Did
you
know
that
Rekha,
seen
here
with
Kapil
Sharma,
does
her
own
hair
and
makeup?
“I
only
step
out
for
an
event
once
or
twice
in
the
year.
So
stylists
are
so
expensive
these
days,
I
can’t
afford
them,
seriously.
Jokes
apart,
that’s
how
I
was
brought
up.
My
father
is
an
actor
and
my
mother
is
an
actress
and
I
say
that
in
the
present
tense
because
I
feel
they
are
still
with
me.
I
have
seen
Amma
since
childhood
on
set
and
at
home.
Her
personality
was
so
unique
that
I
idolised
her
and
learnt
everything
from
her,
be
it
draping
the
sari,
doing
makeup,
that
solah
sringar,
everything
I
have
learnt
from
Amma
and
have
been
doing
it
all
my
life,”
she
said.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Netflix
India/Instagram
Amitabh
Bachchan
did
not
make
an
appearance
on
The
Great
India
Kapil
Show,
featuring
Rekha
as
its
special
guest,
but
his
presence
was
felt
throughout.
Even
though
she
never
once
mentioned
his
name,
Rekha
shared
her
thoughts
quite
clearly.
Like
the
time,
a
member
of
the
audience
asked
her,
how
a
South
Indian
girl
like
her
played
the
dandiya
so
well
(in
the
song
O
Sherowali
in
Suhaag).
“Ye
sochiye
ke
jinke
saath
main
dandiya
khel
rahi
thi,
woh
kya
shaks
hai.
Acha
nahi
khelungi
toh
karungi?
Dandiya
aati
ya
na
aati
ho,
saamna
aise
shaqs
aa
jaata
hai
toh
khud
hi
har
angh
angh
theedakne
lagta
hai,”
she
said
candidly.
Has
Rekha
ever
fallen
in
love?
“Mere
khayal
se
agar
sahi
aadmi
ho
toh
ek
hi
baar
kaafi
hai!
Kitne
baar,
kitne
aadmi
karenge?”
Rekha
said
candidly.
Then
she
added
that
while
she
loves
everything,
from
friends
and
nature,
she
loves
herself
the
most.
Rekha
revealed
there
was
a
time
when
she
ate
only
popcorn
to
stay
in
shape.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Netflix
India/Instagram
The
fun
chat
show
saw
many
layers
of
Rekha
that
one
may
not
have
seen
in
the
70
year
old’s
long
career.
For
starters,
she’s
a
terrific
singer,
and
can
play
the
harmonium
well.
She
treated
the
audience
to
a
rendition
of
Ghulam
Ali’s
ghazal,
Hungama
Hai
Kyon
Barpa.
Rekha
recalled
a
crazy
fan
experience:
“A
fan
laid
in
front
of
my
car
and
said,
‘Maar
dalo
mujhe,
agar
gaadi
se
utar
ke
jhappi
nahi
paya
toh‘.”
She
then
asked
the
audience
what
they
think
she
did
then.
When
someone
shouted
out,
‘You
would
have
hugged
him’,
Rekha
nodded
and
said,
“I
went
out
and
hugged
him.
I
didn’t
lose
anything
but
gained
a
fan.”
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Archana
Puran
Singh/Instagram
And
she’s
such
a
great
mimic!
Rekha
mimicked
Lata
Mangeshkar,
and
disclosed
why
Lataji
would
call
her
‘Mama’.
“It
was
Latadidi‘s
birthday,
and
she
had
invited
me.
On
stage,
in
front
of
everyone,
I
told
her,
‘I
am
your
biggest
fan,
and
if
God
is
listening
to
me,
then
I
ask
for
a
daughter
like
Latadidi
in
my
next
birth.’
She
then
sweetly
responded,
‘Why
wait
for
the
next
birth?
I
am
your
daughter
in
this
birth.’
Since
that
day,
she
always
called
me
‘mama.’
Even
today,
I
can
hear
her
voice
calling
me
‘mama’,”
Rekha
said.
