REKHA Time-Lapse Filmography - Through the years, Before and Now!

Bhanurekha Ganesan (born 10 October 1954), better known by her stage name Rekha, is an Indian film actress. Noted for her versatility and acknowledged as one of the finest actresses in Indian cinema, Rekha started her career in 1966 as a child actress in the Telugu film Rangula Ratnam, though her film debut as a lead happened four years later with Sawan Bhadon. Despite the success of several of her early films, she was often panned for her looks and it was not until the mid-to-late 1970s that she got recognition as an actress.

Rekha has acted in more than 180 films in her career spanning over 50 years. Throughout her career, she has often played strong female characters and, apart from mainstream cinema, appeared in arthouse films, known in India as parallel cinema. She has won three Filmfare Awards, two for Best Actress and one for Best Supporting Actress, for her roles in Khubsoorat (1980), Khoon Bhari Maang (1988) and Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (1996), respectively. Her portrayal of a classical courtesan in Umrao Jaan (1981) won her the National Film Award for Best Actress. Though her career has gone through certain periods of decline, she has reinvented herself numerous times and has been credited for her ability to sustain her status.

In 2010, she was honoured with the Padma Shri by the Government of India.

Movies in the Filmography.:
1969 - Operation Jackpot Nalli C.I.D 999
1970 - Sawan Bhadon
1971 - Elaan
1972 - Gora Aur Kala
1973 - Namak Haram
1974 - Duniya Ka Mela
1975 - Dharam Karam
1976 - Do Anjaane
1977 - Khoon Pasina
1978 - Muqaddar Ka Sikander
1979 - Do Shikaari
1980 - Aanchal
1981 - Umrao Jaan
1982 - Jeevan Dhaara
1983 - Prem Tapasya
1984 - Jhutha Sach
1985 - Jhoti
1986 - Locket
1987 - Jaan Hatheli Pe
1988 - Khoon Bhari Maang
1989 - Bhrashtachar
1990 - Sheshnaag
1991 - Phool Bane Angaray
1992 - Insaaf Ki Devi
1993 - Geetanjali
1994 - Madam X
1995 - Nishana
1996 - Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi
1997 - Aastha: In the Prison of Spring
1998 - Qila
1999 - Mother
2000 - Bulandi
2001 - Lajja
2002 - Zila Ghaziabad, Police Giri, Zanjeer
2003 - Ungli, PK
2004 - Bhoomi
2018 - Sahab Biwi Aur Gangster 3
2019 - Kalank, Prassthanam