Rekha (रेखा) is from the Sanskrit rekhā — "line, row, streak" — also poetic for a constellation or a line of stars. Rekha Ganesan (born 1954) — Indian actress whose 70+ year Hindi cinema career, beginning as a child in Tamil films and continuing through major comeback after 2003, has made her one of the most enduring icons of Bollywood. *Filmfare Best Actress for Khubsoorat (1980) and Khoon Bhari Maang (1989); India's National Film Award for Umrao Jaan (1981). Padma Shri (2010) — India's fourth-highest civilian honor. Member of the Rajya Sabha (Indian Parliament's upper house) 2012-2018. Khoon Bhari Maang, Silsila, Umrao Jaan, Lamhe, Khubsoorat — her most-celebrated films. Her elegance, kohl-rimmed eyes, and silk saris became defining Indian aesthetic signatures*.
Subject of Yasser Usman's Rekha: The Untold Story (2016).
Rekha reduces to six — the number of constellation.