Rekha and Amitabh Bachchan have been involved in Bollywood's most sensational gossip for many years. Their chemistry on screen drew attention, but the off-screen rumors regarding their relationship were never verified. The two stars remained silent, yet years back, Rekha's father, actor Gemini Ganesan, expressed his views on the rumors.

In a vintage Star & Style interview, Gemini Ganesan was unreserved. “People say that Rekha has ruined her personal life by becoming involved with Amitabh.” However, I don't talk about Rekha's private matters with her. “Why ought I to?” he replied.

"When I wed Savitri and Pushpavalli years back, there were raised eyebrows, and it turned into the biggest controversy in the industry." Today, nobody is shocked upon learning about Dilip Kumar's marriage to Asma or Dharmendra's marriage to Hema. "In a sense, I believe I have been the pioneer for extramarital relationships in the industry," Gemini Ganesan remarked.

Rekha was born in 1954 to Gemini Ganesan and Pushpavalli, who were not married, as reported by The Times of India. Pushpavalli had already divorced her husband, while Ganesan continued living with his first wife. Rekha made news with her own stories regarding her personal life. Tied to actors and filmmakers and her brief marriage to businessman Mukesh Agarwal in 1990, stability always eluded her. That marriage concluded tragically when Mukesh took his own life only a few months afterward.