Rekha on why she didn’t work with Amitabh Bachchan after Silsila: ‘My loss is…’

1981 movie Silsila was the last time we saw Rekha and Amitabh Bachchan on screen together. It also starred Jaya Bachchan in the lead role.

During the 70s, Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha's on-screen pairing was a big hit. The duo have worked together in several movies like Mr Natwarlal, Do Anjaane, Khoon Pasina, Ganga Ki Saugandh and several others. However, the movie that is widely discussed is 1981 romantic drama titled Silsila. Along with Amitabh and Rekha, the film also starred Jaya Bachchan in the lead role.

Silsila was the last movie in which Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha shared screen space together. Many wondered why the duo never worked again in any movie post that. In a past interview, the actress opened up about the same. While talking to Filmfare in 2006, Rekha addressed the burning question.

Rekha told the magazine that her loss is that she didn't get a chance to share the phenomenal growth of Amitabh Bachchan as an actor. However, she was happy that producers offered her opportunities to dub for stars like Neetu Singh in Yaaraana and Sridevi in Aakhri Raasta.

Further in this entertainment news, addressing the reason why she and Big B didn't work together in a movie after Silsila, Rekha said, "The only rational answer that I can think of is that the wait to be able to co-star with Amitji is worth it. That everything happens for the right reason at the right time." The actress stated back then that being patience will pay off well and they might reunite again. Well, it has been almost 2 decades since the interview came out and the duo never featured together in a movie. She only had a cameo separately in the film Shamitabh in 2015, which featured Amitabh Bachchan with Dhanush.

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In the same interview, Rekha stated that Big B is an experience and one has to feel it to understand what she means. She had concluded the interview with line from the movie Silsila, "Jo baat labzon mein adaa ho jaaye woh baat hi kya" (What can be called a true expression when it can’t be conveyed in words). Meanwhile, Amitabh Bachchan recently celebrated his 82nd birthday and wishes were pouring for him all over social media.