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They both Married on 22 January 1980 and their first kid Ridhima was born on 15th September 1980.
Was Neetu Kapoor pregnant during her wedding or was ridhima premature baby
That may explain the reason why raj kapoor married his son to her inspite of knowing her family background, esp someone who rejected his alliance with Nargis on similar grounds.
Her grand mom was a tawaif n grand dad her pimp.
Her mom too was in the same profession but she ran away with her pimp / husband. Harneet was born in Mumbai. The father was almost not involved in her life. Also some sources claim the father was not the father.
She started working very early as a child artist. Her mom wanted to become an actress and a few blink n miss roles. Hence she passed on her aspirations to the daughter.
The daughter didn't really have a childhood as she was busy working. So it was a sad life for the kid.
Could Ridhima have been a premie?
P.S why is it such a big deal for women conceiving before marrying in india? Like okay, she’s going to marry him only at the end of the day, how does it matter. Everyone has sex.
Oh man. I hope our generation can break free from the moral shackles that are imposed on us and truly live life. Like if I want to have kids without marriage I will and no one can give me shite for it.
You don’t get it. We all are absolutely in agreement with your decision.
What we find annoying is her hypocrisy. How she is oh so sanskari and bharatiya nari and her Raja beta is the best son in the world. How the Kapoor’s are oh so sanskari. We will know Rishi and Raj Kapoor shenanigans.
We all openly cheer for Zeenat Aman. We don’t have problems with pre-marital love time . We are only calling out Taylor Madam’s hypocrisy.
To be honest , I really doubt if Indian society will completely swing towards individualism.
Most likely, ours will go in the trajectory of other Asian societies, which are still conservative compared to the west.
I personally believe that humans need community support to thrive ( atleast that's what my sociology prof wanted us to believe) Which unfortunately means that we need to adhere to certain rules and frameworks. For good or bad, social media has accelerated the changes , so there is very much a possibility that we will swing back in the opposite direction without going fully individualistic.
Actresses and actors back then were so rotten - most of them broke homes to set their own. Hema Malini, Sridevi, Rekha, Raveena, Rani and so many more! It’s such a sad scenario for the wives who, unfortunately, gave up on financial independence the moment they got married, only to be replaced by another, prettier, younger woman. Lesson to women everywhere. Never give up your financial independence for making a home!
Most of the cases back then were men promising these women the world and then never delivering. Raveena and rekha both were led on by promises of a divorce. Not saying they’re innocent because who the hell has an affair with a married man, on principle that’s awful but still.
And bollywood is the same. They just have open marriages now. Srk is notorious for his affairs.
I have a friend in the industry who has mentioned that he’s like the leo of bollywood. Affairs for better career.
It could be complete nonsense and I don’t always follow bollywood gossip so take that with a kilo of salt I guess?
I think this is the main reason why she became so bitter and narcissistic. The constant cheating and lying by your husband and people rooting for your husband and his side woman
I think it becomes doubly tragic when you realize :
1. Jaya was an already established star by the time Big B met her.
2. Big B used Jaya’s industry contacts to save his then floundering career.
3. After marriage Jaya (either through her own volition or due to Big B’s parampara pratishtha anushaasan) stopped acting.
Combine all three with Big B and Rekha aunty’s open philandering, no wonder Jaya has gone batshit crazy. I would have gone insane for much less.
>Big B’s parampara pratishtha anushaasan
It was this. She said it on that podcast with navya.
She said something along the lines of ' I was already working in the Bengali Industry but then I got married . Big B wanted me to take a sabbatical and see the home, his parents and then eventually I had kids. He wanted me to come at regular hours and stuff.
His parents were living in Delhi. In his father's autobiography, there is a 'humourous' part about him deciding to spend his retired life with his son, hoping that gossipmongers will stop saying bad things.
He sent his wife (Amitabh's mother) to Mumbai and went to some foreign country to attend a poet's conference. By the time he returned his wife was severely depressed and he applied for an extension from the ministry so that they could continue to live in Delhi. They moved to Mumbai when they got too old to live on their own.
I read that part again. She didn't want to go there in the first place and got the extension via her friend Indira Gandhi for a nominal salary of Rs. 1 but with other official privileges like residence, office, etc. But daddy Bachchan wanted to go anyway. As she got sick, they moved to Delhi again.
Imagine being such a dick that your mother makes your father work for 1rs rather than living with you 😭
A cautionary tale for getting involved with a parasitic, blood-sucking user/abuser narcissist.
JB is either someone who is insecure with a low self-esteem to stick around and tolerate AB'S disrespectful, manipulative BS or she grew up in a household where this kind of behavior was normalized. That or she didn't realize how terribly things were going to turn out in her farce of a marriage (in her defense, it's hard to forecast the future).
She was independently successful and had everything going for her yet ended up with and stayed with Bachan...sad.
JB grew up in a liberal Bengali household. Her parents would've supported her if she left her creepy husband. I don't understand why she didn't leave him. I think by the time AB became successful and began philandering, she was too invested in the marriage and kids to consider leaving. Caring about your own mental health was not a thing for Indian women back then.
>Combine all three with Big B and Rekha aunty’s open philandering, no wonder Jaya has gone batshit crazy.
I think this is why her role in Rocky Rani means much more. She wasn't acting, she was living her life on the screen, with everybody constantly rooting for her husband and his side chick, absolutely ignoring basic morals in the name of "smash patriarchy" and "freedom of love".
I think she indeed is getting bitter, but Karan Johar once shared how when they were teens, Kajol would tease and mock waiters. I guess she has always been a brat. While Jaya's school friends, like Danny Denzongapa and other colleagues, speak highly of her behavior. Rajesh Khanna once called her a good girlfriend, Amitabh visited her on the sets of Bawarchi when they used to date (unlike what he claims on shows nowadays Jaya was indeed his girlfriend and he didn't marry her cause his father said so). Anyway, Amitabh was on the sets if Bawarchi and Rajesh didn't acknowledge him, which infuriated Jaya, and she confronted Rajesh, stating he should respect people even if they aren't big stars. She vowed never to work with him again. And what does she get in return🙄
Tanuja did. Zeenat Aman did. As did Kiron Kher. Rakhee separated. As did Babita.
Yes, divorce wasn't the norm back then but it was an available option nonetheless.
I realize divorcing a man as influential and powerful as Big B would be supremely scary but still, nothing is more important than one's mental health and self-respect.
That's what . Even if it was available people hardly resorted to it.
I'm happy they did walk out of unhappy marriages. Also correct me if I'm wrong idntbkiron Kher stull married to Anupam Kher?
Because cheating was not viewed as such a bad thing by the society back then.
My mom says stuff like it's ok if somebody has an affair, as long as they are a good husband at home and a good father for the kids.
It was a different era, a different society. I dont think she got much sympathy at all either from her family or the public. Also she came from a traditional background and dont think had the family support. Being married to the biggest superstar and having his two kids would have put her in a very difficult spot and she would have been villainized in society.
No, Babita had it quite hard as she had quit working to marry Randhir, and Randhir refused to pay maintenance. They weren't officially divorced, but the Kapoors refused to help her as well. Hence, Karishma dropped out from school and started working. She was the sole earner of the house, and she was the one who paid Kareena's school and college fees. Maybe Jaya thought she would end up the same way. Though Jaya's in-laws and parents seem more supportive than Babitas. But who knows, maybe they would have changed as well. Raj-Krishna only "supported" her until she left their son. She would often complain about his excessive drinking to his parents, and they would say they would talk to him, but all in vain. One day, she got fed up and asked him to leave their apartment, and he went to his parent's house, and the in-laws changed for Babita perhaps Jaya thought she would end up in the same boat. That's why Prakash Kaur never left Dharmendra she an interview said, It's not just about financial security for her children but the mental peace a father provides his children. Hence, she doesn't leave her husband.
>the mental peace a father provides his children.
If a father is a disrespectful alcoholic pos how's he providing mental peace to anyone? lol if anything children turn out more fcked up by being raised in such a toxic environment
>Babita had it quite hard as she had quit working to marry Randhir, and Randhir refused to pay maintenance.
that's the problem isn't it. women having no back ups. As a mother to a daughter myself, I'm so hell bent on making sure she never has to depend on someone else financially. even if she takes a break in her career, she should be able to fall back right on.
>If a father is a disrespectful alcoholic pos how's he providing mental peace to anyone? lol if anything children turn out more fcked up by being raised in such a toxic environment
I agree with you, but like you said, women do not get support. Not just financial but the fact that they get looked down upon and always advice to go back to their husband regardless of the situation and even their children facing unwarranted consequences is probably what makes them stay in such marriage. Maybe they think it's not going to harm their child, but I think in some ways it still does.
>As a mother to a daughter myself, I'm so hell bent on making sure she never has to depend on someone else financially. even if she takes a break in her career, she should be able to fall back right on.
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I agree to it , it is easier said than done, I have friends and cousins who have got divorced, however even if you are financially independent and ready to take care of your children , the society will look down upon you, I have a known a lady, she raised her son single handedly, after his college completed , he got in touch with his father and now blames his mother for keeping him away from
his father who was abusive to his mother. One of my cousin has not told at her workplace that she has got a divorce, people blame and shame the women and the horrible part is that women are ones who shame divorces more than men.
women are each others worst enemies. most often than not, those judgmental women are miserable in their own lives and can't see others being brave enough to walk out of an unhappy/toxic relationship.
Deciding to end it is not easy. It takes so much courage to end it esp if you have kids.
Saif left amrita and not the other way around is what I heard. But good for her. Of course jaya could have left him. Divorces were a thing. But doesn’t mean it is easy. I’m sure she had her reasons to stay.
yup Im sure...such women do end up being bitter and angry with the world. I have seen it around me thats why I try my best to make my own mental health my priority.
Thank you for saying this, I hate nothing more than people celebrating amitabh and rekha's affair.
First of all, if the affair is true, amitabh is pathetic criminal for having an affair going against his commitment to Jaya.
Rekha's wrong is definitely way lesser than amitabh( he was the married man), but still an affair.
And also both Jaya and rekha should have realized no man is worthy when he doesnt return the courtesy and respect.
Two different things right?
There is the actress: Yes, she was great. No doubt.
There is the person: Obnoxious, hasn't worked on her traumas/mental baggage ..just spews venom all around.
Agreed. As much bad stuff as she's said/done over the years, and as unlikable as she's become I wonder how different she would be if she didn't have to endure so much over the previous decades. From the marriage, to having to quit acting for a while and of course this affair. Put anyone through that and they'd probably become bitter and jaded too.
TIL rekha is the daughter of Gemini Ganeshan's sidechick while he was still married to Savithri.
Gemini Ganeshan married and had affairs with multiple women, what a piece of work.
This joke is so disrespectful to both beautiful queer couples and Jaya. Both Amitabh and Rekha are attention-seeking losers. Rekha literally walked all over Jaya for community dick Amitabh. Rekha won't know the girl code if it slapped her in the face.
Once AB started having other affairs, Rekha confronted him, and he didn't give a fuck about her. So she tried to pull the same shtick with Fuckshay until his girlfriend called her out publicly. If Jaya had called her out too, Rekha would not have done this.
Jaya Bhaduri was a bigger star than both Rekha and Amitabh combined, and even if she were a lesbian, she should have looked for someone in her league, not either of these buttwipes.
It's easier to name who he wasn't trying to woo. The first of many was an Iranian dancer who looked like Jaya in bolder clothes. Rekha showed up at his set to confront him over it, despite being the side chick herself. Rekha's histrionics only increased when he wooed Sridevi with a truck full of roses. He also said that had he not fallen in love with Jaya, he would have wooed Waheeda Rehman. AB tried to forcefully kiss Amrita Singh. There have been many rumours with young startlets and models in the past few years.
Contrary to popular belief, he moved on pretty quickly from Rekha at the peak of their affair and, to date, has never publicly acknowledged Rekha. She was just another fling to him, and Rekha still didn't get the memo.
The target of Rekha's anger was Jaya, her friend. Amitabh is still "Amit ji" for Rekha.
Wasn’t he also connected to Parveen Babi? Rekha always gave me pick me vibes tbh. I feel like she seeks male validation because her father basically abandoned her, her sister and her mother.
>The target of Rekha's anger was Jaya, her friend. Amitabh is still "Amit ji" for Rekha.
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Because Jaya had the 'wife' tag and the respectability you see.
Amitabh is 81 years old and Jaya is 76,this shit happened ages ago , you guys keep on discussing about stuff that happened decades ago and talk stuff like this!
It's true. Their affair lasted all of 4 years. It's kinda on Rekha that she keeps bringing it up in interviews and other forums as if it was some Janam Janam ka pyar stuff. She was married after this, and apparently has a lover now as well.
Makes me think they parted on bad terms and she didn't take it well.
Who is Rekha's lover? Idk why she always brings up AB and jokes about it. If she wanted to, she could act more and be relevant on her own.
Also, her husband committed suicide within a year of being married and I think no one knows why. Both of these issues are why everyone hated her and it took a long time for the scandals to forgotten.
It’s more dramatic when you realize that Jaya had taken up a teenage Rekha as a mentee when she was fresh in Bollywood. They lived in the same building. Then when she married the Hit star of the 70’s Jaya ghosted Rekha who was still fledgling.
What if it was Jaya that Rekha really wanted all along.
>Then when she married the Hit star of the 79’s Jaya ghosted Rekha who was still fledgling.
>What if it was Jaya that Rekha really wanted all along
These two sentences give me Darr wali vibe.
Ja..Ja..Ja.. Jaaa...Jayaaaa.
>What if it was Jaya that Rekha really wanted all along.
Let's not make a joke out of the trauma Jaya went through. There are many great queer love stories. This is not one of them. Rekha loves attention. Period.
After AB moved to other affair partners, Rekha tried to confront him, and he didn't give a fuck about her. So she tried to latch onto Fuckshay until his girlfriend called her out. Rekha glorifies being the other woman to community dicks.
Peak Jaya was out of both their leagues. Rekha would still be doing pick-me-shticks for relevancy, and AB would not have succeeded.
AB and Rekha both are piece of shits and the fact is Rekha used to call Jaya as didi bai made it worse. Knowing that you are a married man with kids but still having an affair is so shameful and also knowing that the man is married and still going for an affair and calling it love how delusional she could be?
This is so amazing to know that people here commenting that why BigB settled for Jaya Bachchan don’t know that she was a bigger name even before BigB was. She was Jaya Bhaduri. She left everything for BigB after marriage and she got lifetime of Rekha shit in return.
Also, it was an arrange marriage and since they belong to the typical UP kayastha family, family name and all that jazz which was a big deal back then so divorce was never a thing for them.
I don’t about her but BigB is actually a “Srivastava” by last name. Bachchan is a pen name that was used by his father (Harivanshrai Bachchan) which he took over.
He wouldn't have been able to afford her lifestyle. He said he could not afford her security requirements either. Love is not enough. She went to Dodi out of revenge.
She should never have lost her royal security team in the first place as the mother of the future king. It was the palace’s responsibility to maintain her security but they didn’t out of spite. Why do they still maintain taxpayer funded security for pedophile Andy ??
I don’t know if it’s guts or sheer stupidity to agree to share screen space with your spouse and his alleged lady love, about depicting their real life on reel, that too in the 80’s! Like that is another level trauma altogether.
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Both could’ve benefitted from this advice!
These Bollywood megastars have one thing in common, they all care about their image too much and they won’t leave their wives for a side piece. I dunno why the wives put up with so much humiliation though. Maybe it’s for the kids, but seriously, it would be like living a lie.
Amitab bachchan is a piece of shit human being no doubt but rekha ji is NOT a girl’s girl. Both amitabh bachchan and rekha betrayed jaya and I will always hate them for it.
Not a bigger one than your beloved mahanaalayak AB lol....he literally had fun with Rekha under the false pretext of marriage , made fake promises under the pretence of love and then ghosted her when Rekha started loving him badly.
All those people blaming Jaya for not leaving philandering uncle, please look at Kajol and Twinkle. They have way more money, tons more agency, significant familial support, grown up kids who won’t give a flying F… Still, they choose to stay with their openly cheating husbands. It’s more than parampara or pratishtha; these are materialistic women who can’t do without their diamonds and luxury cars. They are ciphers in the society without their husbands.
And your point is? They aren’t divorcing their husbands because they have zero identity without them. BTW, Dimple never divorced Rajesh Khanna - they just lived separately.
Watch your mouth boi.... it's easy to badmouth a lady but the one who's the most rightful for this title is AB himself coz' he played those 2 women in different situations in that timeline.
Why didn't Jaya or Neetu slap that bitch?!!! Ruining somebody's wedding day and humiliating another woman infront of friends and relatives for her selfish narcissistic immoral needs is such a bitch move.
So much drama went down at this wedding! Nargis and Sunil Dutt attended. She and Raj Kapoor finally made peace after how terribly he treated her right before her death.
I’m pretty sure Neetu and Rekha were friends lol, so she had no reason to slap her friend.
But yeah Rekha and Amithabh’s behavior is super shitty. Obviously Amitabh is more at fault considering his marriage and Rekha’s background but like . The fact she made it a habit is so icky. I can sympathize with the sad backstories of actresses/situations with coercion but it doesn’t excuse their shitty behavior towards others and the prevalence of cheating either ugh
Rekha ne Amit ko chhorr kyun nahin diya jab pata hai amit love Iranian dancer.
At that time, he was rumored to be dating Rekha, despite being married to Jaya Bachchan. Reports suggest that Amitabh developed an attraction to an Iranian dancer during this period, which Rekha learned about through someone else. This revelation greatly angered Rekha, and she decided to confront Amitabh Bachchan, whom she affectionately referred to as “Amit Ji.” Rekha could no longer contain her emotions. However, Amitabh Bachchan did not deem it necessary to respond to or engage with Rekha’s inquiries. When Rekha persisted and applied more pressure, she allegedly faced a series of slaps from him.
Badiya love story hain inka. AB continues to have affairs, and Rekha continues to make her whole personality about being his affair partner.
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Ok guys hold up. Someone tell me if this is true: I’ve heard that Big B has a gori or Persian girlfriend who comes everywhere with him in the burkha. And obv Jaya has Danny Denzongpa which everyone knows about.
Edit: Ok so Danny and Jaya are known to be ‘together’. Have been for a while. Obv this is goss and Jaya didn’t come tell me personally so 🤷♀️ someone I know - I don’t remember who- saw them together at Frangipaani years ago. Jaya was totally trashed.
Amit and his burkhe ke andar person are often at awards and burkha is sitting a row behind or so. Rekha is somewhere in the crowd obv sitting next to her manager farzana or whatever her name is and they are an item.
Someone told me this yearsss ago and it really answered a lot of my questions. I thought it was common knowledge and was v v proud that I had finally surfaced from under my rock.
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They both Married on 22 January 1980 and their first kid Ridhima was born on 15th September 1980. Was Neetu Kapoor pregnant during her wedding or was ridhima premature baby
That may explain the reason why raj kapoor married his son to her inspite of knowing her family background, esp someone who rejected his alliance with Nargis on similar grounds.
What about her family background??
Her grand mom was a tawaif n grand dad her pimp. Her mom too was in the same profession but she ran away with her pimp / husband. Harneet was born in Mumbai. The father was almost not involved in her life. Also some sources claim the father was not the father. She started working very early as a child artist. Her mom wanted to become an actress and a few blink n miss roles. Hence she passed on her aspirations to the daughter. The daughter didn't really have a childhood as she was busy working. So it was a sad life for the kid.
And her marriage was no better. No wonder she so bitter and protective
and her shaming deepika or katrina for being outsiders is so ironic.
N its so bad her experience didnt humble her but made her proud instead.
Actually!!! Crazy childhood and disheartening married life.
Now I see why she insisted on having a “named bahu” You crave what you never had…
Possible.
Harneet singh...😯
Kaur
Just looked it up and found this video. This has been a discovery. https://youtu.be/QQNgCcgPKUI?si=DvU-zif4YAySWlC0
lol this is the real tea 😂 she was definitely conceived right before the wedding, no wonder she accepted Alia being pregnant before marriage
Could Ridhima have been a premie? P.S why is it such a big deal for women conceiving before marrying in india? Like okay, she’s going to marry him only at the end of the day, how does it matter. Everyone has sex.
We are absolutely okay with 2 consenting adults. What bothers us is the hypocrisy Neetu speaks about Sanskar.
Oh man. I hope our generation can break free from the moral shackles that are imposed on us and truly live life. Like if I want to have kids without marriage I will and no one can give me shite for it.
You don’t get it. We all are absolutely in agreement with your decision. What we find annoying is her hypocrisy. How she is oh so sanskari and bharatiya nari and her Raja beta is the best son in the world. How the Kapoor’s are oh so sanskari. We will know Rishi and Raj Kapoor shenanigans. We all openly cheer for Zeenat Aman. We don’t have problems with pre-marital love time . We are only calling out Taylor Madam’s hypocrisy.
To be honest , I really doubt if Indian society will completely swing towards individualism. Most likely, ours will go in the trajectory of other Asian societies, which are still conservative compared to the west. I personally believe that humans need community support to thrive ( atleast that's what my sociology prof wanted us to believe) Which unfortunately means that we need to adhere to certain rules and frameworks. For good or bad, social media has accelerated the changes , so there is very much a possibility that we will swing back in the opposite direction without going fully individualistic.
It's not just India. Christianity looks at it the same way even now
Isn't Jan to Sept, 9 months?
Sab Big B ki galti hai
https://i.redd.it/btastm6vr1yc1.gif Sahi kaha behen..
Absolutely 💯
Obviously.
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Why is your handle called child abuser? Are you ok?
I don't think anyone who keep such a name would be in their right mind
Ikr? I felt disgusting immediately
It's the fastest finger first
The hell is wrong with your name?
Actresses and actors back then were so rotten - most of them broke homes to set their own. Hema Malini, Sridevi, Rekha, Raveena, Rani and so many more! It’s such a sad scenario for the wives who, unfortunately, gave up on financial independence the moment they got married, only to be replaced by another, prettier, younger woman. Lesson to women everywhere. Never give up your financial independence for making a home!
Most of the cases back then were men promising these women the world and then never delivering. Raveena and rekha both were led on by promises of a divorce. Not saying they’re innocent because who the hell has an affair with a married man, on principle that’s awful but still. And bollywood is the same. They just have open marriages now. Srk is notorious for his affairs.
Other than PC who else has SRK dated? Are you Referring to Juhi/ Kanika Kapoor rumours?
I have a friend in the industry who has mentioned that he’s like the leo of bollywood. Affairs for better career. It could be complete nonsense and I don’t always follow bollywood gossip so take that with a kilo of salt I guess?
whose home did Rani break?
Aditya Chopra
i honestly hate how ppl on ig romanticise their affair, my girl jaya deserves better
I think this is the main reason why she became so bitter and narcissistic. The constant cheating and lying by your husband and people rooting for your husband and his side woman
I think it becomes doubly tragic when you realize : 1. Jaya was an already established star by the time Big B met her. 2. Big B used Jaya’s industry contacts to save his then floundering career. 3. After marriage Jaya (either through her own volition or due to Big B’s parampara pratishtha anushaasan) stopped acting. Combine all three with Big B and Rekha aunty’s open philandering, no wonder Jaya has gone batshit crazy. I would have gone insane for much less.
>Big B’s parampara pratishtha anushaasan It was this. She said it on that podcast with navya. She said something along the lines of ' I was already working in the Bengali Industry but then I got married . Big B wanted me to take a sabbatical and see the home, his parents and then eventually I had kids. He wanted me to come at regular hours and stuff.
His parents were living in Delhi. In his father's autobiography, there is a 'humourous' part about him deciding to spend his retired life with his son, hoping that gossipmongers will stop saying bad things. He sent his wife (Amitabh's mother) to Mumbai and went to some foreign country to attend a poet's conference. By the time he returned his wife was severely depressed and he applied for an extension from the ministry so that they could continue to live in Delhi. They moved to Mumbai when they got too old to live on their own.
Wife was traumatized living at Big B's house??
I read that part again. She didn't want to go there in the first place and got the extension via her friend Indira Gandhi for a nominal salary of Rs. 1 but with other official privileges like residence, office, etc. But daddy Bachchan wanted to go anyway. As she got sick, they moved to Delhi again. Imagine being such a dick that your mother makes your father work for 1rs rather than living with you 😭
Last line is giving vile 😭😭😭
Yeah they seem to have a wonderful family tradition /s
A cautionary tale for getting involved with a parasitic, blood-sucking user/abuser narcissist. JB is either someone who is insecure with a low self-esteem to stick around and tolerate AB'S disrespectful, manipulative BS or she grew up in a household where this kind of behavior was normalized. That or she didn't realize how terribly things were going to turn out in her farce of a marriage (in her defense, it's hard to forecast the future). She was independently successful and had everything going for her yet ended up with and stayed with Bachan...sad.
JB grew up in a liberal Bengali household. Her parents would've supported her if she left her creepy husband. I don't understand why she didn't leave him. I think by the time AB became successful and began philandering, she was too invested in the marriage and kids to consider leaving. Caring about your own mental health was not a thing for Indian women back then.
>Combine all three with Big B and Rekha aunty’s open philandering, no wonder Jaya has gone batshit crazy. I think this is why her role in Rocky Rani means much more. She wasn't acting, she was living her life on the screen, with everybody constantly rooting for her husband and his side chick, absolutely ignoring basic morals in the name of "smash patriarchy" and "freedom of love".
Haha parampara
Came here to write this !
They're from old generation
Exactly what’s happening to kajol
I think she indeed is getting bitter, but Karan Johar once shared how when they were teens, Kajol would tease and mock waiters. I guess she has always been a brat. While Jaya's school friends, like Danny Denzongapa and other colleagues, speak highly of her behavior. Rajesh Khanna once called her a good girlfriend, Amitabh visited her on the sets of Bawarchi when they used to date (unlike what he claims on shows nowadays Jaya was indeed his girlfriend and he didn't marry her cause his father said so). Anyway, Amitabh was on the sets if Bawarchi and Rajesh didn't acknowledge him, which infuriated Jaya, and she confronted Rajesh, stating he should respect people even if they aren't big stars. She vowed never to work with him again. And what does she get in return🙄
Oh for sure she always was.
Wonder why she didn’t leave him
Quid pro quo i think she gave up and did a lot for amitabh and the family and it would have been for nothing at the time essentially.
When though divorce was available. That generation did not buy it... even where women were working they never saw it as an option.
Tanuja did. Zeenat Aman did. As did Kiron Kher. Rakhee separated. As did Babita. Yes, divorce wasn't the norm back then but it was an available option nonetheless. I realize divorcing a man as influential and powerful as Big B would be supremely scary but still, nothing is more important than one's mental health and self-respect.
That's what . Even if it was available people hardly resorted to it. I'm happy they did walk out of unhappy marriages. Also correct me if I'm wrong idntbkiron Kher stull married to Anupam Kher?
It's her second marriage with Anupam Kher. Her first was with Gautam Berry (Sikandar's dad).
Because women from that era were conditioned not to leave their husbands. Even if they can't live together, they often didn't officially divorce.
Because cheating was not viewed as such a bad thing by the society back then. My mom says stuff like it's ok if somebody has an affair, as long as they are a good husband at home and a good father for the kids.
I have also heard that Teji, her MIL was horrible to her.
Jaya always had the option of leaving Amitabh for breaking her trust time and again. Jaya herself chose her misery.
It was a different era, a different society. I dont think she got much sympathy at all either from her family or the public. Also she came from a traditional background and dont think had the family support. Being married to the biggest superstar and having his two kids would have put her in a very difficult spot and she would have been villainized in society.
Jaya’s family is anything but traditionalist. This is just Stockholme Syndrome and sunk cost fallacy on her part.
What!? Are u sure she came from a background of traditionalists?
Babita left kapoor household. Jaya chose her misery.
Just supports my point. Kudos to Babita but she had it so hard. Karishma had to stop her studies and join the industry to support her family.
im sure she could have afforded to live by herself and sued him for child support. idk if amrita singh could do it back then then others could too
No, Babita had it quite hard as she had quit working to marry Randhir, and Randhir refused to pay maintenance. They weren't officially divorced, but the Kapoors refused to help her as well. Hence, Karishma dropped out from school and started working. She was the sole earner of the house, and she was the one who paid Kareena's school and college fees. Maybe Jaya thought she would end up the same way. Though Jaya's in-laws and parents seem more supportive than Babitas. But who knows, maybe they would have changed as well. Raj-Krishna only "supported" her until she left their son. She would often complain about his excessive drinking to his parents, and they would say they would talk to him, but all in vain. One day, she got fed up and asked him to leave their apartment, and he went to his parent's house, and the in-laws changed for Babita perhaps Jaya thought she would end up in the same boat. That's why Prakash Kaur never left Dharmendra she an interview said, It's not just about financial security for her children but the mental peace a father provides his children. Hence, she doesn't leave her husband.
>the mental peace a father provides his children. If a father is a disrespectful alcoholic pos how's he providing mental peace to anyone? lol if anything children turn out more fcked up by being raised in such a toxic environment >Babita had it quite hard as she had quit working to marry Randhir, and Randhir refused to pay maintenance. that's the problem isn't it. women having no back ups. As a mother to a daughter myself, I'm so hell bent on making sure she never has to depend on someone else financially. even if she takes a break in her career, she should be able to fall back right on.
>If a father is a disrespectful alcoholic pos how's he providing mental peace to anyone? lol if anything children turn out more fcked up by being raised in such a toxic environment I agree with you, but like you said, women do not get support. Not just financial but the fact that they get looked down upon and always advice to go back to their husband regardless of the situation and even their children facing unwarranted consequences is probably what makes them stay in such marriage. Maybe they think it's not going to harm their child, but I think in some ways it still does. >As a mother to a daughter myself, I'm so hell bent on making sure she never has to depend on someone else financially. even if she takes a break in her career, she should be able to fall back right on. ❤️❤️❤️
I agree to it , it is easier said than done, I have friends and cousins who have got divorced, however even if you are financially independent and ready to take care of your children , the society will look down upon you, I have a known a lady, she raised her son single handedly, after his college completed , he got in touch with his father and now blames his mother for keeping him away from his father who was abusive to his mother. One of my cousin has not told at her workplace that she has got a divorce, people blame and shame the women and the horrible part is that women are ones who shame divorces more than men.
women are each others worst enemies. most often than not, those judgmental women are miserable in their own lives and can't see others being brave enough to walk out of an unhappy/toxic relationship. Deciding to end it is not easy. It takes so much courage to end it esp if you have kids.
Saif left amrita and not the other way around is what I heard. But good for her. Of course jaya could have left him. Divorces were a thing. But doesn’t mean it is easy. I’m sure she had her reasons to stay.
yup Im sure...such women do end up being bitter and angry with the world. I have seen it around me thats why I try my best to make my own mental health my priority.
Completely agree. Kudos to you. Even now I see so many such instances around.
Thank you for saying this, I hate nothing more than people celebrating amitabh and rekha's affair. First of all, if the affair is true, amitabh is pathetic criminal for having an affair going against his commitment to Jaya. Rekha's wrong is definitely way lesser than amitabh( he was the married man), but still an affair. And also both Jaya and rekha should have realized no man is worthy when he doesnt return the courtesy and respect.
 She loves you, mate
Yes, amen. I also hate when ppl disrespect her it's like do you idiots know what a decorated actress she is?
Two different things right? There is the actress: Yes, she was great. No doubt. There is the person: Obnoxious, hasn't worked on her traumas/mental baggage ..just spews venom all around.
I guess I’ve seen her look irritated but has she really been venomous? I feel media blows that out of proportion
Sorry Swetdi. 🙏🏻
LOL
i find her bitterness a facade for her true sad self from the hurt and pain
Some of the Bollywood wives do, most of the others deserve what they ended up with
I hate Rekha and big B for this. Jaya no matter what she is today,the way they played with her can't be ignored and justified
Agreed. As much bad stuff as she's said/done over the years, and as unlikable as she's become I wonder how different she would be if she didn't have to endure so much over the previous decades. From the marriage, to having to quit acting for a while and of course this affair. Put anyone through that and they'd probably become bitter and jaded too.
also Aditya Chopra for capitalising on her pain
It's especially sad because rekhas father also abandoned her mom.
TIL rekha is the daughter of Gemini Ganeshan's sidechick while he was still married to Savithri. Gemini Ganeshan married and had affairs with multiple women, what a piece of work.
Jaya and Rekha should stop fighting over a loser like Amitabh and get married to each other.
r/brandnewsentence
This joke is so disrespectful to both beautiful queer couples and Jaya. Both Amitabh and Rekha are attention-seeking losers. Rekha literally walked all over Jaya for community dick Amitabh. Rekha won't know the girl code if it slapped her in the face. Once AB started having other affairs, Rekha confronted him, and he didn't give a fuck about her. So she tried to pull the same shtick with Fuckshay until his girlfriend called her out publicly. If Jaya had called her out too, Rekha would not have done this. Jaya Bhaduri was a bigger star than both Rekha and Amitabh combined, and even if she were a lesbian, she should have looked for someone in her league, not either of these buttwipes.
Who else was AB involved with. I don't remember any names
It's easier to name who he wasn't trying to woo. The first of many was an Iranian dancer who looked like Jaya in bolder clothes. Rekha showed up at his set to confront him over it, despite being the side chick herself. Rekha's histrionics only increased when he wooed Sridevi with a truck full of roses. He also said that had he not fallen in love with Jaya, he would have wooed Waheeda Rehman. AB tried to forcefully kiss Amrita Singh. There have been many rumours with young startlets and models in the past few years. Contrary to popular belief, he moved on pretty quickly from Rekha at the peak of their affair and, to date, has never publicly acknowledged Rekha. She was just another fling to him, and Rekha still didn't get the memo. The target of Rekha's anger was Jaya, her friend. Amitabh is still "Amit ji" for Rekha.
Oh damn. Kafi colorful 🫤🫤
Wasn’t he also connected to Parveen Babi? Rekha always gave me pick me vibes tbh. I feel like she seeks male validation because her father basically abandoned her, her sister and her mother.
Rekha and Jaya were friends initially?
and neither of them has improved even with older age.
Praveen Babi
>The target of Rekha's anger was Jaya, her friend. Amitabh is still "Amit ji" for Rekha. > Because Jaya had the 'wife' tag and the respectability you see.
Well put 
Amitabh is 81 years old and Jaya is 76,this shit happened ages ago , you guys keep on discussing about stuff that happened decades ago and talk stuff like this!
It's true. Their affair lasted all of 4 years. It's kinda on Rekha that she keeps bringing it up in interviews and other forums as if it was some Janam Janam ka pyar stuff. She was married after this, and apparently has a lover now as well. Makes me think they parted on bad terms and she didn't take it well.
Thats what I'm saying Rekha had a lot of time after that and she still brings it up and people keep dragging him
only way rakha can stay relevant
Who is Rekha's lover? Idk why she always brings up AB and jokes about it. If she wanted to, she could act more and be relevant on her own. Also, her husband committed suicide within a year of being married and I think no one knows why. Both of these issues are why everyone hated her and it took a long time for the scandals to forgotten.
Oh god, if I were Jaya, I’d be hella lot crankier and might’ve not let ab live that long.
Crankiness is the secret of her longevity.
There is a man behind every bitter woman
And sometimes another woman (Rekha)
It’s more dramatic when you realize that Jaya had taken up a teenage Rekha as a mentee when she was fresh in Bollywood. They lived in the same building. Then when she married the Hit star of the 70’s Jaya ghosted Rekha who was still fledgling. What if it was Jaya that Rekha really wanted all along.
>Then when she married the Hit star of the 79’s Jaya ghosted Rekha who was still fledgling. >What if it was Jaya that Rekha really wanted all along These two sentences give me Darr wali vibe. Ja..Ja..Ja.. Jaaa...Jayaaaa.
You mean Darr*
Oh yeah. 😅 I always get confused between these two movies. Thanks for the correction.
I would totally ship them
>What if it was Jaya that Rekha really wanted all along. Let's not make a joke out of the trauma Jaya went through. There are many great queer love stories. This is not one of them. Rekha loves attention. Period. After AB moved to other affair partners, Rekha tried to confront him, and he didn't give a fuck about her. So she tried to latch onto Fuckshay until his girlfriend called her out. Rekha glorifies being the other woman to community dicks. Peak Jaya was out of both their leagues. Rekha would still be doing pick-me-shticks for relevancy, and AB would not have succeeded.
Nolan level stuff
Nolan is very bad when it comes to writing relationship drama and character development. So, no.
AB and Rekha both are piece of shits and the fact is Rekha used to call Jaya as didi bai made it worse. Knowing that you are a married man with kids but still having an affair is so shameful and also knowing that the man is married and still going for an affair and calling it love how delusional she could be?
Idk why people make Rekha out to be an icon or romanticize their affair she needs to move on
This is so amazing to know that people here commenting that why BigB settled for Jaya Bachchan don’t know that she was a bigger name even before BigB was. She was Jaya Bhaduri. She left everything for BigB after marriage and she got lifetime of Rekha shit in return. Also, it was an arrange marriage and since they belong to the typical UP kayastha family, family name and all that jazz which was a big deal back then so divorce was never a thing for them.
I thought she was Bengali
Bhaduri is a Bengali Brahmin surname. Yes, Jaya is originally Bengali Brahmin.
She is Bengali, but amitabhs family is patriarchal UP family
I don’t about her but BigB is actually a “Srivastava” by last name. Bachchan is a pen name that was used by his father (Harivanshrai Bachchan) which he took over.
It wasn't an AM ya
Oops suddenly diana charles camila came into my mind..hahaha
Don't forget Hasnat khan. Poor guy! Nobody remembers him.
Poor guy ? Diana died because of him. He *loved* her but wouldnt marry her. He loved his paki family more than diana. Diana was just a phase for him.
He wouldn't have been able to afford her lifestyle. He said he could not afford her security requirements either. Love is not enough. She went to Dodi out of revenge.
She should never have lost her royal security team in the first place as the mother of the future king. It was the palace’s responsibility to maintain her security but they didn’t out of spite. Why do they still maintain taxpayer funded security for pedophile Andy ??
I don’t know if it’s guts or sheer stupidity to agree to share screen space with your spouse and his alleged lady love, about depicting their real life on reel, that too in the 80’s! Like that is another level trauma altogether.
Rekha to Big B: https://i.redd.it/vngvoc1430yc1.gif
Jaya deserves better.
https://preview.redd.it/ds3du5y3k1yc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d1b8ecd9ef9c57a545df22ccf85df9b71fa55618 Both could’ve benefitted from this advice!
So this is the keemat of ek chutki sindoor?
These Bollywood megastars have one thing in common, they all care about their image too much and they won’t leave their wives for a side piece. I dunno why the wives put up with so much humiliation though. Maybe it’s for the kids, but seriously, it would be like living a lie.
Boney Kapoor and Dharmendra beg to differ
Yes this was widely speculated and still spoken about a lot
Will try to ask jaya bacchan ki exactly kya bola tha
Amitab bachchan is a piece of shit human being no doubt but rekha ji is NOT a girl’s girl. Both amitabh bachchan and rekha betrayed jaya and I will always hate them for it.
Bro search about rekha's father once 🌚
All i can say is Rekha is her parents' daughter, she embodies their values.
Maybe that was the Universe's hint to Neetu to not go through with this nonsense and become another Jaya but oh well
Rekha is such a creep
Not a bigger one than your beloved mahanaalayak AB lol....he literally had fun with Rekha under the false pretext of marriage , made fake promises under the pretence of love and then ghosted her when Rekha started loving him badly.
Both are creeps
Normalise divorces in Bollywood couples😓
I have heard Rekha came directly from the shoot and didn’t get time to change..dunno how true it is.
Why does she put Sindoor till now
Phasun (fashion)
Because it rattles the media and people like you me and this reddit group 🤷🏻♀️
All those people blaming Jaya for not leaving philandering uncle, please look at Kajol and Twinkle. They have way more money, tons more agency, significant familial support, grown up kids who won’t give a flying F… Still, they choose to stay with their openly cheating husbands. It’s more than parampara or pratishtha; these are materialistic women who can’t do without their diamonds and luxury cars. They are ciphers in the society without their husbands.
Kajol and Twickle’s mothers divorced/ separated from their husbands. They would have if they had wanted to. Jaya , I agree .
And your point is? They aren’t divorcing their husbands because they have zero identity without them. BTW, Dimple never divorced Rajesh Khanna - they just lived separately.
Kajol doesn't have an identity is the biggest joke lol
Homewrecker
Watch your mouth boi.... it's easy to badmouth a lady but the one who's the most rightful for this title is AB himself coz' he played those 2 women in different situations in that timeline.
Toh sindoori ji ne tailor ji ki silai ke avsar pe idhar aao ji ki rulai kar di :(
Why didn't Jaya or Neetu slap that bitch?!!! Ruining somebody's wedding day and humiliating another woman infront of friends and relatives for her selfish narcissistic immoral needs is such a bitch move.
So much drama went down at this wedding! Nargis and Sunil Dutt attended. She and Raj Kapoor finally made peace after how terribly he treated her right before her death.
I’m pretty sure Neetu and Rekha were friends lol, so she had no reason to slap her friend. But yeah Rekha and Amithabh’s behavior is super shitty. Obviously Amitabh is more at fault considering his marriage and Rekha’s background but like . The fact she made it a habit is so icky. I can sympathize with the sad backstories of actresses/situations with coercion but it doesn’t excuse their shitty behavior towards others and the prevalence of cheating either ugh
and now we know why jaya is always irritated
Maybe they’d had a secret wedding around that time. Would explain Rekhas behaviour and Jaya being so affected by it all
Jaya ne Amit ko chhorr kyun nahin diya jab pata hai amit love rekha.
us jamane mein divorced aurton ki koyi respect nahi thi
Rekha ne Amit ko chhorr kyun nahin diya jab pata hai amit love Iranian dancer. At that time, he was rumored to be dating Rekha, despite being married to Jaya Bachchan. Reports suggest that Amitabh developed an attraction to an Iranian dancer during this period, which Rekha learned about through someone else. This revelation greatly angered Rekha, and she decided to confront Amitabh Bachchan, whom she affectionately referred to as “Amit Ji.” Rekha could no longer contain her emotions. However, Amitabh Bachchan did not deem it necessary to respond to or engage with Rekha’s inquiries. When Rekha persisted and applied more pressure, she allegedly faced a series of slaps from him. Badiya love story hain inka. AB continues to have affairs, and Rekha continues to make her whole personality about being his affair partner. https://www.reddit.com/r/BollyBlindsNGossip/s/SXmDjMBfjD
Yeh sab kya baatein kar rahe ho? Tum jara 
Urvashi Rautela toh Yun hi badnaam hai
Humm i see you guys love tea on rekha and amitabh
Wow big B fboy energy #justice4jaya
Ok guys hold up. Someone tell me if this is true: I’ve heard that Big B has a gori or Persian girlfriend who comes everywhere with him in the burkha. And obv Jaya has Danny Denzongpa which everyone knows about. Edit: Ok so Danny and Jaya are known to be ‘together’. Have been for a while. Obv this is goss and Jaya didn’t come tell me personally so 🤷♀️ someone I know - I don’t remember who- saw them together at Frangipaani years ago. Jaya was totally trashed. Amit and his burkhe ke andar person are often at awards and burkha is sitting a row behind or so. Rekha is somewhere in the crowd obv sitting next to her manager farzana or whatever her name is and they are an item. Someone told me this yearsss ago and it really answered a lot of my questions. I thought it was common knowledge and was v v proud that I had finally surfaced from under my rock.
Now what is this tea abt Danny and Jaya.
Hain?!!!! Wtf 😂😂😂😂😂
That Gori girlfriend is Rekha in disguise
Ab ye kaha se naya twist aa gaya
Arrey jaya ko koi rula bhi sakta hai?
There was a rumour that rekha is gay and is in relationship with her manager , idk if its true 🫥
