She added, “I don’t suppose he seen me. I don’t suppose he noticed me.” When requested if this troubled her, Rekha defined that she could have “blacked out” this reminiscence resulting from different issues at that age, like homework and self-consciousness about her look. “Even my father was sufficient,” she mirrored.
When Simi requested if she missed her father, Rekha responded, “Wanting again, possibly I did miss him. However once you haven’t tasted one thing, you don’t know what it means. I didn’t know what the phrase ‘father’ meant.”
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