Jaya Bachchan celebrated her 77th birthday today, April 9. The veteran actress tied the knot with Amitabh Bachchan on June 3, 1973. The couple are parents to, Abhishek and Shweta Bachchan, making actress Aishwarya Rai their daughter-in-law. In an old interview, Jaya Bachchan spoke highly about the bond she shares with the young actress.
In an earlier conversation with Rediff, Jaya Bachchan shared insights into her bond with Aishwarya Rai. She referred to her daughter-in-law as her ‘buddy’. The veteran actress shared that she always has open communication with her daughter-in-law.
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Jaya Bachchan said, “If I don’t like something about her, I tell her on her face. I don’t do politics behind her back. If she disagrees with me, she expresses herself.” However, the actress did mention a small difference between then. She added, “Only difference is that I can be a little more dramatic and she has to be more respectful. I am old, you know. That’s all.”
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Jaya Bachchan also spoke about talking ‘rubbish’ with Aishwarya. She concluded by saying, “We really enjoy sitting at home and talking rubbish. Just the two of us. She doesn’t have much time, but whatever she does, we enjoy. I have a great relationship with her.”
On April 9, Amitabh Bachchan took to his X (formerly Twitter) account to thank social media users and fans for wishing his wife and actress Jaya Bachchan. He wrote in Hindi, “ to all that have wished Jaya on her birthday , my gratitude and love .. it will be impossible to respond to each one, hence this comment here.” Several netizens took to the comment section to extend birthday wishes to the actress.