Rekha pandey the first runner up of Femina Miss India Competition 2024 was born in dadra and nagar haveli. Now, she lives in Mumbai. She completed her degree in Film and mass communication. Rekha is a true powerhouse both on and off the stage. She has a passion for storytelling, excelling behind the scenes while also impressing audiences in front of the camera. Since childhood, she is best in dance, sports and performing arts.
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00:00For me, it feels unreal. It was a dream that I had since childhood and now I'm living it. I can't
00:13believe I have this gown on my head and I'm talking about it, I'm talking about the feeling
00:18of after wearing it. There were a lot of girls who auditioned like there were 2,000 girls who
00:24came from across the globe, across India to audition and out of which 150 were selected
00:30and after 150, 30 were selected and after 30, I think we made it top 15. Top 15 to top 7 and
00:37then top 3. It's been a lot of hard work, facing a lot of challenges but it has been all worth it.
00:43I come from Dadra Nagar, Devi Daman in Deu and most of the people don't know about the
00:53student territory and growing up there were very few people around me to look up to who has went
01:00all out to chase their dreams. That was one of the challenges. Apart from that, I come from a
01:05very stereotypical background and there are a lot of myths that are still in persistence
01:10in terms of my background. There was a lot of moral policing that I faced growing up, all of it
01:17just pushed me harder to achieve my dreams and then coming here in Mumbai and getting myself
01:22trained and training my walk, my talk and everything. Yeah, it's been a quite a learning experience.
01:34Oh, I still remember my first day in Pajan and the makeup that I put up and I went to all of
01:38them and they were like what have you done to your face because I didn't know how to do, how to
01:43put on makeup but I think beauty comes from within when you carry yourself with compassion
01:49and confidence and that's what's shining. I think in three of us, we all have been carrying ourselves
01:54with a lot of confidence and a lot of grace irrespective of how we are putting our makeup.
01:59On the day 30, I remember I was absolutely perfect with my makeup and everything. So, it's not a
02:04challenge unless it's you pushing for your dream.
02:13Well, for me, I'm a behind the camera girl. I was working in a PCR room and now it's like a 360
02:20degree change for me but what I've realised in past few days is that I have a lot of love for
02:25audience and whether it was for I was working behind the camera, I was working for that love
02:31of audience and now that I'm working in front of it, I still want to go on to chase that love for
02:36audience. I want to step my feet into acting but before that, I want to learn. I want to learn
02:42so that I'll be worthy of any character in any movie.
02:50Oh, it has to be Imtiaz Halisa. I have been big fan of his work both in Tamasha and Rockstar.
02:57All the movies that have changed me on a deeper level
03:01but I would as I said I would be really want to be worthy of trying to get a work with him.
03:12For me, my favourite actor is Ranbir Kapoor sir but I don't know who I see myself working
03:20with going further but if I do get an opportunity, I would love to play a character with him.
03:27For me, I think Femina Miss India has always been about women who are leading by example.
03:35So, we might not have the we might not have a place or international space where we want to
03:40represent ourselves but I think this ground that we have got is worth like everything
03:46that we have gone through out of like 2,000 women auditioning from across the India and
03:51being the three being part of the trio and wearing this crown on our head I think that's
03:58that's more than enough there is a lot of gratitude in my head that I'm wearing this crown.
04:08Similar to what Ayushi said I think it's not just about an added responsibility, it's a
04:13responsibility of every citizen to give back to the society in whatever way they can that it could
04:18be as simple as you know using not using a plastic bag and going for a jute bag.
04:26I think we all can do a lot on an individual level and that together can impact the
04:31world in a big way apart from that my a cause that is really close to my heart is that of women
04:37empowerment and this year at 16th Femina Miss India we had an opportunity to raise funds for
04:43women in rural areas for their training and skilling so that they can make life for themselves
04:48and not just three of us all 30 of us have collectively
04:53raised 46 lakh rupees for women and we are very proud of that that we're going to use that fund.
05:03I think to the people of India or rather to all the all the people watching us I think
05:09one thing I would like to say is believe in yourself and believe in your dreams.
05:14If you have a dream in your head it's there for a reason,
05:18go after it and go after it with all your passion and power.