Bachchan family
| Bachchan family | |
|---|---|
 From left to right: Jaya Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in 2007 | |
| Current region | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Place of origin | Babupatti, Raniganj tehsil, Pratapgarh, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) |
| Members | Harivansh Rai Bachchan Teji Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan Jaya Bhaduri Bachchan Abhishek Bachchan Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Shweta Bachchan Nanda Nikhil Nanda Kunal Kapoor |
| Estate(s) | Jalsa Bungalow Juhu, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
The Bachchan family is a prominent Indian family associated with and involved in the Hindi film industry and politics.
Notable members of the family include actor and former politician Amitabh Bachchan and his wife, actress and Rajya Sabha MP Jaya Bachchan; his parents, poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and social activist Teji Bachchan; their daughter, author Shweta Bachchan Nanda; their son, actor Abhishek Bachchan; and Abhishek's wife, actress Aishwarya Rai. In 2007, Time listed Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai on its list of most influential Indians.[1]
Overview[edit]
The Bachchan family came from an Indian Awadhi Hindu background and are Chitraguptavanshi Kayasthas that were fluent in several Hindustani dialects (Awadhi, Hindi, Urdu) as well as Persian.[2] The family also has Punjabi ethnic roots through patriarch Amitabh's mother Teji Bachchan (née Suri) from Lyallpur (present-day Pakistan) and Bengali ethnic roots through Amitabh's wife, Jaya Bachchan (née Bhaduri). Bachchan family also is connected to roots in Mangalore region of South India through Amitabh's daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan who hails from Tulu speaking Bunt community.
The family has two famous houses, Jalsa and Pratiksha, in Mumbai. The family resides in Jalsa Bungalow.[3]
Members of the Bachchan family[edit]
First generation[edit]
- Harivansh Rai Bachchan - Renowned Hindi poet, father of Amitabh and Ajitabh.[4]
- Shyama Bachchan - A social activist, 1st wife of Harivansh Rai Bachchan.
- Teji Bachchan - 2nd wife of Harivansh Rai Bachchan, mother of Amitabh and Ajitabh.[5]
Second generation[edit]
- Amitabh Bachchan - Indian actor, Harivansh and Teji's elder son.[6]
- Jaya Bachchan - Indian actress, wife of Amitabh.[7]
- Ajitabh Bachchan - Indian businessman, Harivansh and Teji's younger son.
- Ramola Bachchan - An entrepreneur, wife of Ajitabh.
Third generation[edit]
- Shweta Bachchan Nanda - A columnist and author, Amitabh and Jaya's daughter, wife of Nikhil Nanda.
- Abhishek Bachchan - Indian actor, Amitabh and Jaya's son, married to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
- Nikhil Nanda - A businessman, son of Ritu Nanda and grandson of actor Raj Kapoor, married to Shweta Bachchan.
- Aishwarya Rai Bachchan - Indian actress, wife of Abhishek Bachchan.
- Nilima Bachchan - An aeronautical engineer, Ajitabh and Ramola's daughter.
- Namrita Bachchan - A painter and graphic designer, Ajitabh and Ramola's daughter
- Naina Bachchan - An investment banker, Ajitabh and Ramola's daughter, wife of Kunal Kapoor.[8]
- Kunal Kapoor - Indian actor, married to Naina Bachchan.[9]
- Bhim Bachchan - An investment banker, Ajitabh and Ramola's son
Fourth generation[edit]
- Navya Naveli Nanda - An entrepreneur, Nikhil and Shweta's daughter
- Agastya Nanda - Indian actor, Nikhil and Shweta's son
- Aaradhya Bachchan - Abhishek and Aishwarya's daughter
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Robinson, Simon (15 August 2007). "India's Most Influential". Time. Archived from the original on 28 August 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- ^ West-Pavlov, Russell (2018). The Global South and Literature. Cambridge University Press. p. 167. ISBN 978-1-108-24631-6.
- ^ Ganesan, Ranjita (5 July 2013). "A house for Mr Bachchan". Business Standard. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ "Harivansh Rai Bachchan | Indian poet". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Teji Suri Bachchan | The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh". The Asian Age. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ BTM (6 December 2011). "Amitabh Bachchan houses in Mumbai". Archived from the original on 30 November 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ "Interesting Facts and Figures : Jaya Bhaduri Bachchan". Sindh Today. 25 March 2009. Archived from the original on 15 September 2013.
- ^ "Kunal Kapoor and Naina Bachchan fairy tale love story". The Hindu. 5 April 2016. Archived from the original on 14 September 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ "Naina Bachchan and Kunal Kapoor's Wedding Reception Pictures". Vogue India. Retrieved 12 November 2020.