There is a mysterious streak around legendary actress Rekha from the times immemorable. The actor does little to change the perception people have of her. Over the years, her appearance in a golden Kanjivaram saree with a sindoor adorning her forehead has become her trademark style. Don't we just love her the way she is though?
Rekha in her initial days was known to be a lady with a mind who seldom minced her words. However, with every passing year, Rekha grew to become a reclusive person whose only interactions with media was at movie screenings or events.
For our Flashback Friday, we came across an interview of Bollywood's Umrao Jaan wherein she got candid about having children. In an interview dated back to 1984 for Filmfare, Rekha confessed that she wants to have lots of children but she would never have a kid out of wedlock.
"My fantasy is to have lots of children. I hope it doesn't remain a fantasy. My mother always tells me to have a child by the time I'm 30. I think it's right. I want my children to physically grow with me. I don't think there will be a communication gap because I'm very forward. I think 100 years in advance."
She added, "I enjoy the privacy of my home. But I want the emptiness of my houses to be filled with children. Just imagine, children running up the stairs. But I am determined not to have only two children, 12 minimum," she stressed.
In 1984, she said, "I regret not being married, not having children. I see my friends, all younger than me, married with children, visually acha lata hai. I'd love my children to be Librans. You know I used to love being a Libran. But I met this Libran whom I loved even more."
However, she maintained that though she loves children, she wouldn't want it out of wedlock. "No, No I'll never have a child out of wedlock. Yes, it maybe for personal reasons because I have seen what my mother has gone through, bringing up children without a father. I won't deny a child that."
She continued, "Children these days are very selfish and demanding. At one and half months, they already know what's around them. The are aware. I wasn't aware till I was 16. You can't fool them. I don't know when I have a child. I might never have one. After all, children may tie me down to domesticated life, and I have other dreams too."
"I want to make good films That's not a fantasy. Life is too satisfying. Yet, a woman is not complete without being a mother. But what guarantee is there that if I was to marry the man I love today, we would have children. There might be something wrong with you. One must be satisfied with what one has. I am very traditional. I just cannot think of having a child outside marriage. I am very old-fashioned. Maybe, I will change my mind tomorrow. It is a woman's prerogative to keep changing," she emphasized.
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