Love life of Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan

Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan

Soon after that incident, Jaya Bachchan, invited Rekha for a dinner at her place. Insiders state that at the dinner, Jaya candidly said to Rekha that she would never leave her husband come what may. Later on, she revealed in an interview that, "I totally trust my husband and I know this industry. I have never been threatened or felt insecure about anything he did." She has kept her promise and the couple are still going strong even in the 42nd year of their marriage.

Rekha and Amitabh Bachchan

Some newspaper published news that Amitabh and Rekha were madly in love with each other and had tied a knot secretly. The rumour was considered to be true when Rekha turned up at Rishi and Neetu Kapoor's wedding wearing sindoor and mangalsutra.

Rekha, Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan

Though they were happily married, the media constantly popped the link-up rumours about Amitabh Bachchan with his other co-actors. After the success of the movie Silsila, which starred Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Rekha and Sanjeev Kumar, gossip mills started churning out stories of Rekha - Amitabh's affair.

Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan on the other hand shared his love story on air on the sets of 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' with a contestant. He revealed that he would go abroad with Jaya if 'Zanjeer' becomes a hit. After the success of the movie Big B planned for the vacation and was about to leave with Jaya. Harivansh Rai Bachchan (Amitabh's father) was adamant that Amitabh and Jaya could only go together if they were married. So both of them got married and flew abroad.

Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan

Jaya Bachchan was the first one to develop feelings for Amitabh Bachchan when they met first on the sets of Guddi. In an interview with a leading daily she revealed, “I was introduced to him on the sets of Guddi. I was impressed by him and somewhat in awe as he was Harivanshrai Bachchan's son. I definitely felt he was different though people laughed at me when I said that. I voiced my feelings and said he's going to make it big, even though I was aware he wasn't the usual stereotype hero. I fell in love with him very soon.”

Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan first saw Jaya Bachchan at a shoot of magazine cover. He was simply stunned with her beauty. Big B once quoted that Jaya's beautiful eyes were the reason he fell in love with her. Amitabh Bachchan always wanted a women he thought was a perfect blend of traditionalism and a modern outlook. Jaya's personality fulfilled his thoughts.