Jaya Bachchan
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Jaya Bachchan in Jawani Diwani (1972) |
Jaya Bachchan (born
Jaya Bhaduri April 9,
1948 in
Jabalpur/
Kolkata), is a
Bollywood actress. She is an
alumna of the
Film and Television Institute of India. Jaya is married to actor
Amitabh Bachchan.
Jaya was born to Indira and
Taroon Kumar Bhaduri, writer, journalist and stage artist. She studied in St. Joseph's Convent School,
Bhopal. She started her career with a small role in
Satyajit Ray's Bengali film,
Mahanagar at the age of 15. After initial success in her native
West Bengal, she became a success after Guddi in which she played a schoolgirl obsessed with film star
Dharmendra after which she moved to
Mumbai and starred in many
Hindi films.
Her son Abhishek was born while Jaya and Amitabh were working on the film
Sholay. Following this she retired from films for a few years and focused on raising her children. Her last film was
Silsila. After a gap of 18 years, She returned in
Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa (1998) and has since played mother roles which she has been praised for.
In
2000 she starred in the film
Fiza opposite
Karisma Kapoor and
Hrithik Roshan. The film was considered one of her best performances and she received the
Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for her work. Doing a few films every year she also starred in
Karan Johar's family drama
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001) with her husband. Her latest film
Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) was one of the biggest hits of the year and she again received a best supporting actress award for her performance.
Currently, Bachchan has not done any movies since 2003, although she occasionally performs in stage-shows.
Of late, Bachchan became active in politics, notably with the
Samajwadi party and has been a
Member of Parliament, representing
Rajya Sabha till lately. In a recent controversy, she was disqualified from the post of MP with the charge of occupying an office of profit along with holding a position as MP as against the sub-clause (a) of Clause 1 of Article 102 of the Constitution, where an MP is not allowed to hold any office of profit.
On
June 3,
1973, she married
Amitabh Bachchan. She has two children with him:
Shweta Bachchan-Nanda and
Abhishek Bachchan, who is also an actor. She has lived her entire married life in the public eye, yet she has always kept her distance from the media (especially when it comes to her personal life).She has two grandchildren, Navya Naveli and Agastya Nanda.
She has received various
Filmfare Awards for her roles in
Kal Ho Naa Ho,
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham,
Fiza,
Nauker and
Abhimaan. She also received a special Life Time Achievement award in 1998 for her contributions to Indian cinema.
She is a recipient of the
Padma Shri.
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*Rediff.com - Profile http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/jul/18dinesh.htm
*ExpressIndia.com - Interview with Jaya http://expressindia.com/ie/daily/19970706/18750253.html
