Chandigarh, April 9
It’s veteran actor and politician Jaya Bachchan’s birthday today. As she turns 75, her son-actor Abhishek Bachchan shared a special memory along with a heartfelt note.
In the adorable wish, Abhishek mentioned that the blur picture was taken on the occasion of music launch of his debut film, ‘Refugee’, which was released in 2000.
Abhishek wrote, “Not the best photo, I know. But, the emotion is loud and clear!! To the first and everlasting love of any child....Ma! Happy birthday, Ma. I love you. This is a photo from my first official public function as an actor. The music launch of my first film, Refugee. I hope I continue to give her reason to be proud of me.”
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Many Bollywood celebrities showered their love on Jaya.
Sonu Sood wrote, "Happy birthday mam."
Suniel Shetty wrote, "happy happy birthday."
Bipasha Basu dropped a comment, "Happy birthday Jaya Aunty."
Esha Deol wrote, "Happy birthday Jaya Aunty."
Jaya's granddaughter Navya Naveli Nanda also shared a heartwarming wish for her nani.
She posted a young picture of Jaya and captioned it, "Happy birthday Nani. The real powerhouse. The glue that binds us all. I love you!"
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Ananya Panday also took to Insta story and wrote, "Birthday Queen! Love you Jaya anuty. #BestBest#Best."
Born on April 9, 1948, Jaya made her acting debut at the age of 15 with the great filmmaker Satyajit Ray in his Bengali film 'Mahanagar'. Considered as one of the most remarkable actors of her time, she worked with talented and established actors like Sanjeev Kumar, Dharmendra, and Randhir Kapoor.
She first acted with megastar and her husband Amitabh Bachchan in 'Bansi Birju' in 1972. In fact, when Big B was not that established as an actor and many of his films tanked at the box office, she agreed to work with him in 'Zanjeer' in 1973.
She later worked with him in many successful films like 'Abhimaan', 'Chupke Chupke', 'Mili', and 'Sholay'. Her other notable works include, 'Anamika' with Sanjeev Kumar, 'Kora Kagaz' with Vijay Anand, 'Shor' with Manoj Kumar, among others.
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