film 'Aastha' opposite Om Puri. She had also played a
courtesan in 'Utsav' (1984) opposite Shekhar Suman
which was then the talk of the town. Even her brief sex
scene with Akshay Kumar in 'Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi'
(1996) created quite a scandal. Coming to her personal
life, Rekha was married to Mukesh Aggarwal in 1990,
but a year later, he committed suicide. While Rekha has
never openly admitted to being married more than once,
rumours had it that she had secretly tied the knot with
actor Vinod Mehra. However, the actress confessed during a talk show that she has had two failed marriages.
Any mention of Rekha would be incomplete without
mentioning Amitabh Bachchan. The two actors are still
a source of gossip and an opportunity for shutterbugs
when spotted at the same event. Late filmmaker Yash
Chopra had reportedly said that he was scared of shooting with Amitabh, Rekha and Jaya Bachchan for 'Silsila'
(1981) because their real life was being mirrored in reel.
Sanjay Dutt
When he started his film career, he was the angry young
man much like Amitabh Bachchan, but not really a star
then. In his early days, there were some references to
his drug addiction issues, but no ill-habit really matched
the gravity of his link to the 1993 Mumbai attacks. S
Hussain Zaidi's book explains that during the '92-93 riots in the city, Sanjay wanted to protect his family. While
his father (Sunil Dutt) turned to law, the brawny actor
opted for guns. Unfortunately, the arms he had procured
were part of the consignment that Dawood Ibrahim used
to spread terror in the city. Sanjay got embroiled in an
unwarranted controversy and hasn't been able to live
it down. For over 20 years, he suffered the stigma of
being associated with the blasts and is currently serving the last leg of his jail term. Maharashtra Governor
REPORT
Vidyasagar Rao rejected a plea to waive off the remaining jail term of Sanjay Dutt, convicted in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case. His frequent leave of furlough
and parole may have gone against him In between all
this, he never lost the love of his fans. And in spite of
being imprisoned, he committed himself to several big
budget projects which are yet to take off. As far as his
domestic life is concerned, Sanjay was first married to
Richa Sharma and they had a daughter, Trishala. After
his wife's demise, he married model Rhea Pillai, but it
didn't last long. His third marriage to Manyata Dilnawaz
Sheikh saw a lot of turmoil too. It was rumoured that she
was connected to the underworld and some reports suggested that they got married because she was pregnant.
Though his family didn't approve of the alliance, he still
went ahead with it.
Om Puri
People used to speak of his life as a rags to riches story.
But when he decided to publish his biography, all hell
broke loose. His wife Nandita, a journalist, listed down
his escapades from his rag-picking days to being a reputed actor. Puri was married to Seema Kapoor for eight
months, and then divorced her on grounds of adultery
to get married to his second wife. His sexual life became the highlight of his biography, especially his intimate romps with his domestic maid when he was barely
14.The book also mentioned his relationship with Laxmi,
a woman who raised him and his brother's children. Of
course, Puri gave his wife an earful for sensationalising
his life, but Nandita claims that his 'biography is more
like his bloody pornography'. Much later, she accused
him of domestic violence. The actor was booked, but,
eventually, released on bail.
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