20 Facts About Jaya Bachchan

Veteran actresses had a charm entirely unknown to the actresses of modern times. They did not go around starving themselves, neither did they slave away in the gym. Yet, they were considered to be among the most desirable women of the world and had a sensuousness to them that never went over the top. The following are 20 facts about one such actress, Jaya Bachchan Born on 9th April 1948 Jaya Bachchan is an Indian >> Read More... .

1. Her Debut

Today, the actress is known for her contribution to the Indian cinema. However, she has also contributed heavily to regional cinema. In fact, her debut too, was with a Bengali film. This film was directed by Satyajit Ray Biographies reveal bare details about the maverick >> Read More... and was called Mahanagar. The film released in the year 1963.

2. Her Contribution To Shehenshah

‘Shehenshah’ played a crucial role in Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan was born on October 11, 1942 in A >> Read More... . The film released in the year 1988 and is counted among one of his best films. It was also the film after which Amitabh achieved the title of Shehenshah. What is not a very well-known fact is that the film was written by Jaya Bachchan herself.

3. Together With Her Husband

Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan together appeared in a number of films, the first being Bansi Birju, which released in the year 1972. They then went on to do several films together, like “Kabhi Kushi Kabhie Gham”, ‘Sholay’, Mili, Chupke Chupke With serials like Kuldeepak which has been recentl >> Read More... , ‘ Abhiman Abhiman is a Marathi TV serial. It premiered in 20 >> Read More... ’, Zanjeer and so on.

4. Notable Hits

Some notable hits by Jaya Bachchan include ‘ Silsila Story soon >> Read More... ’, “ Kal Ho Naa Ho Click to look into! >> Read More... ”, Abhimaan, Guddi, Sholay, Anamika, Bawarchi, and so on.

5. Break

The actress stayed on a break for about 14 years after her marriage, after which she appeared in a Marathi film in 1995 called Akka, with her husband Amitabh. For now, her last film was Sunglass, which was a Bengali film that released in 2013.

6. Awards

The actress was awarded the Padma Shri in the year 1992, and since the year 2004, she became the member of Samajwadi Party and represents them in the Rajya Sabha as their MP. She was also awarded the gold medal from FTII (Pune Film Television Institute of India).

7. The Break-up Between Abhishek Bachchan Abhishek Bachchan, or Abhishek Srivastava, is a ve >> Read More... And Karisma Kapoor Karisma Kapoor is a well known face from the famil >> Read More...

When the golden couple that was about to tie the knot, the entire country was shocked at the announcement of their break-up. The two had already gotten engaged, but Abhishek stated that they had to break-up because Karisma is physically and verbally abusive to an unbearable degree. At the same time Karisma stated that it was because of Jaya, who was extremely interfering and did not really accept her, that they had to break-up.

8. Ae Dil Hai Mushkil Click to look into! >> Read More...

When it became known that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is a popular Indian actress >> Read More... will be shooting some intimate scenes with Ranbir Kapoor Ranbir Kapoor is a noted Indian film actor. He was >> Read More... for their upcoming film, the news spread that Jaya was not too happy with the fact that the Bachchan bahu was doing such scenes. Although Abhishek never actually objected to the scenes and was in fact quite supportive on social media, the news of Jaya’s opposition continued to make news.

9. Her Views On Happy New Year Click to look into! >> Read More...

‘ Farah Khan Farah Khan is an Indian film actress, producer, di >> Read More... ’s “Happy New Year” released last year and had Shah Rukh Khan Shah Rukh Khan or also known as SRK is a prominent >> Read More... playing the lead role, who Amitabh and Jaya consider as their son. The film also starred Abhishek in a supporting role. Jaya commented on the film that not only did she not like the film, but was also found it nonsensical. Further, she added that the only reason she watched the film was because her son was in it and believes him to be a great actor if he could act so stupid in the film. This remark almost caused a tiff between the Bachchans and Shah Rukh Khan.

10. Amitabh’s Ideal Woman

Amitabh had always wanted to end up with a girl who would be both, modern and traditional. When he saw Jaya on a magazine’s cover, he found her to be perfect blend. Later, he stated that what really intrigued him was her eyes, which he found extremely beautiful. This was the first time he had actually, carefully taken a look at her and much later, he was offered the film Guddi, which would be directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee Hrishikesh Mukherjee is a film director, writer an >> Read More... and starred Jaya Bachchan and her future husband.

11. When The Two Met

Jaya stated that when the actors actually met for the first time, she was terrified of him, because she knew right away that he could dictate her to do anything he wanted. In fact, he was the only person who make her do things and she would do it all just to make him happy.

12. Love At First Sight

It is popular belief that the moment Jaya saw Amitabh, she was deep in love with him. However, Jaya clarified in an interview that it was not love at first sight for any of the two. They took their own sweet time falling in love with each other.

13. Her Reasons For Moving Away From Acting

The actress revealed that quitting Bollywood was entirely her decision and she had not even discussed it with Amitabh. She had been receiving offers of the same kind for a long time and she did not want to do the same thing over and over again, so she decided to quit acting altogether, as staying home and raising her kids seemed to be a better option back then.

14. Amitabh And Rekha Rekha is probably among the most renowned and well >> Read More...

Three years after Amitabh got married to Jaya, he started to fall for ‘Rekha’, who was back then called the ugly duckling. But the ugly duckling worked on her appearance and became beautiful and Amitabh and she had a silent affair for quite a while, where they would meet at a bungalow that belonged to Rekha’s friend. Things were going smoothly until on the set of one of their films, someone misbehaved with Rekha and it fired Amitabh up. Amidst speculations, Rekha showed up to Rishi Kapoor Rishi Kapoor is an actor born in the prominent Kap >> Read More... and ‘ Neetu Singh Bio coming soon...     Family Tree Of Complete >> Read More... ’s wedding wearing Sindoor and Mangalsutra, and when she went to talk to Amitabh and all cameras turned towards them, Jaya finally lowered her head and let the tears fall.

15. Jaya’s Retaliation

Jaya did not silently let things go as they were going. She invited Rekha for dinner at home and during conversation made it clear that she had no plans of leaving her husband’s side, irrespective of what happened. Rekha had to step away and Jaya kept her promise.

16. The Trust Between The Couple

One would think that after such an incident, the least that happens is loss of trust. However, Jaya states that now she trusts her husband completely and linkups do not bother her, because media’s speculations are natural in an industry like theirs. The mutual trust between the couple is said to be the reason behind the fact that they never come out to agree or disagree any rumor that floats around about them.

17. The Best Of Them

Jaya and Amitabh believe that although their long relationship with each other has been fulfilling and rewarding, it is their children who are the best outcome of their relationship. It is they who complete them as people and as a couple.

18. Sholay

In the film Sholay, Jaya played the role of Radha, opposite Amitabh. During the film’s shooting, Jaya was pregnant with her first child. So, the entire cast and crew, including the lead actors and Amitabh Bachchan took extreme care of her. They made sure that the hectic shooting schedules did not interfere or affect with her health and through it all. ‘ Dharmendra  Dharmendra Singh Deol was born on 8th December 19 >> Read More... ’, Hema Malini Hema Malini is perhaps the only dream girl of the >> Read More... and Amitabh, stood by her throughout the shoot.

19. Her Controversial Statement

During the music launch of the film ‘ Drona Click to look into! >> Read More... ’, the actress out of the blue mentioned in her speech that since she belongs to UP, she will talk in Hindi and asked the people of Maharashtra to excuse her for not talking in Marathi. This fired up the Raj Thakeray and he asked for an apology, stating that she involved the entire Maharashtra for no real reason after having made all of her fortune in Maharashtra itself. Even the theatres where Amitabh’s Last Lear was being screened were attacked and they threatened to not let any of the films by anyone who is a Bachchan to be released. Amitabh soon issued an apology on her behalf.

20. Filmfare Awards

In her lifetime, the actress has been awarded several Filmfare awards and has been nominated for a lot more. She has been awarded 3 best actress awards, 3 supporting actress awards, 1 special award for her performance in Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa and one Lifetime achievement award, which she was awarded in the year 2007.