When Jaya Bachchan revealed why she quit acting after her marriage with Amitabh Bachchan
Veteran actress Jaya Bachchan once opened up about why she decided to quit acting after her marriage with Amitabh Bachchan. As she appeared on 'Koffee With Karan season 2', back in 2007, host and filmmaker Karan Johar asked Jaya Bachchan why she chose to step away from acting despite being at the top of a successful acting career. Jaya Bachchan recalled that Amitabh Bachchan had said to her that…
Veteran actress Jaya Bachchan revealed the reason she quit acting after marrying Amitabh Bachchan on the Koffee With Karan show in 2007. Actor Karan Johar questioned her about her decision to leave the acting career despite being at the peak of her success. Jaya informed that Amitabh had told her he didn't want a "9-to-5 wife." This led her to understand the importance of one parent being present for their children.
She also recalled an emotional moment with her daughter Shweta, who pleaded with her not to go for a shoot, asking her to let her father work instead. Jaya Bachchan made her debut in acting in 1971 through Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Guddi. She starred in numerous successful films such as Uphaar, Koshish, Zanjeer, Abhimaan, Kora Kagaz, Chupke Chupke, Mili, Sholay, and Silsila.
After marrying Amitabh in 1973, she took a 17-year hiatus from acting to concentrate on her family. She returned to acting in 1998 with the critically acclaimed Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa.
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