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Rekha: I had never asked producer or director for a role in any movie

Rekha, 59, ruled Bollywood in the '70s and '80s with her power packed performances in films like 'Mr Natwarlal', 'Umrao Jaan' 'Silsila' and 'Khoobsurat'.

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Rekha, 59, ruled Bollywood in the '70s and '80s with her power packed performances in films like 'Mr Natwarlal', 'Umrao Jaan' 'Silsila' and 'Khoobsurat'. Rekha, 59, ruled Bollywood in the ’70s and ’80s with her power packed performances in films like ‘Mr Natwarlal’, ‘Umrao Jaan’ ‘Silsila’ and ‘Khoobsurat’.

Bollywood diva Rekha says in her four-decade-long career she has never asked for roles from directors and producers.

Rekha, 59, ruled Bollywood in the ’70s and ’80s with her power packed performances in films like ‘Mr Natwarlal’, ‘Umrao Jaan’ ‘Silsila’ and ‘Khoobsurat’.

The actress was present at filmmaker Subhash Ghai’s Whistling Woods International Institute to attend its ‘Celebrate Cinema’ festival.

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“I have never asked anyone for an assignment; never asked a producer or a director for a role,” Rekha told students while attending the festival with Subhash Ghai.

Rekha was last seen in ‘Krrish 3’. The two-day film extravaganza also saw other celebs like Vidya Balan, Terrence Lewis, Mohit Chauhan, Govind Nihalani, Hansal Mehta, Diviya Dutta, Neeta Lulla, Alka Yagnik among others gracing the event.

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