Amitabh Bachchan married Jaya Bachchan because of her ‘long hair’

Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan tied knot in 1973. Since then, they have been a source of old school wholesomeness in B-town. Recently, Amitabh revealed that one of the reasons why he married Jaya was her long hair.

In upcoming episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati, the veteran actor is seen complimenting a contestant’s long hair, followed by a revelation of how he chose Jaya Bachchan because of her long hair.

The promo shared on channel’s Instagram account shows Amitabh Bachchan praising and requesting a participant to open her hair for the audience, followed by him recalling how he fell for Jaya because of her hair. He said, “Humne apni patni se byaah ek iss wajah se kiya tha kyuki unke baal kaafi lambi the (I married her because she had very long hair)." As he said this, the audience broke into applause.

Amitabh and Jaya are seen together in many films. Some of them include Zanjeer, Abhimaan, Chupke Chupke, Sholay, and Kabhi Kahushi Kabhie Gham.

On the work front, Amitabh’s new film Uunchai is gradually succeeding in theatres.