When Jaya Bachchan's father hailed Amitabh Bachchan for supporting her decision to use her maiden name Bhaduri

Jaya Bachchan caused quite a stir in the Rajya Sabha in July this year, when she objected to being called using her husband Amitabh Bachchan's name as her middle name, saying every woman had their own identity too. And the internet refuses to let this controversy die down!

Netizens have found an article penned by Jaya Bachchan's father, Taroon Coomar Bhaduri, wherein he revealed how Amitabh Bachchan supported his wife for using her maiden name professionally. Taroon Coomar Bhaduri had narrated the incident in an article dated 1989, which reportedly featured in The Illustrated Weekly. He had shared, “I remember one incident. After their marriage, Jaya was doing a film and when the posters appeared, her maiden name was billed. Someone, obviously trying to flatter Amitabh, said: ‘Why should this be? She should be billed as a Bachchan.’ Amit promptly retorted: ‘Of course, she is a Bachchan, but you should know that in the industry and professionally, she is more famous as Jaya Bhaduri’."

Taroon had also recalled how the Bengali priest hired for Amitabh and Jaya's wedding protested against their union. He had revealed, “The Bengali priest (who was located with great difficulty) at first protested against having to preside over a marriage between a Bengali brahmin (Jaya) and a non-Bengali non-brahmin (Amit). After a lot of hassles, this was sorted out. Amit went through all the rituals, offending no one, and the ceremony went on until early the next morning.”

After dating for a while, Amitabh and Jaya went on to tie the knot in 1973, after their film Zanjeer became a hit at the box office. They have two children, Shweta and Abhishek Bachchan, and are grandparents to Navya Naveli Nanda, Agastya Nanda, and Aaradhya Bachchan.





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