In a recent interview with Humans Of Bombay, actor Arshad Warsi recalled the moment when he first met Jaya Bachchan. He revealed, “I thought I was going to get fired! I thought, ‘Hmm Jaya Bachchan, let her fire us, why not? Amitabh Bachchan ki biwi hai! Inke muh se do-chaar gaaliya achchi lagegi, it will be a story in my life.’ So I thought I would get fired, but she kept asking me if I speak Hindi, and I kept saying she does, in English, she was so nervous. She then told me: ‘You are making the film.’ I died! I said ab khatam.”
The movie in question is Tere Mere Sapne, produced by Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited, which was released in 1996 and also starred Chandrachur Singh and Priya Gill. Arshad had asked Bachchan years later what had convinced her to take him in the film and she said that in the 36 photos she had sent him, they all had a different expression.
Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan are undoubtedly one of the most respected couples in the industry and have continued to be a power couple for decades. While Amitabh Bachchan is among the top ranked actors in BTown, Jaya Bachchan maintains her own aura. Many look up to them for inspiration to bring that ‘perfection’ to their relationships and marriages, the couple also had their own ups and downs throughout their journey. Speaking of which, the veteran actress and Rajya Sabha MP once talked about how she knew Bachchan was the only person who could “dictate things” to her and she allowed him to do so.
In an old interview with Simi Garewal, the veteran actress opened up about her relationship and marriage with Big B and shared some unknown secrets. Admitting that her relationship was “love at first sight” for her, Jaya Bachchan went on to claim that he freaked out after meeting him for the first time. To a question as to whether she knew that she would marry Amitabh immediately, she Jaya she replied: “I did not know that I would marry this man. But I got scared.”
