A gorgeous lady, draped in golden silk saree, with her long-thick hair openly parted at one side of her shoulder. Yes, you have guessed it right. It's the one and only mystic Bollywood beauty Rekha , who turns 59 today!

Rekha 's life depicts a typical Bollywood film filled with agony, romance and solitude. She was born to South superstar Gemini Ganesan and actress Puspavalli on October 10, 1954. Inspite, being a star-kid, her childhood was distraught driven with misery. Unlike many others, acting was never a dream to this beauty. But she was forced to pursue this career, as she had to run her family, after her mother's illness.

Blooming Rekha started her career with South films and soon debuted in Bollywood with ' Sawan Bhadon '. Back then, she was highly criticized for her looks. She didn't get weakened by those ugly remarks, there she bounced back by making immense improvement in her features. Rekha made all those fashion bible bow in front of her, who used to lately criticize her. Even today, her beauty is unmatchable, which can easily give complex to today's actresses.

With a career span of more than four decades, she dazzled the screen with her stunning performances in ' Do Anjane ', ' Muqaddar Ka Sikandar ', ' Umrao Jaan ', ' Suhaag ', ' Silsila ' and still she holds a strong grip over the film industry, where the contemporary actresses like Vidya Balan and Priyanka Chopra wishes to be like her.

Well, here we end by merely saying that "Age is just a number for Rekha , she is equally enticing and glamorous as she used to be years back!"

We wish a wonderful and joyous birthday to the iconic Rekha !