Jaya Badhuri
| Jaya Bachchan | |
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| জয়া ভাদুড়ী | |
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| MP of Rajya Sabha for Uttar Pradesh | |
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Assumed office 3 April 2012 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
9 April 1948 Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Samajwadi Party |
| Spouse(s) | Amitabh Bachchan (m. 1973) |
| Relations | See Bachchan family |
| Children | 2 (including Abhishek Bachchan) |
| Years active | 1971–1981; 1998–present |
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Jaya Bhaduri Bachchan (Bengali: জয়া ভাদুড়ী) (born Jaya Bhaduri; 9 April 1948) is an Indian film actress and politician. She is recognised as one of the finest Hindi film actresses of her time, particularly known for reinforcing a naturalistic style of acting in both mainstream and 'middle-of-the-road' cinema. During her career, she won eight Filmfare Awards: including three for Best Actress and three for Best Supporting Actress, which makes her the overall most-awarded performer in the female acting categories, along with Nutan. She was awarded the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007. In 1992, she was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India.
Making her film debut as a teenager in Satyajit Ray's Mahanagar (1963), Bachchan's first screen role as an adult was in Guddi (1971), directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, with whom she would collaborate in several films. She was noted for her performances in films including Uphaar (1971), Koshish (1972), Kora Kagaz (1974), among others.She appeared alongside her husband Amitabh Bachchan in films such as Zanjeer (1973), Abhimaan (1973), Chupke Chupke (1975), Mili (1975) and Sholay (1975).
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