Here’s what Amitabh Bachchan says on completing 50 years of marriage with Jaya

You cannot hum ‘tere mere milan ki ye raina’ without picturising a young Amitabh Bachchan and a gorgeous, bubbly Jaya Bachchan. The couple got married on June 3, 1973 and are completing fifty years of marriage today. On the occasion, Big B took to blogging and penned some words of gratitude. He wrote in his […]

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You cannot hum ‘tere mere milan ki ye raina’ without picturising a young Amitabh Bachchan and a gorgeous, bubbly Jaya Bachchan. The couple got married on June 3, 1973 and are completing fifty years of marriage today. On the occasion, Big B took to blogging and penned some words of gratitude.

He wrote in his blog, “June 3 dawns in a few .. and the years be counted as 50 .. love respect and gratitude for the wishes , that have come and perhaps shall come ..

🙏”

Source: Amitabh Bachchan’s Blog on Tumblr

On the occasion, the Bachchan daughter Shweta Bachchan and granddaughter Navya also shared their thoughts. Along with the note, Shweta shared a photo of her parents where both Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan are looking at each other with love. She wrote, “Happy 50th parents – now you’re ‘Golden’ once on being asked what the secret to a long marriage is, my mother answered – love, and I think my fathers was – the wife is always right. That’s the long & short of it !!”

Reacting to the post, Zoya Akhtar wrote, “How beautiful are they????” Shweta replied, “@zoieakhtar thank you for sending me this picture xx.” Maheep Kapoor said, “Happy 50th to your parents.” Bhavana Pandey commented, “Happy 50th to your parents !!! Lots of love.” Chunky Panday’s comment read, “Happy Happy Golden Anniversary.”

The Bachchan granddaughter Navya Nanda also reacted to the post with red heart emojis. Taking to her Instagram Stories, she also posted a candid photo of Amitabh and Jaya from the sets of their 2001 film Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. She wrote, “50 years” along with red heart emoji. Navya also added the song Teri Bindiya Re from Abhimaan as the background music.

Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan’s love story dates back to 1970 when they happened to saw each other. Jaya, had a glance at Big B at Pune Film Institute where he was paying a visit alongwith filmmaker K. Abbas and some other actors. Jaya had shared that Amitabh’s personality caught her attention but nothing significant happened. Director Hrishikesh Mukherjee brought them together in Guddi and both were thrilled to be with each other on screen. Then, they both fell in love while working in Ek Nazar. Amitabh Bachchan proposed Jaya Bhaduri for marriage and they got married in 1973.

Meanwhile, Amitabh will be seen next in Project K, which also stars Deepika Padukone and Prabhas. He will also be seen in Ribhu Dasgupta’s next courtroom drama film Section 84.

Jaya Bachchan will be seen in Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani directed by Karan Johar. The family drama also features Shabana Azmi, Dharmendra, Alia Bhatt, and Ranveer Singh in lead roles. The film is set to release in theatres on July 28.