Rekha Sindoor: Bollywood veteran actress Rekha's birthday is on October 10. Even at the age of 69, Rekha remains in the news for her looks and fashion statement. Her looks from western to ethnic go viral. Rekha completes her looks with sindoor. She applies sindoor even without marriage. She is often seen in Kanjeevaram saree and sindoor even today.

When Rekha was seen in Sindoor for the first time

For the first time, Rekha went to Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor's wedding wearing sindoor and mangalsutra. After this, there was a lot of discussion about her look. Everyone was shocked to see her look and many questions started arising. However, Rekha talked about applying sindoor in an interview with Hindustan Times.

Let us tell you that Neetu Kapoor and Rishi Kapoor got married in January 1980.

Why does Rekha apply vermilion?

Rekha had told that she had come straight from the shoot and had forgotten to remove the sindoor. Rekha had said that she does not care about people's reaction. Rekha had said- I think sindoor looks good on me. Sindoor suits me. 

Rekha's controversial looks are mentioned in the book Rekha: The Untold Story. The actress received the Best Actress award during the 1982 National Awards. During this time, Rekha explained the reason behind applying sindoor and said - In the city I come from, applying sindoor is a fashion.

Talking about Rekha's personal life, she married Mukesh Agarwal in 1990. It was an arranged marriage. Mukesh Agarwal died shortly after the marriage. 

On the work front, Rekha started her career as a child artist in the Telugu film industry. She made her mark from South to Hindi. Rekha has done many films like Silsila, Zubeida, Khoon Bhari Maang Phool Bane Angare, Suhaag, Mr. Natwarlal, Pyar Ki Jeet, Ghar, Jeevan Dhara.