Abhishek Bachchan and his sister Shweta Bachchan Nanda have wished their mother and veteran actor Jaya Bachchan on her birthday. Abhishek informed fans in his Instagram post that Jaya is in Delhi, away from the rest of the family which is in Mumbai.
He shared a picture of Jaya in the early hours of Thursday, which marks her 72nd birthday. Sharing it, he wrote that he missed her while she is in another city due to the lockdown. “As every child will tell you, their favourite word is… MA! Happy Birthday, Ma. Although you are away in Delhi due to the lockdown and we all are here in Mumbai, know that we are thinking of you and carry you in our hearts. I love you,” he wrote. A fan commented, “What a beautiful pic!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY.” Another wrote, “Happy birthday jaya Aunty.”
Shweta shared a childhood picture of herself, Jaya and Abhishek and wrote a heartfelt note. “I carry your heart with me (I carry it in my heart) I am never without it (anywhere I go you go …)-happy birthday Mama; I love U ( with a little help from e e Cummings),” she wrote. She also shared an artwork of a child hugging their mother and the text read, ‘one day’. Actor Rahul Khanna wished the actor in the comments section. “Happy birthday, Jaya Aunty! Wishing you a wonderful year ahead,” he wrote.
Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan got married in the year 1973 after the release of Zanjeer, in which they co-starred. The couple welcomed their first child Shweta in 1974 and Abhishek in 1976. Shweta is married to businessman Nikhil Nanda and they are parents to daughter Navya Naveli and son Agastya. Abhishek Bachchan is married to actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Their daughter Aaradhya was born in 2011.
