Bachchan family
The Srivastava-Bachchan family is an Indian family, headed by Amitabh Bachchan.
| Srivastava-Bachchan family | |
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| Current region | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Place of origin | Babupatti, Raniganj tehsil, Pratapgarh, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) |
| Members | Pratap Narayan Srivastava Saraswati Devi Srivastava Harivansh Rai Srivastava Bachchan Teji Bachchan Ajitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan Jaya Bhaduri Bachchan Abhishek Bachchan Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Aaradhya Bachchan Shweta Bachchan Nanda Nikhil Nanda Agastya Nanda Navya Naveli Nanda Ajitabh Bachchan Ramola Bachchan Naina Bachchan Kunal Kapoor Namrita Bachchan Bhim Bachchan |
| Connected families | Kapoor family[1] Nanda family Rai family |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Estate(s) | Jalsa Bungalow Pratiksha Bungalow |
The notable members of the family include Amitabh's parents, poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and social activist Teji Bachchan; his wife, actress Jaya Bhaduri; their daughter Shweta Bachchan Nanda; their son, actor Abhishek Bachchan; and Abhishek's wife, actress Aishwarya Rai. In 2007, Time listed Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai on its list of most influential Indians.[2]
Overview
The Bachchan family came from an Indian Awadhi Hindu background that was fluent in several Hindustani dialects (Awadhi, Hindi, Urdu) as well as Persian.[3]
Amitabh Bachchan is the son of Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan, who married Shyama and Teji Bachchan. Amitabh's wife is actress Jaya Bachchan. Their children are Shweta Bachchan Nanda and actor Abhishek Bachchan. Shweta is married to Nikhil Nanda, the son of Ritu Nanda and grandson of actor Raj Kapoor. Shweta's children are son Agastya Nanda and daughter Navya Naveli Nanda. Abhishek is married to Aishwarya Rai, and they have a daughter named Aaradhya Bachchan. The family stays in the two famous houses, Jalsa and Pratiksha, in Mumbai.[4]
Amitabh has a brother, Ajitabh Bachchan, who has three daughters, Nilima, Naina and Namrita Bachchan, and a son, Bhim Bachchan. Naina is married to actor Kunal Kapoor.
The family residence in Mumbai is called the Jalsa Bungalow.[5]
See also
References
- "Nikhil Nanda & Shweta Bachchan - Take a peek at the business & political landscape of marriages". The Times Of India.
- Robinson, Simon (15 August 2007). "India's Most Influential". Time. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- West-Pavlov, Russell (2018). The Global South and Literature. Cambridge University Press. p. 167. ISBN 9781108246316.
- BTM (6 December 2011). "Amitabh Bachchan houses in Mumbai". Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- Ganesan, Ranjita (5 July 2013). "A house for Mr Bachchan". Business Standard. Retrieved 30 December 2018.