The Great Indian Kapil Show: Rekha reveals how dance Masterji had hit her with his paan box; says 'It had cut my leg and I was bleeding, but that blood made me stronger'

Kapil asked, 'Ma'am you have worn different costumes onscreen but in your personal life you prefer wearing sarees only. Why, do the Saree brands give you commission?' Rekha replied, "For me, saree is not just an attire but my mother's blessings. I have only seen my mother in sarees, she must be wearing other outfits for shoot but at home I have always seen her in sarees. She would even sleep wearing a saree, and when she would wake up in the white mulmul saree, she would look like a goddess."

There are two qualities, one is childish and one is childlike. I have childlike qualities and Amma used to always that even if you grow old, you shouldn't lose the spark in your eyes. That keeps the innocence intact in a person.

Directors used to scold but my concentration would be on the dialogues because earlier I didn't know Hindi well. I am an actress, all of this is acting, asal mein kuch nahi aata hai. In those days, work was very serious, we would only work and we didn't have any time for pranks. Such a waste of time. In our times, I don't remember we had any rivalries, there weren't any.

I have worked a minimum of 40 films signed, and I have shot at a time 14 films on set together. Amma always told me that despite having all the awards and fame I should always stay humble or else I wouldn't be her daughter and that has stayed with me.

I have gotten hit by my Amma, padhai mein main zero thi. If I failed in exams then she would hit me with a cane dipped in hot oil. I still remember when I got my report card, it was written promotion detained and I didn't know that meant failed. I came home all happy, and then my mom pulled the ghaghra and hit me with that cane. I still have those marks.

Archana asked whether the directors would scold her, Rekha shared, "I have gotten hit by them as well. Not only directors but even choreographers. The ones from the South are very strict. Hiralal master ji was like 'tu actress banne aayi hai?' I was healthy back then and he got so angry due to multiple takes, he threw the pan box at me and my leg had a deep cut and it was bleeding. But that blood turned me stronger."