Bachchan family

The Bachchan family is a prominent Indian family associated with and involved in the Hindi film industry and Indian politics.

Bachchan family
From left to right: Jaya Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in 2007
Current region	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Place of origin	Babupatti, Raniganj tehsil, Pratapgarh district, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
Members	Harivansh Rai Bachchan Teji Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan Abhishek Bachchan Shweta Bachchan Nanda
Connected members	Jaya Bachchan Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Nikhil Nanda
Connected families	Kapoor family
Traditions	Hinduism
Estate(s)	Jalsa Bungalow Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Notable members of the family include actor and former politician Amitabh Bachchan, 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, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai on its list of most influential Indians.^[1]

Overview

The Bachchan family are Indian Awadhi Hindu Chitraguptavanshi Kayasthas fluent in several Hindustani languages (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 (in present-day Pakistan) and Bengali ethnic roots through Amitabh's wife, Jaya (née Bhaduri). The Bachchan family also is connected to the Mangalore region of South India through Amitabh's daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan who hails from the Tulu speaking Bunt community.

The family has two houses, Jalsa and Pratiksha, in Mumbai and resides in Jalsa.^[3]

Members of the Bachchan family

First generation

• Harivansh Rai Bachchan - Hindi poet, father of Amitabh and Ajitabh.^[4]
• Shyama Bachchan - A social activist, first wife of Harivansh Rai Bachchan.
• Teji Bachchan - Second wife of Harivansh Rai Bachchan, mother of Amitabh and Ajitabh.^[5]

Second generation

• Amitabh Bachchan - Indian actor, Harivansh and Teji's elder son.^[6]
• Jaya Bachchan - Indian actress, wife of Amitabh.^[7] Daughter of Tarun Kumar Bhaduri and Indira Bhaduri.
• Ajitabh Bachchan - Indian businessman, Harivansh and Teji's younger son.^[8]
• Ramola Bachchan - An entrepreneur, wife of Ajitabh.

Third generation

• Shweta Bachchan Nanda - A columnist and author, Amitabh and Jaya's daughter, wife of Nikhil Nanda, a businessman, and grandson of Raj Kapoor.
• Abhishek Bachchan - Indian actor, Amitabh and Jaya's son, married to Aishwarya Rai 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,^[9] an Indian film actor.^[10]
• Bhim Bachchan - An investment banker, Ajitabh and Ramola's son

Fourth generation

• 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^[11]

See also

• List of Hindi film families

References

1. Robinson, Simon (15 August 2007). "India's Most Influential". Time. Archived from the original on 28 August 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
2. West-Pavlov, Russell (2018). The Global South and Literature. Cambridge University Press. p. 167. ISBN 978-1-108-24631-6.
3. Ganesan, Ranjita (5 July 2013). "A house for Mr Bachchan". Business Standard. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
4. "Harivansh Rai Bachchan | Indian poet". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
5. "Teji Suri Bachchan | The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh". The Asian Age. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
6. BTM (6 December 2011). "Amitabh Bachchan houses in Mumbai". Archived from the original on 30 November 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
7. "Interesting Facts and Figures : Jaya Bhaduri Bachchan". Sindh Today. 25 March 2009. Archived from the original on 15 September 2013.
8. "Meet Ajitabh Bachchan". GQ India. 8 December 2023.
9. "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.
10. "Naina Bachchan and Kunal Kapoor's Wedding Reception Pictures". Vogue India. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
11. "Abhishek Bachchan reveals Aishwarya Rai teaches Aaradhya at home: 'She already has the world's best teacher'". Hindustan Times. 14 April 2022. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.