Rekha admits her mother forced her to go to shooting locations against her choice

Veteran actress Rekha is someone who always had a unique fan following. Although the actress has been recognised with several accolades, she never intended to be an actor. In fact, she was dragged into the industry by her mother.

Rekha claimed in a 1986 BBC interview that her parents, actors Gemini Ganeshan and Pushpavalli, were really enthusiastic about her entry into filmdom. But she had no desire to pursue her mother's footsteps.

When questioned whether her parents' fame put any pressure on her, Rekha responded in Hindi, “My father, not so much, but my mother really wanted me to work in films. But for at least six or seven years, I didn’t like what I was doing. I was dragged to shoots, I used to do double shifts, I didn’t like it at all.”

She remarked, “I never wanted to become an actor. If you ask most of the actors, they’ll say that they always wanted to join the film industry, but not me. I never wanted to become an actor, mujhe maar maar ke banaya gaya (I was beaten into submission).”

Rekha started her profession as a young artist at the age of just three years old and became popular when she was 13 years old. Until she appeared in Ghar she never appreciated the profession of acting, and from then on, there was no looking back. She made appearances in several notable movies, such as Silsila, Suhaag, Khoong Bhari Maang, Sheshnaag, Umrao Jaan, and Khubsoorat. She last appeared in a major role in the 2014 film Super Nani.