Bollywood love stories are incomplete without mentioning the romance between Rekha and Amitabh Bachchan. This iconic Hindi cinema duo ruled the film industry with their incredible on-screen chemistry. Their alleged relationship made numerous headlines and became a hot topic of discussion among the public. At one point their rumoured romance dominated the news. However neither of them ever openly acknowledged their relationship. Despite this the beautiful on-screen couple was said to share a close bond. How was Amitabh Bachchan and Rekhas relationship? It is said that their conversations were cordial but one incident created bitterness between them. The incident in question is mentioned in the book Rekha: The Untold Story by Yasser Usman. The book reveals hidden aspects of Rekha’s professional and personal life. In the 1980s Amitabh Bachchan and Iranian dancer Nellie were shooting for the film Laawaris. During the shoot a very close relationship reportedly developed between Amitabh and Nellie. Did Amitabh Bachchan Slap Rekha? When Rekha found out about Amitabh and Nellies relationship she went straight to the sets of Laawaris and confronted Amitabh about the rumours. She asked him if what she had been hearing was true. A heated argument broke out between the two right on the film set. Everyone present including the actors and the director was shocked to witness the confrontation. Following this incident several film magazines reported that during the argument Amitabh had slapped Rekha hard. As mentioned in the book Prakash Mehra recalled witnessing the fallout firsthand. He was quoted saying “It was at Natraj Studio on my sets. There was a heated exchange of words between Rekha and Amitabh. She cried some more. I called her and told her to take it easy. All this drama was over Nellie. When did Rekha and Amitabh Bachchan end their relationship? After this incident their relationship soured a lot. Rekha and Amitabhs love story ended midway. Amitabh focused on his family and children while Rekha did not remarry although she is seen talking about Bachchan directly on many occasions. Rekha was visibly upset and decided to leave Silsila thus returning her signing amount to Yash Chopra. In a scramble to keep the film alive Chopra began reworking the cast. While Amitabh remained Padmini Kolhapure was brought in to portray the ‘other woman’ and Poonam Dhillon was being considered for the role of the wife — the part that eventually went to Jaya Bachchan. However none of it felt right. Did Rekha and Amitabh Bachchan work again? Silsila movie by Yash Johar was their next movie together. The film was drifting away from Chopra’s original vision. Chopra next roped in Parveen Babi as Rekha’s replacement with Smita Patil set to play the spurned wife. The revamped cast was flown to Kashmir for the film’s first shoot. Yet despite everything being in motion Chopra wasn’t satisfied. The new ensemble he felt simply lacked the emotional “edge” he had once envisioned. Eventually it took him a lot of convincing and effort to finally get Rekha on board.