She is an evergreen actress, timeless beauty; Bhanurekha Ganesan is known for her versatility and acknowledged as one of the finest actresses in Indian cinema. Rekha started her career in 1966 as a child actress in the Telugu film ‘Rangula Ratnam’, though her film debut as a lead happened four years later with Sawan Bhadon. Despite the success of several of her early films, she was often panned for her looks and it was not until the mid-to-late 1970s that she got recognition as an actress. Rekha has acted in over 180 films in her career spanning over 50 years. Throughout her career, she has often played strong female characters and, apart from mainstream cinema, appeared in arthouse films, known in India as parallel cinema. She has won three Filmfare Awards, two for Best Actress and one for Best Supporting Actress, for her roles in ‘Khubsoorat’ (1980), ‘Khoon Bhari Maang’ (1988) and ‘Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi’ (1996), respectively. Her portrayal of a classical courtesan in ‘Umrao Jaan’ (1981) won her the National Film Award for Best Actress. Rekha quit school to start a career in acting. She did not have any personal aspirations in this direction, but the troubled financial state of her family compelled her to do so. In 2014 she worked in ‘Super Nani’ released on Diwali. The film was a family drama, in which the grandmother (Rekha) is unappreciated by her children and husband, Randhir Kapoor. Her grandson, Sharman Joshi convinces her to change. The grandmother 'transforms' herself into a glamorous model. Most beautiful actress very kind by nature, her life story is movie film which will be a great one. by Snehha Suresh