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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1948-04-09 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Jabalpur, India

Jaya Bachchan

Biography:

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 actresses of the 1970s. She also serves as member of the parliament in the Rajya Sabha from the Samajwadi Party since 2004.

Known For

Acting

2024

2023

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani as Dhanlakshmi Randhawa

2018

Zero as Self (Special Appearance)

2016

Ki & Ka as Self (Special Appearance)

2013

2012

2011

Meherjaan as Meher

2009

Paa as Narrator

2008

Drona as Queen Jayanti

2007

2004

2003

Kal Ho Naa Ho as Jennifer Kapur

2002

Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe as Mansi Devi (as Jaya Bachchan)

2001

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham as Nandini Chandran Raichand

2000

Fiza as Nishatbi Ikramullah

1998

Mother Of 1084 as Sujata Chatterjee

1997

1989

1982

Yeh Vaada Raha as Sunita Sikkan

1981

Silsila as Shobha Malhotra

1979

1975

Chupke Chupke as Vasudha
Sholay as Radha
Mili as Mili

1974

Kora Kagaz as Archana Gupta

1973

Abhimaan as Uma Kumar
Anamika as Anamika/Kanchan/Archana
Zanjeer as Mala
Phagun as Santosh 'Toshi'

1972

Bawarchi as Krishna
Parichay as Rama
Jawani Diwani as Neeta Thakur
Koshish as Aarti Mathur
Piya Ka Ghar as Malti Shankar
Annadata as Aarti
Shor as Raat Ki Rani / Rani
Ek Nazar as Shabnam
Bansi Birju as Bansi

1971

Dhanyee Meye as Mansa
Guddi as Guddi
Uphaar as Minoo

1970

Suman as Suman
Angry Young Man as Prostitute

1963

The Big City as Bani Mazumdar

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Writing

1988

Shahenshah as Story

Production

1993

Dekh Bhai Dekh as Producer