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Jaya Bachchan

Jaya Bachchan Biography

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Date of Birth

9 April 1948, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India

Height

5' 2" (1.57 m)

Mini Biography

In April 1948 Jabalpur-based, Bengali-speaking Indira and Tarun Kumar Bhaduri were blessed with a child they named Jaya, and enrolled in the St. Joseph's Convent School in Bhopal.

Her acting career started when she was 15 in a Bengali film Mahanagar. She became an actress in her own right in Bollywood after the release of Guddi. She went on to star in many Hindi language films, including blockbusters like Jawani Diwani, Uphaar, Anamika, Abhimaan, Sholay, Bawarchi, Chupke Chupke Zanjeer just to name a few. Her acting spanned from 1963 to 1981. She also wrote the script of Shahenshah.

She married Amitabh Srivastav alias Bachchan, and subsequently gave birth to Shweta and Abhishek. Amitabh is the son of Sikh-Hindu parents, namely Teji and Harivansh Rai Srivastav alias Bachchan.

Jaya quit acting after 1981. Then her married life faced considerable upheavals especially with the much-publicized affair of her husband with Bollywood actress, Rekha. Then their lives were disrupted when Amitabh was seriously injured by a blow from actor, Puneet Issar, while filming 'Coolie', which almost took his life.

The family suffered another setback in 2005 when her asthmatic husband was admitted in Lilavati Hospital after complains of severe pains in his abdomen.

Her husband did recover, and both husband, wife, Abhishek, and his new bride, continue to dominate Bollywood with their screen presence. Jaya has also received a number of awards recognizing her talents in Bollywood.

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Spouse

Amitabh Bachchan (3 June 1973 - present) 2 children

Trivia

Mother of movie star Abhishek Bachchan

Wife of Indian megastar Amitabh Bachchan.

Daughter of Bengali writer Tarun Bhaduri.

Is currently involved in the Samaj Wadi politican Party in India.

Mother of Bollywood actor, Abhishek Bachchan, and daughter, Shweta Nanda. Became a grandma in 1997, when Shweta gave birth a baby girl, Nain Naveyli Nanda. Shweta subsequently gave birth to a son, Agastye.

During 2004 Jaya became a Member of the Rajya Sabha, but following a complaint by the Congress Party, her status was reviewed and in March, 2006, the President of India decided that she can no longer be qualified to a member of the Rajya Sabha as this conflicts with her current status as a Chair of the Uttar Pradesh Film Development Council.

Her daughter-in-law is Aishwarya Rai, former beauty queen, and Bollywood actress.

She was pregnant with her daughter Shweta while shooting the movie Sholay (1975).

Sister-in-law of actor Rajeev Verma who is married to her younger sister, Rita Badhuri (not an actress).

Jaya is the Chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh Film Development Council from July, 2004. [March 2006