Jaya Bachchan

09 Apr, 1948 | Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh

Actress

Biography

Jaya Bhaduri Bachchan is an Indian film actress and politician.   Jaya Bhaduri was born in Jabalpur to a Bengali Hindu family. Her mother is Indira Bhaduri and her father, Taroon Kumar Bhaduri, was a writer, journalist and stage artist. She did her schooling from St. Joseph's Convent Sr. Sec. School, Bhopal and was the head girl of her school. She was awarded the Best All-India N.C.C. Cadet Award during the Republic Day celebrations in 1966.  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 and Zanjeer, just to name a few. Her acting career 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 from that. Currently, she, her husband, her son Abhishek and his wife, Aishwarya continue to dominate Bollywood with their screen presence. Jaya has also received a number of awards recognizing her talents in Bollywood.