Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan got married in 1973. Jaya Bachchan’s father, journalist Tarun Kumar Bhaduri, was said to be against their marriage. However, according to a report, Jaya’s father had no objection to their marriage, but Pandit did not want Amitabh and Jaya to get married.
Amitabh-Jaya’s marriage remained a secret In fact, in 1989, Jaya Bachchan’s father Tarun Bhaduri had written an article for the Illustrated Weekly of India. In which he told how Jaya and Amitabh Bachchan got married. He had written, “One day Amitabh called Jaya’s mother and informed her about the marriage and immediately called her to Mumbai. The next day we all arrived in Mumbai. Our friends live in Malabar Hills, so the wedding preparations were done there. This marriage was kept completely secret.
Pandit had objections that Big B was not a Bengali Brahmin. He added, “I am an atheist, but Jaya’s mother wanted this marriage to take place according to Bengali customs. Initially no Bengali pandit was available, but with great difficulty, when a Bengali pandit was found, he refused to marry the two, as Amitabh is not a Bengali Brahmin. However, later this question was somehow resolved. Amitabh also followed all the rituals very well. The day after the wedding, Amitabh flew to London and on his return, a reception was held in Bhopal. There too, Amitabh did whatever was asked of him.
Jaya’s father had no problem with the marriage Jaya’s father had also expressed his reaction to the announcement of his anger over his daughter’s marriage. He said, “Give me one reason why I would oppose their marriage.” Amitabh is a very kind person. I had full confidence in my daughter that she would never fall in love with an ordinary man. At that time, many people said that Jaya was a big star that’s why Amitabh wanted to marry her, but that’s not the case. Amitabh has been waiting for the release of his big film Zanjeer. However, Jaya would have married him anyway.