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13-year-old Rekha and this cruelty

Evergreen actress of Hindi cinema Rekha has often been in the headlines due to her statements. The actress's personal and professional life has seen many ups and downs. Her childhood was spent in financial difficulties. She did not get her father's love. Rekha started working at the age of playing. In Yasir Usman's book Kaisi Pehli Zindagi written on Rekha, he mentioned those painful moments of the actress which can make anyone emotional after reading. In an interview, Rekha had also said that 'Both my parents were stars in the South and my mother was a big artist, so she wanted me to work in the same field, but I did not feel like doing all these things. 13-year-old Rekha had to work in films to support the family.

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I saw a lot in my childhood.

Pushpavalli, the mother of beautiful Hindi cinema actress Rekha, was a well-known actress in Telugu films. Rekha's father Gemini Ganesan was a South superstar. Pushpavalli was Gemini Ganesan's third wife. The married life of both was not good. Gemini was already married, so he never left his first wife. After becoming a mother, Pushpavalli's career also ended.

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had a bad effect on the line

All these things had a great impact on Rekha. Rekha's childhood was not good. Rekha used to live with her mother. She saw the fights between her parents very closely. Rekha's father even refused to give names to his daughters.

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Mother got addicted to the wrong thing.

Later Gemini fell in love with another South actress, after which her mother was heartbroken. Pushpavalli fell into bad company to divert her mind. According to Yasir Usman's book, Rekha's mother became addicted to betting on horses.

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The line failed

At that time, the condition of Rekha's house was very bad. Rekha did not understand what to do. All these things were affecting her studies as well. And she failed.

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Rekha survived

Rekha was saddened by this defeat and tried to commit suicide. She also wrote a suicide note. She was taken to the hospital in time and was saved.

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Mother had made me quit my studies.

Rekha did not want to work in films at all. In 1969 she got an offer for a film. The name of the film was Anjaana Safar. Rekha herself said in Simi Grewal's chat show that her mother Pushpavalli had forced her to quit her studies.

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Was lured to show animals

The mother convinced the 13-year-old girl by saying that the shooting of this movie would take place in South Africa. You will get to see animals in the wildlife sanctuary there.