Rekha

Are film stars a failure as Parliamentarians?

Bollywood actress Rekha took oath as a Rajya Sabha MP. Film personalities, with a few exceptions, have in recent times failed to make a mark in Parliament. Another controversy erupted in Parliament when Jaya Bachchan objected to being shown on TV when Rekha took oath. CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose discussed the question and the issue with a distinguished panel on her show Face The Nation. Following is the transcript...  

FTN: Have film stars failed to play a starring role in Parliament?

Cine superstar Rekha on Tuesday took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha, becoming yet another personality from the tinsel town to enter the portals of Parliament. ...

Rekha's swearing-in: Jaya fumes over RS TV's focus

New Delhi: Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan has complained to Rajya Sabha Chairperson and Vice President Hamid Ansari about Rajya Sabha TV showing her footage while Rekha took oath as a member of the House on Tuesday. Jaya Bachchan complained that the footage was picked up by news channels and played to sensationalise the matter. She told Ansari that she felt hurt by the Rajya Sabha TV footage and the...  

FTN: Rekha sworn in: have film stars failed to play a starring role in Parliament?

Rekha sworn in, tonight at 10 pm CNN-IBN's Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose discusses with a panel of experts, have film stars failed to play a starring role in Parliament? You can also post your have a question on the issue for our panelists, post them here. 

Rekha, Jaya Bachchan maintain distance in RS

New Delhi: Cine superstar Rekha took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha on May 15, 2012, becoming yet another personality from the tinsel town to enter the portals of Parliament. Clad in golden brown saree and a matching high-heel sandals, the 57-year-old actor of yesteryears arrived in the Upper House at 10.57 hours and was immediately surrounded by members who greeted her profusely. Renowned journalist and nominated member...  

Watching husband suffer, woman fights drug abuse

New Delhi: Delhi's Rekha Jhingan has been fighting the menace of drug abuse for the past 20 years after her own athlete husband took to drugs in 1991 and she didn't have many options then to help him get rid of the habit. Rekha Jhingan's day begins in the national capital's Hanuman Mandir. While many go there to seek divine intervention, she goes there to lend a friendly hand to...  

Balika Vadhu' celebrates its 1,000th episode

Mumbai: Anjum Farooqi, who plays the role of Gehna on Colors' 'Balika Vadhu', said she feels great to be associated with such a show, as it celebrated its 1,000th episode Monday. "I feel great to be associated with 'Balika Vadhu'. It is such a privilege to be associated with a cult show like this. I could never imagine that I would be part of such a show," she said. The...  

It's Jaya's own 'Silsila' in Parliament: Amar

New Delhi: Former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh on Tuesday refused to comment on reports of SP MP Jaya Bachchan's demand to change her seat in Rajya Sabha after Bollywood actress Rekha's nomination to the Upper House, saying it was her own 'Silsila'. Rekha took oath as a Rajya Sabha MP on Tuesday. "I don't want to say anything on why Jaya Bachchan changed her seat. It's her own 'Silsila'....  

Rekha takes oath as Rajya Sabha MP

New Delhi: Cine superstar Rekha on Tuesday took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha, becoming yet another personality from the tinsel town to enter the portals of Parliament. Clad in golden brown saree and a matching high-heel sandals, the 57-year-old actor of yesteryears arrived in the Upper House at 10.57 hours and was immediately surrounded by members who greeted her profusely. Renowned journalist and nominated member H.K. Dua...  

Rekha likely to take oath as Rajya Sabha MP today

New Delhi: Bollywood actress Rekha is expected to take oath as a Rajya Sabha member on Tuesday. President Pratibha Patil had approved her name and that of cricketer Sachin Tendulkar for the Upper House. 57-year-old Rekha was one of the top heroines of the 80s in Hindi films and had won several national awards in her acting career. Sachin Tendulkar is expected to take as a Rajya Sabha MP oath...  

Balika Vadhu: 1,000 episodes, still going strong

Mumbai: 'Balika Vadhu', the popular show on Colors TV, is set to reach a milestone on Monday and has managed to withstand the test of time for over four years. The serial will complete 1,000 episodes on Monday and has a one-hour special plan for its fans. It started its journey in 2008, pegged on the issue of child marriage, and used a perfect village setting to tell the story...  

TWTW: Cyrus's take on Aamir's 'Satyamev Jayate'

Cyrus Broacha also talks about Rekha's Rajya Sabha nomination and Osama bin Laden's killing. ...

I was misfit in parliament: Lata Mangeshkar

Mumbai: Lata Mangeshkar says she was not so comfortable when she was nominated to the Rajya Sabha in 1999. But the singing legend thinks that two of her favourite personalities - actress Rekha and cricketer Sachin Tendulkar - would perform better than her. "My tenure in the Rajya Sabha was anything but happy. I was reluctant to be inducted into parliament," said Lata. "In fact, I pleaded with those who...  

Jaya Bachchan gets her seat changed in RS

New Delhi: Jaya Bachchan will be seated away from her 'Silsila' co-star Rekha in the Rajya Sabha after her request for a change of place was accepted. A nominated member, Rekha who was rumoured to have romanced Amitabh Bachchan in the late 70s, would occupy seat no 99 while Jaya has been moved to seat no 143 from 91. Sachin Tendulkar, another nominated member, has been allotted seat no 103...  

Abhishek opts out of Prakash Jha's next and more

Mumbai: Abhishek Bachchan seems to be in a fix. He lost out on Prakash Jha's next due to Aamir Khan. Apparently Abhishek was supposed to star in Jha's next based on Naxalites. But a source reveals that he opted out of the film as he wanted to concentrate on the much-hyped sequel of 'Dhoom'. But as luck would have it the action flick got pushed too, thanks to the preoccupation...  

As Rekha enters RS, Jaya gets her seat shifted

New Delhi: Actress and Rajya Sabha MP Jaya Bachchan has got her seat in the Rajya Sabha shifted to seat no. 143. Reports say this came after her co-star from the 1981 film 'Silsila', Rekha, was allotted seat number 99, which was right behind her previous seat 91. She requested for a seat change apparently to avoid proximity to the actress, reports said. Meanwhile, cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has been allotted...  

Sachin's RS nomination perfectly valid: Chidambaram

New Delhi: Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar's nomination to Rajya Sabha is perfectly valid under the provisions of the Constitution, Home Minister P Chidambaram said on Monday. "That is not our reading of the Constitution provision. I think the Constitution provision is very clear and I urge all of you to read it once again," he told a press conference. He was asked about questions being raised on the nomination of the...  

Sachin as MP: Amitabh happy, Sanjay Dutt differs

Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan Saturday expressed happiness at the recent nomination of actress Rekha and cricket legend Sachin Tendulakar to the Rajya Sabha, while Sanjay Dutt was unhappy with Sachin becoming a parliamentarian. "In each session of parliament, the president nominates few set of people for the Rajya Sabha from the fields of art, cinema etc. It is a very honourable position. Sunil Dutt's wife Nargis was also nominated. Whoever...  

'Cong has ulterior motives behind nominating Sachin'

Mumbai: Stating that every step that Congress takes has a selfish agenda, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Saturday said there was a need to check the "motive" of that party in nominating cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar to Rajya Sabha. "Nothing that Congress does is straight and in no work of theirs, the motive is clean," Thackeray said in an editorial in party mouthpiece Saamna. "Crores of Sachin's fans would...