It includes her birth in 1938 in Chingleput (now Chengalpattu), her father Mohammed Abdur Rehman's death in 1951, and her appearance in the song "Eruvaaka Sagaroranno Chinnanna" from the Telugu-language film Rojulu Marayi (1955).
The two subsequently played starring roles in the romantic films Pyaasa (1957), Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959), Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960), and Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962)—she was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for the first and last of these.
After Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam, she stopped collaborating with him and later starred in Guide (1965) and Neel Kamal (1968), both of which won her two Best Actress trophies at Filmfare.
She wrote of her experience, "When Waheeda Rehman opened the door, I was overwhelmed by images of her lifelike screen character ... [She] has had such an emotional impact of us all that it took a few minutes for the sheer excitement to settle.
[12] Reviewing for India Today, Sharla Bazliel agreed its content primarily describes her works with Dutt, but praised Rehman for her honest and humorous speaking style.
[16] Saibal Chatterjee noted in his review for the magazine Tehelka that the book is a "befitting document of a glorious career", explaining that it is "as much a tribute to the eventful life of an exceptional actress as it is a lucid record of a period of moviemaking that set the bar so extraordinarily high that it has rarely been touched since.
[18] Vikas Datta of the Indo-Asian News Service wrote Conversations with Waheeda Rehman is not a biography nor an autobiography, "but goes far beyond their limitations to provide a fairly comprehensive account of a remarkable actress whose ethereal beauty has lit the screen in the many unforgettable roles she has essayed—but always on her terms."
[19] Calling it "a valuable addition to film lovers", Pallab Bhattacharya of The Daily Star, a newspaper based in Bangladesh, acclaimed the book for its "refreshing" format and revealing much unknown information of the subject.
[20] The Free Press Journal's P. P. Ramachandran said, "A slice of cinema history told through compelling anecdotes and observations, it provides a rare glimpse of the real Waheeda.
"[21] Sidharth Bhatia of The Pioneer stated that Rehman was often associated with Dutt before the latter's death in 1964,[22] and believed that it was the main reason why Kabir made the book partially focuses on their professional life.
[24] Outlook's Sathya Saran praised Kabir to be the only biographer who succeeded to make Rehman agreed for being interviewed,[25] and Shubhra Gupta from The Indian Express labelled the book as an "intimate yet lively" work about her.
[27] In The New Indian Express, Indrajit Hazra elaborated, "To hear her speak in this book can only force us to rewatch the Waheeda Rehman that still holds us in a trance.