Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan is celebrating his 83rd birthday today. There is a rush of fans and celebrities to congratulate him on this occasion. In a career spanning five decades, he acted in over 200 films and gave blockbuster hits like Sholay, Don and Zanjeer. However, his period of flops also started. However, his good times companion, his wife Jaya Bachchan, stood by him during these difficult times. So, we are going to show you some unseen wedding pictures of Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan, who have been a happily married couple for 52 years.
The marriage of Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan is decades old and has been in the news a lot. However, only two Bollywood celebrities attended the wedding. These people were none other than Gulzar Sahab and actress Farida Jalal, friend of Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan. However, apart from these two, no one else attended the wedding, as Farida Jalal had told in an interview.
But do you know that Rekha got angry when she was not invited to the wedding? Very few people know that Jaya Bachchan had made her mark in the film industry, while Rekha was making her place in Bollywood. When Rekha started living in Jaya Bachchan’s building, both the stars often discussed their life and career. Rekha fondly called Jaya Bachchan as “Didi Bai”. Rekha first met Jaya Bachchan and later Amitabh Bachchan. In 1973, after several flops, Amitabh Bachchan’s film “Zanjeer” became a hit and he married Jaya Bachchan.
Hanif Zaveri, the author of actor Mehmood’s official biography, told writer Yasser Usman, “Amitabh and Anwar (Mehmood’s brother) were close friends. Anwar told me that Amitabh would often take Jaya on long drives. He further added, “They would sit with Amitabh in the front seat of the car, while Rekha would sit in the back seat, and they would keep talking till the end of the journey.” Also recorded in Mahmood’s official biography, “Mahmood: A Man of Many Moods”.
An excerpt from Yasser Usman’s book, “Rekha: The Untold Story”, published by Juggernaut, reads, “Their wedding took place on June 3, 1973. However, Rekha was not invited, which angered her.” In an interview, Rekha expressed her disappointment, saying, “Despite our close friendship and so on, he did not even bother to invite me to his wedding. My Home Was in the same building.”
