When Amitabh Bachchan slammed Rekha’s link-up rumors and reports that he was moving into his house Pratiksha: ‘Don’t throw around irrevocable allegations, how many times have you seen us together?’ |

While Amitabh Bachchan is considered a living legend and one of the biggest stars Indian cinema has ever produced, his personal life has often been a matter of speculation. Another rumor that has followed him for decades concerns his alleged relationship with Rekha. Though Bachchan was married to Jaya Bachchan, his on-screen pairing with Rekha in films like ‘Do Anjaane’ and ‘Muqaddar Ka Sikandar’ fueled speculations about their alleged romance. As the rumors grew wilder, Bachchan once addressed the speculation and spoke about how the news affected him.In an interview with journalist Bhawana Somaaya about his 1999 book ‘Amitabh Bachchan: The Legend’, the actor spoke about speculations about his life. When asked why he didn’t seem bothered about being called a flirt amid rumors linking him with Rekha, Amitabh said he would respond if he was given concrete and irrefutable evidence of any wrongdoing. He also suggested that responding to unsubstantiated stories would give the media more information to publish.He said, “If there are any incidents of my behavior towards the woman concerned that have been public and harassing, let me know, with direct and irrefutable evidence and I will deal with it. in public?”Amitabh also recalled a magazine report saying that Rekha has moved to her residence, Pratiksha. He expressed concern that readers might mistake such reports, especially when accompanied by pictures, as true stories from his personal life.“Recently, a popular film magazine has hinted that I have lived with a troubled lady in my other house, Pratiksha. Gullible readers consider such stories accompanied by pictures of my house, as physical evidence. The result is hurtful and misleading.”The actor said that he saw it as humiliating for him to comment on such rumours. Reflecting on why he is so often referred to in speculation, he suggested that his public appearance and perceived success may have contributed to it.“I wonder if it is because I am considered a person who has everything, even if this is not true, what the critics do not realize is that their beliefs are just a dream, I have been lucky in some fields but unlucky in many others,” he said.At the same time, Amitabh appeared on Simi Garewal’s talk show alongside Jaya Bachchan, although the first part of the episode consisted of a one-on-one interview with the actor. During the interview, he was directly asked about the rumors linking him with Rekha and whether the two continue to meet regularly.Amitabh dismissed suggestions of a close personal relationship, explaining that their association was primarily professional and that they had little in common socially.“He was my star and my partner. And when we worked together, ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​He added that they had not worked together for “donkey years”, although they sometimes bumped into each other at awards events and social gatherings.The actor also recalled that he was very surprised by the magazine reports that he and Rekha moved into each other’s houses. He rejected these allegations and said that they are nonsense and that the reports even included pictures to support what they are saying.“There were suspicions that I had lived with him in his house and he said he had moved to my house, they had pictures of the house I kept him in, which is just a big game,” he said.Amitabh also clarified that Pratiksha was his family home, which he shared with his parents, including his ailing father and mother.While Amitabh has always rubbished romance rumours, Rekha has openly expressed her respect for the actor. In 2004 appearing on Simi Garewal’s show, she was asked if she loved him. His response was emphatic, as he spoke of the extent of his respect for the former star.“Sure. Duh, that’s a dumb question. I haven’t met a single man, woman, child who couldn’t fall completely, lovingly, madly, hopelessly, hopelessly in love with her. So why should I be chosen? What am I denying? I’m not in love with her? Of course I am. Take all the love I have for the love that exists in someone.” Take all this love that exists in someone.