When Amitabh Bachchan yelled at Jaya Bachchan in front of media; here's what happened next

First Published Oct 13, 2020, 2:23 PM IST

Renowned journalist Karan Thapar recalled in his book - Devil's Advocate: The Untold Story - how he felt Amitabh Bachchan hinted at him to ask questions on his extra-marital affairs, but when asked the actor lost his cool, read this

We all know Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan's marriage was one of the most talked-about and also surrounded by controversies which alleged involvement of Rekha. But yet the couple is the most powerful in the film industry.
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So today we recall an incident related to Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan, where the angry young man lashed out on his wife Jaya in from of a journalists.
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Renowned journalist Karan Thapar recalled in his book - Devil's Advocate: The Untold Story - how he felt Amitabh Bachchan hinted him to ask topics on his extra-marital affairs. When the question was asked, Amitabh lost his cool.
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"They say you've had an affair with Parveen Babi. Is there any truth to that story?" Thapar asked, to which Bachchan replied, "No. I too have read such stories. They're not true. But I can't stop magazines writing this sort of stuff."
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"What about Rekha?" asked Thapar further, to which, Amitabh said, "No, not even with her." Thapar then questioned Jaya if she believed him, to which a calm Jaya had said, "I always believe my husband."
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To which Bachchan yelled at Jaya Bachchan, this incided was mentioned in Karan Thapar. Later, Bachchan insisted Karan and his team to have lunch with them.
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Jaya Bachchan offered Bachchan some rice, he said, "You know I never eat rice. Why are you offering me something I never have?"To that Jaya tried to explain why she offered rice because the rotis were still being made, Amitabh snapped out at her again and said, "I don't want rice! I never have rice and you know that."
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"I'm not complaining that the rotis haven't come, but stop offering me rice instead. I've said I don't want rice and I'm happy to wait for the rotis. Can't you understand that? What's the matter with you? Why can't you just listen to what I'm saying?" he said.
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Soon after Jaya left the room quietly and never came back, later rotis were served, and everyone had the meal silently and left Bachchan's house, Karan wrote in this book.
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