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Amitabh Bachchan drops pic with wife Jaya as their first film Bansi Aur Birju turns 49

Amitabh Bachchan drops pic with wife Jaya as their first film Bansi Aur Birju turns 49

Amitabh Bachchan often takes trip down memory lane and shares some of the most cherished moments of his life. Most recently, the megastar shared a beautiful black-and-white picture with his wife Jaya Bachchan to mark the 49th anniversary of their first film together. The iconic couple shared the screen space for the first time in the film Bansi Aur Birju, which was released on September 1, 1970. In the black and white image which was shared on the photo-sharing application, the two actors can be seen hugging each other. Alongside he wrote in the caption, "… our first film together…
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Revisit ‘Guddi’ on Jaya Bachchan’s 73rd birthday

Revisit ‘Guddi’ on Jaya Bachchan’s 73rd birthday

For anyone who was born in the last three decades, Jaya Bachchan is the filmy mother who is ready with a puja ki thali when her son is in the vicinity. While that’s a quintessential Hindi film moment, Jaya Bachchan wasn’t always the quintessential filmy heroine. On her 73rd birthday, we revisit the Hrishikesh Mukherjee directorial Guddi (1971) where Jaya starred alongside Dharmendra, Utpal Dutt and Samit Bhanja. Guddi is the story of a 17-18 year old girl named Kusum (Jaya Bachchan), fondly called Guddi, who is simply obsessed with film actor Dharmendra (played by Dharmendra). In her naïve mind, she…
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