Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan secretly married in 1973 ... Although the specifics of how they managed to keep the marriage private and arrange it in the home of family friends, the Pandits, at Malabar Hill are not necessary to detail now, there ...

In a time when women were expected to adopt their husband's surname after marriage, Amitabh Bachchan set an example by allowing his wife, Jaya Bachchan, to retain her maiden name, Bhaduri, for her professional career.

Jaya Bachchan's father, Taroon Kumar Bhaduri, who was a famous journalist and writer, had given insights into his daughter's marriage with Amitabh Bachchan and spoken about their success.

Reddit unearthed an old article penned by Taroon Coomar Bhaduri in 1989, where he spilled unknown facts about Amitabh Bachchan.

Jaya Bachchan objected to being called by her husband Amitabh Bachchan's name in the Rajya Sabha, asserting women's individual identities. Her father’s old article revealed Amitabh supported Jaya using her maiden name professionally.

Taroon Coomar Bhadhuri also talked about Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan's wedding. He revealed that the Bengali priest they hired for the wedding was against it. He wrote in the article, “The Bengali priest (who was located with great difficulty) at first protested against having to preside over a marriage between a Bengali brahmin (Jaya) and a non-Bengali non-brahmin (Amit).

Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan got married on June 3, 1973. Jaya's father Taroon Coomar Bhadhuri shared the details of their wedding in a 1989 article.