Veteran actress Rekha has always ruled headlines for her alleged love affairs and romantic relationships. While she is often linked to Amitabh Bachchan, there was a time when her association with a Pakistani cricketer had become the talk of the town.
Rekha was once rumoured to be dating Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan. Reportedly, the two were madly in love with each other and had even decided to get married but eventually parted ways. Why? Let’s find out.
Rekha and Imran Khan were first linked together during the 1980s. The two were often spotted together at events and that’s how the chatter of their love story began.
In 1985, a Star Report claimed that Imran had spent several weeks in Mumbai with Rekha. The report also claimed that the couple was often seen together on the beaches and were “painting the town red”.
“Those who saw Rekha and Imran enjoying each other’s company at the beach were struck by their closeness and were thus convinced that they loved each other deeply and passionately,” the report stated.
Rumours of their romantic relationship grew stronger after the same report claimed that even Rekha’s mother, Pushpavalli, was fond of Imran and was keen for the two to get married. Reportedly, she had also visited an astrologer to check if Imran could be a suitable match for her daughter.
![“She had gone to Delhi and consulted a najoomi [astrologer] if Imran could be an ideal suiter to her daughter. No one knows what the najoomi had said but Rekha’s mother was convinced that Imran could be a welcome addition to her family," the report stated.](https://images.news18.com/ibnlive/uploads/2025/10/Rekha-Imran-Khan-1-2025-10-1abbef6a284de33edab82b9c8e68d397.jpg "“She had gone to Delhi and consulted a najoomi [astrologer] if Imran could be an ideal suiter to her daughter. No one knows what the najoomi had said but Rekha’s mother was convinced that Imran could be a welcome addition to her family,\" the report stated.")
if Imran could be an ideal suitor to her daughter. No one knows what the najoomi had said but Rekha’s mother was convinced that Imran could be a welcome addition to her family,” the report stated.
In 1989, Rekha attended a charity concert in Lahore with Imran Khan. During the event, the actress was seen dancing with Imran, Vinod Khanna and cricketer Javed Miandad on stage.
Neither Rekha nor Imran ever confirmed the relationship. While it remains an unspoken mystery, nobody knows what happened between the two and why they parted ways.
After Imran Khan, Rekha was also linked to several other Bollywood actors, including Jitendra, Amitabh Bachchan and Vinod Mehra.
