When Jaya Bachchan confronted Rekha about Amitabh Bachchan

There have been several rumours about Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha ever since they worked together in the movies. While Bachchan has always denied these rumours, Rekha has often confessed about her love for him.

When asked on Simi Garewal's show if she ever fell in love with him, Rekha had said it's a dumb question.

She added that she doesn't know of anyone who has never fallen, deeply, completely and hopelessly in love with him. While one can never comment on their equation, a while ago in an interview, writer and film expert Hanif Zaveri had spoken about it.He had said on the podcast, 'Meri Saheli' a while ago about Bachchan and Rekha's bonding which developed during 'Do Anjaane'.

He said, "Woh log bahut kareeb aa gaye aur pata nahin kaise ek doosre ke pyaar mein pad gaye. Lekin yeh 100% tha ki dono ek doosre ko chahne lage the (They grew very close, and somehow, they fell in love with each other. But one thing was certain — they had truly started to care for one another).”Zaveri said that things changed drastically after Bachchan's nearly fatal accident on the sets of 'Coolie'. He almost got a second life after that. Haif said, "After Amitabh Bachchan’s accident on the set of Coolie, Jaya Bachchan played a very important role, staying by his side at the hospital 24/7, taking care of him, meeting with the doctors… When Amitabh saw all this, certain things naturally began to shift, and he started drifting away from Rekha.

Unka jhukaav apni patni ke prati zyada hog gaya,” he said in Hindi.In this interview, he also spoke about the time when Jaya Bachchan took the bold step of confronting Rekha. He said, "It is said that Jaya Bachchan once invited Rekha over for lunch at her home. Aisa sab kehte the, mujhe nahi pataa usmein kitni sacchai hai. Uss waqt Amitabh Bachchan ghar mein the nahi. Unko achhe se khana-wana khilaya gaya, wahaan ki bahut saari gupshup hui.

Aur gupshup karne ke baad, jab last mein jab jaane ka time aaya toh Jaya Bachchan ne Rekha se kaha: ‘Dekho, Amitabh mera tha, mera hai, aur mera hi rahega’.

Toh uske baad bhi shayad Rekha ne apne kadam peeche kar liye. (At the time, Amitabh Bachchan wasn’t at home. Rekha was served a lovely meal, and the two engaged in a long, friendly chat. But as Rekha was about to leave, Jaya reportedly said to her: ‘Look, Amitabh was mine, is mine, and will always be mine.’).”He added, "Rekha ne unse door hone ki koshish ki bohot. Unhone phir Mukesh Agarwal se shadi bhi karli. Toh unhone apne dhang se puri koshish ki par kahin na kahin ek soft corner aaj bhi hai aur shayad pyaar usi ko kehte hai." Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan and Rekha had shared screen space in 'Silsila', which released in 1981.