Overview
- Bina Ramani says Rekha believed she and Amitabh Bachchan “belonged to each other in spirit,” describing a deep emotional attachment.
- Ramani recalls that Bachchan’s public profile after entering politics, along with his marriage, meant the relationship would not be acknowledged.
- She says Rekha expressed a wish to marry “someone good and important,” and Ramani facilitated an introduction to Delhi industrialist Mukesh Aggarwal.
- Ramani details their first phone conversations, Rekha’s “Can you see him standing next to me?” remark after exchanging photos, and a swift decision to wed.
- Rekha married Aggarwal on March 4, 1990; the union lasted only months before he died by suicide, a period after which coverage notes Rekha faced harsh public backlash.