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Amitabh Bachchan Recalls Simple Wedding With Jaya
Amitabh Bachchan talked about his wedding to Jaya Bachchan on Kaun Banega Crorepati 18.
He said they decided one day that they should get married.
They did not first ask their families for permission.
Jaya told her parents, and they agreed.
The couple then got married the next day.
Amitabh said he liked that the wedding was simple.
He joked that modern weddings can involve too much planning and preparation.
Amitabh and Jaya married on June 3, 1973.
They later had a daughter, Shweta, and a son, Abhishek.
Amitabh Bachchan said he and Jaya decided to marry spontaneously without first consulting their families.
He recalled that Jaya told her parents, who agreed to the marriage, and the couple wed the following day.
Amitabh said he preferred their simple wedding to elaborate modern wedding planning.
The couple married on June 3, 1973, after their relationship developed through working together in films.
Their marriage followed the success of Zanjeer and they later had children Shweta Bachchan Nanda and Abhishek Bachchan.
- Who
- Actor Amitabh Bachchan and actress-politician Jaya Bachchan.
- What
- Amitabh recalled how the couple decided to marry quickly and held a simple wedding.
- Where
- The discussion took place on Kaun Banega Crorepati 18; the wedding location is not specified.
- When
- They married on June 3, 1973; Amitabh discussed the wedding recently during Kaun Banega Crorepati 18.
- Why
- Their marriage decision followed their relationship and came after the success of Zanjeer, before a planned London trip.
Key facts
- Couple
- Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan
- Wedding date
- June 3, 1973
- Wedding process
- The couple decided to marry, informed Jaya’s parents, and married the next day.
- Television program
- Kaun Banega Crorepati 18
- Key film before marriage
- Zanjeer
- Children
- Daughter Shweta Bachchan Nanda and son Abhishek Bachchan
- Other films together
- Abhimaan, Chupke Chupke, Mili and Sholay
Quotes
Amitabh Bachchan
Bollywood actor discussing how he and Jaya decided to marry
“Humne unko kuch nahi kaha. Humne bas Jaya ji ko ek din bola ki shaadi kar leni chahiye. Toh unhone kaha, haan kar leni chahiye aur bas tay ho gaya.”
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“Sach bolun toh aisa hi hona chahiye, hai na?”
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