Top 10 Saddest Break-ups in Bollywood: No. 8: Amitabh Bacchhan & Rekha

This couple was/is the most mysterious of all. They never admitted to being a couple but it was alleged that Silsila was inspired by the real life love triangle between Amitabh, Jaya & Rekha. But if they never were a couple how come they don’t even acknowledge each others’ presence anymore. As they say, there is no smoke without fire. Maybe this is one story that will never be out in the open.

Top 10 Bollywood: CAT FIGHTS: Number 1: Jaya Bachchan and Rekha

The Rekha-Jaya rivalry was legendary and the Amitabh angle kept the gossip mills abuzz for quite a while. It was interesting to see the arch rivals work with their leading man Amitabh Bachchan in 'Silsila'.

Top 10 Scandalous Actors: Number 8: Rekha

On one fine morning in 1991, Mukesh Aggarwal, the owner of Nikitasha Kitchenette, hanged himself with a dupatta that belonged to his resplendent wife, Rekha. The couple had barely been married for a year and Rekha had even moved to New Delhi in the hope of finding marital bliss. There were dark rumours of her having moved to New Delhi for other reasons, but then again her alleged affair with the Big B remains an urban legend anyway (in the early-'80s he had moved to New Delhi as an Member of Parliament). The backlash was severe: The Times of India carried the story on the front page, something that was unprecedented for Bollywood coverage in a national daily in pre-liberalization India. And The Illustrated Weekly of India carried a cover story with Rekha on it and a headline that read 'The National Vamp'. That was harsh.