The ethereal Rekha turns a senior citizen today but we are sure age is just a number for her. On the eve of her birthday, we chronicle 10 UNKNOWN facts of Rekha. 1. Rekha's name at birth was Bhanurakhi Ganesan. Her dad was the great Gemini Ganesan. 2. Rekha was born out of wedlock and her father didn't acknowledge her as his child. 3. Rekha never had any film aspirations and quit school to do acting because of her financial shortcomings. 4. She first made an appearance as a child actor in a Telugu movie named Rangula Ratnam. 5. Rekha had a tough time in Mumbai since she couldn't communicate in Hindi. She was quoted in an interview saying, "Bombay was like a jungle, and I had walked in unarmed. It was one of the most frightening phases of my life... I was totally ignorant of the ways of this new world. Guys did try and take advantage of my vulnerability." 6. Rekha despite hitting it off in a big way with Sawaan Bhadon was scorned for her looks. Rekha herself admits, 'was called the ‘Ugly Duckling’ of Hindi films because of my dark complexion and South Indian features. 7. Rekha used to feel deeply hurt when people compared her with the leading heroines of the times. This motivated her to make it big on sheer merit. 8. Rekha was married to industrialist Mukesh Aggarwal. Her husband committed suicide and left a note blaming no one. 9. She was rumoured to have married actor Vinod Mehra but Rekha dismissed this as a rumour and called him as his well-wisher. 10. Rekha is a very private person and whenever she steps out she always has her secretary cum friend Farzana for company. Send her good wishes in the comment section below!!!