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It was just a few days ago that Rekha attended the premiere of Ikkis and kissed Amitabh Bachchan’s grandson Agastya Nanda’s poster. While Rekha continues to stay in the news for one reason or another, veteran journalist Shobhaa De, in a recent interview, said that the constant visibility might not be fruitful for Rekha’s stardom. She insisted that the constant exposure could reduce the mystique around the actor, which, she said, is the only thing that’s going for her at this moment.
Speaking to Vickey Lalwani, Shobhaa said, “There are multiple Rekhas even now. It depends on which Rekha she wants you to see and that’s what keeps her very interesting. She can become anything she chooses to be. Because she is extremely intelligent, very sensitive, very articulate, gifted, she’s just an exceptional woman who knows her power and I hope she continues to recognise that power.”
Talking about how Rekha’s mystique has always been her power, she said, “The power has also been her mystique and if she starts diluting the mystique, she is treading a slightly dangerous ground right now – the over exposure. Once the mystique is gone, there isn’t much else to fall back on. It is not that there is a body of work in the last 10-15 years that she can fall back to, and say that it doesn’t matter because I have this body of work. There is only the mystique and if that goes than there is nothing.”
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Comparing Amitabh Bachchan’s wife Jaya Bachchan’s rude behaviour towards the paparazzi to Rekha’s sweet gestures towards them, she said, “Rekha is never boring, so I enjoy every time I see a reel of hers. I like to see what she is gonna do for the benefit of the paparazzi. Unlike Jaya Bachchan, she courts the paps. That contrast in itself is very interesting for me.”
Lauding Rekha’s talent and highlighting how she can be Amitabh Bachchan if she wants to be, Shobhaa said, “Every bit of her is a construct, and I love that because she works really hard to create that persona. It takes a lot of work to be Rekha. She can be anyone she wants, she can be Amitabh Bachchan if she wants. She can switch genders if she wants, she is that talented.”
