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Jaya Bachchan

Indian politician and actress

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Jaya Bachchan is an Indian politician and actress who has had a career in both entertainment and public service. She matters because she represents a notable example of someone who has moved between the film industry and political spheres in India.

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Born: 1948-04-09

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Jaya Bachchan (née Bhaduri; born April 9, 1948) is an Indian actress and politician. Celebrated for her work in Hindi and Bengali films since her teenage debut in 1963, she has won eight Filmfare Awards and the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian honour awarded by the Government of India. Regarded as one of the most celebrated actresses of Indian cinema, she was one of the highest paid…

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Sadabahar — Nini2024
Angry Young Men — Self2024
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani — Dhanlakshmi Randhawa2023
Zero — Self (Special Appearance)2018
Ki & Ka — Self (Special Appearance)2016
Sunglass2013
Celluloid Man — Self2012
Meherjaan — Meher2011
Paa — Narrator2009
Lovesongs2008

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Jaya Bachchan (née Bhaduri; born 9 April 1948) is an Indian actress and politician. She has served as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from the Samajwadi Party since 2004. Known for her work in Hindi films, she is noted for reinforcing a natural style of acting in both mainstream and "middle-of-the-road" cinema. Bachchan has received several accolades, including ten Filmfare Awards and the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian honour awarded by the Government of India.

Bachchan made her film debut as a teenager in Satyajit Ray's Mahanagar (1963), and her first screen role as an adult was in Guddi (1971), directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, with whom she collaborated in several films thereafter. She was noted for her performances in films like Uphaar (1971), Koshish (1972) and Kora Kagaz (1974). Throughout the decade, she formed a successful screen partnership with her husband Amitabh Bachchan, opposite whom she starred in films such as Zanjeer (1973), Abhimaan (1973), Chupke Chupke (1975) and Mili (1975), as well as the cult film Sholay (1975). She won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for Abhimaan, Kora Kagaz and Nauker (1979).