The formidable couple, Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan are looked up to by everyone with admiration. Innumerable ups and downs are faced by this couple in their married life, but their bond is still as strong as it had been before. It has been 44 years when two most iconic figures of the Indian cinema decided to be together for the rest of their lives. It has been nearly over four decades now, and their admiration, love and mutual respect have grown with every passing day.
At the time of his marriage, Amitabh was the darling of the nation who gave many public figures a run for their money. Jaya is known to be one of the finest actresses of her time. They decided to marry on June 3, 1973, and millions of hearts were broken.
Their love story is full of essential ingredients and is as interesting as those reel tales they have shown to us on the big screen. It was early 1970’s when first time Amitabh saw Jaya at Pune Film & Television Institute of India. He was just a struggling actor then who was trying to make his career in films, while Jaya was an established leading actress of Hindi cinema already. In 1971, the veteran filmmaker Hrishikesh Mukherjee signed both of them for his film ‘Guddi’. For the first time, Amitabh and Jaya met on the sets of this film. Jaya was known to be a very versatile actress and Amitabh was happy to be working with her on-screen.
Jaya was the first one to realize that she had fallen for Amitabh, the tall man who had all the elements of becoming a superstar. It 1972 while shooting for the movie ‘Ek Nazar’, Amitabh too fell for Jaya and both soon became a couple. After ‘Zanjeer’ was released in 1973, Amitabh proposed Jaya and she immediately said yes to the marriage. They tied the knot within a few days in a private ceremony. Just after three years of their marriage, the news about Amitabh’s linkup with actress Rekha started to surface all over. It was a tough time for Jaya, but she did not lose faith and hope in her relationship. Finally, her faith won and rumors about Rekha and Amitabh’s relationship soon died down.Since then till now this couple is a source of inspiration for many. They have two children Abhishek and Shweta. Abhishek is now an actor in Bollywood while their daughter Shweta is married to Delhi based businessman.
1.DILIP KUMAR & SAIRA BANU
Dilip Kumar and Saira Banu is the most interesting and legendary couple of Bollywood. With the age gap of 22 years, their marriage was something which many found extremely difficult to digest. This happened when Saira Banu braving all the societal barriers decided to marry the king of Indian cinema, Dilip Kumar, in 1966.
This couple worked together in various films and has always stayed by each other’s side as a rock in every phase of their lives. Their romance was no less than a fairytale as the veteran actress confessed herself that she loves him since the time she was not when she was not even an actress and was just 12 years old. But when she entered the film industry, she fell for actor Rajendra Kumar which was not approved by her mother and then actress Naseem Banu. Naseem then decided and played cupid for Saira and Dilip and brought them closer. With the blessings of the respective families, Dilip Saab finally decided to propose Saira and her happiness had no measure. She accepted the proposal then and there.They tied the knot in 1966 and Saira was just 22 and Dilip was 44 then. They had huge age gap and everyone thought their marriage will not be able to stand the test of time but both of them proved everyone wrong.
Dilip Kumar was found to be having a controversial affair in 1980’s with Asma, a woman of Pakistani origin and it attracted many eyeballs. After two years, Dilip returned to Saira cutting all cords with Asma. It has been more than four decades now and the couple had been together through all the ups and downs of life.