Jaya Bachchan

Jaya Bhaduri Bachchan
PS
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha for Uttar Pradesh
Assumed office
2004
President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Pratibha Patil
Pranab Mukherjee
Ram Nath Kovind
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Manmohan Singh
Narendra Modi
Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
Mohammad Hamid Ansari
Venkaiah Naidu
Constituency Uttar Pradesh
Personal details
Born Jaya Bhaduri
9 April 1948 (age 70)
Jubbulpore, Central Provinces and Berar, Dominion of India (present-day Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India)
Nationality Indian
Political party Samajwadi Party
Spouse(s) Amitabh Bachchan (m. 1973)
Relations See Bachchan Family
Children

Shweta Bachchan Nanda

Abhishek Bachchan
Residence Jalsa, Juhu, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India[1]
Occupation Actress
Politician
Awards 9 Filmfare Awards
Padma Shri
Signature

Jaya Bhaduri Bachchan (born Jaya Bhaduri on 9 April 1948) is an Indian film actress and politician. She is currently the Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha from the Samajwadi Party, notably serving four terms since 2004. She is recognised as one of the finest Hindi film actresses of her time, particularly known for reinforcing a naturalistic style of acting in both mainstream and "middle-of-the-road" cinema.[2][3] During her career, she won nine Filmfare Awards: including three for Best Actress and three for Best Supporting Actress, which makes her the overall most-awarded performer in the female acting categories, along with Nutan. She was awarded the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007. In 1992, she was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India.[4]

Making her film debut as a teenager in Satyajit Ray's Mahanagar (1963), Bachchan's first screen role as an adult was in Guddi (1971), directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, with whom she would collaborate in several films. She was noted for her performances in films including Uphaar (1971), Koshish (1972) and Kora Kagaz (1974), among others. She appeared alongside her husband Amitabh Bachchan in films such as Zanjeer (1973), Abhimaan (1973), Chupke Chupke (1975), Mili (1975) and Sholay (1975).

Following her marriage to actor Amitabh Bachchan and the birth of their children, Bachchan restricted her work in films. After her appearance in the Silsila (1981), she took an indefinite sabbatical from films. She returned to acting with Govind Nihalani's Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa in 1998. Since then, she has appeared in several critically and commercially successful films such as Fiza (2000), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001) and Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003), all which garnered her critical acclaim, as well as several awards and nominations.

Career

Jaya Bachchan, an alumna of the Film and Television Institute of India, started her career with a supporting role in Satyajit Ray's Bengali film, Mahanagar(1963) at the age of 15, with Anil Chatterjee and Madhabi Mukherjee. After that, she had appeared in two Bengali films: a 13-minute short film, Suman,[5] and a Bengali comedy Dhanyee Meye (1971), as Uttam Kumar's sister-in-law.[6]

Inspired by her experience with Ray, she decided to join the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune to learn acting, and passed with the gold medal.[7] She was also picked out to play the eponymous role of Guddi in the 1971 Hrishikesh Mukherjee film, Guddi in which she played a schoolgirl obsessed with film star Dharmendra.[8] Guddi was a success,[6] and she moved to Mumbai and soon picked other roles, however her role of a 14-year-old schoolgirl, aided by her petite looks, created the girl-next-door image for her, which she was often associated with through the rest of her career. Though she tried to break out of the mould with glamorous roles as in Jawani Diwani, (1972)[2] and a negative character of the heroine faking amnesia, in Anamika (1973), she was mostly recognised for roles of the sort which were credited with epitomising middle-class sensibility, which she played amiably in films of "middle-cinema" directors such as Gulzar, Basu Chatterjee and indeed Hrishikesh Mukherjee.[9] These films include Uphaar (1971), Piya Ka Ghar (1972), Parichay (1972), Koshish (1972) and Bawarchi (1972), performed with marked sensitivity.[8][10] By now, she was a popular star.[6]

In Gulzar's Koshish (1973), Bhaduri and Sanjeev Kumar played a deaf couple who struggle through their difficulties as handicapped people. She described the film as "a learning experience" which motivated her to do social work in future.[11]

She first acted with her future husband Amitabh Bachchan in the film Bansi Birju (1972), followed by B.R. Ishara's Ek Nazar also in the same year.[6] Amitabh had undergone a string of flops, and when most lead heroines refused to work with him in the Salim-Javed scripted Zanjeer (1973), she stepped into the film. The film turned out to be a hit and gave rise to Amitabh Bachchan's angry-young-man image.[12] This was closely followed by their pairing in films such as Abhimaan (1973), Chupke Chupke (1975) and Sholay (1975).

Jaya Bachchan with her husband Amitabh Bachchan

Her daughter Shweta was born while Jaya and Amitabh were working on Sholay. Following this, she retired from films and focused on raising her children. Her last film as a lead actress was Silsila (1981), opposite her husband. During the late 1980s, she wrote the story for the film Shahenshah (1988), which starred her husband in the lead.

After a gap in film appearances of 18 years, she returned to acting with Govind Nihalani's Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa (1998), a film about the Naxalite movement. In 2000 she starred in Fiza for which she received the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for her work. She also starred in Karan Johar's family drama Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001) with her husband. She then starred in Karan Johar's next film, Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) playing the role of Preity Zinta's mother, Jennifer Kapur, for which she again received a Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award.[13] She appeared with her son Abhishek in the films Laaga Chunari Mein Daag (2007) and Drona (2008).

In 2011, she appeared in the Bangladeshi film Meherjaan starring with Victor Banerjee and Humayun Faridi. The film is based on a Bangladesh-Pakistan love story in the backdrop of the 1971 Bangladesh atrocities. It is the story of Meherjaan (played by Jaya Bachchan), a Bangladeshi woman who falls in love with a Pakistani army officer, who refuses to join the war and saves her from being raped by other Pakistani troops, who do not however spare her cousin Neela and kill her father.[14]

Political career

Bachchan was first elected in 2004 as a Samajwadi Party member of parliament, representing Rajya Sabha till March 2006.[15] She got a second term from June 2006[16] till July 2010 and in February 2010 she stated her intent to complete her term.[17] She was re-elected in 2012 for the third term and again in 2018 for her fourth term in the Rajya Sabha from Samajwadi Party.

Controversies

Bachchan's speech during the musical launch of the film Drona in the second half of 2008 was criticized by some sections of politicians in Maharashtra. In response to the film's director, Goldie Behl, making his introductory speech in English, she said "Hum UP ke log hain, isliye Hindi mein baat karenge, Maharashtra ke log maaf kijiye". (We are from UP, so we will speak in Hindi. People of Maharashtra, please excuse us.) Subsequently, she encouraged actress Priyanka Chopra to speak in Hindi.[18] Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray commented that Jaya had no business alluding to all the people of Maharashtra in that statement. He threatened to ban all Bachchan films unless Jaya apologized in a public forum for hurting Maharashtrians. MNS workers began to attack theaters screening The Last Lear starring her husband, Amitabh Bachchan. Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut also criticized her statement saying: "After making all your success and fortune in Mumbai, if you feel like saying that we are from UP, it's very unfortunate." Amitabh Bachchan tendered an apology for her statements on her behalf.[19]

Personal life

Jaya Bachchan with husband Amitabh Bachchan, son Abhishek Bachchan and daughter-in-law Aishwariya Rai

On 3 June 1973, she married actor Amitabh Bachchan. The couple has two children: Shweta Bachchan-Nanda and Abhishek Bachchan, who is also an actor. Shweta is married to industrialist Nikhil Nanda of the Kapoor family in Delhi, and has two children, Navya Naveli and Agastya Nanda,[20] while Abhishek Bachchan is married to Aishwarya Rai, and has a daughter, Aaradhya Bachchan.[21]

Awards and recognition

Civilian Award

Filmfare Awards

Winner

Nominated

International Indian Film Academy Awards

Winner

Other film awards

Winner

Honours and recognitions

Filmography

YearFilmRoleOther notes
1963MahanagarBaniBengali film
1971GuddiKusum/GuddiNominated—Filmfare Best Actress Award
1971Dhanni MeyeMonashaBengali film
1971UphaarMrinmayi/MeenuNominated—Filmfare Best Actress Award
1971JananiunknownBengali film
1972Jawani DiwaniNeeta Thakur
1972BawarchiKrishna Sharma
1972ParichayRama
1972Bansi BirjuBansi
1972Piya Ka GharMalti
1972Annadata
1972Ek NazarShabnam
1972Samadhi
1972KoshishAarti MathurNominated—Filmfare Best Actress Award
1972ShorRaat Ki Rani/Rani
1972Jai Jawan Jai Makan
1973Gaai Aur GoriNeeta Thakur
1973AnamikaAnamika/Kanchan/Archana
1973PhagunKrishna Sharma
1973ZanjeerMala
1973AbhimaanUma KumarFilmfare Best Actress Award
1974Aahat
1974Dil Diwana
1974Kora KagazArchana GuptaFilmfare Best Actress Award
1974Naya Din Nai Raat
1974Doosri Sita
1975MiliMili KhannaNominated—Filmfare Best Actress Award
1975Chupke ChupkeVasudha Kumar
1975SholayRadha
1977Abhi To Jee LeinJaya
1978Ek Baap Chhe Bete
1979NaukerGeetaFilmfare Best Actress Award
1981SilsilaShobha MalhotraNominated—Filmfare Best Actress Award
1995AkkaMarathi Film (Appearance with Amitabh Bachachan)
1998Hazaar Chaurasi Ki MaaSujata Chatterji
2000FizaNishatbi IkramullahFilmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
2001Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...Nandini RaichandFilmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
2002Koi Mere Dil Se PoochheMansi Devi
2002DeshSuprabha DeviBengali film
2003Kal Ho Naa HoJennifer KapurFilmfare Best Supporting Actress Award
2007Laaga Chunari Mein DaagSabitri Sahay
2008Lovesongs:Yesterday, Today & TomorrowMridula Chatterjee
2008DronaQueen Jayanti
2010Aap Ke Liye Hum
2011MeherjaanMeherBengali, Bangladeshi film
2013Sunglass / Taak JhaankBengali / Hindi
2016Ki & KacameoHindi

Notes

  1. ↑
  2. 1 2 Gulzar, p. 457
  3. ↑ Somaaya, Bhaawana (2000-12-22). "His humility appears misplaced". The Hindu. Retrieved 2011-09-19. Probably the only actress to make a virtue out of simplicity, Jaya was the first whiff of realistic acting in an era when showbiz was bursting with mannequins
  4. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  5. ↑ Suman (35mm / B&W / 13 min)
  6. 1 2 3 4 Dawar, p. 56
  7. ↑ Gulzar, p. 526
  8. 1 2 Banerjee, p. 93
  9. ↑ Gulzar, p. 91
  10. ↑ Gulzar, p. 396
  11. ↑ Maheshwari, Belu (23 August 1998). "I will not allow anyone to dictate terms to me". The Tribune. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  12. ↑ "Another time, another wedding". The Telegraph. 22 April 2007.
  13. ↑ "Jaya Bachchan – Awards". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 22 September 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  14. ↑ "Pak-Bangla love flick starring Jaya Bachchan ready for release". Indian Express. 20 January 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
  15. ↑ "Jaya Bachchan loses Rajya Sabha seat". Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  16. ↑ "Jaya Bachchan back in Rajya Sabha". Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  17. ↑ IANS (3 February 2010). "I'm too upfront for politics: Jaya Bachchan". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
  18. ↑ "rediff.com: Jaya Bachchan's controversial clip". Specials.rediff.com. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  19. ↑ "Raj Thackeray: I accept Amitabh's apology". Rediff.com. 11 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
  20. ↑ Singh, Sanghita (18 May 2002). "Nikhil Nanda: The business of life". The Times of India.
  21. ↑ "Interesting Facts and Figures : Jaya Bhaduri Bachchan". Sindh Today. 25 March 2009. Archived from the original on 15 September 2013.
  22. ↑ BFJA Awards Archived 22 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
  23. ↑ BFJA Awards Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
  24. ↑ "dharma-production.com". dharma-production.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
  25. ↑ "Welcome to Brite Ideas — The Omega Rohit Bal Fashion show". Briteideas.org. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
  26. ↑ "Archives 2000". Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image. Retrieved 2011-10-08.
  27. ↑ mid-day.com Archived 15 May 2004 at the Wayback Machine.
  28. ↑ "zeenews.com". Spicezee.zeenews.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  29. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/article109740.ece Jaya Bachchan to receive ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ in London, 19 February 2010, The Hindu
  30. ↑ "Lifetime achievement award for Jaya Bachchan". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
  31. ↑ "timesofindia.indiatimes.com". Jaya Bachchan to be presented Deenanath Mangeshkar Award. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  32. ↑ "apunkachoice". apunkachoice. 12 November 2006. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2011.

References

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  • Gulzar, .; Govind Nihalani, Saibal Chatterjee (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema. Popular Prakashan, Encyclopædia Britannica (India). ISBN 81-7991-066-0.
  • Dawar, Ramesh (2006). Bollywood Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow. Star Publications. ISBN 1-905863-01-2.
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