Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Amitabh Bachchan Recalls His Mother’s Discipline and Marriage on KBC
Amitabh Bachchan talked about his mother, Teji, on the quiz show KBC.
Madhuri Dixit asked him what his mother was like.
He said she cared about her children and expected them to behave responsibly.
She did not like mess and asked them to clean up.
Amitabh also said his mother came from a Sikh family.
His father, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, was from Allahabad.
Their marriage was between people from different communities.
Amitabh said his mother decided in one day to leave everything and marry his father.
The episode was scheduled to air during Amitabh’s birthday-week special.
Amitabh Bachchan described his mother, Teji Bachchan, as attentive to her children and responsible for maintaining household order.
He recalled that Teji disliked mess and asked her children to clean up after themselves.
Bachchan said his mother came from a Sikh family and his father, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, was from Allahabad.
He described his parents’ marriage as inter-caste and said his mother decided within a day to leave everything and marry his father.
Actress Madhuri Dixit asked about Teji Bachchan during a KBC episode scheduled to air Friday as part of Bachchan’s birthday-week special.
- Who
- Amitabh Bachchan spoke about his mother, Teji Bachchan, and his parents’ marriage; Madhuri Dixit asked him about his mother.
- What
- Bachchan recalled his mother’s discipline and shared that his parents had an inter-caste marriage.
- When
- The episode was scheduled to air on Friday as part of Amitabh Bachchan’s birthday-week special.
- Where
- On the television quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati.
- Why
- Madhuri Dixit asked Bachchan about his mother and his upbringing.
- Show
- Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC)
- Host
- Amitabh Bachchan
- Guest
- Madhuri Dixit
- Mother discussed
- Teji Bachchan
- Father discussed
- Harivansh Rai Bachchan
- Marriage
- Bachchan described his parents’ marriage as inter-caste.
- Scheduled broadcast
- Friday, during Amitabh Bachchan’s birthday-week special
- Broadcaster
- Sony Entertainment Television