Rekha never had a son or daughter to groom to become an actor. But her nephew is all set to fulfill what would perhaps be her long time dream.

Yes , Rekha's nephew is being launched by film critic-turned-director Khalid Mohamed ( who's made movies like 'Fiza', 'Tehzeeb', 'Silsilay') in a film produced by Vikram Bhatt.

26 year old Naveed is a San Francisco-based investment banker.

Naturally Rekha is in charge of grooming him for B-Town.

The 39th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2008 was inaugurated by Rekha on Saturday. Goa Governor S. S. Sidhu, Chief Minister Digambar Kamat and Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Anand Sharma attended the opening ceremony.

The 11-day festival will be showcasing nearly 200 Indian and foreign films from 12 countries. The festival opens with Peter Chan's "The Warlords", a Chinese war epic set in the 1860s.

The 39th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will start on November 22 in Goa. This festival will be organized by the Directorate of Film Festivals and the ministry of information and broadcasting in collaboration with the Goa government.

According to sources, Rekha will be the guest of honour. Initially Bollywood actor Aamir Khan was invited by the government but he couldn't accept the invitation as he was busy shooting in Panchmarhi. However Rekha has confirmed her presence as the chief guest.