MUMBAI: Star World will be airing a special episode of Rendezvous with Simi Garewal featuring the Bollywood star Rekha, on Sunday 12 November at 9:30 pm.

This one and a half hour interview will be aired in three parts in three half-hour special episodes. This is Rekha's first television interview in 20 years, asserts an official release.

For the first time, Rekha will talk about her private life - her relationship with her parents, her marriage and also about the influence of superstar Amitabh Bachchan on her life and art. In this week's episode, Rekha will talk about her childhood, her parents, living in the same city as her father and how she grew up without him. She also reveals to Simi how, as a 13-year-old girl, she hated living all alone and working in the Mumbai film industry.

She also shares some lighter moments like how she used to sneak out of shoots to grab a chocolate as she was deprived of it for months. The episode also features Rekha giving an insight into her idea of a perfect relationship, adds the release.