‘A
Rekha
Ganesan
is
not
born
everyday.’
Rekha
in
Umrao
Jaan.
There
are
two
sides
to
Rekha’s
sex
appeal:
The
post-Sawan
Bhadon
sensuality
of
oomph
and
the
post-Umrao
Jaan
seductiveness
of
restrained
emotion.
Both
the
Rekhas
are
cultivated
products.
Yet,
many
of
her
diehard
admirers
swear
by
her
husky
appeal,
her
almond
eyes
and
chocolate
demeanour.
In
Umrao
Jaan,
the
character
of
the
Lucknowi
courtesan,
whose
adventurous
life
is
defined
by
the
various
men
she
encounters,
Rekha
was
pure
dynamite
on
screen.
Director
Muzaffar
Ali
has
gone
on
record
to
say
that
she
would
often
disappear
from
location.
But
who
cares?
Rekha
wowed
audiences
with
her
interpretation
of
Asha
Bhosle’s
timeless
mujras.
Rekha
in
Umrao
Jaan.
Speaking
about
Rekha
in
Umrao
Jaan,
Director
Muzaffar
Ali
says,
“Some
people,
who
have
entered
the
zone
of
classicism,
are
beyond
age.
They
just
need
to
be
gracious
and
grateful
about
the
journey
and
the
milestones.
“Rekha
is
certainly
living
this
in
life.
I
am
fortunate
to
have
been
part
of
her
journey
and
wish
her
all
the
best.
A
Rekha
Ganesan
is
not
born
everyday.
“She
is
born
to
create
and
be
remembered.
She
has
made
certain
ways
of
expressing
a
human
predicament
immortal.
She
was
made
for
poetry
and
poetry
was
made
for
her.
Sar
e
rah
unko
ba
ik
nazar
kabhi
dekhiye
to
wahi
ada
wohi
beniazi
e
mahvashañ
vahi
zulf
ta
ba
kamar
padi.
“She
will
be
the
custodian
of
these
art
moments
and
it’s
time
she
becomes
a
muse
for
a
painter.
One
art
transcending
in
another
art.
I
have
taken
a
shot
at
this
and
there
is
a
lot
waiting
in
the
wings.
Wish
her
a
happy
birthday.”
