1. Jaya Bachchan is an Indian actress and politician.
22 Facts About Jaya Bachchan
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Jaya Bachchan is serving as member of the parliament in the Rajya Sabha from the Samajwadi Party since 2004.
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Jaya Bachchan made her film debut as a teenager in Satyajit Ray's Mahanagar, followed by her first screen role as an adult in the drama Guddi, directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, in their first of several collaborations.
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Jaya Bachchan was noted for her performances in films like Uphaar, Koshish and Kora Kagaz.
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Jaya Bachchan starred alongside Amitabh Bachchan in several films, including Zanjeer, Abhimaan, Chupke Chupke, Mili and the cult film Sholay, which saw her playing the much-lauded role of a young widow.
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Jaya Bachchan won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for Abhimaan, Kora Kagaz and Nauker.
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Jaya Bachchan won three Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actress for playing emotionally-troubled mothers in the commercially successful dramas Fiza, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham.
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Jaya Bachchan Bhaduri was born in a Bengali family on 9 April 1948 in Jabalpur, Central Provinces and Berar, Dominion of India.
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Jaya Bachchan studied at St Joseph's Convent School, Bhopal and graduated from Film and Television Institute of India in Pune.
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Jaya Bachchan first starred in Satyajit Ray's Bengali film, Mahanagar at the age of 14, with Anil Chatterjee and Madhabi Mukherjee.
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Jaya Bachchan then appeared in two more Bengali films: a 13-minute short Suman, and the comedy Dhanyee Meye, where she played the role of Uttam Kumar's sister-in-law.
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Jaya Bachchan described the film as "a learning experience" which motivated her to do social work in future.
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Jaya Bachchan's daughter Shweta was born around the time Jaya and Amitabh were working on Sholay.
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Jaya Bachchan then starred in Karan Johar's ensemble family drama Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham.
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Jaya Bachchan starred with her son Abhishek in Laaga Chunari Mein Daag and Drona.
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The couple has two children: Shweta Jaya Bachchan and Abhishek Jaya Bachchan, who is an actor.
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Jaya Bachchan threatened to ban all of her films unless she apologised in a public forum for hurting the sentiments of Maharashtrians.
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Jaya Bachchan was first elected in 2004 as the Member of Parliament from the Samajwadi Party, representing Uttar Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha till March 2006.
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Jaya Bachchan was disqualified in 2006 for holding an office of profit.
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Jaya Bachchan was re-elected in 2012 for the third term and again in 2018 for her fourth term in the Rajya Sabha from Samajwadi Party.
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Jaya Bachchan has been elected 5 times as Rajya Sabha MP.
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Jaya Bachchan is regarded as one of the greatest actors of Indian cinema.