When Rekha was asked if she was in love with Amitabh Bachchan and her relationship with Jaya Bachchan – Times of India

On her special day, here’s taking a look at what she said about her alleged romance with Amitabh Bachchan. During an interview with Simi Garewal, Rekha had opened up about her much talked about and rumoured relationship with Big B.

When she was asked if she was ever in love with Amitabh Bachchan, she had said, “Absolutely. Duh, that’s a dumb question. I have yet to come across a single man, woman, child who can help but fall completely, passionately, insanely, desperately, hopelessly in love with him. So why should I be singled out? What do I deny? I’m not in love with him? Of course I am. Duniya bhar ka love aap le lijiyega and add some more – I feel that for that person. Bottomline.”

Big B had been married for some years to Jaya Bhaduri (now Bachchan) when he signed his first film with Rekha, ‘Do Anjaane’. In the same interview, Rekha admitted that there was no rift between her and Jaya Bachchan because of the relationship speculations. She had said, “Didibhai (Jaya Bachchan) is much more mature, much more together. I’ve yet to come across a woman who is so together. She’s got so much dignity, so much class. She’s got a lot of strength. I admire that woman. We had an association before the so-called rumours and the media messed up the whole image. We were living in the same building and we had a relationship. She was my Didibhai, she still is – no matter what happens nobody can take that away. Thank God she realises that too. Whenever we meet she’s very sweet – she’s not just civil, she’s just herself.”