Archive · 29 Sep 2026
Amitabh Bachchan Jokes About Never Bringing Girlfriend Home
Amitabh Bachchan was talking with a contestant on a television quiz show.
The contestant said his girlfriend, Tarini, had come with him.
Amitabh then made a joke about his own life.
He said he was 84 but had never brought a girlfriend home to introduce.
The audience laughed at the playful comment.
The contestant, Ajay Poonia, is a professional quizzer.
Amitabh also spoke about how he and Jaya Bachchan married in 1973.
They have two children, Abhishek Bachchan and Shweta Bachchan Nanda.
Amitabh Bachchan joked about his personal life during an exchange on Kaun Banega Crorepati 18.
The joke followed contestant Ajay Poonia’s revelation that his girlfriend, Tarini, accompanied him to the show.
Bachchan said that at 84, he had never had the chance to tell anyone at home he had brought his girlfriend.
Poonia told Bachchan that he works as a professional quizzer and creates many of his own quizzes.
The episode also referenced Bachchan’s marriage to Jaya Bachchan and their two children, Abhishek and Shweta.
- Who
- Amitabh Bachchan, professional quizzer Ajay Poonia, and Poonia’s girlfriend Tarini.
- What
- Bachchan joked that he had never had the opportunity to tell his family he had brought home a girlfriend.
- When
- During an episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati 18; the article describes Bachchan as 84.
- Where
- On the Kaun Banega Crorepati 18 television show in Mumbai.
- Why
- Poonia said that his girlfriend Tarini had accompanied him to the show, prompting Bachchan’s humorous response.
- Show
- Kaun Banega Crorepati 18
- Host
- Amitabh Bachchan
- Contestant
- Ajay Poonia
- Companion
- Tarini, Poonia’s girlfriend
- Bachchan’s age mentioned
- 84
- Bachchan’s marriage
- He and Jaya Bachchan married in 1973
- Children
- Abhishek Bachchan and Shweta Bachchan Nanda