Jaya Bachchan recently opened up about her husband and megastar Amitabh Bachchan’s short stint in politics. The veteran actress expressed that Big B might have been “frustrated” during his term. Let’s take a look at what she has to say.
Jaya Bachchan talks about Amitabh Bachchan’s brief stint in politics
In an interview with Barkha Dutt for Mojo Story, Jaya Bachchan talked about her entry into politics. During the interaction, she also shed light on Amitabh Bachchan’s brief stint as a politician before she ventured into it.
Jaya Bachchan shared that her family was not happy when she decided to enter politics. She said, “Not because they thought I was wrong, but because they were scared that I would blurt out anything.”
Talking about Amitabh’s tenure in parliament, she said that the megastar “must have been very frustrated. He has opinions, but I don’t think he felt that was the forum for him to express them.”Contrary to Amitabh Bachchan, the actress said that she doesn’t “care” and can express her opinion. She said, “I am a daughter of a journalist; don’t forget that.”In the same interview, when she was asked if she supported Amitabh Bachchan’s decision of venturing into politics, she said, “I supported him. I did door-to-door campaigning—nobody used to do that in those days.” The actress stated that it was her belief that since the country has made the superstar who he is, he owes it to the country. More about Jaya BachchanThe actress was last seen in the film ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani’, directed by Karan Johar. The film featured Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Shabana Azmi, Dharmendra, and more, along with Jaya Bachchan.
Amitabh Bachchan’s work front
The actor will next feature in Nag Ashwin’s ‘Kalki 2’. In the first installment, he played the role of Ashwatthama, who is one of the seven chiranjeevis (immortals) from the ancient Hindu mythological history.
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