Eurekha!: The Intimate Life Story of Rekha
Eurekha!: The Intimate Life Story of Rekha is a 1999 Indian biographical book by Mohan Deep, detailing the life of the Indian film actress Rekha. The book describes her birth to South Indian actors Gemini Ganesan and Pushpavalli, her well-publicised marriage to the Delhi-based industrialist Mukesh Agarwal, who died by suicide in seventh months of marriage, and her career. It was published on 17 December 1999 by Shivani Publications and received negative critical reviews.
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| Author | Mohan Deep |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Rekha |
| Genre | Biography |
| Published | 17 December 1999 |
| Publisher | Shivani Publications |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 284 |
| ISBN | 978-81-90107-90-7 |
Development and releaseEdit
Eurekha!: The Intimate Life Story of Rekha was written by the columnist-turned-author Mohan Deep. The word eurekha from its title was suggested by his friend, the journalist Chaitanya Padukane, who recommended him to combine the subject's name Rekha and the word eureka.[1] It was published on 17 December 1999 by Shivani Publications in English and reprinted in Hindi, Marathi, and Gujarati; it was later serialized in the Bengali-language magazine Anandalok.[2][3] An unathorized biography, the book faced controversy after Rekha admitted that she was angry at Deep for chronicling her life without her permission.[4] She added that most of the book's information were false.[5]
Critics gave scathing reviews to the book and questioned about why Deep want to write a biography about a living person, while his two previous book The Mystery and Mystique of Madhubala (1996) and Simply Scandalous: Meena Kumari (1999) chronicle the life of dead people. The Afternoon Despatch & Courier described Eurekha!: The Intimate Life Story of Rekha as "an arrogant, crude example of how a woman, who happens to be a film star, can be victimised and exploited even while she lives". The reviewer said that it "deserved to be condemned, banned and burnt". Mid Day expressed similar thoughts, writing that Depp failed to neutrally explain Rekha's life and career.[6]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Deep, Mohan (8 February 2013). "The Five Foolish Virgins". MohanDeep.net. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ↑ Deep, Mohan (17 December 1999). Eurekha! Hardcover – Large Print, December 17, 1999. Shivani Publications. ISBN 978-81-90107-90-7.
- ↑ "Rekha: Sue That Biographer". Filmfare. 28 September 1999. Archived from the original on 6 October 2001. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
{{cite news}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch (help) - ↑ "Rekha: Furious!". Filmfare. 27 February 2000. Archived from the original on 20 April 2002. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ↑ "Rekha dismisses biography as false". India Abroad. 3 March 2000. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2021. – via HighBeam Research (subscription required)
- ↑ Gangadhar, V. (27 February 2000). "Tale of two authors, three books". The Tribune. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2021.