Bollywood’s 10 On-Screen Couples Who Tied The Knot In Real Life

2. AMITABH BACHCHAN & JAYA BACHCHAN

The formidable couple, Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan are looked up to by everyone with admiration. Innumerable ups and downs are faced by this couple in their married life, but their bond is still as strong as it had been before. It has been 44 years when two most iconic figures of the Indian cinema decided to be together for the rest of their lives. It has been nearly over four decades now, and their admiration, love and mutual respect have grown with every passing day.

At the time of his marriage, Amitabh was the darling of the nation who gave many public figures a run for their money. Jaya is known to be one of the finest actresses of her time. They decided to marry on June 3, 1973, and millions of hearts were broken.

Their love story is full of essential ingredients and is as interesting as those reel tales they have shown to us on the big screen. It was early 1970’s when first time Amitabh saw Jaya at Pune Film & Television Institute of India. He was just a struggling actor then who was trying to make his career in films, while Jaya was an established leading actress of Hindi cinema already. In 1971, the veteran filmmaker Hrishikesh Mukherjee signed both of them for his film ‘Guddi’. For the first time, Amitabh and Jaya met on the sets of this film. Jaya was known to be a very versatile actress and Amitabh was happy to be working with her on-screen.

Jaya was the first one to realize that she had fallen for Amitabh, the tall man who had all the elements of becoming a superstar. It 1972 while shooting for the movie ‘Ek Nazar’, Amitabh too fell for Jaya and both soon became a couple. After ‘Zanjeer’ was released in 1973, Amitabh proposed Jaya and she immediately said yes to the marriage. They tied the knot within a few days in a private ceremony. Just after three years of their marriage, the news about Amitabh’s linkup with actress Rekha started to surface all over. It was a tough time for Jaya, but she did not lose faith and hope in her relationship. Finally, her faith won and rumors about Rekha and Amitabh’s relationship soon died down.Since then till now this couple is a source of inspiration for many. They have two children Abhishek and Shweta. Abhishek is now an actor in Bollywood while their daughter Shweta is married to Delhi based businessman.