Rekha Rana

Rekha Rana is a New Delhi-based Bollywood actor, model, and theatre artist. She participated in the prestigious Miss Delhi contest whereby she went on to become the winner of titles like Miss Photogenic face and Miss Beautiful Smile in 2007. Her first movie named, ‘Ab Dharna Hoga Unlimited’ based on Anna Hazare’s protest movement, was released in April 2012. 

Born in New Delhi, Rekha completed her high school from Green Fields, in New Delhi itself. Before taking up a course in Barry John’s acting school, she completed her graduation from Delhi School of Arts and Commerce. Rekha came to fame with her acting in “Tara: The Journey of Life and Passion,” a story of an Indian gypsy girl who brewed alcohol for her sustenance. She won the Best Actress Award for this role, in the San Francisco’s Festival of Globe Film Awards. Other than this, the film did an astounding performance in India and received more than 40 International Awards from Film Festivals elsewhere, including Best Actress Awards from Jaipur, Nashik and Kanyakumari International Film Festivals. The work has not only been appreciated internationally but domestically as well. 

Talking over the question and answer session about the movie, in New York Film Academy, she mentioned, she has been a part of the Academy, and this is one of the best things that has happened to her, as it improved her acting skills since her first movie.
Currently, the actor is working on another project named “Yahaan Ameena Bikti hai,” a short film adapted into a movie. Pretty excited about the project, she tells the media, she is following a strict weight reduction programme, to look like a teenager, and getting accustomed to Islamic culture. Before she bagged the role for her first film, in 2010, she won the Best Actress Award at famous Rangs Singapore Film Festival, for her role in “Take care”, a short movie. She has been drawn towards theatre for quite some time now, and has been in the lead role, significant of which are plays like Dinesh Thakur’s “Jis Lahore Nahi Dekhiya Oh Janeya Nahin”. She has also performed in more than 150 stage shows with Ank Theatre Group, worldwide.

Being an actress, Rekha is an active participant in various social causes including the Star NGO, where is she is the brand ambassador. Added to this, she was also a part of the “Save our Women” campaign, and the awareness about wearing helmets, especially for women. Surely she is a woman with substance.